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: 32.99,-95.29 Latitude: 32.99 Longitude: -95.29 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 989 164 26.1 21.9 78 4.2 23.1 215 8 300.1 303.3 296.6 349.9 16.99 2 950 519 22.0 21.2 95 0.8 21.4 214 11 299.5 302.6 296.4 348.8 16.88 3 900 987 19.0 19.0 100 -0.0 19.1 232 14 301.1 304.0 296.0 346.9 15.59 4 850 1477 15.9 14.7 93 1.2 15.1 245 21 302.8 305.1 294.3 339.7 12.47 5 800 1990 12.0 10.6 91 1.4 11.2 245 22 304.0 305.9 292.8 334.1 10.08 6 750 2528 8.3 7.4 94 0.9 7.8 239 24 305.6 307.2 292.2 331.7 8.67 7 700 3096 6.2 5.4 95 0.8 5.7 234 33 309.3 310.8 292.8 334.0 8.06 8 650 3701 2.9 -2.4 68 5.2 0.3 223 41 312.2 313.2 291.1 327.8 4.95 9 600 4345 -0.8 -4.2 77 3.5 -2.4 217 50 315.2 316.1 291.7 330.1 4.67 10 550 5034 -5.6 -10.9 66 5.3 -7.7 218 58 317.5 318.1 291.0 327.4 3.04 11 500 5774 -10.2 -20.5 43 10.3 -13.3 223 63 320.6 320.9 290.5 325.7 1.50 12 450 6579 -14.3 -19.7 63 5.4 -16.0 229 69 325.2 325.6 292.1 331.4 1.78 13 400 7463 -19.4 -24.2 66 4.8 -20.7 233 71 329.8 330.0 292.9 334.6 1.35 14 350 8444 -25.5 -27.0 87 1.6 -25.8 244 63 334.4 334.7 294.0 338.7 1.19 15 300 9545 -33.4 -35.9 78 2.5 -33.7 247 61 338.3 338.4 294.4 340.6 0.59 16 250 10797 -43.4 -46.8 69 3.4 -43.6 250 66 341.6 341.6 294.9 342.5 0.23 17 200 12272 -49.5 -68.5 9 19.0 -50.0 261 67 354.4 354.4 297.6 354.5 0.02 18 150 14097 -63.1 -80.4 8 17.3 -63.3 261 50 361.3 361.3 299.0 361.4 0.00 19 100 16535 -71.2 -86.8 8 15.6 -71.2 253 34 390.2 390.2 303.8 390.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5703.08 m Freezing level: 610.43 mb = 4210.39 m = 13813.44 ft Wetbulb zero: 645.29 mb = 3759.85 m = 12335.33 ft Precipitable water: 1.89 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 81.58 % Est. max temperature: 28.96 C = 84.13 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 931.61 mb = 688.17 m = 2257.74 ft T: 20.92 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.11 C/km ThetaE index: 18.19 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 919.53 mb = 801.32 m = 2628.96 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.39 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.41 C = 79.54 F Cap Strength: 0.12 C Lifted Index: -6.64 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.11 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.99 C Showalter Index: -3.30 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.97 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.07 C Cross Totals Index: 24.90 C K Index: 40.00 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 319.34 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.82 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1745.74 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 59.09 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.09 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.12 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 923.11 mb = 767.66 m = 2518.53 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 908.11 mb = 909.69 m = 2984.51 ft Equ Level (EL): 218.11 mb = 11699.15 m = 38382.57 ft B at Equ Level: 1729.26 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 108.11 mb = 16066.17 m = 52709.90 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 225.4 at 36.6 knts Storm direction: 255.4 at 27.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.5 neg: 2.4 tot: 4.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 93.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 49.9 neg: -1.7 tot: 48.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 16.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.53 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.2 stream: 2.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.28 Bulk Rich Number: 18.76 Bulk Shear: 93.07 m/s