MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F019.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F019.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 19 hour NAM valid 13Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 34.91,-97.42 Latitude: 34.91 Longitude: -97.42 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 51 SFC 970 316 20.7 19.8 95 0.9 20.1 179 13 296.4 299.1 294.3 340.1 15.14 2 950 494 19.7 19.4 98 0.3 19.5 186 23 297.2 299.9 294.6 340.9 15.12 3 900 962 21.8 13.7 60 8.1 16.4 226 40 303.9 306.0 293.5 336.7 10.99 4 850 1456 19.6 12.3 63 7.2 14.8 235 29 306.6 308.6 294.0 338.7 10.64 5 800 1977 17.0 11.7 71 5.3 13.6 231 23 309.2 311.3 294.9 342.3 10.87 6 750 2524 12.8 6.1 64 6.7 8.8 226 22 310.4 311.9 293.0 334.7 7.88 7 700 3099 8.3 1.7 63 6.5 4.6 226 24 311.7 312.8 292.0 331.0 6.21 8 650 3705 3.0 2.6 98 0.4 2.8 219 26 312.3 313.7 292.9 334.5 7.14 9 600 4349 -1.4 -1.7 98 0.3 -1.6 223 30 314.5 315.6 292.3 332.3 5.64 10 550 5037 -6.5 -9.5 79 3.0 -7.7 223 33 316.4 317.1 291.0 327.4 3.38 11 500 5773 -12.3 -22.8 41 10.5 -15.2 216 35 318.0 318.3 289.5 322.2 1.23 12 450 6572 -15.9 -35.4 17 19.5 -19.6 230 43 323.2 323.3 290.2 324.8 0.42 13 400 7449 -21.7 -40.7 16 18.9 -24.5 233 52 326.7 326.8 291.1 327.8 0.27 14 350 8417 -29.0 -48.9 13 19.9 -30.9 239 60 329.7 329.7 291.7 330.2 0.13 15 300 9501 -37.3 -46.7 37 9.4 -38.0 245 78 332.9 332.9 292.7 333.6 0.19 16 250 10734 -46.7 -50.1 69 3.3 -46.9 241 88 336.6 336.6 293.6 337.2 0.16 17 200 12190 -51.6 -71.8 7 20.2 -52.0 248 94 351.0 351.0 296.8 351.0 0.01 18 150 14019 -60.4 -81.9 4 21.5 -60.6 247 81 366.1 366.1 299.9 366.1 0.00 19 100 16492 -69.7 -87.7 6 18.0 -69.7 253 40 393.2 393.2 304.2 393.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5721.38 m Freezing level: 616.01 mb = 4142.62 m = 13591.10 ft Wetbulb zero: 618.02 mb = 4110.86 m = 13486.92 ft Precipitable water: 1.56 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 75.16 % Est. max temperature: 32.35 C = 90.24 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 957.43 mb = 426.48 m = 1399.21 ft T: 20.06 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.70 C/km ThetaE index: 11.35 C Layer 750.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 755.47 mb = 2462.10 m = 8077.67 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.77 g/kg Conv temperature: 34.45 C = 94.01 F Cap Strength: 4.73 C Lifted Index: -5.00 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.41 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.00 C Showalter Index: -5.00 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 56.48 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 31.86 C Cross Totals Index: 24.62 C K Index: 37.63 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 390.21 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.22 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 851.61 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 41.27 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 254.16 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.73 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 859.78 mb = 1357.05 m = 4452.22 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 674.78 mb = 3399.13 m = 11151.87 ft Equ Level (EL): 244.78 mb = 10872.00 m = 35668.84 ft B at Equ Level: 851.40 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 164.78 mb = 13421.26 m = 44032.47 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 222.5 at 29.0 knts Storm direction: 252.5 at 21.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.5 neg: 1.5 tot: 6.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 53.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 236.7 neg: -22.2 tot: 214.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 71.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.51 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.5 stream: 5.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.23 Bulk Rich Number: 42.92 Bulk Shear: 19.84 m/s