MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510161800F052.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510161800F052.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 52 hour NAM valid 22Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 35.87,-95.09 Latitude: 35.87 Longitude: -95.09 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 42 SFC 978 237 27.2 19.5 63 7.7 21.8 191 10 302.2 304.9 295.7 345.7 14.72 2 950 493 24.8 18.8 69 6.1 20.6 194 18 302.4 305.1 295.6 345.3 14.51 3 900 965 20.2 17.7 86 2.5 18.5 197 21 302.3 305.0 295.4 344.7 14.33 4 850 1456 16.5 14.6 88 1.9 15.3 211 26 303.4 305.7 294.4 340.2 12.39 5 800 1970 12.8 11.4 91 1.4 11.9 217 29 304.8 306.7 293.4 336.5 10.62 6 750 2509 9.3 8.8 97 0.5 9.0 233 27 306.7 308.5 293.2 335.5 9.53 7 700 3079 6.0 1.2 71 4.8 3.4 246 25 309.1 310.2 291.0 327.5 5.96 8 650 3681 1.5 -2.8 73 4.3 -0.6 236 30 310.7 311.6 290.5 325.6 4.78 9 600 4322 -2.4 -2.5 99 0.1 -2.4 225 31 313.4 314.4 291.7 330.2 5.33 10 550 5009 -6.4 -10.2 75 3.7 -7.9 219 39 316.5 317.1 290.8 326.9 3.21 11 500 5744 -13.0 -16.4 76 3.4 -14.1 221 41 317.2 317.6 290.0 324.3 2.13 12 450 6541 -17.2 -19.0 86 1.8 -17.8 234 54 321.6 322.0 291.2 328.0 1.89 13 400 7417 -21.2 -23.0 85 1.8 -21.7 236 66 327.4 327.7 292.4 332.7 1.50 14 350 8389 -27.7 -30.1 80 2.4 -28.2 236 66 331.4 331.6 293.0 334.6 0.89 15 300 9480 -35.0 -38.0 74 3.0 -35.4 253 86 336.0 336.1 293.8 337.8 0.48 16 250 10729 -43.6 -46.9 69 3.3 -43.8 259 81 341.2 341.3 294.8 342.1 0.22 17 200 12187 -55.6 -59.4 62 3.8 -55.7 260 81 344.7 344.7 295.5 345.0 0.06 18 150 13979 -61.5 -66.9 48 5.4 -61.6 250 72 364.2 364.2 299.5 364.3 0.03 19 100 16479 -65.1 -87.2 3 22.1 -65.3 259 33 402.0 402.0 305.5 402.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5702.25 m Freezing level: 630.40 mb = 3932.24 m = 12900.90 ft Wetbulb zero: 657.73 mb = 3585.13 m = 11762.10 ft Precipitable water: 1.76 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 82.49 % Est. max temperature: 28.94 C = 84.10 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 874.49 mb = 1211.62 m = 3975.09 ft T: 18.35 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.11 C/km ThetaE index: 20.07 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 856.15 mb = 1393.66 m = 4572.31 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.35 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.24 C = 82.83 F Cap Strength: 0.63 C Lifted Index: -8.13 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.77 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.18 C Showalter Index: -6.29 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 57.07 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 29.49 C Cross Totals Index: 27.58 C K Index: 39.28 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 476.74 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.23 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1685.64 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 58.06 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5.06 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.63 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 867.60 mb = 1279.54 m = 4197.90 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 842.60 mb = 1529.75 m = 5018.80 ft Equ Level (EL): 202.60 mb = 12102.56 m = 39706.07 ft B at Equ Level: 1681.43 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 112.60 mb = 15747.43 m = 51664.16 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 222.8 at 30.4 knts Storm direction: 252.8 at 22.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 98.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 127.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 127.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 42.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.71 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.5 stream: 4.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.25 Bulk Rich Number: 39.84 Bulk Shear: 42.31 m/s