MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170000F047.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170000F047.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 47 hour NAM valid 23Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 33.48,-94.57 Latitude: 33.48 Longitude: -94.57 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 89 SFC 997 110 16.9 15.9 94 1.0 16.3 322 14 290.3 292.3 289.6 322.6 11.50 2 950 525 16.6 14.9 89 1.8 15.5 306 26 294.0 296.1 290.6 326.2 11.25 3 900 989 17.5 16.0 91 1.4 16.5 278 13 299.5 301.8 293.6 337.0 12.83 4 850 1477 15.4 14.1 92 1.3 14.6 234 18 302.3 304.5 293.7 337.7 11.98 5 800 1990 12.6 10.9 90 1.6 11.6 225 28 304.6 306.5 293.2 335.4 10.32 6 750 2529 9.3 5.9 79 3.4 7.3 227 32 306.6 308.1 291.7 330.2 7.78 7 700 3097 5.2 3.0 86 2.1 4.0 231 36 308.2 309.5 291.5 329.1 6.82 8 650 3701 3.4 1.7 89 1.6 2.5 246 38 312.8 314.0 292.7 333.6 6.69 9 600 4345 -1.8 -2.7 94 0.9 -2.3 243 51 314.0 315.0 291.9 330.6 5.23 10 550 5032 -6.2 -7.0 94 0.9 -6.5 235 68 316.8 317.5 291.7 330.0 4.10 11 500 5774 -9.0 -9.1 99 0.1 -9.0 236 65 322.1 322.9 293.0 334.8 3.85 12 450 6581 -14.5 -14.5 100 0.0 -14.5 235 63 325.0 325.6 292.9 334.4 2.77 13 400 7462 -20.9 -20.9 100 0.0 -20.9 234 62 327.9 328.2 292.9 334.2 1.81 14 350 8439 -26.4 -29.9 73 3.4 -27.1 235 63 333.1 333.3 293.4 336.5 0.92 15 300 9532 -34.8 -38.1 72 3.3 -35.2 230 64 336.3 336.4 293.9 338.1 0.47 16 250 10781 -43.9 -54.0 32 10.1 -44.5 238 64 340.8 340.8 294.6 341.2 0.10 17 200 12248 -51.5 -71.2 8 19.6 -51.9 261 59 351.2 351.2 296.9 351.3 0.01 18 150 14068 -62.4 -80.0 8 17.6 -62.6 277 50 362.6 362.6 299.2 362.6 0.00 19 100 16526 -70.3 -86.7 7 16.4 -70.4 246 32 391.9 391.9 304.0 391.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5685.71 m Freezing level: 617.52 mb = 4119.47 m = 13515.16 ft Wetbulb zero: 623.87 mb = 4031.26 m = 13225.77 ft Precipitable water: 1.82 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 90.34 % Est. max temperature: 29.05 C = 84.28 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 983.55 mb = 229.95 m = 754.42 ft T: 16.82 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.28 C/km ThetaE index: 8.64 C Layer 800.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 807.42 mb = 1911.54 m = 6271.40 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.75 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.86 C = 87.54 F Cap Strength: 3.63 C Lifted Index: 3.02 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.49 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.41 C Showalter Index: -1.25 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.46 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.39 C Cross Totals Index: 23.07 C K Index: 36.36 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 299.27 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.71 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 35.84 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.47 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6163.80 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.61 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 925.95 mb = 745.13 m = 2444.62 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 240.2 at 39.8 knts Storm direction: 270.2 at 29.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.4 neg: 5.7 tot: 7.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 112.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 209.1 neg: -61.6 tot: 147.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 49.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.54 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.4 stream: 5.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.04 Bulk Rich Number: 0.19 Bulk Shear: 190.41 m/s