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: 32.96,-96.43 Latitude: 32.96 Longitude: -96.43 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 95 SFC 992 163 19.1 15.8 81 3.3 17.0 309 19 292.9 295.0 290.4 325.5 11.44 2 950 533 16.5 12.0 75 4.5 13.7 322 36 293.9 295.6 288.9 320.5 9.30 3 900 992 15.1 14.8 99 0.2 14.9 310 22 297.0 299.2 292.1 331.4 11.87 4 850 1477 13.5 13.4 100 0.0 13.4 275 13 300.3 302.4 292.8 333.9 11.48 5 800 1985 10.4 9.2 92 1.2 9.7 246 15 302.3 304.0 291.6 329.5 9.18 6 750 2522 8.8 8.8 100 0.0 8.9 225 26 306.2 308.0 293.0 334.9 9.55 7 700 3094 7.2 7.2 100 0.0 7.2 221 32 310.4 312.2 293.9 338.5 9.13 8 650 3699 2.5 2.1 97 0.4 2.2 212 38 311.8 313.1 292.6 333.1 6.87 9 600 4342 -1.8 -4.6 81 2.8 -3.1 206 53 314.0 314.9 291.3 328.4 4.53 10 550 5029 -5.6 -7.1 89 1.5 -6.2 205 55 317.5 318.3 291.9 330.7 4.09 11 500 5772 -9.5 -9.8 98 0.3 -9.6 218 49 321.4 322.2 292.6 333.4 3.64 12 450 6576 -15.3 -18.1 79 2.8 -16.2 220 57 324.0 324.4 292.0 330.9 2.05 13 400 7456 -20.8 -23.6 78 2.8 -21.5 232 69 328.0 328.3 292.5 333.0 1.42 14 350 8431 -26.9 -30.1 74 3.2 -27.5 242 68 332.5 332.7 293.3 335.8 0.90 15 300 9525 -34.9 -38.0 74 3.0 -35.3 240 70 336.2 336.3 293.8 338.0 0.48 16 250 10772 -41.9 -54.9 23 12.9 -42.6 248 67 343.7 343.7 295.3 344.1 0.09 17 200 12260 -48.8 -76.0 3 27.2 -49.3 265 63 355.6 355.6 297.8 355.6 0.01 18 150 14092 -62.7 -80.8 7 18.1 -62.9 265 43 362.0 362.0 299.1 362.0 0.00 19 100 16533 -71.7 -87.2 8 15.6 -71.7 255 32 389.3 389.3 303.7 389.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5677.23 m Freezing level: 621.26 mb = 4068.49 m = 13347.89 ft Wetbulb zero: 629.16 mb = 3960.77 m = 12994.50 ft Precipitable water: 1.76 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 92.57 % Est. max temperature: 26.74 C = 80.13 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 944.80 mb = 579.44 m = 1901.03 ft T: 16.33 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.23 C/km ThetaE index: 4.93 C Layer 950.0- 900.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 820.90 mb = 1769.25 m = 5804.55 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.60 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.59 C = 81.66 F Cap Strength: 4.64 C Lifted Index: 4.06 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 8.49 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.64 C Showalter Index: -0.10 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.95 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.99 C Cross Totals Index: 22.96 C K Index: 36.43 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 236.37 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.20 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 16.93 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.82 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7505.44 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.53 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 903.69 mb = 957.52 m = 3141.45 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 224.5 at 35.8 knts Storm direction: 254.5 at 26.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.4 neg: 8.4 tot: 10.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 133.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 180.1 neg: -82.4 tot: 97.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 32.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.40 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.6 stream: 5.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.06 Bulk Shear: 303.03 m/s