MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170000F040.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170000F040.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 40 hour NAM valid 16Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 35.48,-97.42 Latitude: 35.48 Longitude: -97.42 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 59 SFC 965 365 22.2 18.5 80 3.7 19.6 182 12 298.3 300.9 294.1 339.1 14.01 2 950 501 19.3 17.9 92 1.4 18.4 183 17 296.8 299.3 293.4 336.4 13.73 3 900 969 20.7 13.0 61 7.7 15.7 212 37 302.8 304.8 292.8 334.1 10.53 4 850 1461 17.6 10.3 62 7.3 13.0 211 30 304.6 306.3 292.3 332.3 9.27 5 800 1977 15.3 0.8 37 14.5 7.5 217 21 307.4 308.4 289.7 323.0 5.06 6 750 2520 12.2 -14.4 14 26.7 1.6 232 21 309.9 310.2 287.2 315.3 1.67 7 700 3092 7.2 -7.5 34 14.7 0.5 242 20 310.4 311.0 288.8 320.3 3.11 8 650 3694 1.3 -7.5 52 8.8 -2.6 252 23 310.4 311.0 289.0 321.0 3.35 9 600 4332 -2.9 -6.1 79 3.2 -4.4 238 27 312.7 313.5 290.5 325.6 4.04 10 550 5018 -6.5 -8.3 87 1.8 -7.2 221 38 316.4 317.1 291.3 328.5 3.73 11 500 5757 -11.2 -12.8 87 1.7 -11.8 219 44 319.4 320.0 291.4 328.8 2.85 12 450 6557 -16.5 -18.6 84 2.1 -17.1 222 44 322.5 322.9 291.5 329.2 1.96 13 400 7432 -22.5 -25.2 79 2.7 -23.1 221 40 325.8 326.0 291.7 330.1 1.24 14 350 8398 -29.2 -32.0 77 2.8 -29.7 212 37 329.3 329.5 292.3 332.0 0.75 15 300 9478 -38.7 -41.7 73 3.0 -38.9 219 65 330.9 331.0 292.3 332.1 0.33 16 250 10704 -47.5 -53.0 53 5.6 -47.7 232 87 335.5 335.5 293.3 336.0 0.11 17 200 12163 -51.2 -77.9 3 26.7 -51.7 245 74 351.6 351.6 297.0 351.6 0.00 18 150 13998 -58.1 -81.5 3 23.4 -58.4 248 66 369.9 369.9 300.5 369.9 0.00 19 100 16490 -68.2 -87.3 5 19.2 -68.2 268 35 396.1 396.1 304.6 396.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5697.63 m Freezing level: 634.81 mb = 3888.02 m = 12755.80 ft Wetbulb zero: 691.19 mb = 3194.58 m = 10480.77 ft Precipitable water: 1.17 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 59.77 % Est. max temperature: 30.29 C = 86.53 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 914.21 mb = 833.77 m = 2735.42 ft T: 20.30 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.88 C/km ThetaE index: 23.73 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 743.85 mb = 2588.11 m = 8491.06 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.65 g/kg Conv temperature: 33.67 C = 92.61 F Cap Strength: 3.81 C Lifted Index: -2.27 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.58 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.11 C Showalter Index: -1.04 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.17 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.75 C Cross Totals Index: 21.42 C K Index: 24.35 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 293.08 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.73 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 508.39 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 31.89 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 227.04 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.83 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 846.41 mb = 1496.71 m = 4910.40 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 671.41 mb = 3430.62 m = 11255.19 ft Equ Level (EL): 261.41 mb = 10403.75 m = 34132.61 ft B at Equ Level: 505.86 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 191.41 mb = 12443.45 m = 40824.46 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 224.1 at 29.6 knts Storm direction: 254.1 at 22.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 41.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 183.8 neg: -59.3 tot: 124.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 41.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.32 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.8 stream: 3.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.58 Bulk Rich Number: 17.37 Bulk Shear: 29.26 m/s