MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F021.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F021.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 21 hour NAM valid 9Z 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 53 SFC 971 309 22.5 16.7 70 5.8 18.6 191 11 298.1 300.4 292.9 334.2 12.41 2 950 499 22.9 16.0 65 6.8 18.2 200 27 300.4 302.6 293.3 336.0 12.14 3 900 972 23.2 12.3 50 10.9 16.1 225 42 305.4 307.3 293.2 335.5 10.04 4 850 1468 19.7 14.1 70 5.6 16.0 239 35 306.8 309.0 295.0 342.9 11.99 5 800 1988 16.9 10.6 66 6.3 12.9 247 21 309.2 311.1 294.3 339.9 10.09 6 750 2536 13.6 5.4 58 8.2 8.7 238 21 311.3 312.7 292.9 334.5 7.50 7 700 3112 8.8 3.9 71 4.9 6.0 232 24 312.2 313.6 293.0 334.8 7.26 8 650 3720 3.0 1.6 90 1.4 2.2 229 26 312.4 313.7 292.6 333.1 6.63 9 600 4364 -0.3 -12.2 40 11.9 -5.1 228 28 315.8 316.3 290.0 324.0 2.50 10 550 5054 -5.5 -19.4 33 13.9 -10.0 229 30 317.6 317.8 289.6 322.6 1.50 11 500 5793 -9.7 -32.5 14 22.8 -14.7 232 35 321.2 321.3 289.7 323.0 0.50 12 450 6601 -13.3 -41.6 7 28.3 -18.1 240 43 326.5 326.6 291.0 327.4 0.22 13 400 7486 -19.6 -43.5 10 23.8 -23.0 242 48 329.5 329.5 291.8 330.3 0.20 14 350 8461 -27.5 -50.6 9 23.2 -29.6 247 54 331.7 331.8 292.3 332.2 0.11 15 300 9551 -36.0 -50.2 22 14.2 -37.1 251 63 334.6 334.6 293.1 335.1 0.13 16 250 10788 -46.0 -54.9 36 8.8 -46.4 254 69 337.6 337.6 293.8 338.0 0.09 17 200 12244 -53.1 -71.0 10 17.8 -53.4 252 77 348.6 348.6 296.3 348.7 0.01 18 150 14055 -63.3 -79.5 9 16.2 -63.4 246 69 361.1 361.1 298.9 361.1 0.00 19 100 16502 -71.8 -86.7 9 15.0 -71.8 252 34 389.1 389.1 303.6 389.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5739.87 m Freezing level: 604.19 mb = 4310.20 m = 14140.92 ft Wetbulb zero: 634.67 mb = 3912.01 m = 12834.52 ft Precipitable water: 1.39 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 56.08 % Est. max temperature: 32.41 C = 90.35 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 892.26 mb = 1046.88 m = 3434.59 ft T: 22.65 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.90 C/km ThetaE index: 8.32 C Layer 800.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 716.99 mb = 2912.01 m = 9553.72 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.18 g/kg Conv temperature: 36.17 C = 97.11 F Cap Strength: 5.23 C Lifted Index: -1.32 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.32 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.35 C Showalter Index: -4.01 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.13 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.35 C Cross Totals Index: 23.79 C K Index: 38.56 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 356.49 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.85 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 118.16 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 15.37 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 304.10 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.23 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 812.09 mb = 1859.30 m = 6099.99 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 647.09 mb = 3755.87 m = 12322.24 ft Equ Level (EL): 457.09 mb = 6480.93 m = 21262.63 ft B at Equ Level: 112.08 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 227.09 mb = 11415.43 m = 37451.73 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 230.8 at 29.0 knts Storm direction: 260.8 at 21.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.6 neg: 1.0 tot: 4.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 58.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 268.9 neg: -16.3 tot: 252.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 84.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.52 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.2 stream: 6.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.19 Bulk Rich Number: 6.24 Bulk Shear: 18.93 m/s