MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F032.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F032.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 32 hour NAM valid 20Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 32.65,-97.09 Latitude: 32.65 Longitude: -97.09 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 82 SFC 989 181 26.2 17.5 59 8.7 20.2 266 9 300.3 302.6 293.8 337.9 12.83 2 950 530 22.4 16.8 71 5.5 18.6 270 14 299.9 302.2 293.6 337.3 12.79 3 900 998 17.9 16.0 89 1.9 16.6 273 15 299.9 302.2 293.7 337.4 12.80 4 850 1485 14.7 13.5 93 1.2 13.9 302 15 301.5 303.6 293.2 335.5 11.51 5 800 1995 11.5 3.4 57 8.2 7.1 308 15 303.4 304.6 289.3 321.8 6.09 6 750 2532 9.0 8.7 98 0.3 8.8 248 25 306.3 308.1 293.0 334.8 9.45 7 700 3101 6.1 5.1 94 0.9 5.5 219 28 309.2 310.7 292.6 333.4 7.91 8 650 3706 2.8 0.3 83 2.5 1.5 216 38 312.2 313.3 292.0 331.0 6.04 9 600 4351 -0.9 -2.4 90 1.5 -1.7 215 45 315.0 316.1 292.3 332.0 5.34 10 550 5041 -5.3 -18.2 35 13.0 -9.6 223 55 317.8 318.2 289.8 323.4 1.65 11 500 5780 -10.8 -27.9 23 17.2 -15.0 224 58 319.9 320.1 289.5 322.6 0.77 12 450 6582 -15.1 -37.3 13 22.1 -19.1 231 66 324.2 324.3 290.4 325.5 0.35 13 400 7463 -20.5 -30.0 42 9.5 -22.5 236 70 328.3 328.4 292.0 331.2 0.79 14 350 8437 -27.3 -28.3 91 1.0 -27.5 248 76 332.0 332.2 293.3 335.9 1.06 15 300 9530 -34.9 -39.0 67 4.0 -35.4 244 63 336.1 336.2 293.8 337.8 0.44 16 250 10779 -42.3 -51.9 35 9.5 -42.9 253 70 343.1 343.1 295.2 343.6 0.13 17 200 12261 -49.8 -72.0 6 22.2 -50.3 259 75 353.9 353.9 297.5 353.9 0.01 18 150 14084 -61.7 -83.0 4 21.3 -61.9 259 60 363.7 363.7 299.4 363.7 0.00 19 100 16534 -71.3 -87.0 8 15.6 -71.4 261 28 389.9 389.9 303.8 389.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5697.97 m Freezing level: 612.35 mb = 4191.70 m = 13752.13 ft Wetbulb zero: 626.54 mb = 4002.29 m = 13130.70 ft Precipitable water: 1.60 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 73.30 % Est. max temperature: 27.81 C = 82.05 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 871.01 mb = 1276.90 m = 4189.25 ft T: 16.03 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.28 C/km ThetaE index: 15.59 C Layer 850.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 859.18 mb = 1393.48 m = 4571.73 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.79 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.09 C = 80.76 F Cap Strength: 0.70 C Lifted Index: -2.94 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.66 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.82 C Showalter Index: -2.06 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.70 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.43 C Cross Totals Index: 24.26 C K Index: 37.98 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 264.04 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.53 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 372.57 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 27.30 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7.53 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.70 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 874.54 mb = 1242.43 m = 4076.17 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 839.54 mb = 1589.33 m = 5214.29 ft Equ Level (EL): 319.54 mb = 9082.61 m = 29798.23 ft B at Equ Level: 372.11 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 219.54 mb = 11641.96 m = 38194.96 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 230.6 at 33.8 knts Storm direction: 260.6 at 25.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.7 neg: 5.5 tot: 7.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 83.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 9.8 neg: -44.3 tot: -34.4 m^2/s^2 ave: -11.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.05 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.4 stream: -0.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 4.34 Bulk Shear: 85.84 m/s