MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F011.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F011.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 11 hour NAM valid 23Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 36.2,-91.72 Latitude: 36.20 Longitude: -91.72 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LEV PRES HGHT TEMP DEWP RH DD WETB DIR SPD THETA THE-V THE-W THE-E W mb m C C % C C deg knt K K K K g/kg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 1000 54 SFC 984 195 20.0 19.9 99 0.1 19.9 175 9 294.5 297.2 293.7 337.5 15.03 2 950 496 18.7 18.4 98 0.3 18.5 187 28 296.2 298.7 293.6 337.0 14.18 3 900 960 17.3 16.7 96 0.6 16.9 197 35 299.3 301.8 293.9 338.5 13.42 4 850 1448 14.8 14.0 95 0.8 14.3 206 35 301.6 303.8 293.5 336.7 11.90 5 800 1959 11.4 9.6 89 1.8 10.3 216 39 303.3 305.1 292.1 331.4 9.42 6 750 2496 8.3 5.3 82 2.9 6.6 224 48 305.5 306.9 291.2 328.2 7.49 7 700 3063 4.7 2.0 82 2.7 3.2 231 55 307.7 308.9 290.9 327.1 6.34 8 650 3663 1.2 0.7 96 0.5 1.0 239 58 310.3 311.5 291.6 329.6 6.21 9 600 4305 -1.4 -1.4 100 0.0 -1.4 235 52 314.5 315.6 292.4 332.7 5.75 10 550 4994 -5.4 -5.4 100 0.0 -5.4 233 49 317.7 318.6 292.4 332.7 4.66 11 500 5737 -9.3 -9.3 100 0.0 -9.3 227 49 321.7 322.4 292.8 334.1 3.78 12 450 6545 -14.1 -14.1 100 0.0 -14.1 224 48 325.6 326.1 293.1 335.2 2.86 13 400 7430 -19.2 -19.2 100 0.0 -19.2 219 47 330.0 330.5 293.7 337.3 2.09 14 350 8411 -25.9 -25.9 100 0.0 -25.9 220 48 333.9 334.1 294.0 338.6 1.33 15 300 9508 -34.3 -35.6 88 1.3 -34.4 225 47 337.1 337.2 294.1 339.4 0.62 16 250 10757 -44.7 -47.8 71 3.1 -44.9 222 47 339.7 339.7 294.4 340.5 0.20 17 200 12204 -56.4 -59.9 65 3.5 -56.5 230 66 343.5 343.5 295.2 343.7 0.06 18 150 14012 -60.2 -79.6 6 19.3 -60.4 254 65 366.3 366.3 299.9 366.3 0.00 19 100 16499 -67.0 -86.4 5 19.4 -67.1 254 35 398.3 398.3 305.0 398.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5683.19 m Freezing level: 626.59 mb = 3963.96 m = 13004.97 ft Wetbulb zero: 629.58 mb = 3919.40 m = 12858.76 ft Precipitable water: 1.84 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 93.96 % Est. max temperature: 27.62 C = 81.72 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 982.85 mb = 203.34 m = 667.12 ft T: 19.95 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.25 C/km ThetaE index: 11.33 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 904.69 mb = 915.75 m = 3004.40 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.95 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.46 C = 76.03 F Cap Strength: 0.56 C Lifted Index: -1.53 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.21 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.19 C Showalter Index: -1.12 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.38 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.10 C Cross Totals Index: 23.29 C K Index: 35.36 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 357.30 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.65 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 356.83 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 26.71 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 10.90 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.57 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 927.81 mb = 699.06 m = 2293.48 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 832.81 mb = 1620.12 m = 5315.30 ft Equ Level (EL): 382.81 mb = 7752.80 m = 25435.38 ft B at Equ Level: 356.83 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 192.81 mb = 12434.52 m = 40795.18 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 225.3 at 45.6 knts Storm direction: 255.3 at 34.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 8.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 114.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 474.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 474.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 158.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.93 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.9 stream: 10.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.79 Bulk Rich Number: 2.78 Bulk Shear: 128.54 m/s