MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170000F045.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170000F045.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 45 hour NAM valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 33.51,-94.66 Latitude: 33.51 Longitude: -94.66 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 68 SFC 994 120 27.7 20.4 65 7.3 22.5 201 12 301.3 304.2 295.9 346.6 15.38 2 950 518 22.5 19.2 82 3.2 20.2 202 17 300.0 302.7 295.2 343.7 14.95 3 900 986 17.9 18.0 100 -0.0 17.9 207 19 300.0 302.7 294.9 342.5 14.55 4 850 1473 14.5 14.1 97 0.4 14.3 224 25 301.3 303.5 293.5 336.7 11.99 5 800 1986 12.6 12.3 98 0.2 12.4 217 27 304.5 306.6 293.9 338.4 11.33 6 750 2526 9.4 8.9 96 0.6 9.1 218 29 306.8 308.6 293.3 335.7 9.57 7 700 3097 7.5 2.4 70 5.1 4.6 217 36 310.8 312.0 292.0 330.9 6.51 8 650 3705 4.7 -8.2 39 12.9 -1.1 217 41 314.3 314.9 290.1 324.5 3.17 9 600 4351 0.1 -5.0 69 5.1 -2.4 210 42 316.2 317.0 291.8 330.3 4.39 10 550 5042 -5.1 -10.1 68 4.9 -7.2 213 44 318.0 318.6 291.3 328.6 3.24 11 500 5783 -10.0 -17.9 52 8.0 -12.6 225 51 320.9 321.3 290.9 327.2 1.87 12 450 6588 -14.9 -36.9 13 22.0 -19.0 232 55 324.5 324.5 290.5 325.8 0.36 13 400 7468 -20.7 -38.9 18 18.2 -23.6 231 68 328.1 328.1 291.5 329.3 0.33 14 350 8440 -27.7 -33.4 58 5.7 -28.6 233 66 331.4 331.5 292.7 333.8 0.65 15 300 9530 -35.3 -42.6 47 7.3 -36.0 239 65 335.6 335.7 293.5 336.8 0.30 16 250 10777 -43.8 -63.4 10 19.6 -44.5 251 69 341.0 341.0 294.6 341.1 0.03 17 200 12243 -53.4 -69.1 13 15.6 -53.7 253 68 348.2 348.2 296.3 348.2 0.02 18 150 14059 -61.2 -82.6 4 21.4 -61.3 261 56 364.7 364.7 299.6 364.7 0.00 19 100 16512 -71.8 -86.8 9 15.0 -71.9 253 37 388.9 388.9 303.6 388.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5715.29 m Freezing level: 599.33 mb = 4360.49 m = 14305.89 ft Wetbulb zero: 659.52 mb = 3585.39 m = 11762.94 ft Precipitable water: 1.76 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 75.46 % Est. max temperature: 28.05 C = 82.48 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 894.67 mb = 1036.42 m = 3400.28 ft T: 17.59 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.49 C/km ThetaE index: 13.81 C Layer 750.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 905.57 mb = 932.37 m = 3058.92 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.90 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.34 C = 79.42 F Cap Strength: -0.27 C Lifted Index: -4.76 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.56 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.39 C Showalter Index: -1.77 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.51 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.45 C Cross Totals Index: 24.06 C K Index: 33.47 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 298.46 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.89 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1205.75 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 49.11 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4.99 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.07 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 902.24 mb = 964.27 m = 3163.59 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 897.24 mb = 1012.00 m = 3320.17 ft Equ Level (EL): 227.24 mb = 11404.18 m = 37414.82 ft B at Equ Level: 1197.56 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 127.24 mb = 15054.69 m = 49391.43 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 216.3 at 34.7 knts Storm direction: 246.3 at 26.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.1 neg: 1.5 tot: 4.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 81.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 87.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 87.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 29.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.73 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.0 stream: 3.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.45 Bulk Rich Number: 21.28 Bulk Shear: 56.67 m/s