MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170600F030.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170600F030.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 30 hour NAM valid 12Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 35.68,-97.70 Latitude: 35.68 Longitude: -97.70 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 52 SFC 966 350 18.3 16.2 87 2.2 16.9 158 5 294.4 296.5 291.4 328.8 12.04 2 950 494 19.7 16.2 80 3.5 17.4 186 16 297.2 299.4 292.4 332.6 12.24 3 900 961 20.6 13.8 65 6.8 16.1 236 26 302.7 304.8 293.2 335.6 11.10 4 850 1454 18.8 15.0 79 3.8 16.3 259 29 305.8 308.2 295.3 344.0 12.71 5 800 1973 16.0 10.2 68 5.8 12.3 252 24 308.2 310.0 293.8 338.0 9.82 6 750 2518 12.3 6.9 70 5.3 9.0 233 22 309.9 311.5 293.2 335.5 8.36 7 700 3092 7.4 6.9 97 0.5 7.1 226 27 310.7 312.4 293.9 338.3 8.98 8 650 3698 3.1 -2.4 67 5.5 0.3 228 32 312.5 313.4 291.2 328.0 4.93 9 600 4340 -2.3 -4.8 83 2.5 -3.5 229 37 313.4 314.3 291.0 327.6 4.46 10 550 5026 -6.7 -8.7 86 2.0 -7.5 226 41 316.1 316.8 291.1 327.8 3.61 11 500 5762 -12.7 -13.9 91 1.2 -13.2 224 45 317.5 318.0 290.6 326.1 2.60 12 450 6559 -17.0 -32.3 25 15.3 -20.0 226 50 321.9 322.0 289.9 323.9 0.56 13 400 7433 -22.3 -41.7 15 19.4 -24.9 224 59 326.0 326.1 290.9 326.9 0.25 14 350 8399 -29.1 -47.6 15 18.5 -30.9 227 66 329.5 329.5 291.7 330.0 0.15 15 300 9483 -37.1 -47.8 32 10.7 -37.9 232 77 333.0 333.0 292.7 333.7 0.17 16 250 10715 -47.2 -53.3 50 6.1 -47.5 238 87 335.8 335.8 293.4 336.3 0.11 17 200 12165 -52.9 -71.9 8 19.0 -53.3 241 91 348.9 348.9 296.4 349.0 0.01 18 150 13998 -59.0 -84.0 3 25.0 -59.2 244 73 368.4 368.4 300.3 368.4 0.00 19 100 16478 -70.8 -87.1 7 16.3 -70.8 251 46 391.0 391.0 303.9 391.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5709.35 m Freezing level: 621.48 mb = 4064.25 m = 13334.00 ft Wetbulb zero: 645.89 mb = 3748.72 m = 12298.80 ft Precipitable water: 1.54 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 78.88 % Est. max temperature: 31.25 C = 88.26 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 935.36 mb = 627.78 m = 2059.61 ft T: 19.95 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.54 C/km ThetaE index: 8.44 C Layer 800.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 744.73 mb = 2576.96 m = 8454.49 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.73 g/kg Conv temperature: 33.76 C = 92.78 F Cap Strength: 4.98 C Lifted Index: -3.86 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.11 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.28 C Showalter Index: -7.55 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 59.28 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 31.55 C Cross Totals Index: 27.74 C K Index: 46.08 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 488.09 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.59 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 475.79 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 30.85 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 274.34 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.98 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 849.21 mb = 1461.99 m = 4796.50 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 644.21 mb = 3769.73 m = 12367.72 ft Equ Level (EL): 294.21 mb = 9614.60 m = 31543.59 ft B at Equ Level: 475.76 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 194.21 mb = 12351.86 m = 40523.97 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 230.2 at 32.3 knts Storm direction: 260.2 at 24.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.0 neg: 2.3 tot: 7.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 79.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 190.4 neg: -8.9 tot: 181.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 60.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.53 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.3 stream: 5.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.51 Bulk Rich Number: 10.49 Bulk Shear: 45.35 m/s