MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180600F010.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180600F010.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 10 hour NAM valid 16Z 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 92 SFC 991 170 24.5 21.3 83 3.2 22.2 219 8 298.4 301.4 295.7 345.9 16.33 2 950 539 20.6 20.6 100 -0.0 20.6 222 13 298.0 301.0 295.6 345.2 16.26 3 900 1006 18.6 17.7 94 0.9 18.0 244 29 300.7 303.3 295.0 342.7 14.31 4 850 1496 16.3 13.7 85 2.6 14.6 244 30 303.2 305.4 293.8 337.9 11.69 5 800 2010 13.1 13.1 100 -0.0 13.1 239 26 305.2 307.4 294.6 341.0 11.97 6 750 2550 9.1 9.1 100 0.0 9.2 252 25 306.5 308.3 293.3 335.9 9.75 7 700 3119 6.0 0.7 69 5.3 3.2 227 21 309.2 310.2 290.9 326.9 5.75 8 650 3724 3.0 -1.5 72 4.5 0.7 204 24 312.3 313.3 291.4 328.9 5.27 9 600 4367 -1.6 -1.6 100 0.0 -1.6 199 32 314.3 315.4 292.3 332.2 5.68 10 550 5055 -6.4 -7.7 91 1.3 -7.0 206 42 316.5 317.2 291.5 329.0 3.89 11 500 5793 -10.1 -28.4 21 18.3 -14.6 210 47 320.7 320.8 289.8 323.3 0.73 12 450 6601 -12.8 -41.5 7 28.8 -17.7 227 58 327.2 327.3 291.2 328.1 0.22 13 400 7488 -19.2 -47.3 6 28.1 -22.8 235 63 330.0 330.1 291.9 330.6 0.13 14 350 8466 -26.8 -43.9 18 17.2 -28.8 243 70 332.7 332.7 292.7 333.6 0.22 15 300 9559 -35.5 -49.7 22 14.2 -36.6 246 78 335.3 335.3 293.3 335.8 0.14 16 250 10801 -44.3 -61.1 14 16.7 -45.0 251 80 340.1 340.1 294.4 340.3 0.04 17 200 12274 -50.5 -72.7 6 22.2 -51.0 252 73 352.8 352.8 297.3 352.8 0.01 18 150 14096 -62.8 -80.1 8 17.3 -62.9 254 63 361.9 361.9 299.1 361.9 0.00 19 100 16528 -71.5 -88.9 6 17.4 -71.6 248 31 389.6 389.6 303.7 389.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5700.39 m Freezing level: 617.11 mb = 4146.49 m = 13603.80 ft Wetbulb zero: 635.08 mb = 3910.05 m = 12828.11 ft Precipitable water: 1.80 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 84.48 % Est. max temperature: 29.62 C = 85.32 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 946.67 mb = 569.51 m = 1868.45 ft T: 20.42 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.05 C/km ThetaE index: 14.01 C Layer 750.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 919.92 mb = 816.94 m = 2680.21 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.58 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.71 C = 78.27 F Cap Strength: 0.14 C Lifted Index: -5.18 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.10 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.01 C Showalter Index: -2.48 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.28 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.42 C Cross Totals Index: 23.86 C K Index: 34.80 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 298.54 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.89 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1273.85 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 50.47 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.26 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.16 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 927.79 mb = 743.38 m = 2438.88 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 862.79 mb = 1367.97 m = 4488.05 ft Equ Level (EL): 232.79 mb = 11271.31 m = 36978.91 ft B at Equ Level: 1268.77 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 132.79 mb = 14826.97 m = 48644.32 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 219.7 at 30.1 knts Storm direction: 249.7 at 22.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.1 neg: 1.7 tot: 4.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 53.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 46.6 neg: -13.5 tot: 33.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 11.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.27 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.9 stream: 2.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.35 Bulk Rich Number: 28.97 Bulk Shear: 43.98 m/s