MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F027.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F027.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 27 hour NAM valid 15Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 35.79,-95.98 Latitude: 35.79 Longitude: -95.98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 62 SFC 979 246 22.3 20.8 91 1.5 21.3 188 10 297.3 300.2 295.1 343.5 15.99 2 950 506 19.8 19.8 100 -0.0 19.8 195 19 297.2 300.0 294.8 341.9 15.46 3 900 972 19.1 16.0 82 3.1 17.1 229 37 301.2 303.6 294.1 339.0 12.84 4 850 1464 17.9 13.9 77 4.1 15.3 244 20 304.9 307.1 294.4 340.3 11.82 5 800 1982 15.2 12.5 84 2.7 13.5 246 16 307.4 309.6 294.8 342.1 11.49 6 750 2527 11.9 4.4 60 7.5 7.6 235 20 309.5 310.9 292.0 331.1 7.01 7 700 3100 7.3 4.2 81 3.1 5.5 232 26 310.6 312.0 292.7 333.5 7.43 8 650 3705 2.3 -1.8 75 4.0 0.3 242 33 311.5 312.5 291.1 327.8 5.18 9 600 4346 -2.1 -12.0 47 9.8 -6.0 243 37 313.7 314.1 289.3 321.9 2.55 10 550 5032 -6.5 -17.3 42 10.8 -10.1 237 40 316.4 316.7 289.5 322.4 1.79 11 500 5768 -12.0 -13.8 86 1.9 -12.6 232 49 318.5 319.0 290.9 327.1 2.63 12 450 6569 -16.1 -32.6 23 16.5 -19.4 229 53 322.9 323.1 290.2 324.9 0.55 13 400 7445 -21.8 -40.8 16 19.1 -24.5 226 62 326.7 326.8 291.0 327.7 0.27 14 350 8413 -28.7 -48.5 13 19.8 -30.6 228 69 330.0 330.0 291.9 330.5 0.13 15 300 9498 -37.0 -47.7 32 10.8 -37.8 232 77 333.3 333.3 292.8 334.0 0.17 16 250 10731 -46.9 -53.7 46 6.8 -47.2 238 84 336.3 336.3 293.5 336.7 0.10 17 200 12184 -52.6 -73.2 7 20.5 -53.0 243 92 349.4 349.4 296.5 349.4 0.01 18 150 14014 -59.3 -84.3 3 25.0 -59.6 251 72 367.8 367.8 300.2 367.8 0.00 19 100 16491 -69.7 -86.1 7 16.5 -69.7 254 41 393.1 393.1 304.2 393.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5706.38 m Freezing level: 624.16 mb = 4036.31 m = 13242.33 ft Wetbulb zero: 647.97 mb = 3729.90 m = 12237.06 ft Precipitable water: 1.60 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 70.39 % Est. max temperature: 30.96 C = 87.73 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 957.92 mb = 434.61 m = 1425.85 ft T: 20.46 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.23 C/km ThetaE index: 11.00 C Layer 750.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 815.62 mb = 1816.90 m = 5960.89 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.26 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.62 C = 88.92 F Cap Strength: 2.52 C Lifted Index: -5.53 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.40 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.59 C Showalter Index: -5.30 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 55.74 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 29.90 C Cross Totals Index: 25.84 C K Index: 40.68 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 389.47 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.65 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1188.40 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 48.75 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 116.78 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.48 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 905.93 mb = 915.83 m = 3004.65 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 710.93 mb = 2971.28 m = 9748.18 ft Equ Level (EL): 230.93 mb = 11247.58 m = 36901.07 ft B at Equ Level: 1182.39 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 140.93 mb = 14394.58 m = 47225.74 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 234.7 at 31.5 knts Storm direction: 264.7 at 23.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.2 neg: 1.1 tot: 4.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 67.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 242.3 neg: -40.9 tot: 201.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 67.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.46 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.7 stream: 5.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.55 Bulk Rich Number: 24.82 Bulk Shear: 47.88 m/s