MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F033.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F033.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 33 hour NAM valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 32.74,-95.52 Latitude: 32.74 Longitude: -95.52 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 70 SFC 993 130 26.2 22.0 78 4.2 23.2 188 9 299.9 303.0 296.5 349.6 16.98 2 950 519 21.8 21.0 95 0.8 21.2 194 12 299.3 302.3 296.2 348.0 16.68 3 900 987 19.2 15.5 79 3.7 16.7 247 16 301.2 303.5 293.7 337.7 12.38 4 850 1477 16.0 11.2 73 4.8 13.0 246 16 302.9 304.7 292.3 332.2 9.86 5 800 1989 12.1 9.5 84 2.5 10.5 232 19 304.0 305.8 292.3 332.1 9.38 6 750 2529 10.5 7.8 84 2.6 8.9 223 41 308.0 309.6 293.0 335.0 8.91 7 700 3102 8.4 3.4 71 5.0 5.5 225 42 311.7 313.1 292.6 333.5 7.00 8 650 3712 5.6 -7.6 38 13.2 -0.5 223 45 315.3 315.9 290.6 326.0 3.31 9 600 4360 0.5 -5.2 65 5.7 -2.2 222 50 316.7 317.6 291.9 330.7 4.33 10 550 5052 -4.8 -14.6 46 9.9 -8.4 224 53 318.4 318.9 290.5 325.9 2.24 11 500 5794 -9.4 -28.5 19 19.1 -14.2 232 54 321.6 321.7 290.0 324.2 0.73 12 450 6599 -14.3 -41.3 8 27.1 -18.7 232 60 325.3 325.4 290.6 326.2 0.23 13 400 7483 -19.7 -45.3 8 25.7 -23.1 228 67 329.4 329.5 291.7 330.1 0.17 14 350 8458 -27.5 -48.5 12 21.0 -29.6 233 73 331.7 331.8 292.3 332.3 0.13 15 300 9550 -35.4 -52.4 16 17.0 -36.5 236 80 335.5 335.5 293.3 335.9 0.10 16 250 10796 -43.1 -53.1 32 10.0 -43.6 245 76 342.0 342.1 294.9 342.5 0.11 17 200 12273 -50.6 -72.9 5 22.4 -51.0 257 71 352.7 352.7 297.2 352.8 0.01 18 150 14093 -62.2 -83.3 4 21.1 -62.3 258 66 363.0 363.0 299.3 363.0 0.00 19 100 16532 -71.5 -86.0 10 14.6 -71.5 252 35 389.7 389.7 303.8 389.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5723.38 m Freezing level: 595.00 mb = 4429.58 m = 14532.58 ft Wetbulb zero: 654.21 mb = 3659.11 m = 12004.82 ft Precipitable water: 1.62 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 64.97 % Est. max temperature: 29.33 C = 84.79 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 934.67 mb = 660.15 m = 2165.81 ft T: 20.97 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.60 C/km ThetaE index: 17.54 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 891.99 mb = 1063.88 m = 3490.38 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.33 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.78 C = 82.00 F Cap Strength: 0.72 C Lifted Index: -4.62 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.22 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.80 C Showalter Index: 0.77 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.98 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.41 C Cross Totals Index: 20.57 C K Index: 31.63 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 220.26 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.50 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1159.54 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 48.16 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4.56 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.72 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 911.20 mb = 880.27 m = 2888.00 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 866.20 mb = 1315.22 m = 4314.99 ft Equ Level (EL): 236.20 mb = 11171.73 m = 36652.20 ft B at Equ Level: 1152.53 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 136.20 mb = 14673.64 m = 48141.28 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 226.1 at 37.1 knts Storm direction: 256.1 at 27.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.6 neg: 4.7 tot: 7.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 92.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 121.7 neg: -13.6 tot: 108.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 36.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.52 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.1 stream: 4.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.46 Bulk Rich Number: 10.74 Bulk Shear: 107.92 m/s