MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F023.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F023.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 23 hour NAM valid 11Z 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 21.8 16.7 72 5.2 18.4 188 11 297.5 299.7 292.6 333.3 12.37 2 950 498 21.8 16.2 70 5.6 18.0 201 25 299.3 301.5 293.1 335.1 12.26 3 900 969 23.2 11.6 48 11.6 15.7 238 42 305.4 307.1 292.8 334.0 9.54 4 850 1465 19.0 14.5 75 4.5 16.0 248 38 306.0 308.3 295.0 343.0 12.33 5 800 1984 16.3 12.1 76 4.1 13.6 243 21 308.5 310.6 294.9 342.4 11.18 6 750 2531 13.1 6.7 65 6.4 9.3 226 19 310.8 312.4 293.4 336.3 8.26 7 700 3107 8.7 3.9 72 4.7 5.9 223 21 312.1 313.4 292.9 334.6 7.26 8 650 3714 3.5 1.2 84 2.4 2.2 221 24 313.0 314.2 292.5 333.0 6.42 9 600 4360 -0.3 -8.7 53 8.4 -4.0 225 31 315.8 316.5 290.7 326.5 3.31 10 550 5049 -5.5 -18.7 34 13.3 -9.8 228 34 317.6 317.9 289.6 322.9 1.58 11 500 5788 -10.5 -22.0 39 11.4 -13.9 228 41 320.2 320.4 290.2 324.7 1.32 12 450 6593 -14.4 -37.2 13 22.8 -18.6 237 46 325.2 325.2 290.7 326.5 0.35 13 400 7475 -20.3 -43.2 11 22.9 -23.5 237 53 328.6 328.7 291.6 329.4 0.21 14 350 8448 -27.6 -50.4 10 22.7 -29.8 243 60 331.5 331.5 292.2 331.9 0.11 15 300 9538 -36.2 -49.2 25 13.0 -37.2 244 67 334.4 334.4 293.0 334.9 0.14 16 250 10774 -46.5 -54.1 42 7.5 -46.9 249 72 336.9 336.9 293.7 337.3 0.10 17 200 12227 -53.2 -69.8 11 16.7 -53.5 249 83 348.5 348.5 296.3 348.6 0.02 18 150 14041 -62.0 -79.4 8 17.4 -62.1 245 70 363.3 363.3 299.4 363.3 0.00 19 100 16499 -71.2 -86.8 8 15.6 -71.2 257 37 390.2 390.2 303.8 390.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5734.99 m Freezing level: 603.31 mb = 4317.19 m = 14163.83 ft Wetbulb zero: 631.92 mb = 3941.90 m = 12932.60 ft Precipitable water: 1.45 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 61.42 % Est. max temperature: 31.71 C = 89.08 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 899.68 mb = 972.45 m = 3190.42 ft T: 23.12 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.16 C/km ThetaE index: 20.11 C Layer 800.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 717.48 mb = 2900.82 m = 9517.00 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.00 g/kg Conv temperature: 35.86 C = 96.56 F Cap Strength: 4.92 C Lifted Index: -1.66 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.88 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.54 C Showalter Index: -5.00 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 54.61 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.54 C Cross Totals Index: 25.08 C K Index: 39.33 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 403.81 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.61 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 113.28 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 15.05 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 319.06 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.92 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 815.22 mb = 1822.42 m = 5978.99 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 590.22 mb = 4490.09 m = 14731.10 ft Equ Level (EL): 400.22 mb = 7470.90 m = 24510.51 ft B at Equ Level: 112.92 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 240.22 mb = 11034.11 m = 36200.72 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 229.7 at 30.2 knts Storm direction: 259.7 at 22.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.0 neg: 3.6 tot: 9.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 41.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 285.4 neg: -34.0 tot: 251.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 83.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.47 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.3 stream: 6.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.19 Bulk Rich Number: 8.08 Bulk Shear: 14.01 m/s