MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F039.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F039.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 39 hour NAM valid 3Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 32.55,-94.42 Latitude: 32.55 Longitude: -94.42 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 97 SFC 997 120 19.9 19.6 98 0.3 19.7 348 9 293.3 295.9 292.9 334.6 14.51 2 950 539 20.0 20.0 100 -0.0 20.0 319 6 297.4 300.3 295.0 342.8 15.67 3 900 1006 18.6 18.6 100 -0.0 18.6 233 12 300.6 303.4 295.5 345.0 15.14 4 850 1494 15.0 14.6 97 0.5 14.7 253 17 301.9 304.2 293.9 338.4 12.37 5 800 2007 12.6 12.5 99 0.1 12.6 267 24 304.6 306.7 294.0 338.8 11.45 6 750 2548 10.1 8.1 88 2.0 8.9 270 31 307.5 309.2 293.1 335.0 9.08 7 700 3118 6.7 -5.3 42 12.0 1.0 267 39 309.9 310.6 289.2 321.5 3.67 8 650 3722 3.4 -19.1 17 22.6 -4.3 266 41 312.8 313.1 287.8 317.2 1.29 9 600 4366 -0.6 -31.8 7 31.2 -8.4 267 41 315.4 315.5 287.8 317.0 0.44 10 550 5053 -5.4 -30.6 12 25.1 -11.5 257 39 317.6 317.7 288.6 319.6 0.54 11 500 5795 -9.2 -31.5 14 22.3 -14.3 253 40 321.9 322.0 289.9 323.8 0.55 12 450 6601 -14.5 -23.8 45 9.3 -17.0 252 51 325.0 325.3 291.5 329.4 1.25 13 400 7484 -19.6 -33.1 29 13.5 -22.2 256 58 329.5 329.6 292.2 331.6 0.59 14 350 8462 -26.3 -57.0 4 30.7 -28.8 265 61 333.4 333.4 292.7 333.6 0.05 15 300 9557 -35.0 -61.4 5 26.5 -36.4 266 53 336.1 336.1 293.4 336.2 0.03 16 250 10806 -43.6 -67.1 6 23.5 -44.4 255 47 341.2 341.2 294.6 341.3 0.02 17 200 12275 -51.3 -70.4 8 19.2 -51.7 259 52 351.6 351.6 297.0 351.7 0.01 18 150 14095 -61.8 -81.3 6 19.5 -62.0 254 48 363.5 363.5 299.4 363.5 0.00 19 100 16552 -69.7 -87.7 6 18.0 -69.8 270 25 393.0 393.0 304.2 393.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5697.47 m Freezing level: 607.77 mb = 4265.74 m = 13995.04 ft Wetbulb zero: 690.25 mb = 3232.55 m = 10605.36 ft Precipitable water: 1.55 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 54.43 % Est. max temperature: 28.66 C = 83.59 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 992.76 mb = 159.78 m = 524.19 ft T: 19.91 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.93 C/km ThetaE index: 21.81 C Layer 750.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 997.30 mb = 120.42 m = 395.09 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.25 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.37 C = 68.67 F Cap Strength: 0.85 C Lifted Index: -3.04 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.81 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.45 C Showalter Index: -1.72 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.96 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.21 C Cross Totals Index: 23.75 C K Index: 26.75 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 249.99 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.87 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 741.88 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 38.52 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 12.26 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.78 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 945.74 mb = 577.93 m = 1896.08 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 860.74 mb = 1387.12 m = 4550.87 ft Equ Level (EL): 250.74 mb = 10785.83 m = 35386.14 ft B at Equ Level: 735.12 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 160.74 mb = 13657.31 m = 44806.91 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 262.7 at 30.6 knts Storm direction: 292.7 at 23.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.8 neg: 4.2 tot: 7.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 149.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 147.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 147.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 49.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.74 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.7 stream: 6.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.54 Bulk Rich Number: 6.72 Bulk Shear: 110.48 m/s