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: 33.53,-94.69 Latitude: 33.53 Longitude: -94.69 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 71 SFC 994 125 26.6 20.2 68 6.3 22.1 189 9 300.3 303.0 295.4 344.8 15.20 2 950 519 21.7 19.2 85 2.5 19.9 197 13 299.2 301.9 295.0 342.6 14.87 3 900 986 17.5 17.5 100 -0.0 17.5 220 16 299.5 302.1 294.5 340.8 14.14 4 850 1474 14.7 12.7 88 2.0 13.4 242 22 301.5 303.5 292.7 333.7 10.92 5 800 1984 11.1 10.1 94 0.9 10.4 224 20 302.9 304.7 292.2 331.9 9.75 6 750 2521 10.2 -0.2 48 10.4 4.8 219 33 307.7 308.6 289.8 323.2 5.04 7 700 3095 8.9 -1.6 48 10.5 3.5 217 39 312.4 313.3 291.0 327.7 4.88 8 650 3704 5.4 -8.9 35 14.3 -1.0 220 42 315.1 315.7 290.2 324.8 3.01 9 600 4352 0.3 -8.7 51 9.0 -3.7 221 47 316.4 317.1 290.9 327.1 3.29 10 550 5043 -5.0 -11.9 58 6.9 -7.8 221 52 318.1 318.6 290.9 327.3 2.79 11 500 5785 -9.3 -17.8 50 8.5 -12.2 223 54 321.7 322.1 291.2 328.1 1.89 12 450 6591 -14.7 -28.5 30 13.8 -18.0 227 53 324.7 324.9 291.0 327.6 0.81 13 400 7471 -20.7 -45.3 9 24.6 -23.9 227 64 328.1 328.1 291.3 328.7 0.17 14 350 8444 -27.7 -44.8 18 17.1 -29.7 231 72 331.3 331.4 292.3 332.1 0.20 15 300 9533 -36.3 -49.9 23 13.6 -37.4 232 83 334.1 334.2 293.0 334.7 0.13 16 250 10772 -44.2 -56.7 24 12.5 -44.7 239 82 340.4 340.4 294.5 340.7 0.07 17 200 12249 -50.2 -75.2 4 24.9 -50.7 255 73 353.2 353.2 297.3 353.2 0.01 18 150 14070 -62.7 -79.5 9 16.9 -62.8 258 65 362.2 362.2 299.1 362.2 0.00 19 100 16519 -71.7 -86.1 10 14.5 -71.7 253 36 389.3 389.3 303.7 389.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5713.96 m Freezing level: 597.36 mb = 4388.38 m = 14397.41 ft Wetbulb zero: 660.96 mb = 3566.49 m = 11700.95 ft Precipitable water: 1.54 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 63.60 % Est. max temperature: 27.99 C = 82.37 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 906.40 mb = 924.99 m = 3034.72 ft T: 18.06 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.78 C/km ThetaE index: 21.55 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 909.18 mb = 898.57 m = 2948.02 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.69 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.81 C = 78.47 F Cap Strength: 0.47 C Lifted Index: -3.53 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.73 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.47 C Showalter Index: 0.22 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.97 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.96 C Cross Totals Index: 22.01 C K Index: 26.18 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 249.66 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.11 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 974.00 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 44.14 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.41 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.69 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 908.71 mb = 903.04 m = 2962.69 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 903.71 mb = 950.69 m = 3119.03 ft Equ Level (EL): 713.71 mb = 2933.57 m = 9624.46 ft B at Equ Level: 86.85 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 153.71 mb = 13915.62 m = 45654.37 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 221.1 at 35.6 knts Storm direction: 251.1 at 26.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.8 neg: 3.5 tot: 6.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 84.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 93.2 neg: -0.2 tot: 93.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 31.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.50 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.5 stream: 3.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.26 Bulk Rich Number: 10.92 Bulk Shear: 89.21 m/s