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: 35.97,-95.86 Latitude: 35.97 Longitude: -95.86 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 61 SFC 986 186 22.8 20.6 88 2.2 21.3 191 10 297.2 300.0 295.0 342.7 15.73 2 950 506 19.6 19.6 100 -0.0 19.6 199 19 297.0 299.8 294.6 341.1 15.26 3 900 972 19.7 14.8 73 4.9 16.4 236 35 301.8 304.0 293.5 336.8 11.86 4 850 1464 17.9 14.2 79 3.7 15.4 251 16 304.9 307.2 294.6 340.9 12.05 5 800 1981 15.2 11.8 80 3.4 13.0 243 16 307.4 309.4 294.4 340.3 10.92 6 750 2526 12.0 4.2 59 7.8 7.5 233 23 309.6 310.9 292.0 330.9 6.91 7 700 3099 7.2 2.1 70 5.1 4.4 231 31 310.4 311.6 291.7 330.1 6.35 8 650 3703 2.2 -3.2 67 5.4 -0.4 238 37 311.5 312.4 290.6 326.1 4.65 9 600 4345 -1.9 -9.9 54 8.0 -5.3 240 40 313.9 314.5 289.9 323.6 3.00 10 550 5031 -6.4 -19.7 34 13.3 -10.6 236 42 316.5 316.8 289.2 321.4 1.46 11 500 5767 -11.8 -22.7 40 10.9 -14.8 232 48 318.7 318.9 289.6 322.9 1.23 12 450 6567 -16.5 -37.2 15 20.7 -20.1 231 52 322.5 322.6 289.9 323.8 0.35 13 400 7442 -21.9 -38.9 20 16.9 -24.5 228 61 326.5 326.5 291.0 327.7 0.33 14 350 8409 -28.9 -49.1 12 20.2 -30.7 230 69 329.8 329.8 291.8 330.3 0.12 15 300 9494 -37.1 -48.2 30 11.2 -37.9 234 78 333.1 333.1 292.7 333.7 0.16 16 250 10727 -47.0 -53.6 47 6.6 -47.3 238 84 336.2 336.2 293.4 336.6 0.10 17 200 12179 -52.9 -72.3 8 19.5 -53.2 244 92 349.0 349.0 296.4 349.1 0.01 18 150 14009 -59.0 -83.4 3 24.4 -59.2 253 71 368.5 368.5 300.3 368.5 0.00 19 100 16487 -69.5 -86.6 7 17.1 -69.5 256 42 393.5 393.5 304.3 393.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5706.00 m Freezing level: 623.01 mb = 4049.45 m = 13285.43 ft Wetbulb zero: 654.67 mb = 3644.48 m = 11956.81 ft Precipitable water: 1.55 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 64.13 % Est. max temperature: 31.20 C = 88.15 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 955.16 mb = 458.84 m = 1505.35 ft T: 20.03 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.10 C/km ThetaE index: 19.50 C Layer 800.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 808.20 mb = 1894.11 m = 6214.20 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.98 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.54 C = 90.58 F Cap Strength: 2.78 C Lifted Index: -4.96 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.88 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.48 C Showalter Index: -5.37 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 55.70 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 29.72 C Cross Totals Index: 25.98 C K Index: 38.79 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 383.56 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.58 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1041.09 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 45.63 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 143.16 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.75 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 904.94 mb = 924.76 m = 3033.95 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 709.94 mb = 2981.97 m = 9783.26 ft Equ Level (EL): 229.94 mb = 11270.96 m = 36977.75 ft B at Equ Level: 1026.29 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 149.94 mb = 14011.24 m = 45968.06 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 234.5 at 32.2 knts Storm direction: 264.5 at 24.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.3 neg: 2.9 tot: 5.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 74.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 240.0 neg: -36.0 tot: 204.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 68.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.48 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.3 stream: 5.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.28 Bulk Rich Number: 19.45 Bulk Shear: 53.54 m/s