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: 34.08,-94.87 Latitude: 34.08 Longitude: -94.87 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 69 SFC 992 136 22.8 21.5 92 1.4 21.9 185 8 296.6 299.6 295.3 344.1 16.45 2 950 514 20.0 19.7 98 0.3 19.8 194 20 297.5 300.3 294.8 342.2 15.43 3 900 979 16.9 16.1 95 0.8 16.4 235 25 298.9 301.3 293.4 336.5 12.88 4 850 1466 14.1 13.4 96 0.7 13.6 243 26 300.9 303.0 292.9 334.5 11.43 5 800 1977 11.5 11.6 100 -0.0 11.6 236 29 303.5 305.4 293.2 335.4 10.76 6 750 2515 9.8 9.8 100 -0.0 9.8 211 23 307.2 309.1 293.9 338.1 10.21 7 700 3087 6.8 3.4 79 3.3 4.9 208 29 310.0 311.3 292.2 331.6 7.02 8 650 3694 5.5 -14.8 21 20.3 -2.4 219 39 315.2 315.6 289.2 321.4 1.87 9 600 4341 0.1 -8.3 53 8.4 -3.6 219 47 316.2 316.9 290.9 327.3 3.41 10 550 5032 -5.6 -10.8 67 5.2 -7.7 220 53 317.5 318.1 291.0 327.5 3.06 11 500 5771 -10.2 -33.9 12 23.7 -15.2 223 54 320.7 320.7 289.4 322.2 0.43 12 450 6574 -15.2 -40.4 10 25.2 -19.3 225 56 324.2 324.2 290.3 325.1 0.25 13 400 7454 -20.7 -43.7 11 23.0 -23.9 224 67 328.0 328.1 291.4 328.8 0.20 14 350 8426 -28.1 -49.6 11 21.5 -30.2 226 76 330.9 330.9 292.1 331.3 0.12 15 300 9514 -36.2 -45.0 40 8.8 -37.0 236 71 334.4 334.5 293.2 335.3 0.23 16 250 10751 -45.6 -63.0 12 17.5 -46.2 242 76 338.3 338.3 293.9 338.4 0.03 17 200 12225 -50.4 -75.3 4 24.9 -50.8 255 77 353.0 353.0 297.3 353.1 0.01 18 150 14050 -62.6 -81.4 6 18.7 -62.7 256 65 362.2 362.2 299.1 362.2 0.00 19 100 16513 -71.1 -86.7 8 15.6 -71.1 249 36 390.5 390.5 303.9 390.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5702.23 m Freezing level: 599.19 mb = 4352.69 m = 14280.30 ft Wetbulb zero: 666.40 mb = 3490.16 m = 11450.51 ft Precipitable water: 1.64 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 71.66 % Est. max temperature: 27.46 C = 81.43 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 973.13 mb = 305.69 m = 1002.89 ft T: 21.57 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.30 C/km ThetaE index: 16.65 C Layer 700.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 928.91 mb = 707.47 m = 2321.06 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.77 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.29 C = 75.73 F Cap Strength: 0.66 C Lifted Index: -3.68 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.48 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.12 C Showalter Index: -1.01 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.77 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.23 C Cross Totals Index: 23.54 C K Index: 34.30 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 266.88 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.37 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 849.07 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 41.21 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.17 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.50 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 933.11 mb = 668.61 m = 2193.56 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 918.11 mb = 807.99 m = 2650.84 ft Equ Level (EL): 658.11 mb = 3592.70 m = 11786.92 ft B at Equ Level: 98.98 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 158.11 mb = 13716.26 m = 45000.31 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 220.7 at 35.9 knts Storm direction: 250.7 at 26.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.0 neg: 2.7 tot: 6.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 59.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 132.0 neg: -23.2 tot: 108.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 36.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.34 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.4 stream: 3.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.53 Bulk Rich Number: 11.89 Bulk Shear: 71.42 m/s