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: 34.57,-95.80 Latitude: 34.57 Longitude: -95.80 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 980 260 18.3 14.3 78 4.0 15.7 266 13 293.1 295.0 289.7 323.0 10.49 2 950 526 16.0 12.9 82 3.1 14.1 271 27 293.4 295.2 289.2 321.6 9.89 3 900 984 14.2 10.0 76 4.2 11.7 278 45 296.1 297.7 289.0 321.1 8.61 4 850 1466 12.3 7.7 74 4.6 9.6 265 29 299.0 300.4 289.3 321.9 7.79 5 800 1971 9.5 6.1 79 3.4 7.5 254 25 301.2 302.6 289.8 323.2 7.39 6 750 2507 8.2 8.2 100 0.0 8.2 218 26 305.5 307.2 292.5 333.0 9.14 7 700 3074 4.6 4.2 97 0.4 4.4 211 31 307.6 308.9 291.7 330.1 7.41 8 650 3677 3.1 3.1 100 0.0 3.1 200 26 312.5 313.9 293.2 335.4 7.38 9 600 4322 -1.2 -1.2 100 0.0 -1.2 194 33 314.7 315.8 292.6 333.1 5.84 10 550 5011 -5.6 -5.7 99 0.1 -5.6 192 41 317.5 318.3 292.3 332.1 4.56 11 500 5752 -10.2 -10.8 96 0.5 -10.5 196 44 320.6 321.2 292.2 331.6 3.36 12 450 6555 -16.3 -17.3 92 1.0 -16.6 217 53 322.8 323.2 291.7 330.2 2.19 13 400 7431 -21.6 -23.1 87 1.5 -22.0 225 60 326.9 327.2 292.3 332.1 1.49 14 350 8401 -28.5 -30.9 80 2.4 -28.9 230 63 330.3 330.5 292.6 333.4 0.83 15 300 9485 -37.6 -41.8 65 4.1 -38.0 235 68 332.3 332.4 292.7 333.6 0.33 16 250 10724 -43.7 -64.9 8 21.3 -44.4 250 65 341.1 341.2 294.6 341.3 0.02 17 200 12201 -49.6 -74.7 4 25.0 -50.1 267 62 354.1 354.1 297.5 354.2 0.01 18 150 14034 -60.6 -81.9 5 21.2 -60.8 267 53 365.6 365.6 299.8 365.6 0.00 19 100 16506 -68.3 -87.4 5 19.1 -68.4 247 35 395.9 395.9 304.6 395.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5663.91 m Freezing level: 614.04 mb = 4140.77 m = 13585.05 ft Wetbulb zero: 613.96 mb = 4136.49 m = 13571.00 ft Precipitable water: 1.54 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 91.42 % Est. max temperature: 25.03 C = 77.05 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 923.91 mb = 761.84 m = 2499.43 ft T: 15.05 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.53 C/km ThetaE index: 2.89 C Layer 700.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 800.78 mb = 1963.19 m = 6440.85 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.35 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.33 C = 79.39 F Cap Strength: 5.43 C Lifted Index: 5.27 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 8.13 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.47 C Showalter Index: 5.09 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 40.51 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.54 C Cross Totals Index: 17.97 C K Index: 29.89 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 194.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.93 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 13.15 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.13 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8019.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.43 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 879.25 mb = 1180.40 m = 3872.65 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 218.4 at 33.5 knts Storm direction: 248.4 at 25.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.0 neg: 6.2 tot: 10.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 98.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 22.0 neg: -82.0 tot: -60.0 m^2/s^2 ave: -20.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.28 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.8 stream: -3.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.13 Bulk Shear: 97.52 m/s