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: 33.84,-94.57 Latitude: 33.84 Longitude: -94.57 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 81 SFC 995 124 27.1 19.4 63 7.6 21.7 214 10 300.6 303.3 295.0 343.0 14.44 2 950 531 22.5 17.3 73 5.1 18.9 214 17 300.0 302.4 294.0 338.7 13.22 3 900 998 18.3 14.3 78 4.0 15.6 213 20 300.3 302.4 292.7 333.8 11.43 4 850 1486 15.3 9.4 68 5.9 11.7 213 27 302.2 303.8 291.2 328.1 8.74 5 800 1997 11.2 9.4 89 1.8 10.2 226 29 303.1 304.8 292.0 330.9 9.33 6 750 2534 9.0 8.9 99 0.1 8.9 214 32 306.4 308.2 293.2 335.3 9.59 7 700 3105 6.4 5.8 96 0.5 6.1 217 28 309.5 311.1 293.0 334.9 8.30 8 650 3710 2.9 2.6 98 0.3 2.7 214 29 312.2 313.6 292.9 334.3 7.12 9 600 4354 -0.8 -0.9 100 0.0 -0.9 211 33 315.1 316.3 292.8 334.1 6.00 10 550 5045 -4.9 -4.9 100 0.0 -4.9 205 40 318.3 319.2 292.7 333.9 4.84 11 500 5788 -9.9 -10.0 99 0.1 -10.0 213 47 321.0 321.6 292.4 332.7 3.57 12 450 6590 -15.1 -22.2 55 7.1 -17.1 224 54 324.2 324.5 291.5 329.2 1.43 13 400 7472 -20.4 -35.6 25 15.1 -23.1 231 65 328.4 328.5 291.7 330.1 0.46 14 350 8445 -27.9 -44.2 20 16.3 -29.7 233 71 331.2 331.2 292.3 332.0 0.22 15 300 9534 -36.1 -49.6 24 13.5 -37.1 238 80 334.5 334.5 293.1 335.1 0.14 16 250 10776 -43.9 -62.6 11 18.7 -44.5 247 81 340.9 340.9 294.6 341.0 0.03 17 200 12251 -50.2 -74.7 4 24.5 -50.6 251 76 353.4 353.4 297.4 353.4 0.01 18 150 14076 -62.2 -83.4 4 21.2 -62.4 251 66 362.9 362.9 299.2 362.9 0.00 19 100 16517 -71.0 -86.7 8 15.6 -71.1 257 40 390.5 390.5 303.9 390.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5706.53 m Freezing level: 611.29 mb = 4208.44 m = 13807.04 ft Wetbulb zero: 612.02 mb = 4194.29 m = 13760.62 ft Precipitable water: 1.79 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 90.39 % Est. max temperature: 28.69 C = 83.64 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 890.56 mb = 1088.40 m = 3570.81 ft T: 17.71 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.06 C/km ThetaE index: 14.88 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 849.61 mb = 1490.01 m = 4888.43 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.93 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.60 C = 83.48 F Cap Strength: 1.00 C Lifted Index: -2.38 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.89 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.76 C Showalter Index: 2.25 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.52 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.21 C Cross Totals Index: 19.31 C K Index: 34.06 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 214.53 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.88 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 466.32 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 30.54 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 13.98 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.00 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 873.66 mb = 1251.86 m = 4107.10 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 828.66 mb = 1700.25 m = 5578.18 ft Equ Level (EL): 278.66 mb = 10036.31 m = 32927.13 ft B at Equ Level: 461.77 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 198.66 mb = 12293.72 m = 40333.23 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 213.2 at 31.0 knts Storm direction: 243.2 at 23.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.3 neg: 1.3 tot: 3.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 79.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 68.0 neg: -15.5 tot: 52.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 17.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.49 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.8 stream: 2.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.20 Bulk Rich Number: 12.21 Bulk Shear: 38.18 m/s