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: 35.12,-97.75 Latitude: 35.12 Longitude: -97.75 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 71 SFC 964 385 20.4 12.8 62 7.6 15.6 273 20 296.7 298.4 290.2 324.8 9.69 2 950 512 18.9 12.1 64 6.9 14.7 275 28 296.4 298.1 289.8 323.5 9.34 3 900 973 16.1 5.9 51 10.2 10.3 285 42 298.1 299.2 287.8 317.1 6.46 4 850 1457 15.1 4.2 48 11.0 9.0 293 32 302.0 303.1 288.8 320.2 6.07 5 800 1968 12.6 2.4 50 10.2 7.1 306 14 304.5 305.6 289.3 321.8 5.70 6 750 2506 8.6 2.1 64 6.4 5.1 315 7 305.9 307.0 290.0 324.0 5.97 7 700 3071 3.7 -0.5 74 4.2 1.6 143 2 306.6 307.6 289.6 322.8 5.28 8 650 3672 1.8 1.8 100 0.0 1.8 199 32 311.0 312.3 292.2 331.9 6.73 9 600 4314 -2.5 -3.4 94 0.9 -3.0 202 43 313.2 314.2 291.4 328.8 4.96 10 550 4999 -6.5 -12.8 60 6.4 -8.9 201 50 316.4 316.9 290.2 324.9 2.59 11 500 5736 -11.7 -13.3 88 1.6 -12.3 202 47 318.7 319.3 291.1 327.8 2.74 12 450 6535 -17.0 -18.8 86 1.8 -17.6 206 48 321.9 322.2 291.3 328.4 1.92 13 400 7409 -22.3 -24.2 84 1.9 -22.8 220 51 326.0 326.3 291.9 330.7 1.35 14 350 8376 -29.2 -31.8 78 2.7 -29.6 228 47 329.4 329.6 292.3 332.2 0.76 15 300 9456 -38.5 -41.6 72 3.1 -38.8 228 54 331.1 331.2 292.4 332.4 0.33 16 250 10681 -47.0 -54.1 44 7.2 -47.3 233 80 336.2 336.2 293.4 336.6 0.10 17 200 12159 -48.9 -77.9 2 29.0 -49.4 254 61 355.3 355.3 297.8 355.3 0.00 18 150 14006 -58.5 -83.6 3 25.2 -58.7 258 51 369.3 369.3 300.4 369.3 0.00 19 100 16483 -68.9 -86.8 6 17.9 -68.9 264 47 394.7 394.7 304.5 394.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5664.95 m Freezing level: 629.00 mb = 3941.52 m = 12931.33 ft Wetbulb zero: 630.89 mb = 3911.16 m = 12831.74 ft Precipitable water: 1.16 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 70.39 % Est. max temperature: 27.50 C = 81.51 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 861.24 mb = 1345.86 m = 4415.51 ft T: 15.35 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.80 C/km ThetaE index: 7.69 C Layer 950.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 708.98 mb = 2966.13 m = 9731.29 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.53 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.12 C = 86.21 F Cap Strength: 6.18 C Lifted Index: 4.65 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 8.38 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.28 C Showalter Index: 4.53 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 42.78 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 26.88 C Cross Totals Index: 15.90 C K Index: 26.85 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 161.63 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.53 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 17.24 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.87 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8383.43 J/kg Cap Strength: 6.18 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 799.40 mb = 1974.07 m = 6476.54 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 222.2 at 32.0 knts Storm direction: 252.2 at 24.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.6 neg: 4.2 tot: 6.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 95.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 347.5 neg: -37.9 tot: 309.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 103.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.53 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 15.4 stream: 8.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 0.14 Bulk Shear: 119.39 m/s