MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F013.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F013.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 13 hour NAM valid 1Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 36.67,-96.37 Latitude: 36.67 Longitude: -96.37 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 79 SFC 978 271 17.8 15.9 89 1.9 16.5 179 5 292.8 294.8 290.6 326.0 11.68 2 950 521 19.2 15.3 78 3.9 16.6 234 10 296.6 298.7 291.7 330.1 11.57 3 900 985 16.7 11.8 73 4.9 13.6 278 21 298.7 300.4 290.9 327.0 9.68 4 850 1469 13.3 10.0 80 3.3 11.3 305 28 300.1 301.8 290.8 326.9 9.10 5 800 1976 10.1 -0.3 48 10.4 4.8 316 30 301.9 302.8 287.5 316.1 4.68 6 750 2508 5.8 -0.1 66 5.9 2.8 315 30 302.9 303.8 288.1 318.2 5.05 7 700 3070 2.0 -2.2 73 4.3 -0.0 307 29 304.7 305.6 288.4 318.9 4.63 8 650 3662 -2.7 -6.5 75 3.8 -4.3 301 33 305.9 306.6 287.8 317.2 3.63 9 600 4292 -6.8 -19.3 36 12.5 -10.6 303 44 308.2 308.5 286.3 312.7 1.38 10 550 4965 -11.0 -24.7 31 13.7 -14.5 302 48 311.0 311.2 286.8 314.1 0.93 11 500 5689 -16.0 -33.7 20 17.7 -19.2 293 43 313.6 313.7 287.1 315.1 0.44 12 450 6474 -21.6 -36.4 25 14.8 -23.9 277 43 316.0 316.1 287.9 317.4 0.38 13 400 7330 -27.2 -51.2 8 24.0 -29.3 273 50 319.6 319.6 288.7 319.9 0.09 14 350 8284 -30.2 -58.6 5 28.4 -32.1 267 51 328.0 328.0 291.2 328.2 0.04 15 300 9371 -34.7 -65.3 3 30.6 -36.1 259 56 336.5 336.5 293.4 336.6 0.02 16 250 10627 -42.3 -65.9 6 23.7 -43.1 272 44 343.2 343.2 295.1 343.3 0.02 17 200 12120 -47.0 -77.4 2 30.4 -47.6 246 70 358.4 358.4 298.4 358.4 0.01 18 150 13972 -59.3 -82.5 3 23.2 -59.5 270 46 367.9 367.9 300.2 367.9 0.00 19 100 16460 -65.2 -87.3 3 22.1 -65.4 268 41 401.7 401.7 305.5 401.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5609.77 m Freezing level: 678.46 mb = 3324.99 m = 10908.63 ft Wetbulb zero: 700.69 mb = 3061.66 m = 10044.68 ft Precipitable water: 1.04 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 57.56 % Est. max temperature: 25.82 C = 78.48 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 951.48 mb = 507.66 m = 1665.53 ft T: 19.10 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.88 C/km ThetaE index: 14.02 C Layer 900.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 828.12 mb = 1686.98 m = 5534.63 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.65 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.82 C = 78.48 F Cap Strength: 2.17 C Lifted Index: -3.80 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.87 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.55 C Showalter Index: -3.22 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 55.24 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 29.28 C Cross Totals Index: 25.96 C K Index: 34.99 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 343.48 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.37 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 631.99 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 35.55 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 64.26 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.17 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 873.64 mb = 1236.33 m = 4056.16 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 768.64 mb = 2306.02 m = 7565.58 ft Equ Level (EL): 358.64 mb = 8109.96 m = 26607.15 ft B at Equ Level: 623.92 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 248.64 mb = 10663.20 m = 34983.83 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 299.9 at 33.6 knts Storm direction: 329.9 at 25.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.7 neg: 0.9 tot: 6.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 95.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 216.2 neg: -8.3 tot: 207.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 69.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.68 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.7 stream: 5.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.85 Bulk Rich Number: 5.21 Bulk Shear: 121.36 m/s