MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F017.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F017.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 17 hour NAM valid 17Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 34.41,-95.38 Latitude: 34.41 Longitude: -95.38 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 77 SFC 981 241 21.7 21.1 96 0.6 21.3 182 10 296.5 299.4 295.1 343.3 16.23 2 950 521 19.9 19.9 100 -0.0 19.9 193 22 297.3 300.1 294.9 342.3 15.55 3 900 986 17.4 16.9 97 0.5 17.1 222 39 299.4 301.9 294.1 339.1 13.59 4 850 1475 15.8 14.7 93 1.1 15.1 226 40 302.7 305.0 294.2 339.5 12.45 5 800 1988 11.7 11.5 99 0.2 11.6 218 35 303.6 305.6 293.2 335.5 10.70 6 750 2526 9.1 9.0 99 0.1 9.0 209 29 306.4 308.2 293.2 335.5 9.63 7 700 3095 5.9 4.3 89 1.6 5.0 193 27 309.0 310.4 292.2 331.9 7.46 8 650 3700 3.4 -0.1 78 3.5 1.5 194 34 312.8 313.9 292.0 331.1 5.84 9 600 4345 -0.8 -3.5 82 2.7 -2.1 194 38 315.1 316.1 291.9 330.8 4.92 10 550 5033 -6.3 -7.8 89 1.5 -7.0 205 46 316.6 317.3 291.5 329.1 3.86 11 500 5772 -10.5 -19.2 49 8.7 -13.3 216 49 320.2 320.5 290.5 325.9 1.68 12 450 6578 -13.8 -39.2 10 25.4 -18.3 230 53 326.0 326.0 290.9 327.0 0.28 13 400 7461 -20.6 -49.8 5 29.2 -23.9 231 61 328.3 328.3 291.3 328.7 0.10 14 350 8433 -27.8 -46.1 16 18.3 -29.8 234 68 331.2 331.3 292.2 331.9 0.18 15 300 9522 -36.5 -46.2 36 9.7 -37.3 237 77 334.0 334.0 293.0 334.8 0.20 16 250 10756 -45.7 -57.8 24 12.1 -46.2 243 85 338.0 338.1 293.9 338.3 0.06 17 200 12222 -51.3 -74.3 5 23.0 -51.7 248 87 351.5 351.5 297.0 351.5 0.01 18 150 14052 -60.5 -83.5 3 22.9 -60.7 250 73 365.8 365.8 299.8 365.8 0.00 19 100 16513 -69.7 -88.7 5 18.9 -69.8 254 33 393.0 393.0 304.2 393.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5695.26 m Freezing level: 609.89 mb = 4217.35 m = 13836.28 ft Wetbulb zero: 629.10 mb = 3963.36 m = 13003.01 ft Precipitable water: 1.75 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 87.89 % Est. max temperature: 28.25 C = 82.84 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 972.34 mb = 319.62 m = 1048.61 ft T: 21.19 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.14 C/km ThetaE index: 9.57 C Layer 700.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 924.61 mb = 753.96 m = 2473.58 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.73 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.61 C = 74.50 F Cap Strength: 0.30 C Lifted Index: -4.21 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.02 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.08 C Showalter Index: -3.56 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.49 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.30 C Cross Totals Index: 25.18 C K Index: 39.37 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 354.50 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.75 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 968.85 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 44.02 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.22 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 926.56 mb = 735.79 m = 2413.98 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 921.56 mb = 782.39 m = 2566.85 ft Equ Level (EL): 871.56 mb = 1260.82 m = 4136.49 ft B at Equ Level: 16.97 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 151.56 mb = 13986.31 m = 45886.30 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 208.4 at 36.7 knts Storm direction: 238.4 at 27.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.6 neg: 3.6 tot: 9.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 49.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 176.8 neg: -74.1 tot: 102.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 34.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.30 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.7 stream: 3.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.03 Bulk Rich Number: 24.53 Bulk Shear: 39.50 m/s