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: 35.53,-95.56 Latitude: 35.53 Longitude: -95.56 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 55 SFC 985 184 21.7 21.0 95 0.8 21.2 214 6 296.1 299.0 294.9 342.3 16.05 2 950 499 19.6 19.6 100 -0.0 19.6 199 15 297.1 299.8 294.6 341.3 15.30 3 900 964 17.6 17.6 100 -0.0 17.6 208 27 299.6 302.2 294.6 341.0 14.18 4 850 1453 15.3 15.4 100 -0.0 15.4 227 37 302.2 304.6 294.5 340.7 13.02 5 800 1966 12.9 12.9 100 -0.0 12.9 228 37 304.9 307.1 294.3 340.1 11.77 6 750 2507 9.9 9.9 100 -0.0 9.9 226 37 307.3 309.3 293.9 338.4 10.27 7 700 3079 6.6 6.6 100 0.0 6.6 218 33 309.8 311.5 293.5 336.7 8.77 8 650 3684 2.5 2.0 96 0.5 2.2 205 28 311.8 313.1 292.5 332.9 6.80 9 600 4327 -0.9 -2.7 87 1.9 -1.8 186 27 315.1 316.1 292.2 331.7 5.22 10 550 5018 -4.6 -5.9 90 1.3 -5.2 183 33 318.7 319.5 292.6 333.2 4.48 11 500 5763 -8.8 -9.7 93 0.9 -9.2 189 36 322.4 323.1 292.9 334.5 3.68 12 450 6574 -12.8 -13.2 97 0.4 -13.0 196 40 327.1 327.7 293.7 337.5 3.07 13 400 7463 -18.1 -18.2 100 0.1 -18.1 206 45 331.4 331.9 294.1 339.4 2.28 14 350 8445 -25.9 -26.0 99 0.1 -25.9 217 51 333.8 334.1 294.0 338.6 1.31 15 300 9542 -34.8 -35.5 93 0.7 -34.9 224 56 336.3 336.5 294.0 338.7 0.62 16 250 10787 -45.3 -48.4 71 3.1 -45.5 236 63 338.7 338.7 294.2 339.5 0.19 17 200 12231 -57.8 -61.6 62 3.7 -57.9 242 74 341.2 341.2 294.7 341.4 0.05 18 150 14029 -61.1 -83.1 4 22.0 -61.3 251 75 364.8 364.9 299.7 364.9 0.00 19 100 16507 -69.6 -86.7 7 17.1 -69.7 250 43 393.2 393.2 304.3 393.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5707.73 m Freezing level: 612.89 mb = 4161.32 m = 13652.46 ft Wetbulb zero: 622.55 mb = 4030.59 m = 13223.57 ft Precipitable water: 2.06 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 96.14 % Est. max temperature: 28.55 C = 83.39 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 974.50 mb = 278.84 m = 914.80 ft T: 21.09 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.73 C/km ThetaE index: 10.66 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 935.94 mb = 627.37 m = 2058.28 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.95 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.35 C = 74.04 F Cap Strength: -0.09 C Lifted Index: -2.57 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.53 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.50 C Showalter Index: -2.22 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 48.22 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.10 C Cross Totals Index: 24.12 C K Index: 39.45 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 293.95 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.33 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 637.48 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 35.71 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.00 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 933.13 mb = 653.20 m = 2143.01 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 928.13 mb = 699.45 m = 2294.75 ft Equ Level (EL): 198.13 mb = 12289.48 m = 40319.34 ft B at Equ Level: 625.02 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 148.13 mb = 14105.56 m = 46277.53 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 205.8 at 31.2 knts Storm direction: 235.8 at 23.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.5 neg: 2.6 tot: 6.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 114.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 123.7 neg: -31.8 tot: 91.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 30.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.58 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.8 stream: 4.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.49 Bulk Rich Number: 14.99 Bulk Shear: 42.52 m/s