MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F023.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F023.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 23 hour NAM valid 17Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 35.09,-97.33 Latitude: 35.09 Longitude: -97.33 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 72 SFC 969 343 18.2 16.0 87 2.2 16.8 271 13 294.0 296.1 291.2 328.0 11.89 2 950 511 17.4 14.4 83 3.0 15.5 275 24 294.9 296.8 290.6 326.3 10.95 3 900 973 16.2 11.2 72 5.0 13.1 284 42 298.2 299.9 290.4 325.4 9.32 4 850 1456 12.4 7.0 69 5.5 9.3 298 26 299.2 300.5 289.0 320.9 7.39 5 800 1963 10.5 7.0 79 3.4 8.5 308 18 302.3 303.7 290.5 325.8 7.90 6 750 2500 9.7 7.5 86 2.2 8.4 218 24 307.2 308.8 292.7 333.6 8.73 7 700 3071 6.6 4.3 85 2.3 5.2 201 42 309.8 311.2 292.4 332.6 7.44 8 650 3676 2.6 -0.1 82 2.8 1.2 202 50 311.9 313.1 291.7 330.2 5.84 9 600 4318 -1.8 -4.3 83 2.5 -3.0 204 58 314.0 314.9 291.3 328.8 4.64 10 550 5005 -6.6 -7.4 94 0.8 -7.0 209 68 316.2 317.0 291.5 329.1 3.98 11 500 5744 -10.4 -10.5 99 0.1 -10.5 214 65 320.4 321.0 292.2 331.7 3.44 12 450 6548 -15.4 -16.9 88 1.5 -15.9 222 60 323.9 324.3 292.2 331.6 2.26 13 400 7426 -21.8 -25.7 71 3.9 -22.7 224 57 326.7 326.9 291.9 330.9 1.18 14 350 8396 -28.2 -31.7 72 3.5 -28.8 228 48 330.8 330.9 292.7 333.6 0.77 15 300 9484 -36.9 -40.1 72 3.2 -37.2 230 45 333.4 333.5 293.0 334.9 0.39 16 250 10714 -46.5 -54.0 42 7.5 -46.9 237 53 336.9 336.9 293.6 337.3 0.10 17 200 12180 -50.7 -78.0 3 27.2 -51.2 255 74 352.4 352.4 297.1 352.4 0.00 18 150 14018 -58.8 -80.7 4 21.9 -59.0 265 52 368.8 368.8 300.4 368.8 0.00 19 100 16496 -69.5 -86.0 7 16.5 -69.6 258 41 393.4 393.4 304.3 393.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5671.65 m Freezing level: 620.21 mb = 4058.63 m = 13315.56 ft Wetbulb zero: 635.68 mb = 3854.55 m = 12646.00 ft Precipitable water: 1.45 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 83.67 % Est. max temperature: 25.23 C = 77.41 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 937.93 mb = 620.26 m = 2034.95 ft T: 17.14 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.35 C/km ThetaE index: 7.02 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 741.02 mb = 2599.80 m = 8529.43 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.91 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.69 C = 89.05 F Cap Strength: 4.10 C Lifted Index: 3.05 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.37 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.92 C Showalter Index: 5.46 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 40.20 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.83 C Cross Totals Index: 17.37 C K Index: 27.49 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 200.39 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.15 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 17.25 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.87 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7179.70 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.10 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 864.24 mb = 1315.33 m = 4315.34 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 220.4 at 45.2 knts Storm direction: 250.4 at 33.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.0 neg: 9.2 tot: 11.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 94.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 342.0 neg: -111.7 tot: 230.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 76.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.33 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 19.1 stream: 6.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 0.09 Bulk Shear: 192.07 m/s