MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180600F013.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180600F013.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 13 hour NAM valid 19Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 32.81,-94.96 Latitude: 32.81 Longitude: -94.96 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 998 98 26.5 21.8 75 4.7 23.1 173 8 299.8 302.9 296.3 348.6 16.67 2 950 527 22.4 20.5 89 1.9 21.1 176 11 299.9 302.9 296.0 347.3 16.17 3 900 996 18.9 18.9 100 -0.0 18.9 180 12 301.0 303.8 295.8 346.3 15.44 4 850 1486 16.1 16.1 100 -0.0 16.1 204 12 303.0 305.5 295.1 343.5 13.68 5 800 2001 13.8 13.8 100 -0.0 13.8 220 20 305.9 308.2 295.1 343.4 12.52 6 750 2545 11.1 11.1 100 -0.0 11.0 212 25 308.6 310.7 294.8 342.3 11.11 7 700 3120 8.3 8.3 100 0.0 8.3 212 30 311.7 313.6 294.8 342.0 9.86 8 650 3729 4.2 0.5 77 3.6 2.2 217 34 313.7 314.8 292.5 332.9 6.12 9 600 4374 -0.9 -3.2 85 2.3 -2.1 216 40 315.0 316.0 292.0 331.0 5.04 10 550 5064 -5.7 -8.5 81 2.8 -6.9 211 41 317.3 318.0 291.5 329.2 3.66 11 500 5802 -10.5 -18.5 52 8.0 -13.1 210 46 320.2 320.6 290.6 326.2 1.78 12 450 6610 -12.7 -24.3 37 11.6 -16.0 218 51 327.2 327.5 292.1 331.4 1.19 13 400 7499 -18.9 -32.5 29 13.6 -21.7 231 60 330.4 330.5 292.4 332.7 0.62 14 350 8477 -26.8 -42.2 22 15.5 -28.7 241 66 332.7 332.7 292.7 333.7 0.27 15 300 9569 -35.4 -50.2 21 14.8 -36.5 246 73 335.5 335.5 293.3 336.0 0.13 16 250 10814 -43.9 -61.5 12 17.6 -44.6 252 76 340.8 340.8 294.6 340.9 0.04 17 200 12287 -51.4 -71.6 7 20.2 -51.8 255 72 351.3 351.3 296.9 351.3 0.01 18 150 14102 -63.3 -80.5 8 17.3 -63.4 252 62 361.1 361.1 298.9 361.1 0.00 19 100 16531 -71.5 -85.4 11 14.0 -71.5 252 35 389.7 389.7 303.8 389.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5725.61 m Freezing level: 609.21 mb = 4255.03 m = 13959.90 ft Wetbulb zero: 624.43 mb = 4052.26 m = 13294.67 ft Precipitable water: 2.07 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 88.04 % Est. max temperature: 29.78 C = 85.61 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 931.69 mb = 695.98 m = 2283.37 ft T: 21.12 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.03 C/km ThetaE index: 22.39 C Layer 950.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 912.60 mb = 875.45 m = 2872.18 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.08 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.33 C = 81.20 F Cap Strength: 0.35 C Lifted Index: -6.62 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.58 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.54 C Showalter Index: -5.16 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.26 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.62 C Cross Totals Index: 26.64 C K Index: 42.69 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 349.79 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.46 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1563.77 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 55.92 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.93 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.35 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 919.57 mb = 809.49 m = 2655.79 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 904.57 mb = 952.09 m = 3123.61 ft Equ Level (EL): 214.57 mb = 11822.54 m = 38787.38 ft B at Equ Level: 1551.58 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 114.57 mb = 15716.43 m = 51562.48 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 210.7 at 28.6 knts Storm direction: 240.7 at 21.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.4 neg: 1.0 tot: 4.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 86.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 62.1 neg: -0.4 tot: 61.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 20.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.62 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.9 stream: 3.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.41 Bulk Rich Number: 25.68 Bulk Shear: 60.90 m/s