MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F019.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F019.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 19 hour NAM valid 7Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 35.48,-97.30 Latitude: 35.48 Longitude: -97.30 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 49 SFC 964 364 22.0 16.9 73 5.1 18.6 193 13 298.3 300.6 293.1 335.1 12.66 2 950 495 22.3 16.7 71 5.5 18.5 195 26 299.8 302.1 293.6 336.9 12.70 3 900 966 21.7 15.5 68 6.2 17.5 210 45 303.8 306.1 294.5 340.7 12.39 4 850 1460 18.7 13.4 71 5.4 15.2 223 36 305.8 307.9 294.3 340.0 11.42 5 800 1978 16.0 9.8 67 6.2 12.1 235 30 308.2 310.0 293.6 337.2 9.56 6 750 2525 14.0 2.2 45 11.8 7.3 231 27 311.8 312.9 291.8 330.5 5.98 7 700 3101 9.0 2.5 64 6.4 5.4 236 33 312.4 313.6 292.5 332.9 6.58 8 650 3709 3.4 -1.4 71 4.8 1.0 235 34 312.9 313.9 291.6 329.6 5.33 9 600 4354 -0.6 -9.9 50 9.2 -4.6 242 37 315.4 316.0 290.3 325.2 3.01 10 550 5043 -5.2 -20.3 29 15.1 -10.0 242 40 317.9 318.2 289.6 322.6 1.38 11 500 5783 -10.1 -31.7 15 21.6 -14.9 237 40 320.8 320.9 289.6 322.7 0.54 12 450 6588 -14.5 -40.5 9 26.0 -18.8 243 46 325.1 325.1 290.6 326.0 0.25 13 400 7470 -20.1 -43.0 11 22.9 -23.4 245 51 328.8 328.9 291.6 329.7 0.21 14 350 8442 -28.4 -48.8 12 20.5 -30.3 248 55 330.5 330.6 292.0 331.0 0.13 15 300 9528 -37.1 -50.7 23 13.6 -38.0 255 67 333.1 333.2 292.7 333.6 0.12 16 250 10760 -47.0 -54.2 44 7.1 -47.3 264 78 336.1 336.1 293.4 336.5 0.10 17 200 12213 -53.0 -70.8 10 17.7 -53.4 260 84 348.8 348.8 296.4 348.8 0.01 18 150 14035 -61.8 -81.9 5 20.1 -62.0 247 74 363.5 363.5 299.4 363.6 0.00 19 100 16489 -69.2 -87.3 6 18.1 -69.3 253 40 394.0 394.0 304.3 394.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5734.11 m Freezing level: 607.72 mb = 4254.43 m = 13957.93 ft Wetbulb zero: 641.31 mb = 3817.69 m = 12525.07 ft Precipitable water: 1.33 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 54.34 % Est. max temperature: 31.16 C = 88.08 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 894.21 mb = 1021.62 m = 3351.72 ft T: 21.32 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.09 C/km ThetaE index: 10.21 C Layer 850.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 732.81 mb = 2718.75 m = 8919.68 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.38 g/kg Conv temperature: 35.65 C = 96.16 F Cap Strength: 3.93 C Lifted Index: -2.87 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.38 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.58 C Showalter Index: -3.28 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.22 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.79 C Cross Totals Index: 23.44 C K Index: 35.76 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 392.53 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.35 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 632.01 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 35.55 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 231.34 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.84 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 838.49 mb = 1576.19 m = 5171.17 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 663.49 mb = 3540.86 m = 11616.84 ft Equ Level (EL): 233.49 mb = 11205.02 m = 36761.42 ft B at Equ Level: 619.28 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 163.49 mb = 13489.57 m = 44256.58 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 232.6 at 35.6 knts Storm direction: 262.6 at 26.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.0 neg: 0.6 tot: 5.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 73.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 299.3 neg: -17.3 tot: 282.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 94.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.54 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.5 stream: 6.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.08 Bulk Rich Number: 13.35 Bulk Shear: 47.33 m/s