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: 35.76,-97.76 Latitude: 35.76 Longitude: -97.76 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 53 SFC 966 351 21.6 17.6 78 4.0 18.9 307 6 297.7 300.1 293.3 336.1 13.24 2 950 497 21.3 17.2 77 4.1 18.5 285 10 298.8 301.2 293.6 336.9 13.10 3 900 965 19.6 16.3 81 3.3 17.4 212 31 301.7 304.1 294.4 340.3 13.09 4 850 1457 18.0 13.1 73 4.9 14.8 218 44 305.0 307.1 293.9 338.5 11.19 5 800 1974 14.8 14.5 98 0.3 14.6 230 38 306.9 309.4 295.8 346.4 13.11 6 750 2518 11.0 9.3 89 1.7 9.9 232 29 308.5 310.4 293.9 338.4 9.83 7 700 3091 8.0 -3.1 45 11.1 2.5 226 33 311.4 312.2 290.3 325.0 4.34 8 650 3698 4.5 -13.9 25 18.4 -2.7 229 39 314.0 314.4 288.9 320.6 2.00 9 600 4344 -0.4 -15.8 30 15.4 -6.0 234 42 315.7 316.0 289.3 321.8 1.86 10 550 5033 -5.2 -22.9 24 17.7 -10.5 238 44 317.9 318.1 289.3 321.7 1.10 11 500 5773 -10.0 -34.1 12 24.1 -15.1 238 44 320.8 320.9 289.5 322.3 0.43 12 450 6577 -14.6 -39.9 10 25.3 -18.9 244 50 324.9 324.9 290.5 325.9 0.26 13 400 7459 -20.4 -42.2 12 21.8 -23.5 245 54 328.5 328.5 291.5 329.4 0.23 14 350 8430 -28.2 -49.6 11 21.3 -30.3 249 60 330.7 330.7 292.0 331.1 0.12 15 300 9517 -36.7 -49.5 25 12.8 -37.7 256 71 333.6 333.7 292.9 334.2 0.14 16 250 10751 -46.4 -53.8 43 7.4 -46.7 266 80 337.1 337.1 293.7 337.5 0.10 17 200 12205 -53.9 -68.3 16 14.4 -54.2 262 84 347.4 347.4 296.1 347.5 0.02 18 150 14021 -61.5 -82.7 4 21.1 -61.7 245 75 364.0 364.0 299.5 364.1 0.00 19 100 16485 -69.4 -86.6 6 17.2 -69.5 257 35 393.6 393.6 304.3 393.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5719.90 m Freezing level: 604.11 mb = 4290.53 m = 14076.37 ft Wetbulb zero: 676.21 mb = 3374.40 m = 11070.72 ft Precipitable water: 1.36 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 52.68 % Est. max temperature: 30.14 C = 86.25 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 910.85 mb = 861.00 m = 2824.78 ft T: 19.97 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.74 C/km ThetaE index: 25.78 C Layer 750.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 790.14 mb = 2078.60 m = 6819.46 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.88 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.07 C = 87.93 F Cap Strength: 3.15 C Lifted Index: -2.75 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.86 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.74 C Showalter Index: -2.63 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.16 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.05 C Cross Totals Index: 23.11 C K Index: 29.97 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 398.46 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.12 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 530.53 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 32.57 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 143.76 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.10 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 865.31 mb = 1303.12 m = 4275.29 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 640.31 mb = 3819.37 m = 12530.59 ft Equ Level (EL): 240.31 mb = 11008.87 m = 36117.90 ft B at Equ Level: 522.42 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 170.31 mb = 13219.31 m = 43369.92 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 231.8 at 37.3 knts Storm direction: 261.8 at 28.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.2 neg: 7.8 tot: 10.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 103.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 181.1 neg: -34.8 tot: 146.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 48.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.38 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.3 stream: 5.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.52 Bulk Rich Number: 7.03 Bulk Shear: 75.51 m/s