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: 32.91,-95.38 Latitude: 32.91 Longitude: -95.38 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 990 158 25.2 22.1 83 3.1 23.0 238 8 299.2 302.3 296.5 349.4 17.17 2 950 516 21.2 21.0 99 0.2 21.1 234 12 298.7 301.8 296.0 347.4 16.71 3 900 984 18.8 18.8 100 -0.0 18.8 237 14 300.9 303.7 295.7 346.0 15.38 4 850 1475 16.2 16.1 100 0.0 16.2 239 16 303.1 305.6 295.2 343.7 13.71 5 800 1989 13.1 13.1 100 0.0 13.1 237 17 305.1 307.3 294.5 340.7 11.90 6 750 2529 9.6 9.6 100 -0.0 9.6 235 19 307.0 308.9 293.7 337.5 10.08 7 700 3100 6.2 4.7 90 1.5 5.3 228 27 309.3 310.7 292.4 332.8 7.66 8 650 3704 2.5 1.9 96 0.6 2.1 224 37 311.7 313.0 292.4 332.7 6.75 9 600 4347 -1.2 -1.7 97 0.5 -1.4 220 49 314.8 315.8 292.4 332.6 5.66 10 550 5038 -4.9 -6.2 91 1.3 -5.5 221 58 318.3 319.2 292.4 332.5 4.39 11 500 5780 -10.1 -13.5 77 3.3 -11.4 223 63 320.7 321.2 291.6 329.7 2.71 12 450 6584 -14.7 -17.5 79 2.8 -15.7 229 66 324.7 325.1 292.3 332.0 2.14 13 400 7468 -19.5 -22.0 80 2.5 -20.2 236 69 329.6 330.0 293.2 335.4 1.64 14 350 8448 -25.7 -28.1 80 2.4 -26.2 246 72 334.1 334.3 293.9 338.0 1.08 15 300 9547 -33.8 -36.6 76 2.8 -34.2 253 73 337.7 337.8 294.3 339.8 0.55 16 250 10799 -43.0 -46.5 68 3.5 -43.3 256 64 342.1 342.2 295.1 343.1 0.23 17 200 12274 -50.4 -54.7 60 4.4 -50.5 255 66 353.0 353.1 297.4 353.5 0.11 18 150 14103 -62.4 -82.0 5 19.7 -62.6 263 49 362.6 362.6 299.2 362.6 0.00 19 100 16538 -71.4 -86.8 8 15.4 -71.5 254 34 389.8 389.8 303.8 389.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5710.49 m Freezing level: 616.17 mb = 4139.28 m = 13580.16 ft Wetbulb zero: 620.22 mb = 4081.04 m = 13389.07 ft Precipitable water: 2.09 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 94.56 % Est. max temperature: 29.47 C = 85.04 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 946.96 mb = 543.90 m = 1784.43 ft T: 21.07 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.08 C/km ThetaE index: 19.67 C Layer 950.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 931.05 mb = 690.59 m = 2265.68 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.30 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.51 C = 77.92 F Cap Strength: -0.05 C Lifted Index: -6.23 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.98 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.71 C Showalter Index: -4.83 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.61 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.32 C Cross Totals Index: 26.29 C K Index: 40.99 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 359.48 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.87 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1575.82 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 56.14 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.00 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 930.25 mb = 698.06 m = 2290.18 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 925.25 mb = 744.72 m = 2443.26 ft Equ Level (EL): 225.25 mb = 11488.23 m = 37690.57 ft B at Equ Level: 1568.38 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 115.25 mb = 15685.51 m = 51461.01 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 225.4 at 34.1 knts Storm direction: 255.4 at 25.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.7 neg: 2.8 tot: 3.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 78.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 49.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 49.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 16.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.77 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.5 stream: 2.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.21 Bulk Rich Number: 21.01 Bulk Shear: 74.99 m/s