MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F015.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F015.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 15 hour NAM valid 15Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 33.20,-97.06 Latitude: 33.20 Longitude: -97.06 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 86 SFC 990 170 23.1 21.5 91 1.6 22.0 209 10 297.1 300.1 295.5 344.9 16.56 2 950 531 20.1 20.1 100 -0.0 20.1 215 24 297.5 300.4 295.1 343.1 15.75 3 900 999 19.6 16.8 84 2.8 17.7 240 37 301.7 304.2 294.7 341.5 13.51 4 850 1489 16.4 15.3 93 1.1 15.7 233 33 303.3 305.7 294.7 341.7 12.94 5 800 2003 12.6 11.8 95 0.8 12.1 242 31 304.6 306.6 293.6 337.2 10.92 6 750 2542 8.9 8.7 99 0.2 8.8 228 24 306.3 308.0 293.0 334.8 9.48 7 700 3114 6.9 6.6 98 0.3 6.7 194 14 310.2 311.8 293.6 337.0 8.77 8 650 3719 3.4 -0.8 74 4.2 1.2 196 22 312.8 313.9 291.7 330.2 5.54 9 600 4364 -1.2 -3.4 85 2.3 -2.3 194 30 314.8 315.7 291.9 330.5 4.95 10 550 5052 -5.7 -7.3 88 1.7 -6.4 205 41 317.4 318.1 291.8 330.3 4.01 11 500 5793 -9.8 -19.1 47 9.3 -12.8 215 44 321.0 321.4 290.8 326.8 1.69 12 450 6602 -12.9 -39.9 8 27.0 -17.7 231 52 327.0 327.1 291.2 328.0 0.26 13 400 7488 -19.8 -46.3 8 26.5 -23.3 239 58 329.3 329.3 291.7 329.8 0.15 14 350 8462 -27.4 -49.4 10 22.1 -29.5 242 65 331.9 331.9 292.3 332.3 0.12 15 300 9552 -36.1 -50.4 22 14.3 -37.1 242 72 334.5 334.5 293.0 335.0 0.13 16 250 10788 -45.5 -56.6 28 11.1 -46.0 246 80 338.4 338.4 294.0 338.7 0.07 17 200 12259 -50.7 -74.7 4 24.0 -51.1 251 87 352.5 352.5 297.2 352.5 0.01 18 150 14083 -61.8 -81.9 5 20.1 -62.0 247 68 363.6 363.6 299.4 363.6 0.00 19 100 16530 -70.6 -86.3 8 15.7 -70.6 252 30 391.3 391.3 304.0 391.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5707.27 m Freezing level: 612.79 mb = 4198.87 m = 13775.66 ft Wetbulb zero: 632.76 mb = 3935.78 m = 12912.50 ft Precipitable water: 1.84 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 86.80 % Est. max temperature: 29.58 C = 85.24 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 968.58 mb = 363.27 m = 1191.81 ft T: 21.46 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.26 C/km ThetaE index: 6.90 C Layer 800.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 877.15 mb = 1219.45 m = 4000.77 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.11 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.46 C = 83.23 F Cap Strength: 1.55 C Lifted Index: -4.29 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.77 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.64 C Showalter Index: -3.76 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.33 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.23 C Cross Totals Index: 25.10 C K Index: 41.15 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 339.81 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.01 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1114.50 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 47.21 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 25.32 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.45 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 922.79 mb = 782.43 m = 2567.01 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 827.79 mb = 1713.84 m = 5622.77 ft Equ Level (EL): 227.79 mb = 11401.52 m = 37406.10 ft B at Equ Level: 1098.03 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 137.79 mb = 14595.15 m = 47883.77 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 216.2 at 30.2 knts Storm direction: 246.2 at 22.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.1 neg: 4.1 tot: 8.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 19.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 111.4 neg: -61.7 tot: 49.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 16.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.17 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.3 stream: 2.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.78 Bulk Rich Number: 71.36 Bulk Shear: 15.62 m/s