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: 35.24,-96.94 Latitude: 35.24 Longitude: -96.94 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 59 SFC 971 313 20.3 17.0 81 3.4 18.1 217 8 296.0 298.2 292.3 332.3 12.61 2 950 503 20.9 13.8 64 7.2 16.3 230 20 298.4 300.3 291.4 328.9 10.46 3 900 970 19.5 9.8 53 9.7 13.5 240 24 301.6 303.1 290.7 326.7 8.47 4 850 1459 16.1 5.6 50 10.4 10.0 248 21 303.0 304.2 289.8 323.2 6.74 5 800 1971 12.5 6.0 65 6.5 8.8 239 18 304.5 305.9 290.7 326.7 7.37 6 750 2509 9.1 5.4 78 3.7 6.9 229 20 306.4 307.8 291.5 329.2 7.50 7 700 3078 5.7 4.8 94 0.9 5.2 207 21 308.8 310.2 292.3 332.4 7.72 8 650 3681 2.5 0.1 84 2.4 1.2 201 37 311.8 312.9 291.7 330.2 5.92 9 600 4323 -1.7 -2.5 94 0.8 -2.1 197 45 314.1 315.1 291.9 330.9 5.30 10 550 5010 -6.6 -11.2 70 4.6 -8.4 214 50 316.3 316.9 290.5 325.9 2.95 11 500 5746 -11.6 -18.2 58 6.6 -13.7 220 50 318.8 319.2 290.3 324.9 1.82 12 450 6547 -16.1 -21.2 65 5.1 -17.6 217 38 323.0 323.3 291.3 328.4 1.57 13 400 7423 -22.4 -35.0 31 12.6 -24.5 225 51 325.9 326.0 291.0 327.7 0.49 14 350 8388 -29.5 -32.3 76 2.9 -29.9 224 59 329.0 329.2 292.2 331.7 0.72 15 300 9468 -38.2 -41.3 73 3.0 -38.5 228 60 331.5 331.6 292.4 332.8 0.34 16 250 10698 -45.7 -53.8 39 8.1 -46.0 233 76 338.2 338.2 294.0 338.6 0.10 17 200 12169 -51.0 -73.4 5 22.4 -51.4 242 76 352.1 352.1 297.1 352.1 0.01 18 150 14002 -59.5 -84.4 3 24.9 -59.7 247 63 367.6 367.6 300.1 367.6 0.00 19 100 16484 -69.1 -86.3 7 17.3 -69.2 265 40 394.2 394.2 304.4 394.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5686.93 m Freezing level: 620.53 mb = 4059.15 m = 13317.26 ft Wetbulb zero: 632.16 mb = 3904.10 m = 12808.58 ft Precipitable water: 1.33 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 73.25 % Est. max temperature: 28.16 C = 82.68 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 923.86 mb = 744.08 m = 2441.19 ft T: 20.17 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.49 C/km ThetaE index: 9.07 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 740.82 mb = 2610.95 m = 8566.02 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.43 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.13 C = 88.04 F Cap Strength: 3.75 C Lifted Index: 0.70 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.53 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.19 C Showalter Index: 2.98 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.01 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.72 C Cross Totals Index: 17.29 C K Index: 32.48 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 159.54 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.40 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 18.44 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.07 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6115.53 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.75 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 815.88 mb = 1804.85 m = 5921.35 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 216.2 at 33.0 knts Storm direction: 246.2 at 24.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.6 neg: 3.1 tot: 5.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 64.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 67.9 neg: -2.5 tot: 65.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 21.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.44 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.6 stream: 3.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.56 Bulk Shear: 32.65 m/s