MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170600F024.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170600F024.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 24 hour NAM valid 6Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 35.40,-97.27 Latitude: 35.40 Longitude: -97.27 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 57 SFC 965 366 21.5 16.0 71 5.5 17.8 184 13 297.6 299.8 292.3 332.2 11.91 2 950 502 21.8 15.7 68 6.2 17.7 187 25 299.3 301.5 292.8 334.0 11.88 3 900 972 21.1 15.2 69 5.9 17.2 205 41 303.3 305.5 294.2 339.5 12.19 4 850 1465 18.4 12.1 67 6.3 14.3 219 35 305.4 307.3 293.5 336.8 10.47 5 800 1984 18.2 5.8 44 12.3 10.8 230 27 310.5 311.9 292.5 332.9 7.26 6 750 2533 13.7 8.1 69 5.6 10.2 232 25 311.4 313.1 294.1 339.3 9.05 7 700 3110 8.7 2.6 66 6.0 5.2 242 26 312.1 313.3 292.4 332.7 6.62 8 650 3717 3.7 -2.4 64 6.1 0.6 245 25 313.2 314.1 291.3 328.7 4.93 9 600 4363 -0.4 -7.3 60 6.8 -3.6 243 30 315.6 316.3 291.0 327.5 3.69 10 550 5053 -5.0 -15.5 44 10.4 -8.8 242 35 318.1 318.5 290.3 325.1 2.09 11 500 5793 -10.7 -19.1 50 8.4 -13.4 240 37 320.0 320.3 290.5 325.7 1.68 12 450 6596 -15.1 -30.4 26 15.2 -18.5 244 41 324.2 324.3 290.7 326.6 0.68 13 400 7477 -19.9 -45.0 9 25.2 -23.3 245 46 329.2 329.2 291.7 329.8 0.17 14 350 8450 -27.9 -46.7 15 18.7 -29.9 249 49 331.1 331.1 292.2 331.7 0.16 15 300 9537 -37.2 -49.8 26 12.5 -38.1 255 59 332.9 332.9 292.6 333.4 0.13 16 250 10771 -46.5 -55.7 35 9.2 -46.9 262 72 336.9 336.9 293.6 337.2 0.08 17 200 12220 -54.5 -68.9 15 14.4 -54.7 251 78 346.5 346.5 295.9 346.6 0.02 18 150 14033 -61.5 -82.9 4 21.3 -61.7 247 70 364.0 364.0 299.5 364.1 0.00 19 100 16496 -70.5 -86.9 7 16.4 -70.6 254 37 391.4 391.4 304.0 391.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5735.39 m Freezing level: 605.40 mb = 4293.05 m = 14084.63 ft Wetbulb zero: 642.72 mb = 3808.27 m = 12494.19 ft Precipitable water: 1.36 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 59.46 % Est. max temperature: 32.65 C = 90.77 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 890.30 mb = 1065.74 m = 3496.48 ft T: 20.61 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.23 C/km ThetaE index: 14.25 C Layer 700.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 728.71 mb = 2774.02 m = 9100.99 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.85 g/kg Conv temperature: 35.40 C = 95.73 F Cap Strength: 6.19 C Lifted Index: -2.64 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.29 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.95 C Showalter Index: -2.61 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.91 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.10 C Cross Totals Index: 22.81 C K Index: 35.14 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 379.91 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.16 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 330.30 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 25.70 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 305.93 J/kg Cap Strength: 6.06 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 836.48 mb = 1602.41 m = 5257.20 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 641.48 mb = 3823.82 m = 12545.19 ft Equ Level (EL): 261.48 mb = 10467.01 m = 34340.16 ft B at Equ Level: 329.56 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 191.48 mb = 12494.02 m = 40990.39 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 232.7 at 31.2 knts Storm direction: 262.7 at 23.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 65.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 269.5 neg: -14.3 tot: 255.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 85.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.54 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.3 stream: 5.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.54 Bulk Rich Number: 6.22 Bulk Shear: 53.12 m/s