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,-97.15 Latitude: 33.14 Longitude: -97.15 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 81 SFC 988 186 26.8 20.6 69 6.2 22.4 205 14 301.0 303.8 296.0 346.9 15.64 2 950 529 21.5 19.4 88 2.0 20.1 208 18 299.0 301.7 295.0 343.0 15.10 3 900 996 18.3 15.3 82 3.0 16.3 241 33 300.4 302.6 293.4 336.3 12.22 4 850 1484 14.8 11.5 81 3.3 12.7 272 25 301.7 303.5 292.2 331.5 10.11 5 800 1995 11.7 6.8 72 4.9 8.8 255 22 303.6 305.0 290.8 326.8 7.75 6 750 2534 10.9 10.8 99 0.1 10.9 238 13 308.5 310.5 294.7 341.7 10.94 7 700 3107 8.1 0.1 57 8.0 3.8 201 23 311.5 312.5 291.3 328.6 5.50 8 650 3715 4.2 -3.8 56 7.9 0.3 204 30 313.7 314.5 291.1 327.8 4.45 9 600 4361 -0.5 -6.9 62 6.5 -3.4 208 38 315.6 316.3 291.1 327.7 3.79 10 550 5050 -5.5 -11.6 62 6.1 -7.9 213 43 317.6 318.1 290.8 326.9 2.85 11 500 5790 -10.0 -34.2 12 24.2 -15.0 228 45 320.9 321.0 289.5 322.4 0.42 12 450 6597 -13.8 -42.7 7 28.9 -18.5 232 53 325.9 325.9 290.7 326.7 0.20 13 400 7481 -20.0 -46.9 7 26.9 -23.4 231 61 329.0 329.1 291.6 329.6 0.14 14 350 8455 -27.3 -44.1 19 16.8 -29.2 235 68 332.0 332.0 292.5 332.8 0.22 15 300 9546 -36.1 -49.1 25 13.1 -37.1 238 76 334.5 334.6 293.1 335.1 0.15 16 250 10786 -44.8 -56.9 25 12.1 -45.3 243 82 339.5 339.5 294.3 339.8 0.07 17 200 12251 -52.7 -70.8 9 18.2 -53.0 247 83 349.4 349.4 296.5 349.4 0.01 18 150 14070 -60.7 -80.8 5 20.1 -60.9 249 70 365.4 365.4 299.7 365.5 0.00 19 100 16529 -70.7 -87.1 7 16.3 -70.8 257 27 391.1 391.1 303.9 391.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5709.12 m Freezing level: 605.13 mb = 4294.61 m = 14089.75 ft Wetbulb zero: 646.56 mb = 3757.99 m = 12329.20 ft Precipitable water: 1.54 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 67.05 % Est. max temperature: 27.94 C = 82.30 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 903.32 mb = 964.50 m = 3164.32 ft T: 18.55 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.73 C/km ThetaE index: 20.13 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 883.20 mb = 1157.11 m = 3796.25 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.08 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.66 C = 79.98 F Cap Strength: 0.60 C Lifted Index: -3.64 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.63 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.06 C Showalter Index: 0.58 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.27 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.78 C Cross Totals Index: 21.49 C K Index: 28.28 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 234.49 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.71 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 736.78 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 38.39 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.69 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.06 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 895.48 mb = 1039.31 m = 3409.77 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 870.48 mb = 1280.99 m = 4202.66 ft Equ Level (EL): 750.48 mb = 2528.74 m = 8296.28 ft B at Equ Level: 36.90 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 160.48 mb = 13642.66 m = 44758.82 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 222.8 at 30.5 knts Storm direction: 252.8 at 22.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.6 neg: 4.4 tot: 8.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 30.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 155.6 neg: -0.4 tot: 155.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 51.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.72 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.1 stream: 9.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.56 Bulk Rich Number: 27.85 Bulk Shear: 26.46 m/s