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: 35.27,-97.41 Latitude: 35.27 Longitude: -97.41 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 68 SFC 968 353 28.7 17.6 51 11.0 21.0 187 14 304.6 307.1 295.3 344.1 13.22 2 950 520 25.3 16.7 59 8.6 19.4 189 16 302.8 305.2 294.4 340.4 12.68 3 900 991 20.5 15.7 74 4.8 17.2 191 17 302.6 304.9 294.3 339.7 12.55 4 850 1482 16.6 11.7 73 4.9 13.5 214 17 303.6 305.5 292.8 334.1 10.25 5 800 1997 14.4 9.0 70 5.4 11.0 224 13 306.5 308.2 292.7 333.8 9.05 6 750 2540 12.3 1.1 46 11.3 6.2 258 15 310.0 311.0 290.9 327.1 5.51 7 700 3115 8.6 3.3 69 5.3 5.6 261 18 312.0 313.3 292.7 333.5 6.95 8 650 3724 4.6 -2.0 62 6.7 1.2 252 21 314.2 315.2 291.8 330.3 5.08 9 600 4371 0.5 -9.4 47 9.9 -3.8 241 24 316.8 317.4 290.8 326.9 3.13 10 550 5064 -3.9 -14.6 43 10.7 -7.9 244 30 319.4 319.8 290.8 326.9 2.24 11 500 5807 -10.0 -24.6 29 14.6 -14.0 246 32 320.9 321.1 290.1 324.5 1.04 12 450 6610 -15.5 -40.4 10 24.8 -19.6 249 30 323.7 323.7 290.2 324.6 0.25 13 400 7487 -21.5 -47.4 8 26.0 -24.5 248 33 327.1 327.1 291.0 327.6 0.13 14 350 8457 -28.6 -51.1 10 22.4 -30.6 249 33 330.1 330.1 291.9 330.5 0.10 15 300 9543 -36.5 -53.8 15 17.4 -37.5 256 36 334.0 334.0 292.9 334.3 0.08 16 250 10782 -45.2 -62.2 13 17.0 -45.7 255 40 338.9 338.9 294.1 339.1 0.04 17 200 12242 -53.6 -69.7 12 16.2 -53.8 249 41 348.0 348.0 296.2 348.0 0.02 18 150 14057 -61.5 -82.9 4 21.3 -61.7 242 40 364.0 364.0 299.5 364.1 0.00 19 100 16507 -69.5 -85.9 7 16.5 -69.5 240 29 393.5 393.5 304.3 393.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5738.61 m Freezing level: 593.91 mb = 4455.74 m = 14618.38 ft Wetbulb zero: 638.04 mb = 3874.25 m = 12710.63 ft Precipitable water: 1.34 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 56.79 % Est. max temperature: 29.45 C = 85.01 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 824.71 mb = 1738.57 m = 5703.89 ft T: 15.52 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.89 C/km ThetaE index: 16.97 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 766.80 mb = 2353.87 m = 7722.59 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.41 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.79 C = 91.02 F Cap Strength: 2.01 C Lifted Index: -3.09 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.19 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.98 C Showalter Index: -0.63 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.36 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.63 C Cross Totals Index: 21.73 C K Index: 33.12 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 297.97 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.82 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 636.54 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 35.68 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 104.34 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.00 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 832.57 mb = 1658.07 m = 5439.80 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 637.57 mb = 3880.20 m = 12730.17 ft Equ Level (EL): 247.57 mb = 10845.82 m = 35582.98 ft B at Equ Level: 631.45 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 167.57 mb = 13358.23 m = 43825.68 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 239.2 at 21.7 knts Storm direction: 269.2 at 16.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.1 neg: 0.4 tot: 3.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 78.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 41.1 neg: -8.9 tot: 32.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 10.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.32 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.8 stream: 1.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.15 Bulk Rich Number: 17.00 Bulk Shear: 37.44 m/s