MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F021.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F021.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 21 hour NAM valid 15Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 34.49,-96.85 Latitude: 34.49 Longitude: -96.85 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 64 SFC 967 358 21.8 20.7 94 1.1 21.1 190 11 297.8 300.8 295.4 344.6 16.13 2 950 509 20.3 20.3 100 -0.0 20.3 189 16 297.8 300.7 295.3 344.1 15.98 3 900 975 19.0 17.9 93 1.1 18.2 216 38 301.1 303.7 295.2 343.6 14.46 4 850 1466 16.1 14.7 91 1.4 15.2 235 37 303.0 305.3 294.3 340.0 12.48 5 800 1979 13.5 13.5 100 0.1 13.5 223 34 305.6 307.8 294.8 342.2 12.22 6 750 2522 10.7 10.5 99 0.2 10.6 199 31 308.2 310.2 294.4 340.5 10.68 7 700 3096 7.5 7.1 98 0.3 7.3 195 29 310.8 312.5 294.0 338.8 9.11 8 650 3703 3.8 3.3 97 0.5 3.5 199 30 313.3 314.7 293.5 336.6 7.50 9 600 4349 -1.0 -1.9 94 0.9 -1.4 212 33 315.0 316.1 292.4 332.6 5.57 10 550 5037 -5.9 -9.7 74 3.9 -7.5 216 40 317.1 317.8 291.1 327.9 3.32 11 500 5777 -9.9 -33.9 12 24.0 -15.0 224 39 321.0 321.1 289.5 322.6 0.44 12 450 6583 -14.3 -38.3 11 24.0 -18.6 226 46 325.3 325.4 290.7 326.5 0.31 13 400 7463 -21.4 -36.4 24 15.1 -23.9 229 60 327.2 327.3 291.4 328.8 0.42 14 350 8435 -27.5 -31.6 68 4.1 -28.3 243 55 331.6 331.8 292.9 334.5 0.78 15 300 9527 -36.0 -40.6 62 4.6 -36.5 240 64 334.6 334.7 293.3 336.0 0.37 16 250 10761 -46.5 -54.5 40 7.9 -46.9 244 75 336.9 336.9 293.6 337.3 0.09 17 200 12217 -52.2 -71.9 8 19.7 -52.6 247 91 350.1 350.1 296.7 350.1 0.01 18 150 14043 -61.2 -79.9 7 18.6 -61.4 249 77 364.6 364.6 299.6 364.6 0.00 19 100 16512 -69.0 -88.0 5 19.0 -69.1 259 31 394.4 394.4 304.4 394.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5713.74 m Freezing level: 610.06 mb = 4219.04 m = 13841.82 ft Wetbulb zero: 614.51 mb = 4156.21 m = 13635.68 ft Precipitable water: 1.80 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 87.03 % Est. max temperature: 28.62 C = 83.51 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 951.81 mb = 492.21 m = 1614.85 ft T: 20.45 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.48 C/km ThetaE index: 19.62 C Layer 750.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 882.81 mb = 1140.88 m = 3742.98 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.86 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.67 C = 78.20 F Cap Strength: 0.79 C Lifted Index: -4.52 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.98 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.26 C Showalter Index: -3.11 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.61 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.00 C Cross Totals Index: 24.60 C K Index: 40.38 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 321.73 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.41 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1278.53 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 50.57 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7.87 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.71 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 905.93 mb = 918.79 m = 3014.38 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 840.93 mb = 1556.68 m = 5107.15 ft Equ Level (EL): 220.93 mb = 11567.72 m = 37951.38 ft B at Equ Level: 1267.02 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 130.93 mb = 14871.34 m = 48789.88 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 214.1 at 33.9 knts Storm direction: 244.1 at 25.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.0 neg: 3.5 tot: 8.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 50.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 196.5 neg: -91.4 tot: 105.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 35.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.29 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.5 stream: 3.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.54 Bulk Rich Number: 45.42 Bulk Shear: 28.15 m/s MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F021.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F021.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 21 hour NAM valid 15Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 38.28,-90.32 Latitude: 38.28 Longitude: -90.32 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 992 155 21.2 17.5 79 3.7 18.7 229 8 295.0 297.3 292.1 331.5 12.75 2 950 528 19.5 17.0 86 2.5 17.8 243 28 297.0 299.3 292.9 334.3 12.93 3 900 992 16.9 15.9 94 1.0 16.2 255 32 298.9 301.2 293.3 335.9 12.69 4 850 1479 14.3 13.9 97 0.5 14.0 255 20 301.1 303.3 293.3 335.8 11.79 5 800 1990 11.6 11.6 100 0.0 11.6 245 15 303.5 305.5 293.2 335.6 10.78 6 750 2527 8.7 8.6 99 0.1 8.6 229 19 306.1 307.8 292.9 334.4 9.40 7 700 3096 5.8 1.2 72 4.6 3.3 223 28 308.9 310.0 290.9 327.3 5.98 8 650 3698 1.3 0.4 94 0.9 0.8 220 34 310.4 311.6 291.5 329.3 6.09 9 600 4338 -3.1 -4.7 89 1.5 -3.9 225 41 312.5 313.3 290.7 326.7 4.50 10 550 5023 -6.3 -17.8 40 11.5 -10.1 222 44 316.6 316.9 289.5 322.3 1.71 11 500 5759 -12.5 -22.1 44 9.6 -15.2 222 47 317.8 318.1 289.5 322.3 1.30 12 450 6553 -18.5 -22.9 68 4.4 -19.7 225 50 320.0 320.2 290.2 324.6 1.34 13 400 7423 -23.0 -25.5 80 2.5 -23.6 240 61 325.0 325.3 291.5 329.3 1.20 14 350 8390 -29.4 -32.2 77 2.8 -29.9 249 57 329.1 329.2 292.2 331.8 0.74 15 300 9472 -37.5 -40.5 73 3.0 -37.8 248 38 332.6 332.7 292.8 334.0 0.37 16 250 10704 -47.3 -50.7 68 3.4 -47.4 245 39 335.8 335.8 293.4 336.4 0.15 17 200 12143 -58.1 -64.0 47 5.8 -58.2 257 86 340.7 340.7 294.5 340.8 0.04 18 150 13965 -57.6 -80.0 4 22.4 -57.9 252 69 370.8 370.8 300.7 370.8 0.00 19 100 16459 -68.8 -86.8 6 18.0 -68.8 248 40 394.9 394.9 304.5 394.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5674.46 m Freezing level: 635.40 mb = 3884.55 m = 12744.43 ft Wetbulb zero: 641.09 mb = 3808.02 m = 12493.36 ft Precipitable water: 1.69 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 80.66 % Est. max temperature: 27.67 C = 81.81 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 939.44 mb = 624.14 m = 2047.67 ft T: 18.94 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.85 C/km ThetaE index: 8.57 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 873.44 mb = 1247.22 m = 4091.87 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.80 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.24 C = 79.23 F Cap Strength: 1.23 C Lifted Index: -3.22 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.09 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.04 C Showalter Index: -3.93 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.09 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.78 C Cross Totals Index: 26.32 C K Index: 36.05 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 335.48 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.73 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 495.92 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 31.49 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 40.18 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.23 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 910.42 mb = 893.29 m = 2930.72 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 705.42 mb = 3032.11 m = 9947.75 ft Equ Level (EL): 295.42 mb = 9576.21 m = 31417.64 ft B at Equ Level: 493.83 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 175.42 mb = 12973.17 m = 42562.39 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 229.2 at 31.9 knts Storm direction: 259.2 at 24.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.6 neg: 2.7 tot: 6.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 74.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 106.7 neg: -4.8 tot: 101.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 34.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.51 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.4 stream: 5.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.20 Bulk Rich Number: 23.69 Bulk Shear: 20.93 m/s