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: 34.67,-96.73 Latitude: 34.67 Longitude: -96.73 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 63 SFC 967 355 21.2 20.7 97 0.5 20.9 213 16 297.2 300.1 295.3 343.8 16.12 2 950 508 20.2 20.2 100 0.0 20.2 215 25 297.7 300.5 295.2 343.6 15.85 3 900 974 17.2 16.2 94 1.0 16.5 224 40 299.2 301.6 293.6 337.1 12.98 4 850 1461 15.7 14.3 91 1.4 14.8 219 36 302.6 304.8 294.0 338.6 12.15 5 800 1976 13.4 12.9 96 0.6 13.1 211 29 305.5 307.7 294.5 340.6 11.74 6 750 2518 10.7 10.4 98 0.4 10.5 194 25 308.2 310.2 294.4 340.3 10.59 7 700 3091 7.5 7.4 99 0.1 7.5 185 24 310.8 312.6 294.1 339.4 9.29 8 650 3700 4.5 3.3 92 1.1 3.8 183 26 314.0 315.4 293.7 337.4 7.50 9 600 4347 -0.4 -0.5 100 0.0 -0.4 188 30 315.6 316.8 293.1 335.1 6.18 10 550 5037 -4.8 -4.9 100 0.0 -4.8 199 36 318.3 319.3 292.8 333.9 4.85 11 500 5781 -9.3 -9.3 99 0.1 -9.3 206 40 321.7 322.5 292.8 334.1 3.77 12 450 6588 -15.0 -15.1 100 0.0 -15.0 211 36 324.3 324.9 292.6 333.3 2.64 13 400 7468 -20.7 -20.7 100 0.0 -20.7 224 34 328.1 328.5 292.9 334.5 1.84 14 350 8442 -27.6 -27.8 99 0.1 -27.7 231 42 331.5 331.7 293.2 335.5 1.11 15 300 9533 -35.7 -36.8 90 1.1 -35.8 239 52 335.0 335.1 293.6 337.1 0.54 16 250 10773 -46.1 -49.4 69 3.3 -46.3 237 66 337.5 337.5 293.9 338.2 0.17 17 200 12220 -53.4 -61.9 35 8.5 -53.7 245 95 348.2 348.2 296.3 348.4 0.05 18 150 14048 -60.2 -79.7 6 19.6 -60.3 251 76 366.4 366.4 299.9 366.5 0.00 19 100 16535 -68.4 -87.4 5 19.0 -68.5 259 29 395.6 395.6 304.6 395.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5718.03 m Freezing level: 604.55 mb = 4287.77 m = 14067.33 ft Wetbulb zero: 605.25 mb = 4276.24 m = 14029.49 ft Precipitable water: 1.95 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 97.02 % Est. max temperature: 28.42 C = 83.16 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 960.47 mb = 412.92 m = 1354.71 ft T: 20.82 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.24 C/km ThetaE index: 6.76 C Layer 950.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 906.64 mb = 910.31 m = 2986.54 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.08 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.00 C = 73.40 F Cap Strength: 0.57 C Lifted Index: -2.50 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.63 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.18 C Showalter Index: -1.91 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.56 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.98 C Cross Totals Index: 23.58 C K Index: 39.19 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 283.47 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.94 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 622.71 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 35.29 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.55 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 908.01 mb = 897.33 m = 2943.97 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 903.01 mb = 944.91 m = 3100.05 ft Equ Level (EL): 883.01 mb = 1136.26 m = 3727.83 ft B at Equ Level: 15.32 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 783.01 mb = 2155.99 m = 7073.37 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 202.5 at 31.5 knts Storm direction: 232.5 at 23.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.5 neg: 3.8 tot: 7.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 37.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 53.5 neg: -76.3 tot: -22.7 m^2/s^2 ave: -7.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.00 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.7 stream: -0.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.19 Bulk Rich Number: 61.48 Bulk Shear: 10.13 m/s