MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510161800F025.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510161800F025.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 25 hour NAM valid 19Z FRI 17 OCT 25 Station: 35.11,-100.15 Latitude: 35.11 Longitude: -100.15 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1 950 505 SFC 937 629 26.5 13.6 45 12.8 17.9 204 7 305.3 307.2 293.5 336.8 10.52 3 900 978 21.7 12.6 56 9.1 15.8 201 8 303.9 305.8 292.9 334.5 10.26 4 850 1471 19.9 6.5 42 13.4 11.9 219 17 307.0 308.4 291.4 328.8 7.16 5 800 1991 16.4 8.2 58 8.2 11.3 211 21 308.6 310.2 293.0 334.7 8.56 6 750 2536 12.8 1.3 45 11.5 6.5 252 30 310.4 311.5 291.1 327.8 5.59 7 700 3111 8.2 3.3 71 4.9 5.4 238 36 311.5 312.9 292.5 333.0 6.93 8 650 3718 3.5 -0.6 75 4.1 1.4 236 38 312.9 314.0 291.9 330.6 5.64 9 600 4362 -0.8 -5.6 70 4.9 -3.0 233 38 315.2 316.1 291.3 328.7 4.19 10 550 5051 -5.1 -9.8 69 4.7 -7.1 233 38 318.0 318.7 291.4 328.8 3.30 11 500 5794 -9.2 -11.6 83 2.4 -10.1 238 36 321.8 322.5 292.3 332.3 3.16 12 450 6602 -14.9 -24.5 44 9.6 -17.4 242 36 324.6 324.8 291.3 328.7 1.17 13 400 7479 -21.8 -43.6 12 21.7 -24.7 244 39 326.6 326.7 291.0 327.4 0.20 14 350 8448 -28.6 -48.7 13 20.1 -30.5 244 40 330.2 330.2 291.9 330.7 0.13 15 300 9534 -36.4 -60.4 7 24.1 -37.6 251 42 334.1 334.1 292.9 334.3 0.04 16 250 10773 -45.5 -62.2 14 16.7 -46.0 246 49 338.5 338.5 294.0 338.6 0.04 17 200 12231 -53.6 -70.2 11 16.6 -53.9 250 52 347.9 347.9 296.2 348.0 0.01 18 150 14044 -61.3 -82.3 5 21.0 -61.5 241 49 364.5 364.5 299.5 364.5 0.00 19 100 16504 -70.5 -86.2 8 15.7 -70.5 232 26 391.5 391.5 304.0 391.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5740.53 m Freezing level: 608.88 mb = 4248.05 m = 13937.00 ft Wetbulb zero: 634.44 mb = 3913.12 m = 12838.18 ft Precipitable water: 1.17 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 63.23 % Est. max temperature: 30.20 C = 86.35 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 776.12 mb = 2246.56 m = 7370.51 ft T: 14.68 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.47 C/km ThetaE index: 7.99 C Layer 900.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 685.25 mb = 3285.22 m = 10778.16 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.11 g/kg Conv temperature: 33.00 C = 91.40 F Cap Strength: 4.63 C Lifted Index: 0.76 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.14 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.88 C Showalter Index: 2.63 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.81 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.12 C Cross Totals Index: 15.69 C K Index: 30.73 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 212.13 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.70 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 11.98 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.90 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 295.24 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.63 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 750.30 mb = 2532.25 m = 8307.81 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 415.30 mb = 7199.29 m = 23619.44 ft Equ Level (EL): 385.30 mb = 7750.41 m = 25427.55 ft B at Equ Level: 11.94 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 345.30 mb = 8542.91 m = 28027.58 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 234.8 at 30.8 knts Storm direction: 264.8 at 23.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.5 neg: 1.8 tot: 6.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 103.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 125.3 neg: -9.4 tot: 115.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 38.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.58 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.1 stream: 4.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.15 Bulk Shear: 79.57 m/s