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: 35.22,-97.62 Latitude: 35.22 Longitude: -97.62 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 66 SFC 964 391 28.5 17.7 52 10.8 21.0 189 14 304.9 307.3 295.4 344.7 13.34 2 950 518 25.7 16.8 58 8.9 19.6 190 16 303.2 305.6 294.6 341.1 12.78 3 900 990 20.9 15.7 72 5.2 17.4 193 17 303.0 305.3 294.4 340.2 12.56 4 850 1481 16.4 13.5 83 2.9 14.5 204 18 303.3 305.4 293.7 337.5 11.53 5 800 1996 14.8 7.7 62 7.2 10.4 225 13 307.0 308.5 292.2 331.9 8.24 6 750 2541 12.6 5.8 63 6.8 8.5 267 16 310.2 311.7 292.8 333.9 7.71 7 700 3116 8.7 2.3 64 6.5 5.1 266 19 312.2 313.4 292.3 332.3 6.45 8 650 3725 4.3 -0.8 69 5.1 1.7 256 21 313.9 314.9 292.1 331.4 5.56 9 600 4372 0.3 -6.2 62 6.5 -2.7 242 24 316.4 317.2 291.5 329.4 4.02 10 550 5064 -3.9 -15.4 40 11.5 -8.2 243 30 319.4 319.8 290.7 326.4 2.09 11 500 5807 -10.1 -21.8 38 11.7 -13.6 243 32 320.7 321.0 290.3 325.3 1.33 12 450 6610 -15.6 -38.9 12 23.3 -19.6 248 31 323.6 323.6 290.2 324.7 0.29 13 400 7487 -21.4 -48.7 7 27.2 -24.6 247 33 327.1 327.1 291.0 327.6 0.12 14 350 8456 -28.6 -52.3 8 23.7 -30.7 248 34 330.1 330.1 291.9 330.5 0.09 15 300 9543 -36.5 -53.4 16 16.8 -37.6 255 37 333.9 333.9 292.9 334.2 0.09 16 250 10782 -45.0 -61.6 14 16.5 -45.6 255 41 339.1 339.1 294.1 339.3 0.04 17 200 12241 -53.7 -69.7 12 16.0 -53.9 249 40 347.8 347.8 296.1 347.9 0.02 18 150 14057 -61.4 -82.8 4 21.3 -61.6 242 40 364.2 364.2 299.5 364.2 0.00 19 100 16507 -69.5 -86.0 7 16.5 -69.6 240 30 393.3 393.3 304.3 393.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5740.67 m Freezing level: 596.67 mb = 4417.62 m = 14493.33 ft Wetbulb zero: 631.11 mb = 3963.02 m = 13001.88 ft Precipitable water: 1.39 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 60.83 % Est. max temperature: 29.56 C = 85.21 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 823.63 mb = 1748.86 m = 5737.65 ft T: 15.57 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.00 C/km ThetaE index: 12.73 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 761.72 mb = 2409.85 m = 7906.24 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.54 g/kg Conv temperature: 33.04 C = 91.47 F Cap Strength: 2.06 C Lifted Index: -3.49 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.76 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.92 C Showalter Index: -2.26 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.08 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.47 C Cross Totals Index: 23.61 C K Index: 33.52 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 354.50 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.38 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 751.36 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 38.76 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 96.12 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.05 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 831.20 mb = 1671.22 m = 5482.94 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 666.20 mb = 3522.45 m = 11556.45 ft Equ Level (EL): 246.20 mb = 10882.07 m = 35701.90 ft B at Equ Level: 749.22 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 156.20 mb = 13801.52 m = 45280.02 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 239.7 at 22.2 knts Storm direction: 269.7 at 16.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.5 neg: 0.5 tot: 3.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 94.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 35.2 neg: -8.2 tot: 27.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 9.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.20 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.2 stream: 1.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.16 Bulk Rich Number: 20.36 Bulk Shear: 36.91 m/s