MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170600F033.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170600F033.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 33 hour NAM valid 15Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 33.41,-94.25 Latitude: 33.41 Longitude: -94.25 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1001 99 22.4 19.2 82 3.2 20.2 181 9 295.5 298.1 293.3 336.1 14.12 1 1000 104 21.7 18.9 84 2.8 19.8 181 6 294.9 297.4 293.0 334.7 13.91 2 950 547 18.6 18.0 96 0.6 18.2 210 21 296.1 298.6 293.3 335.8 13.81 3 900 1013 19.0 11.0 60 8.0 14.0 221 18 301.1 302.8 291.2 328.4 9.22 4 850 1501 15.1 13.9 92 1.2 14.3 226 16 302.0 304.2 293.6 336.9 11.82 5 800 2013 12.8 11.4 91 1.5 11.9 240 18 304.8 306.8 293.4 336.6 10.61 6 750 2556 13.2 -16.0 12 29.2 1.8 211 17 310.9 311.1 287.3 315.7 1.46 7 700 3131 9.0 1.0 58 7.9 4.6 212 19 312.4 313.5 291.9 330.9 5.90 8 650 3741 5.0 -2.0 60 7.0 1.4 218 24 314.7 315.6 291.9 330.8 5.08 9 600 4388 0.4 -6.6 59 7.1 -2.9 218 25 316.6 317.4 291.5 329.1 3.88 10 550 5079 -5.2 -11.4 62 6.2 -7.7 225 27 318.0 318.5 291.0 327.5 2.92 11 500 5819 -10.5 -21.1 42 10.5 -13.7 228 31 320.2 320.5 290.3 325.0 1.42 12 450 6624 -13.6 -30.3 23 16.6 -17.4 232 36 326.1 326.2 291.3 328.6 0.68 13 400 7511 -19.0 -42.0 11 23.0 -22.5 237 43 330.4 330.4 292.0 331.3 0.24 14 350 8489 -26.6 -51.3 8 24.7 -29.0 242 47 332.8 332.8 292.6 333.2 0.10 15 300 9582 -35.7 -51.2 19 15.6 -36.8 250 54 335.1 335.1 293.2 335.6 0.11 16 250 10822 -45.2 -58.0 23 12.7 -45.7 248 59 338.8 338.8 294.1 339.0 0.06 17 200 12284 -52.5 -71.4 9 18.8 -52.9 250 70 349.6 349.6 296.5 349.6 0.01 18 150 14097 -62.7 -80.9 7 18.2 -62.9 252 60 362.0 362.0 299.1 362.0 0.00 19 100 16535 -72.3 -86.1 11 13.9 -72.3 250 34 388.1 388.1 303.5 388.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5715.12 m Freezing level: 595.98 mb = 4443.81 m = 14579.26 ft Wetbulb zero: 633.33 mb = 3951.06 m = 12962.63 ft Precipitable water: 1.47 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 63.13 % Est. max temperature: 28.88 C = 83.99 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 954.48 mb = 506.01 m = 1660.10 ft T: 18.90 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.25 C/km ThetaE index: 21.26 C Layer 800.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 843.75 mb = 1563.34 m = 5129.02 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.69 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.25 C = 84.64 F Cap Strength: 4.70 C Lifted Index: -1.08 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.24 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.31 C Showalter Index: -2.48 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.12 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.68 C Cross Totals Index: 24.44 C K Index: 31.67 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 282.65 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.33 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 49.56 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 9.96 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 356.58 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.64 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 910.90 mb = 908.86 m = 2981.78 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 555.90 mb = 4994.53 m = 16386.06 ft Equ Level (EL): 465.90 mb = 6359.03 m = 20862.71 ft B at Equ Level: 47.17 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 405.90 mb = 7400.54 m = 24279.70 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 221.0 at 21.8 knts Storm direction: 251.0 at 16.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.8 neg: 1.3 tot: 4.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 52.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 62.6 neg: -13.1 tot: 49.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 16.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.35 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.3 stream: 2.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 4.56 Bulk Shear: 10.86 m/s