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: 35.89,-97.81 Latitude: 35.89 Longitude: -97.81 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 55 SFC 970 322 21.5 17.6 79 3.9 18.8 343 9 297.2 299.6 293.2 335.4 13.18 2 950 498 19.8 17.6 87 2.2 18.3 344 15 297.3 299.7 293.4 336.2 13.43 3 900 963 18.3 16.5 89 1.8 17.1 215 18 300.4 302.8 294.1 339.1 13.22 4 850 1454 17.2 13.6 79 3.6 14.8 216 45 304.2 306.3 294.0 338.7 11.58 5 800 1970 14.2 14.2 100 0.0 14.2 225 41 306.3 308.7 295.4 344.7 12.80 6 750 2513 10.9 9.5 91 1.4 10.0 223 32 308.4 310.3 294.0 338.7 9.96 7 700 3086 8.8 -4.7 38 13.5 2.2 224 37 312.2 313.0 290.1 324.5 3.87 8 650 3694 4.9 -19.5 15 24.5 -3.6 233 40 314.5 314.8 288.3 318.8 1.25 9 600 4340 -0.1 -17.9 25 17.9 -6.3 235 42 316.0 316.3 289.1 321.3 1.55 10 550 5029 -5.0 -24.5 20 19.5 -10.6 239 44 318.1 318.3 289.2 321.4 0.95 11 500 5769 -10.2 -33.3 13 23.0 -15.2 240 45 320.6 320.7 289.5 322.2 0.46 12 450 6573 -14.7 -38.2 12 23.5 -18.9 245 51 324.7 324.8 290.5 325.9 0.31 13 400 7455 -20.4 -45.9 8 25.4 -23.7 245 57 328.4 328.4 291.5 329.0 0.16 14 350 8426 -28.4 -46.5 16 18.1 -30.3 248 64 330.4 330.5 292.0 331.1 0.17 15 300 9514 -36.2 -50.8 21 14.6 -37.2 257 75 334.3 334.3 293.0 334.8 0.12 16 250 10750 -46.2 -52.0 52 5.8 -46.4 266 76 337.4 337.5 293.8 337.9 0.13 17 200 12203 -54.9 -65.6 26 10.6 -55.1 265 84 345.8 345.8 295.7 345.9 0.03 18 150 14015 -61.2 -82.9 4 21.8 -61.3 246 75 364.7 364.7 299.6 364.7 0.00 19 100 16482 -69.4 -86.9 6 17.5 -69.5 256 35 393.7 393.7 304.3 393.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5714.72 m Freezing level: 600.63 mb = 4331.42 m = 14210.53 ft Wetbulb zero: 680.73 mb = 3314.87 m = 10875.43 ft Precipitable water: 1.35 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 51.90 % Est. max temperature: 29.60 C = 85.28 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 916.13 mb = 810.25 m = 2658.28 ft T: 18.79 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.10 C/km ThetaE index: 25.96 C Layer 750.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 808.40 mb = 1881.02 m = 6171.25 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.13 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.08 C = 86.14 F Cap Strength: 2.65 C Lifted Index: -2.51 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.79 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.88 C Showalter Index: -2.86 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.23 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.42 C Cross Totals Index: 23.80 C K Index: 27.53 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 418.66 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.18 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 378.53 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 27.51 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 171.04 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.63 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 887.66 mb = 1081.84 m = 3549.30 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 612.66 mb = 4171.13 m = 13684.63 ft Equ Level (EL): 262.66 mb = 10415.34 m = 34170.63 ft B at Equ Level: 377.51 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 182.66 mb = 12774.19 m = 41909.55 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 232.5 at 37.7 knts Storm direction: 262.5 at 28.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.4 neg: 7.4 tot: 8.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 115.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 265.2 neg: -99.1 tot: 166.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 55.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.39 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 15.3 stream: 6.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.54 Bulk Rich Number: 2.01 Bulk Shear: 188.37 m/s