MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180600F009.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180600F009.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 9 hour NAM valid 15Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 32.44,-99.73 Latitude: 32.44 Longitude: -99.73 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 101 SFC 952 526 19.1 15.0 77 4.1 16.4 310 10 296.4 298.4 291.5 329.1 11.31 2 950 541 18.6 14.8 79 3.8 16.1 306 8 296.1 298.1 291.3 328.4 11.23 3 900 1002 14.5 13.3 93 1.1 13.7 291 22 296.4 298.3 291.0 327.5 10.76 4 850 1486 13.8 12.9 94 0.9 13.3 269 10 300.6 302.7 292.6 333.2 11.06 5 800 1997 11.9 11.5 98 0.4 11.7 247 40 303.8 305.8 293.3 335.8 10.73 6 750 2537 10.0 10.0 100 -0.0 10.0 249 41 307.4 309.4 294.0 338.7 10.34 7 700 3109 7.2 5.8 91 1.4 6.3 223 40 310.4 312.0 293.3 335.9 8.27 8 650 3714 2.1 1.4 96 0.6 1.7 209 39 311.3 312.5 292.2 331.6 6.54 9 600 4356 -2.1 -3.4 90 1.4 -2.7 206 38 313.7 314.7 291.5 329.4 4.95 10 550 5043 -5.1 -13.0 54 7.9 -8.1 221 46 318.0 318.5 290.7 326.5 2.56 11 500 5786 -9.5 -14.1 69 4.5 -11.2 230 45 321.4 321.9 291.7 330.0 2.58 12 450 6592 -14.8 -30.3 25 15.5 -18.3 236 55 324.6 324.7 290.9 327.1 0.68 13 400 7471 -21.3 -50.9 5 29.6 -24.5 234 68 327.4 327.4 291.0 327.7 0.09 14 350 8443 -27.2 -45.7 16 18.4 -29.3 246 83 332.0 332.1 292.4 332.7 0.18 15 300 9536 -35.4 -51.3 18 15.9 -36.6 252 91 335.4 335.4 293.3 335.9 0.11 16 250 10779 -44.2 -61.5 13 17.3 -44.9 255 90 340.3 340.3 294.4 340.5 0.04 17 200 12252 -50.6 -72.7 6 22.1 -51.1 261 81 352.6 352.6 297.2 352.6 0.01 18 150 14080 -61.0 -81.3 5 20.2 -61.2 264 65 364.9 364.9 299.7 364.9 0.00 19 100 16525 -72.7 -86.1 11 13.4 -72.8 257 33 387.3 387.3 303.4 387.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5685.47 m Freezing level: 625.10 mb = 4033.80 m = 13234.09 ft Wetbulb zero: 630.70 mb = 3955.94 m = 12978.64 ft Precipitable water: 1.48 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 86.04 % Est. max temperature: 26.30 C = 79.33 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 895.64 mb = 1043.16 m = 3422.39 ft T: 14.40 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.24 C/km ThetaE index: 12.19 C Layer 700.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 796.09 mb = 2037.95 m = 6686.11 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.95 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.68 C = 80.02 F Cap Strength: 3.18 C Lifted Index: 2.12 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.43 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.18 C Showalter Index: 0.25 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.77 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.36 C Cross Totals Index: 22.41 C K Index: 34.83 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 220.09 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.66 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 17.41 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.90 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5756.30 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.19 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 877.16 mb = 1219.85 m = 4002.09 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 230.4 at 37.1 knts Storm direction: 260.4 at 27.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.3 neg: 7.1 tot: 7.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 106.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 55.1 neg: -158.6 tot: -103.5 m^2/s^2 ave: -34.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.08 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 14.1 stream: -1.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.12 Bulk Shear: 149.04 m/s