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: 32.78,-97.30 Latitude: 32.78 Longitude: -97.30 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 24.6 21.3 82 3.3 22.2 201 9 298.5 301.5 295.7 346.0 16.32 2 950 533 20.3 20.3 100 -0.0 20.4 205 18 297.8 300.7 295.3 344.2 16.01 3 900 1000 20.6 15.3 72 5.3 17.0 222 26 302.7 305.0 294.0 338.9 12.24 4 850 1492 17.5 8.9 57 8.6 12.2 222 22 304.5 306.0 291.6 329.8 8.44 5 800 2007 13.7 9.4 75 4.3 11.0 248 22 305.8 307.5 292.7 333.8 9.32 6 750 2549 11.7 -0.2 44 11.9 5.4 237 19 309.3 310.2 290.2 324.9 5.04 7 700 3123 9.0 -2.4 44 11.4 3.2 228 19 312.4 313.3 290.8 326.8 4.57 8 650 3731 3.9 -0.0 76 3.9 1.8 220 21 313.4 314.5 292.2 331.9 5.89 9 600 4376 -0.9 -1.0 99 0.2 -1.0 213 31 315.1 316.2 292.7 333.8 5.92 10 550 5065 -6.3 -8.8 83 2.4 -7.4 217 39 316.5 317.2 291.2 328.1 3.58 11 500 5802 -11.0 -24.9 31 13.8 -14.7 216 41 319.6 319.8 289.7 323.1 1.02 12 450 6607 -13.4 -38.6 10 25.2 -18.0 225 51 326.3 326.4 291.0 327.5 0.30 13 400 7493 -19.1 -47.8 6 28.7 -22.8 233 58 330.2 330.2 291.9 330.7 0.13 14 350 8472 -26.5 -48.1 11 21.5 -28.8 243 62 333.0 333.0 292.7 333.5 0.14 15 300 9564 -35.7 -49.6 23 13.9 -36.8 247 71 335.0 335.0 293.2 335.5 0.14 16 250 10805 -44.8 -57.7 22 12.9 -45.3 251 76 339.4 339.4 294.3 339.7 0.06 17 200 12277 -50.3 -73.7 5 23.4 -50.8 255 75 353.0 353.0 297.3 353.1 0.01 18 150 14094 -63.2 -80.4 8 17.3 -63.3 250 61 361.3 361.3 299.0 361.3 0.00 19 100 16527 -72.2 -86.6 10 14.3 -72.3 244 30 388.2 388.2 303.5 388.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5715.86 m Freezing level: 609.22 mb = 4257.32 m = 13967.41 ft Wetbulb zero: 617.36 mb = 4146.50 m = 13603.83 ft Precipitable water: 1.54 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 69.92 % Est. max temperature: 30.73 C = 87.32 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 944.53 mb = 582.65 m = 1911.56 ft T: 20.33 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.47 C/km ThetaE index: 16.21 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 845.12 mb = 1541.13 m = 5056.13 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.69 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.62 C = 87.11 F Cap Strength: 2.56 C Lifted Index: -5.30 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.25 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.48 C Showalter Index: 0.32 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.43 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.52 C Cross Totals Index: 19.91 C K Index: 25.97 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 192.08 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.24 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 912.20 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 42.71 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 73.07 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.49 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 906.91 mb = 934.23 m = 3065.01 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 681.91 mb = 3337.83 m = 10950.75 ft Equ Level (EL): 231.91 mb = 11300.14 m = 37073.50 ft B at Equ Level: 894.64 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 151.91 mb = 14014.24 m = 45977.91 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 221.0 at 26.9 knts Storm direction: 251.0 at 20.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.7 neg: 1.1 tot: 3.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 46.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 79.7 neg: -12.2 tot: 67.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 22.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.43 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.9 stream: 3.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.45 Bulk Rich Number: 40.75 Bulk Shear: 22.38 m/s