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: 33.98,-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 63 SFC 972 309 20.6 17.7 83 3.0 18.6 203 11 296.2 298.5 292.8 334.1 13.18 2 950 507 20.8 15.4 71 5.4 17.2 215 23 298.3 300.4 292.3 332.3 11.69 3 900 976 20.1 13.1 64 6.9 15.5 247 25 302.2 304.1 292.7 333.6 10.60 4 850 1468 18.8 9.5 55 9.4 13.0 249 19 305.9 307.5 292.4 332.4 8.80 5 800 1985 15.1 9.7 70 5.4 11.7 243 18 307.2 309.0 293.3 335.9 9.48 6 750 2529 11.1 8.1 82 2.9 9.3 224 19 308.6 310.3 293.4 336.3 9.11 7 700 3101 6.8 6.0 94 0.8 6.3 213 20 310.0 311.6 293.3 335.9 8.41 8 650 3707 3.0 2.8 98 0.2 2.9 205 25 312.4 313.7 293.0 334.8 7.21 9 600 4352 -1.1 -1.1 100 0.0 -1.1 212 29 314.9 316.0 292.7 333.5 5.90 10 550 5040 -6.3 -6.9 96 0.6 -6.6 224 27 316.5 317.3 291.7 329.9 4.15 11 500 5778 -11.7 -16.0 70 4.3 -13.2 225 28 318.8 319.2 290.6 326.1 2.19 12 450 6579 -15.3 -25.3 42 10.0 -17.9 226 31 323.9 324.2 291.1 327.8 1.08 13 400 7458 -21.4 -23.4 84 1.9 -22.0 223 43 327.1 327.4 292.3 332.2 1.45 14 350 8429 -28.8 -34.7 57 5.9 -29.7 228 64 329.9 330.0 292.3 332.0 0.58 15 300 9515 -36.6 -46.1 37 9.6 -37.4 236 77 333.8 333.8 293.0 334.6 0.20 16 250 10753 -45.2 -58.7 20 13.6 -45.7 241 86 338.9 339.0 294.1 339.2 0.06 17 200 12220 -50.8 -72.8 6 22.0 -51.2 246 89 352.3 352.3 297.1 352.4 0.01 18 150 14049 -60.9 -81.2 5 20.2 -61.1 244 70 365.1 365.1 299.7 365.1 0.00 19 100 16510 -70.9 -87.2 7 16.3 -70.9 265 38 390.8 390.8 303.9 390.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5714.47 m Freezing level: 613.14 mb = 4182.28 m = 13721.21 ft Wetbulb zero: 613.72 mb = 4169.63 m = 13679.72 ft Precipitable water: 1.60 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 82.92 % Est. max temperature: 30.99 C = 87.79 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 930.58 mb = 686.28 m = 2251.56 ft T: 20.53 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.93 C/km ThetaE index: 10.28 C Layer 700.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 749.80 mb = 2531.34 m = 8304.83 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.11 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.96 C = 91.33 F Cap Strength: 5.38 C Lifted Index: -1.94 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.71 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.42 C Showalter Index: -1.59 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 51.76 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 30.56 C Cross Totals Index: 21.20 C K Index: 39.22 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 234.78 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.25 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 119.58 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 15.46 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 281.73 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.38 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 841.20 mb = 1556.92 m = 5107.93 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 586.20 mb = 4535.75 m = 14880.90 ft Equ Level (EL): 386.20 mb = 7712.92 m = 25304.54 ft B at Equ Level: 119.57 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 266.20 mb = 10326.31 m = 33878.56 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 223.5 at 23.8 knts Storm direction: 253.5 at 17.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.6 neg: 2.4 tot: 5.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 42.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 73.8 neg: -5.3 tot: 68.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 22.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.43 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.7 stream: 3.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.05 Bulk Rich Number: 102.85 Bulk Shear: 1.16 m/s