MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F030.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F030.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 30 hour NAM valid 18Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 35.03,-98.30 Latitude: 35.03 Longitude: -98.30 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 89 SFC 965 396 15.8 14.3 91 1.5 14.8 279 12 291.9 293.8 289.4 322.2 10.65 2 950 526 16.6 13.4 81 3.2 14.6 276 21 294.1 295.9 289.8 323.4 10.23 3 900 987 15.6 9.9 69 5.7 12.1 253 23 297.6 299.1 289.5 322.5 8.54 4 850 1470 13.1 6.7 65 6.4 9.4 250 28 299.8 301.2 289.1 321.2 7.24 5 800 1977 9.7 3.9 67 5.8 6.5 256 26 301.5 302.6 288.9 320.4 6.33 6 750 2510 6.4 2.7 77 3.7 4.4 263 20 303.5 304.7 289.5 322.2 6.22 7 700 3072 3.1 1.1 87 2.0 2.0 234 21 305.9 307.0 289.9 323.9 5.91 8 650 3670 0.5 0.1 97 0.4 0.3 222 24 309.6 310.7 291.1 327.9 5.94 9 600 4309 -3.1 -3.5 98 0.3 -3.3 208 31 312.5 313.4 291.2 328.0 4.94 10 550 4993 -6.9 -6.9 100 0.0 -6.9 211 36 315.9 316.7 291.5 329.2 4.15 11 500 5731 -11.2 -11.3 100 0.0 -11.2 207 42 319.3 320.0 291.7 330.0 3.24 12 450 6534 -16.3 -16.3 100 0.0 -16.3 205 49 322.7 323.2 291.9 330.7 2.37 13 400 7408 -22.1 -22.2 100 0.0 -22.1 198 47 326.2 326.5 292.2 331.8 1.62 14 350 8379 -28.0 -29.3 88 1.3 -28.2 194 42 331.0 331.2 292.9 334.5 0.97 15 300 9466 -37.3 -40.0 75 2.8 -37.5 215 48 332.9 332.9 292.9 334.4 0.39 16 250 10694 -47.0 -53.4 48 6.4 -47.3 228 74 336.2 336.2 293.5 336.6 0.11 17 200 12166 -48.3 -78.0 2 29.6 -48.9 261 64 356.3 356.3 298.0 356.3 0.00 18 150 14018 -58.1 -81.5 3 23.4 -58.3 266 46 370.0 370.0 300.5 370.0 0.00 19 100 16502 -69.2 -86.5 6 17.2 -69.3 259 46 394.0 394.0 304.3 394.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5641.63 m Freezing level: 642.75 mb = 3762.60 m = 12344.33 ft Wetbulb zero: 645.70 mb = 3723.00 m = 12214.43 ft Precipitable water: 1.32 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 85.56 % Est. max temperature: 24.75 C = 76.55 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 943.13 mb = 588.27 m = 1929.99 ft T: 16.50 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.37 C/km ThetaE index: 3.01 C Layer 900.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 785.74 mb = 2125.07 m = 6971.95 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.05 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.79 C = 78.41 F Cap Strength: 3.23 C Lifted Index: 3.75 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 7.84 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.57 C Showalter Index: 4.48 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 42.20 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 24.31 C Cross Totals Index: 17.89 C K Index: 28.97 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 176.87 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.71 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 23.14 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.80 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8303.54 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.71 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 852.13 mb = 1448.94 m = 4753.68 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 226.0 at 29.2 knts Storm direction: 256.0 at 21.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.2 neg: 4.2 tot: 5.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 100.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 13.3 neg: -20.4 tot: -7.1 m^2/s^2 ave: -2.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.05 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.8 stream: 0.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.45 Bulk Shear: 51.98 m/s