MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F012.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F012.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 12 hour NAM valid 0Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 36.23,-98.74 Latitude: 36.23 Longitude: -98.74 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 28 1 950 481 SFC 945 526 25.1 15.2 54 9.9 18.5 201 6 303.1 305.2 293.7 337.4 11.58 3 900 959 24.7 13.6 50 11.1 17.2 210 20 306.9 308.9 294.3 339.8 10.91 4 850 1456 19.9 12.6 63 7.3 15.1 213 21 306.9 309.0 294.2 339.7 10.85 5 800 1975 15.3 9.0 66 6.3 11.4 220 23 307.4 309.1 293.0 334.9 9.05 6 750 2518 12.0 -0.5 42 12.5 5.4 235 26 309.6 310.5 290.2 324.8 4.90 7 700 3091 7.7 0.2 59 7.6 3.7 228 31 311.0 312.1 291.2 328.3 5.54 8 650 3697 3.7 -13.7 27 17.4 -3.1 243 43 313.1 313.5 288.7 319.8 2.04 9 600 4342 0.2 -35.7 5 35.8 -8.2 251 40 316.3 316.4 287.9 317.4 0.30 10 550 5032 -4.1 -36.3 6 32.3 -11.1 247 42 319.3 319.3 288.9 320.4 0.31 11 500 5775 -9.6 -35.6 10 26.0 -15.0 243 43 321.3 321.3 289.6 322.6 0.37 12 450 6578 -15.8 -40.5 10 24.7 -19.8 241 44 323.4 323.5 290.1 324.4 0.25 13 400 7455 -21.4 -46.0 9 24.6 -24.5 245 47 327.1 327.1 291.0 327.7 0.15 14 350 8425 -28.5 -50.1 11 21.6 -30.5 250 48 330.3 330.3 291.9 330.7 0.11 15 300 9509 -37.7 -52.5 20 14.8 -38.6 256 54 332.3 332.3 292.4 332.7 0.10 16 250 10738 -47.9 -57.7 32 9.7 -48.3 246 57 334.8 334.8 293.1 335.0 0.06 17 200 12188 -52.5 -71.4 8 18.9 -52.8 249 69 349.7 349.7 296.6 349.8 0.01 18 150 14019 -59.2 -82.4 3 23.2 -59.5 243 59 368.0 368.0 300.2 368.0 0.00 19 100 16491 -69.3 -86.5 6 17.2 -69.4 241 34 393.9 393.9 304.3 393.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5746.89 m Freezing level: 598.22 mb = 4366.24 m = 14324.75 ft Wetbulb zero: 672.70 mb = 3416.46 m = 11208.72 ft Precipitable water: 0.98 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 35.08 % Est. max temperature: 29.55 C = 85.19 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 817.94 mb = 1784.86 m = 5855.77 ft T: 16.94 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.48 C/km ThetaE index: 14.99 C Layer 850.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 733.98 mb = 2697.51 m = 8849.99 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.03 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.92 C = 89.45 F Cap Strength: 2.20 C Lifted Index: -2.58 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.10 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.27 C Showalter Index: -2.70 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.75 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.50 C Cross Totals Index: 22.25 C K Index: 34.53 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 379.06 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.29 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 750.00 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 38.73 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 87.75 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.20 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 775.63 mb = 2235.20 m = 7333.23 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 680.63 mb = 3320.64 m = 10894.35 ft Equ Level (EL): 230.63 mb = 11261.70 m = 36947.39 ft B at Equ Level: 737.71 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 160.63 mb = 13583.56 m = 44564.93 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 238.2 at 33.6 knts Storm direction: 268.2 at 25.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.4 neg: 0.9 tot: 6.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 100.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 197.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 197.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 65.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.86 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.2 stream: 6.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.61 Bulk Rich Number: 11.08 Bulk Shear: 67.67 m/s