MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F026.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F026.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 26 hour NAM valid 14Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 33.92,-98.47 Latitude: 33.92 Longitude: -98.47 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 64 SFC 974 289 20.6 18.0 85 2.6 18.8 210 12 295.9 298.4 293.0 334.6 13.46 2 950 508 20.5 15.8 74 4.7 17.4 227 26 297.9 300.1 292.4 332.6 11.94 3 900 976 19.5 13.1 67 6.4 15.3 257 26 301.6 303.5 292.4 332.8 10.57 4 850 1467 18.4 14.0 75 4.4 15.5 252 20 305.5 307.7 294.6 341.1 11.91 5 800 1985 15.0 9.4 70 5.5 11.5 239 18 307.1 308.8 293.2 335.3 9.32 6 750 2530 11.9 7.2 73 4.7 9.0 223 21 309.5 311.1 293.2 335.6 8.52 7 700 3103 7.5 3.1 73 4.5 5.0 216 29 310.8 312.1 292.2 331.9 6.83 8 650 3708 2.6 -0.4 80 3.1 1.0 210 34 311.9 313.0 291.6 329.8 5.71 9 600 4352 -1.1 -6.2 68 5.1 -3.4 212 40 314.8 315.6 291.0 327.7 4.01 10 550 5040 -6.0 -9.0 79 3.0 -7.3 214 33 316.9 317.6 291.2 328.3 3.51 11 500 5779 -10.6 -11.3 95 0.7 -10.9 220 30 320.1 320.7 291.9 330.7 3.23 12 450 6583 -15.3 -15.5 98 0.3 -15.4 219 27 324.0 324.5 292.4 332.6 2.53 13 400 7461 -21.7 -23.8 83 2.1 -22.2 223 39 326.8 327.0 292.2 331.7 1.40 14 350 8432 -28.6 -34.3 58 5.8 -29.5 232 60 330.2 330.4 292.4 332.4 0.59 15 300 9519 -36.5 -46.6 35 10.1 -37.3 236 78 334.0 334.0 293.0 334.7 0.19 16 250 10756 -45.5 -57.5 25 12.0 -46.0 241 87 338.5 338.5 294.0 338.7 0.06 17 200 12222 -50.8 -72.8 6 22.0 -51.2 246 89 352.4 352.4 297.1 352.4 0.01 18 150 14050 -61.0 -81.2 5 20.2 -61.2 244 70 365.0 365.0 299.7 365.0 0.00 19 100 16511 -70.8 -87.1 7 16.3 -70.9 265 38 390.9 390.9 303.9 390.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5714.79 m Freezing level: 614.98 mb = 4158.84 m = 13644.32 ft Wetbulb zero: 638.59 mb = 3850.62 m = 12633.11 ft Precipitable water: 1.60 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 75.33 % Est. max temperature: 30.87 C = 87.57 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 938.27 mb = 615.75 m = 2020.15 ft T: 20.22 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.78 C/km ThetaE index: 7.92 C Layer 700.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 744.92 mb = 2586.06 m = 8484.34 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.50 g/kg Conv temperature: 34.19 C = 93.54 F Cap Strength: 5.12 C Lifted Index: -1.03 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.58 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.96 C Showalter Index: -4.31 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.68 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.06 C Cross Totals Index: 24.62 C K Index: 38.60 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 331.43 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.12 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 109.16 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 14.78 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 285.23 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.98 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 855.47 mb = 1412.30 m = 4633.46 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 610.47 mb = 4212.56 m = 13820.56 ft Equ Level (EL): 360.47 mb = 8217.47 m = 26959.87 ft B at Equ Level: 108.77 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 270.47 mb = 10221.78 m = 33535.62 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 221.8 at 28.4 knts Storm direction: 251.8 at 21.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.7 neg: 3.4 tot: 6.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 65.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 92.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 92.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 31.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.70 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.7 stream: 6.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.05 Bulk Rich Number: 19.24 Bulk Shear: 5.67 m/s