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: 33.25,-94.63 Latitude: 33.25 Longitude: -94.63 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 68 SFC 998 86 25.7 21.4 77 4.3 22.6 176 6 299.0 302.0 295.8 346.4 16.24 2 950 516 21.3 20.2 94 1.0 20.5 179 16 298.8 301.6 295.5 345.0 15.89 3 900 983 18.2 16.7 91 1.5 17.2 222 21 300.3 302.7 294.2 339.4 13.37 4 850 1473 15.5 11.7 78 3.8 13.1 231 22 302.4 304.3 292.4 332.7 10.22 5 800 1984 12.5 9.2 80 3.3 10.4 228 28 304.4 306.1 292.2 331.8 9.15 6 750 2525 9.8 7.5 85 2.3 8.5 226 44 307.3 308.9 292.7 333.7 8.71 7 700 3095 7.2 5.4 88 1.8 6.2 229 41 310.5 312.0 293.2 335.3 8.08 8 650 3703 3.8 -0.5 73 4.3 1.5 225 42 313.3 314.3 292.0 331.1 5.68 9 600 4348 -0.1 -5.8 65 5.7 -2.8 223 52 316.0 316.8 291.5 329.3 4.13 10 550 5039 -5.1 -7.9 81 2.8 -6.4 225 54 318.0 318.8 291.8 330.4 3.83 11 500 5781 -9.3 -31.6 14 22.3 -14.5 228 56 321.7 321.8 289.9 323.6 0.54 12 450 6587 -13.9 -41.4 8 27.5 -18.5 229 64 325.7 325.8 290.7 326.6 0.23 13 400 7472 -19.5 -46.2 7 26.7 -23.1 227 72 329.6 329.7 291.8 330.2 0.15 14 350 8447 -27.4 -52.2 8 24.8 -29.6 233 74 331.8 331.8 292.3 332.1 0.09 15 300 9539 -35.5 -55.0 12 19.5 -36.7 236 79 335.4 335.4 293.2 335.7 0.07 16 250 10783 -43.6 -52.1 39 8.5 -44.1 245 78 341.2 341.2 294.7 341.7 0.12 17 200 12259 -50.1 -74.6 4 24.5 -50.5 253 72 353.4 353.4 297.4 353.5 0.01 18 150 14081 -63.3 -80.5 8 17.3 -63.4 261 59 361.1 361.1 298.9 361.1 0.00 19 100 16528 -71.7 -86.1 10 14.5 -71.7 252 35 389.3 389.3 303.7 389.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5713.19 m Freezing level: 601.48 mb = 4329.20 m = 14203.25 ft Wetbulb zero: 632.20 mb = 3926.50 m = 12882.06 ft Precipitable water: 1.73 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 76.12 % Est. max temperature: 29.14 C = 84.46 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 936.97 mb = 635.65 m = 2085.46 ft T: 20.47 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.16 C/km ThetaE index: 14.55 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 912.11 mb = 868.00 m = 2847.73 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.27 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.56 C = 79.81 F Cap Strength: 0.37 C Lifted Index: -4.08 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.59 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.63 C Showalter Index: 0.67 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.88 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.84 C Cross Totals Index: 21.04 C K Index: 34.77 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 240.03 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.72 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1081.35 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 46.50 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.01 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.37 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 921.08 mb = 783.41 m = 2570.20 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 896.08 mb = 1020.80 m = 3349.03 ft Equ Level (EL): 236.08 mb = 11161.97 m = 36620.18 ft B at Equ Level: 1069.27 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 136.08 mb = 14668.49 m = 48124.38 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 224.7 at 39.0 knts Storm direction: 254.7 at 29.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.2 neg: 3.6 tot: 6.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 100.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 181.1 neg: -2.1 tot: 179.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 59.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.62 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.0 stream: 5.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.92 Bulk Rich Number: 8.04 Bulk Shear: 134.46 m/s