MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180600F014.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180600F014.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 14 hour NAM valid 20Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 32.42,-95.02 Latitude: 32.42 Longitude: -95.02 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 79 SFC 995 123 25.0 23.2 90 1.8 23.7 210 6 298.6 301.9 297.0 351.7 18.23 2 950 527 21.6 21.3 98 0.3 21.4 207 12 299.1 302.2 296.4 348.8 17.03 3 900 996 19.1 18.9 99 0.2 18.9 200 20 301.2 304.0 295.8 346.6 15.45 4 850 1487 16.5 16.4 100 0.0 16.4 212 24 303.4 306.0 295.5 344.8 13.96 5 800 2002 13.2 12.0 93 1.2 12.4 212 24 305.2 307.3 294.0 338.5 11.11 6 750 2544 11.4 9.4 87 2.0 10.2 218 26 309.0 310.8 294.1 339.1 9.91 7 700 3117 8.2 2.7 68 5.6 5.1 219 28 311.6 312.8 292.3 332.2 6.64 8 650 3726 5.0 -7.2 41 12.2 -0.6 214 33 314.6 315.3 290.5 325.7 3.43 9 600 4373 -0.0 -9.8 48 9.8 -4.2 208 37 316.1 316.7 290.6 326.0 3.04 10 550 5064 -4.5 -12.3 54 7.8 -7.7 217 42 318.7 319.2 291.0 327.6 2.70 11 500 5806 -10.0 -17.0 57 7.0 -12.4 229 39 320.8 321.2 291.0 327.6 2.02 12 450 6614 -13.5 -17.6 71 4.1 -14.9 235 36 326.2 326.6 292.7 333.5 2.13 13 400 7499 -19.7 -22.7 77 3.0 -20.5 237 45 329.4 329.7 293.0 334.9 1.54 14 350 8476 -26.4 -27.7 89 1.3 -26.7 240 54 333.1 333.4 293.6 337.2 1.12 15 300 9573 -34.2 -37.0 76 2.7 -34.6 243 62 337.1 337.2 294.1 339.2 0.53 16 250 10823 -43.7 -48.7 58 5.0 -44.0 251 72 341.2 341.2 294.8 341.9 0.18 17 200 12295 -51.5 -72.6 6 21.1 -51.9 259 71 351.2 351.2 296.9 351.3 0.01 18 150 14112 -62.9 -80.2 8 17.3 -63.1 255 56 361.6 361.6 299.0 361.7 0.00 19 100 16530 -73.0 -86.0 12 13.0 -73.0 246 40 386.7 386.7 303.3 386.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5726.79 m Freezing level: 600.12 mb = 4371.17 m = 14340.94 ft Wetbulb zero: 655.44 mb = 3657.86 m = 12000.69 ft Precipitable water: 1.93 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 72.17 % Est. max temperature: 29.98 C = 85.96 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 969.28 mb = 351.83 m = 1154.30 ft T: 23.08 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.78 C/km ThetaE index: 13.48 C Layer 700.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 934.57 mb = 669.36 m = 2196.03 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.80 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.16 C = 79.09 F Cap Strength: 0.03 C Lifted Index: -6.64 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.20 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.06 C Showalter Index: -5.18 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.92 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.47 C Cross Totals Index: 26.45 C K Index: 37.35 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 422.71 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.44 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1703.45 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 58.37 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.03 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 936.44 mb = 652.02 m = 2139.14 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 931.44 mb = 698.44 m = 2291.43 ft Equ Level (EL): 211.44 mb = 11927.96 m = 39133.25 ft B at Equ Level: 1697.37 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 215.5 at 29.2 knts Storm direction: 245.5 at 21.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.6 neg: 2.7 tot: 4.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 92.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 90.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 90.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 30.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.90 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.4 stream: 4.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.82 Bulk Rich Number: 32.94 Bulk Shear: 51.71 m/s