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: 35.19,-97.36 Latitude: 35.19 Longitude: -97.36 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 70 SFC 969 347 28.8 17.5 50 11.3 20.9 187 13 304.6 307.1 295.2 343.6 13.05 2 950 521 25.0 16.7 60 8.3 19.3 189 16 302.6 304.9 294.3 340.0 12.67 3 900 993 20.3 15.7 75 4.6 17.2 192 17 302.4 304.7 294.2 339.6 12.57 4 850 1483 16.7 11.6 72 5.0 13.4 217 16 303.6 305.5 292.7 333.9 10.17 5 800 1998 14.1 9.3 73 4.7 11.1 223 12 306.1 307.9 292.8 334.0 9.25 6 750 2541 12.6 -3.1 33 15.7 4.7 249 16 310.3 311.0 289.7 323.0 4.06 7 700 3116 8.9 0.1 54 8.8 4.2 259 17 312.3 313.4 291.6 329.6 5.52 8 650 3725 5.1 -5.9 45 11.0 -0.1 249 21 314.7 315.5 290.8 326.9 3.79 9 600 4373 0.7 -10.2 44 10.9 -3.9 241 24 316.9 317.5 290.7 326.6 2.94 10 550 5065 -3.9 -14.2 45 10.2 -7.8 244 29 319.4 319.8 290.9 327.1 2.32 11 500 5808 -9.8 -24.5 29 14.7 -13.9 247 31 321.1 321.3 290.2 324.8 1.05 12 450 6611 -15.6 -37.3 14 21.7 -19.5 249 30 323.6 323.6 290.2 324.8 0.34 13 400 7489 -21.3 -46.3 9 25.0 -24.4 248 32 327.2 327.3 291.1 327.8 0.15 14 350 8458 -28.6 -53.7 7 25.0 -30.7 249 33 330.1 330.1 291.8 330.4 0.07 15 300 9544 -36.5 -54.3 14 17.9 -37.5 256 36 334.0 334.0 292.9 334.3 0.08 16 250 10783 -45.1 -61.7 14 16.6 -45.7 255 41 339.0 339.0 294.1 339.2 0.04 17 200 12244 -53.5 -70.0 12 16.5 -53.8 248 41 348.0 348.0 296.2 348.0 0.02 18 150 14059 -61.7 -83.0 4 21.3 -61.8 242 40 363.9 363.9 299.4 363.9 0.00 19 100 16509 -69.5 -86.0 7 16.5 -69.6 241 29 393.3 393.3 304.3 393.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5738.16 m Freezing level: 592.33 mb = 4478.71 m = 14693.76 ft Wetbulb zero: 651.14 mb = 3710.27 m = 12172.65 ft Precipitable water: 1.26 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 52.02 % Est. max temperature: 29.26 C = 84.67 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 822.17 mb = 1765.62 m = 5792.65 ft T: 15.22 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.94 C/km ThetaE index: 10.96 C Layer 750.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 759.38 mb = 2436.41 m = 7993.38 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.40 g/kg Conv temperature: 33.56 C = 92.40 F Cap Strength: 2.35 C Lifted Index: -2.83 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.08 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.38 C Showalter Index: -0.37 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.85 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.43 C Cross Totals Index: 21.42 C K Index: 29.30 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 290.97 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.72 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 596.04 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 34.53 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 125.48 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.25 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 834.62 mb = 1638.11 m = 5374.32 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 619.62 mb = 4112.13 m = 13491.08 ft Equ Level (EL): 249.62 mb = 10793.50 m = 35411.30 ft B at Equ Level: 590.29 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 169.62 mb = 13283.53 m = 43580.60 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 238.5 at 21.2 knts Storm direction: 268.5 at 15.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 73.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 47.6 neg: -9.8 tot: 37.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 12.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.39 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.7 stream: 1.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.16 Bulk Rich Number: 17.18 Bulk Shear: 34.70 m/s