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: 36.18,-97.96 Latitude: 36.18 Longitude: -97.96 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 60 SFC 966 356 19.6 19.3 98 0.3 19.4 273 6 295.7 298.3 293.8 338.0 14.73 2 950 501 18.9 18.5 97 0.5 18.6 260 17 296.4 299.0 293.7 337.3 14.21 3 900 967 18.0 16.6 91 1.5 17.1 225 22 300.1 302.5 294.1 339.0 13.28 4 850 1456 15.7 14.5 93 1.2 14.9 221 34 302.6 304.8 294.1 339.0 12.30 5 800 1969 12.8 12.0 95 0.8 12.3 226 38 304.8 306.8 293.8 337.8 11.06 6 750 2510 10.2 9.4 94 0.8 9.7 227 39 307.7 309.5 293.7 337.7 9.91 7 700 3081 6.8 6.2 96 0.6 6.5 227 37 310.0 311.6 293.4 336.2 8.54 8 650 3689 4.4 4.4 100 0.0 4.4 232 37 314.0 315.5 294.1 339.3 8.12 9 600 4339 1.4 1.3 99 0.2 1.3 236 36 317.8 319.1 294.3 340.0 7.02 10 550 5034 -4.1 -4.3 98 0.2 -4.3 239 38 319.2 320.2 293.2 335.5 5.05 11 500 5776 -10.4 -10.7 98 0.3 -10.6 240 41 320.3 321.0 292.1 331.4 3.37 12 450 6580 -15.8 -16.5 95 0.7 -16.0 237 44 323.4 323.8 292.0 331.3 2.35 13 400 7456 -22.4 -24.6 82 2.2 -22.9 233 52 325.9 326.2 291.8 330.5 1.30 14 350 8423 -28.6 -30.4 85 1.8 -28.9 235 55 330.2 330.3 292.6 333.3 0.87 15 300 9513 -35.2 -37.5 79 2.3 -35.5 256 49 335.8 335.9 293.7 337.7 0.51 16 250 10759 -44.6 -47.9 69 3.3 -44.8 266 57 339.7 339.8 294.4 340.6 0.20 17 200 12212 -56.2 -60.1 62 3.9 -56.3 260 59 343.7 343.7 295.3 344.0 0.06 18 150 14018 -59.2 -75.6 10 16.5 -59.4 252 77 368.2 368.2 300.2 368.2 0.01 19 100 16497 -68.4 -86.6 6 18.2 -68.5 252 37 395.6 395.6 304.6 395.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5716.42 m Freezing level: 587.15 mb = 4517.31 m = 14820.39 ft Wetbulb zero: 588.24 mb = 4496.76 m = 14752.96 ft Precipitable water: 1.89 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 96.36 % Est. max temperature: 27.91 C = 82.24 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 961.94 mb = 393.76 m = 1291.83 ft T: 19.43 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.40 C/km ThetaE index: 2.80 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 860.74 mb = 1348.22 m = 4423.23 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.58 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.93 C = 78.67 F Cap Strength: 1.16 C Lifted Index: -3.01 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.18 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.35 C Showalter Index: -3.25 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.05 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.13 C Cross Totals Index: 24.92 C K Index: 40.01 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 390.93 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.54 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 495.84 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 31.49 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 35.75 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.12 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 901.34 mb = 953.92 m = 3129.62 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 726.34 mb = 2775.18 m = 9104.80 ft Equ Level (EL): 666.34 mb = 3485.02 m = 11433.65 ft B at Equ Level: 27.24 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 176.34 mb = 13002.68 m = 42659.19 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 232.8 at 35.4 knts Storm direction: 262.8 at 26.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.2 neg: 4.9 tot: 6.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 105.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 128.1 neg: -7.1 tot: 121.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 40.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.61 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.8 stream: 4.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.38 Bulk Rich Number: 9.33 Bulk Shear: 53.14 m/s