MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F033.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F033.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 33 hour NAM valid 3Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 32.60,-94.03 Latitude: 32.60 Longitude: -94.03 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1001 80 22.6 21.9 96 0.6 22.2 236 3 295.6 298.7 295.3 343.9 16.80 1 1000 90 22.6 22.0 96 0.6 22.2 241 2 295.8 298.8 295.3 344.2 16.86 2 950 538 21.6 20.4 92 1.3 20.8 215 19 299.1 302.1 295.7 345.9 16.03 3 900 1006 19.1 16.7 86 2.3 17.5 257 24 301.1 303.6 294.4 340.6 13.42 4 850 1496 15.8 13.8 88 1.9 14.5 277 26 302.7 304.8 293.7 337.5 11.78 5 800 2008 12.5 10.4 87 2.1 11.2 268 25 304.5 306.4 292.9 334.3 9.97 6 750 2547 9.1 8.2 94 1.0 8.6 266 31 306.5 308.2 292.8 334.0 9.11 7 700 3116 5.7 4.6 93 1.0 5.1 269 34 308.7 310.2 292.3 332.1 7.62 8 650 3720 2.1 -2.6 72 4.6 -0.2 263 39 311.3 312.2 290.7 326.6 4.88 9 600 4361 -0.9 -32.7 7 31.8 -8.6 255 44 315.1 315.2 287.6 316.6 0.41 10 550 5050 -4.1 -25.5 17 21.3 -10.2 256 45 319.2 319.3 289.4 322.2 0.87 11 500 5793 -9.9 -26.4 25 16.5 -14.2 253 48 321.0 321.2 290.0 324.1 0.89 12 450 6598 -13.9 -47.2 4 33.3 -18.7 250 53 325.8 325.8 290.6 326.3 0.12 13 400 7483 -19.4 -54.6 3 35.1 -23.2 249 57 329.7 329.7 291.7 330.0 0.06 14 350 8461 -26.2 -56.8 4 30.7 -28.7 243 53 333.5 333.5 292.7 333.7 0.05 15 300 9557 -34.6 -61.3 5 26.7 -36.0 249 54 336.7 336.7 293.5 336.8 0.03 16 250 10803 -43.1 -64.5 8 21.4 -43.9 246 60 341.9 341.9 294.8 342.0 0.03 17 200 12284 -50.0 -72.5 5 22.4 -50.5 253 72 353.5 353.5 297.4 353.6 0.01 18 150 14105 -63.4 -80.0 9 16.6 -63.5 253 63 360.9 360.9 298.9 361.0 0.00 19 100 16539 -71.3 -87.0 8 15.6 -71.4 265 39 389.9 389.9 303.8 389.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5703.13 m Freezing level: 614.65 mb = 4172.90 m = 13690.44 ft Wetbulb zero: 652.03 mb = 3694.07 m = 12119.50 ft Precipitable water: 1.66 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 64.26 % Est. max temperature: 29.57 C = 85.23 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 992.13 mb = 158.99 m = 521.63 ft T: 22.45 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.79 C/km ThetaE index: 29.32 C Layer 900.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 900.78 mb = 998.18 m = 3274.84 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.60 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.06 C = 82.50 F Cap Strength: 1.06 C Lifted Index: -4.78 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.97 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.33 C Showalter Index: -2.03 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.32 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.62 C Cross Totals Index: 23.70 C K Index: 38.41 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 273.17 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.66 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1128.98 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 47.52 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 15.45 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.06 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 932.03 mb = 703.07 m = 2306.64 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 867.03 mb = 1325.60 m = 4349.02 ft Equ Level (EL): 237.03 mb = 11156.98 m = 36603.82 ft B at Equ Level: 1116.94 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 137.03 mb = 14648.35 m = 48058.31 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 258.8 at 34.0 knts Storm direction: 288.8 at 25.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.3 neg: 4.0 tot: 8.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 111.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 176.2 neg: -3.9 tot: 172.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 57.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.63 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.2 stream: 5.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.08 Bulk Rich Number: 11.98 Bulk Shear: 94.24 m/s