MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510161200F031.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510161200F031.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 31 hour NAM valid 19Z FRI 17 OCT 25 Station: 35.04,-97.21 Latitude: 35.04 Longitude: -97.21 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 73 SFC 970 340 28.4 17.5 52 10.9 20.8 188 12 304.2 306.6 295.1 343.2 13.07 2 950 525 24.6 16.7 61 7.9 19.2 189 14 302.2 304.5 294.2 339.6 12.67 3 900 995 19.9 15.6 76 4.3 17.0 192 15 302.0 304.3 294.0 338.7 12.44 4 850 1485 16.4 11.4 72 5.1 13.2 218 14 303.4 305.2 292.6 333.1 9.98 5 800 1999 13.5 9.6 77 4.0 11.1 225 10 305.6 307.3 292.7 333.8 9.40 6 750 2542 11.9 2.8 54 9.1 6.8 247 14 309.5 310.6 291.3 328.7 6.23 7 700 3116 9.1 -0.7 50 9.9 3.9 249 17 312.6 313.6 291.4 328.9 5.19 8 650 3726 5.2 -2.2 59 7.4 1.4 240 21 314.8 315.8 291.9 330.7 5.01 9 600 4375 0.9 -8.3 50 9.2 -3.3 241 24 317.1 317.8 291.2 328.2 3.40 10 550 5068 -3.9 -13.9 46 10.0 -7.8 247 28 319.4 319.9 290.9 327.3 2.37 11 500 5811 -9.6 -25.4 26 15.9 -13.8 249 29 321.4 321.6 290.2 324.8 0.97 12 450 6614 -15.6 -34.5 18 18.8 -19.3 248 32 323.6 323.7 290.3 325.2 0.46 13 400 7491 -21.3 -51.5 5 30.2 -24.6 252 31 327.2 327.3 291.0 327.6 0.08 14 350 8461 -28.7 -51.4 9 22.7 -30.6 251 32 330.1 330.1 291.9 330.5 0.10 15 300 9547 -36.2 -55.7 12 19.4 -37.4 257 35 334.3 334.3 292.9 334.6 0.07 16 250 10787 -45.0 -60.6 16 15.6 -45.5 254 41 339.2 339.2 294.1 339.4 0.04 17 200 12248 -53.4 -70.1 11 16.6 -53.8 246 41 348.1 348.1 296.3 348.2 0.02 18 150 14064 -61.8 -83.1 4 21.3 -61.9 244 40 363.7 363.7 299.4 363.7 0.00 19 100 16512 -69.8 -87.0 6 17.2 -69.9 242 28 392.8 392.8 304.2 392.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5737.68 m Freezing level: 590.96 mb = 4500.03 m = 14763.71 ft Wetbulb zero: 635.23 mb = 3912.38 m = 12835.74 ft Precipitable water: 1.33 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 56.46 % Est. max temperature: 28.91 C = 84.03 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 827.35 mb = 1714.37 m = 5624.50 ft T: 15.16 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.94 C/km ThetaE index: 10.07 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 801.95 mb = 1978.71 m = 6491.74 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.35 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.72 C = 85.50 F Cap Strength: 1.80 C Lifted Index: -2.30 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.52 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.80 C Showalter Index: 0.24 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.90 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.00 C Cross Totals Index: 20.90 C K Index: 27.50 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 193.99 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.55 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 500.42 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 31.64 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 128.72 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.81 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 838.40 mb = 1601.97 m = 5255.74 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 603.40 mb = 4329.02 m = 14202.64 ft Equ Level (EL): 263.40 mb = 10432.16 m = 34225.82 ft B at Equ Level: 498.58 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 173.40 mb = 13148.81 m = 43138.62 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 238.1 at 20.0 knts Storm direction: 268.1 at 15.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.4 neg: 0.5 tot: 2.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 63.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 38.4 neg: -10.9 tot: 27.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 9.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.36 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.3 stream: 1.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.10 Bulk Rich Number: 16.93 Bulk Shear: 29.56 m/s