MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F019.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F019.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 19 hour NAM valid 7Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 33.98,-98.5 Latitude: 33.98 Longitude: -98.50 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 51 SFC 971 309 23.1 17.1 69 6.0 19.1 184 12 298.8 301.1 293.3 335.9 12.73 2 950 498 24.0 16.3 62 7.7 18.8 192 30 301.5 303.8 293.8 337.9 12.34 3 900 971 22.6 14.9 62 7.6 17.4 207 41 304.7 307.0 294.4 340.4 11.94 4 850 1467 20.0 13.5 66 6.5 15.7 227 31 307.1 309.2 294.7 341.7 11.49 5 800 1987 17.1 10.6 66 6.5 12.9 237 19 309.4 311.3 294.4 340.1 10.09 6 750 2535 14.2 4.4 52 9.7 8.5 241 19 311.9 313.3 292.7 333.8 7.03 7 700 3113 9.1 3.9 70 5.2 6.1 241 24 312.6 314.0 293.1 335.1 7.24 8 650 3721 3.8 1.3 84 2.5 2.4 238 27 313.2 314.5 292.6 333.4 6.47 9 600 4367 0.2 -10.9 43 11.2 -4.4 236 28 316.4 316.9 290.4 325.5 2.77 10 550 5058 -4.8 -20.8 27 16.0 -9.9 236 31 318.3 318.6 289.6 322.8 1.32 11 500 5799 -9.2 -37.2 8 28.0 -14.8 240 35 321.8 321.8 289.6 322.9 0.31 12 450 6608 -13.0 -43.2 6 30.2 -18.0 244 41 326.9 326.9 291.0 327.6 0.19 13 400 7494 -19.0 -44.5 9 25.4 -22.7 243 44 330.2 330.3 292.0 330.9 0.18 14 350 8471 -27.3 -50.7 9 23.4 -29.5 250 51 332.0 332.0 292.4 332.4 0.10 15 300 9561 -36.1 -51.5 19 15.4 -37.2 253 60 334.5 334.5 293.0 334.9 0.11 16 250 10799 -45.7 -55.4 33 9.7 -46.2 260 68 338.0 338.1 293.9 338.4 0.08 17 200 12258 -52.5 -71.3 9 18.8 -52.8 253 74 349.7 349.7 296.6 349.8 0.01 18 150 14073 -63.1 -81.2 7 18.0 -63.3 245 67 361.4 361.4 299.0 361.4 0.00 19 100 16511 -71.7 -86.6 9 15.0 -71.7 253 35 389.3 389.3 303.7 389.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5748.69 m Freezing level: 597.55 mb = 4400.66 m = 14437.70 ft Wetbulb zero: 632.47 mb = 3941.73 m = 12932.02 ft Precipitable water: 1.40 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 54.11 % Est. max temperature: 32.66 C = 90.78 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 888.39 mb = 1083.56 m = 3554.95 ft T: 21.97 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.83 C/km ThetaE index: 7.96 C Layer 800.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 726.95 mb = 2796.71 m = 9175.46 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.12 g/kg Conv temperature: 36.46 C = 97.62 F Cap Strength: 4.72 C Lifted Index: -2.11 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.56 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.72 C Showalter Index: -3.16 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.91 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.22 C Cross Totals Index: 22.69 C K Index: 37.44 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 369.98 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.61 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 377.37 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 27.47 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 266.45 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.72 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 824.69 mb = 1726.29 m = 5663.62 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 659.69 mb = 3599.86 m = 11810.43 ft Equ Level (EL): 249.69 mb = 10806.73 m = 35454.73 ft B at Equ Level: 375.53 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 189.69 mb = 12592.30 m = 41312.81 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 231.3 at 28.6 knts Storm direction: 261.3 at 21.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.1 neg: 0.6 tot: 3.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 70.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 266.7 neg: -25.3 tot: 241.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 80.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.47 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.7 stream: 5.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.60 Bulk Rich Number: 9.04 Bulk Shear: 41.73 m/s