MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F029.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F029.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 29 hour NAM valid 17Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 33.14,-96.85 Latitude: 33.14 Longitude: -96.85 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 84 SFC 987 197 23.7 21.2 86 2.5 22.0 199 12 298.0 300.9 295.6 345.3 16.31 2 950 530 20.5 20.3 99 0.2 20.4 198 17 298.0 300.8 295.4 344.3 15.98 3 900 997 18.7 15.3 81 3.4 16.5 238 32 300.8 303.1 293.5 336.8 12.25 4 850 1486 15.2 13.6 90 1.6 14.1 261 30 302.1 304.2 293.4 336.3 11.59 5 800 1998 11.9 11.8 100 0.0 11.9 246 25 303.8 305.8 293.4 336.4 10.96 6 750 2537 10.1 9.6 97 0.5 9.8 216 15 307.5 309.4 293.8 338.0 10.06 7 700 3110 8.5 -9.8 26 18.2 0.5 197 21 311.9 312.4 288.8 320.3 2.60 8 650 3718 4.9 -7.3 41 12.2 -0.7 203 30 314.5 315.2 290.4 325.5 3.41 9 600 4363 -0.8 -6.7 65 5.8 -3.5 207 39 315.2 315.9 291.0 327.6 3.87 10 550 5052 -5.8 -10.0 72 4.2 -7.5 210 44 317.2 317.8 291.1 327.8 3.25 11 500 5792 -9.8 -31.0 16 21.1 -14.7 222 44 321.0 321.2 289.7 323.1 0.58 12 450 6600 -13.4 -40.6 8 27.2 -18.1 230 51 326.4 326.5 291.0 327.3 0.25 13 400 7484 -19.7 -45.3 8 25.6 -23.2 231 60 329.4 329.4 291.7 330.0 0.17 14 350 8460 -27.1 -45.3 16 18.2 -29.1 236 66 332.3 332.3 292.5 333.0 0.19 15 300 9552 -36.1 -47.3 31 11.2 -37.0 238 74 334.5 334.5 293.1 335.2 0.18 16 250 10791 -45.0 -59.4 18 14.4 -45.6 245 80 339.1 339.1 294.1 339.3 0.05 17 200 12253 -52.9 -70.8 10 17.9 -53.2 247 84 349.0 349.0 296.4 349.1 0.01 18 150 14071 -61.0 -80.2 6 19.2 -61.2 248 69 365.0 365.0 299.7 365.1 0.00 19 100 16530 -70.9 -87.2 7 16.3 -70.9 255 29 390.8 390.8 303.9 390.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5707.98 m Freezing level: 607.24 mb = 4269.91 m = 14008.73 ft Wetbulb zero: 677.77 mb = 3374.37 m = 11070.63 ft Precipitable water: 1.57 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 68.35 % Est. max temperature: 28.26 C = 82.87 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 952.66 mb = 506.07 m = 1660.32 ft T: 20.70 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.83 C/km ThetaE index: 17.73 C Layer 700.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 885.94 mb = 1131.75 m = 3713.06 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.58 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.91 C = 80.44 F Cap Strength: 1.02 C Lifted Index: -3.71 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.97 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.32 C Showalter Index: -1.48 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.49 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.07 C Cross Totals Index: 23.43 C K Index: 20.42 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 265.75 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.57 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 805.22 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 40.13 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 9.69 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.96 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 913.30 mb = 870.54 m = 2856.05 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 858.30 mb = 1402.68 m = 4601.90 ft Equ Level (EL): 708.30 mb = 3011.70 m = 9880.80 ft B at Equ Level: 56.84 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 158.30 mb = 13730.48 m = 45046.97 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 218.5 at 30.8 knts Storm direction: 248.5 at 23.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.0 neg: 4.2 tot: 8.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 32.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 148.5 neg: -15.5 tot: 133.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 44.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.45 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.5 stream: 5.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.60 Bulk Rich Number: 24.05 Bulk Shear: 33.49 m/s