MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170600F035.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170600F035.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 35 hour NAM valid 17Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 35.99,-95.74 Latitude: 35.99 Longitude: -95.74 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 62 SFC 983 209 21.5 21.0 97 0.5 21.1 184 12 296.1 299.0 294.9 342.4 16.08 2 950 506 19.7 19.7 100 -0.0 19.7 192 26 297.2 300.0 294.7 341.7 15.40 3 900 971 16.8 16.8 100 -0.0 16.8 217 42 298.8 301.3 293.9 338.2 13.52 4 850 1458 14.7 14.1 96 0.6 14.3 227 38 301.5 303.8 293.6 337.0 12.02 5 800 1970 12.2 11.2 94 1.0 11.6 223 31 304.2 306.1 293.2 335.5 10.50 6 750 2508 9.9 9.5 98 0.3 9.7 216 28 307.3 309.2 293.7 337.6 10.02 7 700 3080 6.2 6.0 99 0.2 6.1 203 31 309.4 311.0 293.1 335.2 8.44 8 650 3684 2.6 1.8 95 0.8 2.1 195 38 311.9 313.2 292.4 332.8 6.72 9 600 4328 -1.7 -2.3 96 0.6 -2.0 195 40 314.2 315.2 292.0 331.2 5.40 10 550 5015 -6.6 -9.1 82 2.5 -7.7 211 55 316.2 316.9 291.0 327.5 3.48 11 500 5751 -12.1 -17.2 65 5.2 -13.7 218 63 318.3 318.7 290.2 324.9 1.98 12 450 6550 -16.4 -19.6 76 3.2 -17.3 219 53 322.6 323.0 291.4 328.8 1.80 13 400 7427 -21.5 -23.6 83 2.1 -22.0 226 47 327.0 327.3 292.3 332.1 1.43 14 350 8398 -28.1 -30.8 78 2.7 -28.6 234 44 330.9 331.0 292.8 333.9 0.84 15 300 9486 -36.6 -39.8 73 3.1 -37.0 247 40 333.7 333.8 293.1 335.2 0.40 16 250 10721 -47.0 -50.4 68 3.4 -47.2 252 26 336.2 336.2 293.5 336.8 0.15 17 200 12161 -55.0 -59.7 56 4.7 -55.1 247 62 345.7 345.7 295.7 346.0 0.06 18 150 13988 -59.4 -82.3 4 23.0 -59.6 241 65 367.8 367.8 300.2 367.8 0.00 19 100 16479 -69.0 -87.1 6 18.1 -69.1 261 45 394.4 394.4 304.4 394.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5689.09 m Freezing level: 619.66 mb = 4074.79 m = 13368.57 ft Wetbulb zero: 624.04 mb = 4011.95 m = 13162.41 ft Precipitable water: 1.88 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 92.70 % Est. max temperature: 27.80 C = 82.03 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 975.80 mb = 274.24 m = 899.74 ft T: 21.10 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.85 C/km ThetaE index: 12.66 C Layer 700.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 931.64 mb = 673.69 m = 2210.24 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.66 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.18 C = 73.73 F Cap Strength: -0.02 C Lifted Index: -5.42 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.74 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.54 C Showalter Index: -4.01 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.00 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.78 C Cross Totals Index: 26.22 C K Index: 40.76 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 388.60 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.43 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1119.53 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 47.32 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.00 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 931.76 mb = 672.55 m = 2206.50 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 926.76 mb = 718.86 m = 2358.43 ft Equ Level (EL): 226.76 mb = 11350.63 m = 37239.13 ft B at Equ Level: 1113.83 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 146.76 mb = 14121.69 m = 46330.43 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 210.5 at 40.5 knts Storm direction: 240.5 at 30.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.6 neg: 2.4 tot: 7.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 51.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 216.9 neg: -27.8 tot: 189.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 63.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.46 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.9 stream: 4.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.45 Bulk Rich Number: 22.79 Bulk Shear: 49.12 m/s