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,-98.03 Latitude: 35.12 Longitude: -98.03 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 79 SFC 970 344 19.1 13.5 70 5.6 15.5 272 22 294.9 296.7 289.9 323.9 10.09 2 950 518 16.8 12.8 77 4.0 14.3 274 35 294.2 296.0 289.5 322.4 9.81 3 900 980 17.2 7.6 53 9.6 11.6 287 44 299.3 300.6 289.0 320.7 7.29 4 850 1465 14.0 6.3 60 7.7 9.6 296 32 300.8 302.1 289.3 321.7 7.05 5 800 1973 10.8 3.4 60 7.4 6.7 306 19 302.7 303.8 289.0 321.0 6.09 6 750 2507 6.4 2.7 78 3.6 4.4 309 12 303.5 304.6 289.4 322.2 6.22 7 700 3069 2.3 1.1 92 1.2 1.7 295 4 305.0 306.1 289.6 323.0 5.92 8 650 3667 0.9 0.7 99 0.2 0.8 200 26 310.0 311.1 291.5 329.1 6.20 9 600 4308 -2.0 -2.4 97 0.4 -2.2 193 36 313.8 314.9 291.9 330.7 5.36 10 550 4994 -6.8 -8.2 90 1.3 -7.4 198 48 316.0 316.7 291.2 328.1 3.75 11 500 5731 -11.9 -12.9 92 1.0 -12.2 207 52 318.6 319.1 291.1 328.0 2.84 12 450 6530 -16.8 -17.3 96 0.5 -17.0 205 50 322.1 322.5 291.6 329.4 2.18 13 400 7404 -22.4 -22.6 99 0.2 -22.4 210 49 325.9 326.2 292.0 331.3 1.56 14 350 8375 -27.9 -28.5 95 0.6 -28.0 209 47 331.1 331.3 293.0 334.9 1.04 15 300 9461 -37.7 -40.4 76 2.7 -38.0 221 52 332.2 332.2 292.7 333.6 0.37 16 250 10687 -47.3 -53.9 47 6.6 -47.6 230 80 335.7 335.7 293.3 336.1 0.10 17 200 12158 -48.3 -75.7 3 27.3 -48.9 259 60 356.2 356.2 298.0 356.3 0.01 18 150 14011 -58.1 -81.6 3 23.5 -58.3 262 48 369.9 369.9 300.5 370.0 0.00 19 100 16489 -69.3 -86.5 6 17.2 -69.4 262 49 393.9 393.9 304.3 393.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5651.33 m Freezing level: 634.51 mb = 3865.46 m = 12681.80 ft Wetbulb zero: 636.79 mb = 3831.20 m = 12569.40 ft Precipitable water: 1.29 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 81.37 % Est. max temperature: 26.11 C = 79.00 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 892.06 mb = 1055.06 m = 3461.43 ft T: 16.72 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.30 C/km ThetaE index: 3.13 C Layer 950.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 758.40 mb = 2415.05 m = 7923.29 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.39 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.53 C = 81.56 F Cap Strength: 4.13 C Lifted Index: 3.60 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 7.94 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.13 C Showalter Index: 3.60 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 43.98 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 25.83 C Cross Totals Index: 18.14 C K Index: 30.94 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 190.02 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.23 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 24.04 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.93 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8061.03 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.13 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 827.04 mb = 1694.46 m = 5559.18 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 228.0 at 32.4 knts Storm direction: 258.0 at 24.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.3 neg: 2.3 tot: 4.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 69.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 238.2 neg: -24.1 tot: 214.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 71.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.46 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.5 stream: 6.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 0.23 Bulk Shear: 105.71 m/s