MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180600F009.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180600F009.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 9 hour NAM valid 15Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 35.11,-97.78 Latitude: 35.11 Longitude: -97.78 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 79 SFC 967 364 15.7 15.0 95 0.8 15.3 271 19 291.7 293.7 289.7 323.2 11.12 2 950 515 14.8 14.2 96 0.6 14.4 273 32 292.2 294.1 289.6 322.8 10.77 3 900 973 14.1 10.9 81 3.2 12.1 285 43 296.1 297.7 289.5 322.5 9.15 4 850 1455 12.7 10.1 84 2.6 11.2 273 21 299.5 301.1 290.7 326.4 9.18 5 800 1962 9.7 7.2 84 2.5 8.3 256 15 301.5 303.0 290.3 325.3 8.00 6 750 2498 8.2 6.8 91 1.4 7.4 211 23 305.5 307.0 291.9 330.6 8.32 7 700 3067 6.5 5.4 93 1.1 5.9 174 27 309.7 311.2 292.9 334.5 8.07 8 650 3674 4.3 2.7 89 1.6 3.4 167 34 313.9 315.2 293.4 336.2 7.16 9 600 4320 -0.5 -2.3 88 1.8 -1.4 172 37 315.5 316.5 292.4 332.6 5.38 10 550 5010 -5.5 -7.2 88 1.7 -6.3 176 42 317.5 318.3 291.9 330.6 4.04 11 500 5750 -10.4 -12.4 85 2.0 -11.2 181 49 320.4 321.0 291.7 330.2 2.95 12 450 6553 -16.7 -17.6 93 0.8 -17.0 207 57 322.2 322.6 291.6 329.4 2.14 13 400 7425 -23.0 -23.5 96 0.4 -23.1 227 70 325.1 325.4 291.7 330.1 1.44 14 350 8392 -29.2 -31.1 84 1.9 -29.6 242 67 329.3 329.5 292.3 332.3 0.81 15 300 9475 -37.0 -40.0 74 3.0 -37.4 246 67 333.2 333.2 293.0 334.6 0.39 16 250 10710 -47.4 -50.8 68 3.4 -47.6 249 66 335.6 335.6 293.4 336.2 0.14 17 200 12159 -50.6 -74.5 4 23.9 -51.0 253 93 352.7 352.7 297.2 352.7 0.01 18 150 14013 -57.1 -84.2 2 27.1 -57.4 248 62 371.6 371.6 300.8 371.6 0.00 19 100 16497 -68.2 -86.2 6 18.0 -68.3 249 31 396.0 396.0 304.6 396.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5671.39 m Freezing level: 605.51 mb = 4249.01 m = 13940.15 ft Wetbulb zero: 614.95 mb = 4121.46 m = 13521.68 ft Precipitable water: 1.51 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 87.93 % Est. max temperature: 24.80 C = 76.64 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 955.91 mb = 462.61 m = 1517.72 ft T: 15.13 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.29 C/km ThetaE index: 1.10 C Layer 800.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 811.91 mb = 1838.47 m = 6031.65 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.85 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.01 C = 77.02 F Cap Strength: 6.00 C Lifted Index: 4.32 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 7.73 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.80 C Showalter Index: 2.62 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 43.57 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 23.08 C Cross Totals Index: 20.49 C K Index: 32.09 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 212.11 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.75 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 25.16 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.09 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7681.08 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.95 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 888.16 mb = 1084.66 m = 3558.55 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 197.7 at 34.2 knts Storm direction: 227.7 at 25.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.7 neg: 10.0 tot: 13.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 119.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 142.7 neg: -80.4 tot: 62.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 20.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.20 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 15.9 stream: 3.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 0.10 Bulk Shear: 240.18 m/s