MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170000F042.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170000F042.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 42 hour NAM valid 18Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 32.83,-96.49 Latitude: 32.83 Longitude: -96.49 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 88 SFC 996 125 24.5 21.6 84 2.9 22.5 212 10 298.0 301.0 295.7 346.0 16.55 2 950 535 20.4 20.2 99 0.2 20.3 213 15 297.9 300.8 295.3 344.1 15.93 3 900 1001 17.7 17.7 100 -0.0 17.7 245 22 299.7 302.3 294.7 341.4 14.28 4 850 1489 14.4 14.0 97 0.5 14.1 256 24 301.2 303.4 293.4 336.2 11.87 5 800 2000 12.4 12.4 100 -0.0 12.4 238 17 304.4 306.5 293.9 338.3 11.38 6 750 2540 10.1 10.1 100 -0.0 10.1 226 16 307.5 309.5 294.1 339.1 10.42 7 700 3110 6.8 -6.0 40 12.8 0.8 223 23 310.0 310.7 289.0 321.0 3.49 8 650 3715 3.9 -7.6 43 11.5 -1.3 214 31 313.4 314.0 290.0 324.0 3.31 9 600 4361 -0.3 -4.7 72 4.4 -2.4 210 41 315.8 316.6 291.7 330.1 4.49 10 550 5050 -5.8 -8.4 82 2.6 -7.0 207 45 317.2 317.9 291.5 329.2 3.69 11 500 5790 -10.5 -15.3 68 4.8 -12.2 213 49 320.3 320.7 291.2 328.1 2.33 12 450 6596 -14.0 -34.2 16 20.2 -18.1 230 57 325.6 325.7 291.0 327.4 0.47 13 400 7478 -20.4 -45.8 8 25.4 -23.7 232 63 328.4 328.4 291.5 329.0 0.16 14 350 8452 -27.1 -48.4 11 21.3 -29.3 238 71 332.3 332.3 292.4 332.8 0.14 15 300 9544 -35.7 -52.1 17 16.4 -36.9 242 84 335.0 335.0 293.2 335.4 0.10 16 250 10785 -44.0 -62.6 11 18.6 -44.7 251 77 340.6 340.6 294.5 340.7 0.03 17 200 12251 -53.3 -72.7 8 19.4 -53.7 254 77 348.3 348.3 296.3 348.4 0.01 18 150 14078 -60.7 -80.9 5 20.3 -60.8 257 69 365.6 365.6 299.8 365.6 0.00 19 100 16529 -71.0 -86.6 8 15.7 -71.1 248 29 390.6 390.6 303.9 390.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5701.41 m Freezing level: 603.60 mb = 4314.38 m = 14154.60 ft Wetbulb zero: 680.09 mb = 3345.90 m = 10977.22 ft Precipitable water: 1.76 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 78.44 % Est. max temperature: 27.99 C = 82.38 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 955.63 mb = 483.79 m = 1587.22 ft T: 20.92 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.44 C/km ThetaE index: 18.02 C Layer 700.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 936.52 mb = 658.44 m = 2160.21 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.57 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.87 C = 76.77 F Cap Strength: -0.05 C Lifted Index: -5.22 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.87 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.02 C Showalter Index: -2.06 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.32 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.89 C Cross Totals Index: 24.43 C K Index: 26.08 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 269.98 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.66 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1217.17 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 49.34 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.00 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 935.75 mb = 665.57 m = 2183.59 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 930.75 mb = 711.76 m = 2335.14 ft Equ Level (EL): 230.75 mb = 11311.86 m = 37111.96 ft B at Equ Level: 1213.15 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 130.75 mb = 14908.27 m = 48911.07 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 218.8 at 29.7 knts Storm direction: 248.8 at 22.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.7 neg: 1.9 tot: 4.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 59.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 48.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 48.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 16.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.57 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.2 stream: 4.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.22 Bulk Rich Number: 31.16 Bulk Shear: 39.07 m/s