MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F034.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F034.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 34 hour NAM valid 22Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 32.26,-94.09 Latitude: 32.26 Longitude: -94.09 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 85 SFC 1000 86 24.7 21.3 81 3.4 22.3 166 4 297.9 300.8 295.4 344.8 16.16 2 950 534 20.9 20.0 95 0.8 20.3 161 9 298.3 301.2 295.3 343.9 15.68 3 900 1001 18.2 17.7 97 0.4 17.9 227 11 300.2 302.8 294.8 342.2 14.35 4 850 1490 15.8 14.6 93 1.2 15.0 233 15 302.7 305.0 294.1 339.4 12.39 5 800 2003 12.5 10.8 89 1.7 11.4 222 21 304.5 306.4 293.0 335.0 10.21 6 750 2545 10.9 9.6 91 1.3 10.0 220 33 308.4 310.3 294.0 338.9 10.03 7 700 3117 8.2 4.4 77 3.8 6.0 220 32 311.6 313.0 293.0 334.9 7.54 8 650 3725 3.2 -0.5 77 3.7 1.3 217 31 312.6 313.7 291.8 330.4 5.69 9 600 4368 -1.2 -4.2 80 3.0 -2.7 209 31 314.7 315.6 291.6 329.5 4.67 10 550 5056 -4.9 -6.5 89 1.6 -5.7 218 37 318.3 319.1 292.3 332.1 4.28 11 500 5802 -8.5 -8.6 99 0.1 -8.5 225 43 322.7 323.5 293.3 335.9 4.00 12 450 6613 -12.7 -12.7 100 0.0 -12.7 224 56 327.3 327.9 293.9 338.1 3.19 13 400 7500 -19.8 -23.1 75 3.3 -20.7 229 74 329.3 329.6 292.9 334.5 1.49 14 350 8478 -25.7 -27.5 85 1.8 -26.1 242 75 334.1 334.4 293.9 338.3 1.14 15 300 9578 -33.5 -36.3 75 2.9 -33.9 246 58 338.2 338.3 294.4 340.3 0.57 16 250 10832 -43.0 -46.3 70 3.3 -43.3 245 58 342.1 342.1 295.0 343.0 0.24 17 200 12298 -54.1 -58.0 62 3.9 -54.2 244 68 347.1 347.1 296.1 347.4 0.08 18 150 14109 -62.5 -79.3 9 16.9 -62.6 259 65 362.5 362.5 299.2 362.5 0.00 19 100 16547 -72.5 -86.5 10 13.9 -72.6 253 35 387.6 387.6 303.5 387.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5716.23 m Freezing level: 613.94 mb = 4188.63 m = 13742.06 ft Wetbulb zero: 634.08 mb = 3924.23 m = 12874.62 ft Precipitable water: 2.05 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 87.37 % Est. max temperature: 29.56 C = 85.21 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 951.21 mb = 522.58 m = 1714.49 ft T: 20.95 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.22 C/km ThetaE index: 9.80 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 920.90 mb = 802.50 m = 2632.83 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.46 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.26 C = 79.28 F Cap Strength: 0.33 C Lifted Index: -3.23 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.64 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.60 C Showalter Index: -1.47 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.40 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.30 C Cross Totals Index: 23.09 C K Index: 35.14 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 247.38 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.81 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 827.44 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 40.68 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.07 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.33 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 930.64 mb = 711.56 m = 2334.48 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 905.64 mb = 946.83 m = 3106.38 ft Equ Level (EL): 235.64 mb = 11220.85 m = 36813.35 ft B at Equ Level: 821.92 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 145.64 mb = 14286.12 m = 46869.91 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 218.2 at 27.1 knts Storm direction: 248.2 at 20.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.4 neg: 3.0 tot: 5.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 106.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 74.9 neg: -5.8 tot: 69.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 23.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.51 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.8 stream: 3.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.27 Bulk Rich Number: 10.91 Bulk Shear: 75.81 m/s