MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F019.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F019.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 19 hour NAM valid 19Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 33.48,-95.23 Latitude: 33.48 Longitude: -95.23 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 69 SFC 994 124 24.0 22.8 93 1.2 23.2 192 8 297.7 300.9 296.5 349.5 17.85 2 950 516 20.8 20.8 100 -0.0 20.8 209 18 298.3 301.3 295.8 346.2 16.49 3 900 983 18.0 17.8 99 0.2 17.8 248 25 300.0 302.7 294.8 342.1 14.36 4 850 1471 15.6 15.5 99 0.1 15.5 256 27 302.5 304.9 294.7 341.4 13.16 5 800 1984 13.0 12.3 96 0.7 12.6 238 28 305.0 307.1 294.0 338.9 11.33 6 750 2524 9.7 8.1 90 1.5 8.8 225 23 307.1 308.8 293.0 334.6 9.11 7 700 3095 7.6 3.2 74 4.4 5.1 204 29 310.9 312.2 292.3 332.1 6.88 8 650 3704 4.5 0.8 77 3.7 2.5 211 37 314.0 315.2 292.7 333.7 6.24 9 600 4350 -0.3 -4.1 75 3.8 -2.1 211 46 315.8 316.7 291.9 330.8 4.70 10 550 5041 -4.9 -7.4 82 2.5 -6.0 214 48 318.3 319.1 292.0 331.2 3.98 11 500 5783 -9.2 -25.7 25 16.5 -13.6 221 55 321.8 322.0 290.3 325.1 0.94 12 450 6590 -14.3 -38.7 11 24.4 -18.7 232 59 325.2 325.3 290.7 326.3 0.30 13 400 7472 -20.4 -45.1 9 24.7 -23.7 224 64 328.5 328.6 291.5 329.2 0.17 14 350 8446 -27.2 -45.9 15 18.7 -29.3 232 74 332.1 332.1 292.4 332.8 0.18 15 300 9537 -35.8 -49.7 23 13.9 -36.9 235 80 334.9 334.9 293.2 335.4 0.14 16 250 10780 -43.8 -63.5 10 19.7 -44.5 244 80 340.9 340.9 294.6 341.0 0.03 17 200 12254 -51.0 -73.7 5 22.6 -51.5 252 79 351.9 351.9 297.1 352.0 0.01 18 150 14075 -62.4 -83.6 4 21.2 -62.6 258 71 362.6 362.6 299.2 362.6 0.00 19 100 16519 -70.2 -86.5 7 16.2 -70.3 255 35 392.1 392.1 304.1 392.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5714.01 m Freezing level: 603.22 mb = 4308.44 m = 14135.12 ft Wetbulb zero: 623.20 mb = 4043.66 m = 13266.44 ft Precipitable water: 1.87 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 82.38 % Est. max temperature: 29.12 C = 84.41 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 977.12 mb = 271.19 m = 889.71 ft T: 22.78 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.24 C/km ThetaE index: 17.31 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 941.02 mb = 598.14 m = 1962.37 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.09 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.89 C = 76.81 F Cap Strength: -0.08 C Lifted Index: -4.66 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.03 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.77 C Showalter Index: -3.02 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.56 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.83 C Cross Totals Index: 24.73 C K Index: 35.95 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 306.55 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.23 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1411.66 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 53.13 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.00 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 939.50 mb = 612.03 m = 2007.93 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 934.50 mb = 658.09 m = 2159.06 ft Equ Level (EL): 224.50 mb = 11490.67 m = 37698.60 ft B at Equ Level: 1399.67 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 124.50 mb = 15197.77 m = 49860.83 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 220.4 at 34.9 knts Storm direction: 250.4 at 26.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.2 neg: 3.8 tot: 7.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 58.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 77.1 neg: -16.4 tot: 60.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 20.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.05 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.1 stream: 0.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.56 Bulk Rich Number: 23.50 Bulk Shear: 60.08 m/s