MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F014.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F014.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 14 hour NAM valid 2Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 36.77,-95.74 Latitude: 36.77 Longitude: -95.74 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 78 SFC 980 254 16.4 15.2 92 1.3 15.6 205 8 291.3 293.2 289.6 322.7 11.12 2 950 516 17.6 10.5 63 7.1 13.3 213 13 295.1 296.6 288.5 319.4 8.41 3 900 978 16.0 13.5 86 2.4 14.4 270 27 297.9 299.9 291.6 329.6 10.90 4 850 1462 13.4 7.8 69 5.6 10.1 292 25 300.2 301.6 289.8 323.3 7.82 5 800 1969 10.0 3.2 63 6.8 6.3 307 24 301.8 302.9 288.6 319.8 6.01 6 750 2502 5.9 -2.1 56 8.0 2.1 307 25 303.0 303.8 287.5 316.4 4.38 7 700 3062 1.6 -1.9 78 3.5 -0.1 295 27 304.3 305.1 288.3 318.8 4.76 8 650 3654 -3.0 -4.3 90 1.3 -3.6 291 32 305.6 306.4 288.3 318.8 4.28 9 600 4284 -6.9 -9.6 81 2.7 -7.9 299 34 308.2 308.7 288.1 317.8 3.07 10 550 4958 -10.8 -15.5 68 4.7 -12.3 306 38 311.3 311.7 288.1 318.1 2.08 11 500 5684 -15.3 -22.8 53 7.5 -17.2 304 40 314.4 314.7 288.3 318.6 1.23 12 450 6471 -20.6 -25.2 67 4.6 -21.6 306 44 317.4 317.6 289.1 321.1 1.10 13 400 7333 -25.7 -28.5 77 2.8 -26.2 304 50 321.6 321.8 290.2 324.8 0.91 14 350 8289 -31.3 -38.9 47 7.6 -32.2 293 55 326.6 326.7 291.2 328.0 0.38 15 300 9371 -35.1 -59.9 6 24.8 -36.5 265 58 335.9 335.9 293.3 336.1 0.04 16 250 10623 -43.4 -67.2 6 23.7 -44.2 253 49 341.5 341.5 294.7 341.6 0.02 17 200 12108 -48.0 -78.1 2 30.2 -48.6 242 73 356.8 356.8 298.1 356.9 0.00 18 150 13962 -58.8 -81.3 4 22.5 -59.0 273 54 368.8 368.9 300.4 368.9 0.00 19 100 16458 -64.8 -87.0 3 22.2 -65.0 263 36 402.5 402.5 305.5 402.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5606.17 m Freezing level: 682.46 mb = 3269.85 m = 10727.71 ft Wetbulb zero: 702.25 mb = 3036.16 m = 9961.03 ft Precipitable water: 1.13 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 72.22 % Est. max temperature: 25.91 C = 78.63 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 961.58 mb = 412.52 m = 1353.40 ft T: 17.15 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.43 C/km ThetaE index: 13.27 C Layer 850.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 804.69 mb = 1920.47 m = 6300.68 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.81 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.68 C = 80.02 F Cap Strength: 3.07 C Lifted Index: -1.20 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 8.90 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.59 C Showalter Index: -0.64 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 51.73 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.68 C Cross Totals Index: 23.05 C K Index: 32.98 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 237.09 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.99 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 218.01 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 20.88 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 126.72 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.07 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 872.73 mb = 1238.53 m = 4063.38 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 717.73 mb = 2858.96 m = 9379.67 ft Equ Level (EL): 417.73 mb = 7015.76 m = 23017.32 ft B at Equ Level: 216.80 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 317.73 mb = 8968.25 m = 29423.04 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 296.9 at 30.1 knts Storm direction: 326.9 at 22.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.7 neg: 1.3 tot: 6.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 80.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 234.2 neg: -3.5 tot: 230.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 76.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.61 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.4 stream: 5.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.31 Bulk Rich Number: 1.89 Bulk Shear: 115.38 m/s