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,-97.18 Latitude: 32.65 Longitude: -97.18 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 83 SFC 988 194 26.6 17.8 59 8.7 20.5 287 12 300.8 303.2 294.1 339.3 13.11 2 950 531 22.2 17.2 73 5.0 18.8 288 16 299.7 302.1 293.8 338.0 13.09 3 900 998 17.6 16.3 92 1.2 16.7 286 16 299.6 302.0 293.8 337.9 13.08 4 850 1485 14.5 14.5 100 -0.0 14.5 283 14 301.3 303.6 293.7 337.5 12.30 5 800 1997 11.3 9.3 88 2.0 10.1 300 12 303.2 304.9 291.9 330.7 9.25 6 750 2533 8.6 8.1 97 0.4 8.3 259 16 305.9 307.6 292.6 333.2 9.08 7 700 3101 5.6 3.7 88 1.9 4.5 216 25 308.7 310.0 291.9 330.5 7.14 8 650 3705 2.5 2.0 97 0.4 2.2 217 36 311.8 313.0 292.5 333.0 6.83 9 600 4350 0.2 -3.8 74 4.0 -1.8 216 51 316.3 317.3 292.2 331.7 4.81 10 550 5041 -5.5 -13.8 52 8.2 -8.7 219 57 317.5 318.0 290.4 325.4 2.40 11 500 5779 -11.4 -24.4 33 13.0 -14.9 223 58 319.2 319.4 289.6 322.8 1.06 12 450 6580 -15.2 -31.4 24 16.2 -18.6 230 67 324.2 324.3 290.7 326.4 0.62 13 400 7461 -20.5 -24.1 72 3.7 -21.4 238 67 328.4 328.7 292.6 333.2 1.36 14 350 8436 -26.6 -29.5 77 2.9 -27.2 251 73 332.9 333.1 293.4 336.3 0.95 15 300 9530 -34.7 -37.5 76 2.8 -35.1 247 64 336.4 336.5 293.9 338.3 0.51 16 250 10778 -42.5 -52.4 33 9.9 -43.0 252 69 343.0 343.0 295.1 343.5 0.12 17 200 12261 -49.9 -72.0 6 22.1 -50.4 260 75 353.7 353.7 297.4 353.8 0.01 18 150 14085 -62.0 -82.1 5 20.1 -62.1 260 59 363.2 363.2 299.3 363.3 0.00 19 100 16535 -71.3 -87.5 7 16.3 -71.3 261 27 390.0 390.0 303.8 390.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5695.23 m Freezing level: 598.33 mb = 4373.24 m = 14347.71 ft Wetbulb zero: 622.22 mb = 4057.03 m = 13310.30 ft Precipitable water: 1.70 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 79.11 % Est. max temperature: 27.55 C = 81.59 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 869.45 mb = 1292.56 m = 4240.64 ft T: 15.71 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.33 C/km ThetaE index: 8.54 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 871.48 mb = 1272.64 m = 4175.27 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.08 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.35 C = 79.42 F Cap Strength: 0.38 C Lifted Index: -3.84 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.45 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.53 C Showalter Index: -3.55 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.74 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.86 C Cross Totals Index: 25.87 C K Index: 38.47 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 314.92 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.93 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 463.38 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 30.44 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5.40 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.89 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 880.44 mb = 1185.57 m = 3889.62 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 855.44 mb = 1430.88 m = 4694.44 ft Equ Level (EL): 315.44 mb = 9173.98 m = 30098.01 ft B at Equ Level: 462.45 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 205.44 mb = 12082.40 m = 39639.94 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 229.3 at 33.4 knts Storm direction: 259.3 at 25.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.4 neg: 4.7 tot: 5.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 94.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 58.6 neg: -14.8 tot: 43.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 14.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.39 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.2 stream: 2.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 4.28 Bulk Shear: 108.36 m/s