MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F018.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F018.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 18 hour NAM valid 6Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 33.95,-98.71 Latitude: 33.95 Longitude: -98.71 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 52 SFC 971 312 23.2 16.8 67 6.4 18.9 178 11 298.9 301.2 293.1 335.2 12.46 2 950 500 24.4 16.1 60 8.2 18.8 187 30 301.9 304.2 293.9 338.1 12.24 3 900 973 22.7 15.3 63 7.4 17.7 203 40 304.9 307.1 294.7 341.4 12.22 4 850 1469 20.1 13.3 65 6.8 15.5 222 29 307.1 309.3 294.7 341.4 11.34 5 800 1990 17.1 10.7 66 6.3 13.0 235 20 309.3 311.2 294.4 340.4 10.18 6 750 2538 14.1 4.9 54 9.2 8.6 242 19 311.8 313.2 292.9 334.3 7.24 7 700 3116 9.2 3.5 67 5.8 5.9 242 23 312.7 314.1 293.0 334.6 7.03 8 650 3724 3.8 0.2 77 3.6 1.9 241 25 313.3 314.4 292.3 332.1 5.99 9 600 4370 -0.1 -7.9 55 7.9 -3.6 237 27 316.0 316.7 290.9 327.3 3.50 10 550 5060 -4.8 -20.5 28 15.6 -9.8 237 31 318.3 318.6 289.6 323.0 1.36 11 500 5801 -9.6 -34.1 12 24.5 -14.9 238 33 321.3 321.4 289.6 322.8 0.43 12 450 6608 -13.7 -42.3 7 28.7 -18.4 245 40 326.1 326.1 290.8 326.9 0.20 13 400 7493 -19.3 -45.4 8 26.1 -22.9 243 43 329.8 329.9 291.9 330.5 0.16 14 350 8468 -27.4 -49.9 10 22.4 -29.6 250 50 331.7 331.8 292.3 332.2 0.11 15 300 9558 -36.2 -51.9 18 15.7 -37.3 253 60 334.3 334.3 293.0 334.7 0.11 16 250 10795 -45.9 -55.4 33 9.5 -46.3 262 69 337.9 337.9 293.9 338.2 0.08 17 200 12254 -52.5 -71.4 9 18.8 -52.9 256 75 349.6 349.6 296.5 349.6 0.01 18 150 14071 -63.0 -81.1 7 18.1 -63.2 243 66 361.5 361.5 299.0 361.5 0.00 19 100 16506 -71.7 -86.7 9 15.0 -71.8 247 35 389.1 389.1 303.6 389.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5749.60 m Freezing level: 601.17 mb = 4354.77 m = 14287.12 ft Wetbulb zero: 632.80 mb = 3940.48 m = 12927.92 ft Precipitable water: 1.41 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 55.16 % Est. max temperature: 32.65 C = 90.77 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 882.99 mb = 1138.94 m = 3736.65 ft T: 21.79 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.03 C/km ThetaE index: 7.07 C Layer 800.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 727.93 mb = 2788.05 m = 9147.05 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.17 g/kg Conv temperature: 36.42 C = 97.56 F Cap Strength: 4.59 C Lifted Index: -2.70 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.93 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.66 C Showalter Index: -3.40 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.62 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.70 C Cross Totals Index: 22.92 C K Index: 37.20 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 382.56 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.57 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 500.25 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 31.63 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 254.57 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.59 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 822.96 mb = 1746.83 m = 5731.00 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 657.96 mb = 3624.11 m = 11890.00 ft Equ Level (EL): 237.96 mb = 11117.88 m = 36475.55 ft B at Equ Level: 487.14 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 177.96 mb = 12991.45 m = 42622.36 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 230.6 at 27.6 knts Storm direction: 260.6 at 20.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.2 neg: 0.4 tot: 3.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 70.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 257.5 neg: -17.5 tot: 240.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 80.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.48 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.1 stream: 5.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.78 Bulk Rich Number: 10.13 Bulk Shear: 49.39 m/s