MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F017.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F017.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 17 hour NAM valid 5Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 36.22,-97.57 Latitude: 36.22 Longitude: -97.57 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 SFC 967 333 21.9 17.4 76 4.5 18.8 176 10 297.8 300.2 293.2 335.7 13.04 2 950 491 23.5 16.7 66 6.8 18.9 183 26 301.0 303.4 293.9 338.3 12.68 3 900 964 22.4 15.3 64 7.1 17.7 204 40 304.6 306.9 294.6 341.2 12.26 4 850 1459 19.0 13.3 69 5.8 15.2 222 35 306.1 308.2 294.4 340.1 11.33 5 800 1977 14.8 11.9 83 2.9 12.9 238 32 306.9 309.0 294.4 340.1 11.01 6 750 2520 11.1 5.3 68 5.8 7.7 238 24 308.6 310.0 292.1 331.5 7.48 7 700 3092 7.6 -1.0 54 8.6 3.1 230 32 310.9 311.9 290.8 326.8 5.08 8 650 3698 4.3 -9.3 36 13.6 -1.6 233 32 313.9 314.4 289.8 323.3 2.92 9 600 4344 0.0 -20.1 20 20.2 -6.7 245 39 316.2 316.4 288.9 320.5 1.29 10 550 5034 -4.7 -28.6 13 23.9 -10.9 242 41 318.6 318.7 289.0 320.9 0.66 11 500 5775 -10.1 -33.1 13 23.0 -15.1 242 42 320.7 320.8 289.5 322.4 0.47 12 450 6578 -15.2 -39.5 11 24.3 -19.3 244 47 324.2 324.2 290.3 325.2 0.28 13 400 7458 -20.7 -43.1 12 22.4 -23.8 245 50 328.1 328.1 291.4 328.9 0.21 14 350 8429 -28.6 -45.3 19 16.7 -30.4 247 52 330.1 330.2 291.9 330.9 0.19 15 300 9512 -38.0 -49.5 29 11.4 -38.8 252 61 331.7 331.8 292.3 332.3 0.14 16 250 10738 -48.5 -51.7 69 3.3 -48.6 259 70 334.0 334.1 292.9 334.6 0.13 17 200 12182 -53.0 -60.0 42 7.0 -53.2 258 83 348.8 348.8 296.4 349.0 0.06 18 150 14010 -60.2 -81.8 4 21.5 -60.4 251 78 366.3 366.3 299.9 366.3 0.00 19 100 16480 -69.7 -86.1 7 16.5 -69.7 246 35 393.1 393.1 304.2 393.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5729.76 m Freezing level: 599.57 mb = 4349.82 m = 14270.88 ft Wetbulb zero: 667.08 mb = 3486.30 m = 11437.86 ft Precipitable water: 1.27 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 46.41 % Est. max temperature: 30.60 C = 87.09 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 905.81 mb = 907.81 m = 2978.35 ft T: 22.57 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.61 C/km ThetaE index: 20.70 C Layer 850.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 778.22 mb = 2208.96 m = 7247.17 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.36 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.61 C = 88.90 F Cap Strength: 3.21 C Lifted Index: -3.21 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.79 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.05 C Showalter Index: -3.39 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.51 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.15 C Cross Totals Index: 23.36 C K Index: 33.77 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 407.63 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.44 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 846.84 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 41.15 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 119.76 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.21 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 830.89 mb = 1653.17 m = 5423.73 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 685.89 mb = 3258.76 m = 10691.33 ft Equ Level (EL): 225.89 mb = 11394.19 m = 37382.06 ft B at Equ Level: 834.26 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 155.89 mb = 13765.13 m = 45160.64 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 233.1 at 35.2 knts Storm direction: 263.1 at 26.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.1 neg: 1.1 tot: 5.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 70.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 360.4 neg: -24.5 tot: 335.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 112.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.55 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.7 stream: 6.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.78 Bulk Rich Number: 10.99 Bulk Shear: 77.06 m/s