MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F015.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F015.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 15 hour NAM valid 3Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 35.76,-98.53 Latitude: 35.76 Longitude: -98.53 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 45 1 950 492 SFC 945 534 22.1 15.4 65 6.8 17.6 179 10 300.1 302.2 292.9 334.3 11.68 3 900 966 23.3 15.5 62 7.8 18.0 193 34 305.5 307.8 295.0 342.7 12.42 4 850 1463 19.7 12.4 63 7.3 15.0 211 30 306.8 308.8 294.1 339.2 10.74 5 800 1981 15.1 11.6 80 3.5 12.8 224 30 307.2 309.2 294.3 339.7 10.77 6 750 2525 11.6 6.4 70 5.2 8.5 237 23 309.2 310.7 292.8 333.9 8.08 7 700 3099 8.1 -4.0 42 12.0 2.2 240 30 311.4 312.2 290.0 324.3 4.07 8 650 3705 4.5 -15.6 22 20.1 -3.1 250 37 314.0 314.3 288.6 319.8 1.74 9 600 4352 0.5 -23.7 14 24.2 -7.0 251 41 316.6 316.8 288.7 319.9 0.94 10 550 5042 -4.5 -27.0 15 22.5 -10.6 244 43 318.7 318.9 289.2 321.4 0.76 11 500 5784 -9.8 -34.8 11 25.0 -15.0 244 42 321.2 321.2 289.5 322.6 0.40 12 450 6589 -14.6 -39.8 10 25.1 -19.0 244 44 324.8 324.9 290.5 325.8 0.27 13 400 7471 -20.0 -43.0 11 23.0 -23.3 246 46 328.9 329.0 291.6 329.8 0.21 14 350 8444 -28.0 -44.1 20 16.1 -29.9 252 49 330.9 331.0 292.2 331.8 0.22 15 300 9528 -37.7 -48.9 30 11.2 -38.5 251 58 332.3 332.3 292.5 332.9 0.15 16 250 10756 -47.8 -54.5 46 6.7 -48.0 257 69 335.1 335.1 293.2 335.5 0.09 17 200 12206 -53.0 -70.3 10 17.3 -53.3 255 79 348.9 348.9 296.4 349.0 0.01 18 150 14031 -60.7 -82.1 4 21.5 -60.9 246 72 365.5 365.5 299.8 365.6 0.00 19 100 16492 -70.2 -85.9 8 15.7 -70.2 251 34 392.2 392.2 304.1 392.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5739.31 m Freezing level: 595.45 mb = 4414.30 m = 14482.42 ft Wetbulb zero: 679.48 mb = 3342.22 m = 10965.17 ft Precipitable water: 1.10 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 40.95 % Est. max temperature: 29.35 C = 84.82 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 855.51 mb = 1406.62 m = 4614.83 ft T: 20.14 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.64 C/km ThetaE index: 19.96 C Layer 750.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 755.27 mb = 2466.17 m = 8091.01 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.75 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.91 C = 87.64 F Cap Strength: 2.34 C Lifted Index: -2.89 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.45 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.44 C Showalter Index: -2.62 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.69 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.49 C Cross Totals Index: 22.20 C K Index: 29.91 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 398.35 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.20 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 721.83 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 38.00 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 114.74 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.34 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 802.10 mb = 1958.98 m = 6427.02 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 657.10 mb = 3616.55 m = 11865.17 ft Equ Level (EL): 227.10 mb = 11380.52 m = 37337.20 ft B at Equ Level: 706.86 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 157.10 mb = 13737.42 m = 45069.74 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 237.5 at 35.2 knts Storm direction: 267.5 at 26.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 97.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 296.6 neg: -18.3 tot: 278.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 92.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.62 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.0 stream: 6.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.12 Bulk Rich Number: 8.25 Bulk Shear: 87.53 m/s