MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180600F015.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180600F015.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 15 hour NAM valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 33.48,-93.49 Latitude: 33.48 Longitude: -93.49 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 63 SFC 997 93 28.7 20.3 60 8.4 22.8 164 7 302.2 305.0 296.0 347.2 15.24 2 950 516 24.0 19.0 74 5.0 20.5 167 11 301.6 304.2 295.5 344.8 14.69 3 900 986 19.4 18.0 92 1.4 18.4 170 12 301.5 304.2 295.4 344.4 14.58 4 850 1476 16.5 9.3 62 7.2 12.1 210 21 303.4 305.0 291.5 329.3 8.68 5 800 1990 13.4 3.6 52 9.8 7.9 209 24 305.4 306.6 290.0 324.3 6.22 6 750 2529 8.8 7.0 89 1.7 7.8 212 33 306.1 307.7 292.2 331.6 8.43 7 700 3101 8.2 7.3 94 1.0 7.6 220 35 311.6 313.4 294.3 340.0 9.20 8 650 3710 4.3 -0.6 71 4.9 1.7 218 36 313.8 314.9 292.2 331.6 5.66 9 600 4355 -0.6 -4.1 77 3.5 -2.3 217 41 315.4 316.3 291.8 330.4 4.72 10 550 5045 -5.5 -9.4 74 3.8 -7.2 215 44 317.5 318.2 291.3 328.6 3.42 11 500 5785 -10.0 -14.6 69 4.6 -11.6 224 49 320.9 321.4 291.5 329.1 2.46 12 450 6593 -13.8 -28.1 29 14.3 -17.3 240 65 325.9 326.1 291.4 328.9 0.84 13 400 7477 -19.9 -28.8 45 8.9 -21.9 237 70 329.1 329.3 292.3 332.3 0.89 14 350 8452 -27.1 -32.9 58 5.8 -28.2 235 71 332.1 332.3 293.0 334.7 0.68 15 300 9544 -35.2 -42.5 47 7.3 -36.0 236 80 335.7 335.8 293.5 336.9 0.30 16 250 10791 -43.6 -62.7 10 19.0 -44.3 248 80 341.2 341.2 294.7 341.4 0.03 17 200 12264 -51.0 -73.0 6 22.0 -51.5 253 78 351.9 351.9 297.1 352.0 0.01 18 150 14082 -62.7 -81.4 6 18.7 -62.8 252 64 362.2 362.2 299.1 362.2 0.00 19 100 16518 -71.7 -85.6 11 14.0 -71.8 255 38 389.2 389.2 303.7 389.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5722.03 m Freezing level: 606.31 mb = 4273.74 m = 14021.29 ft Wetbulb zero: 628.74 mb = 3977.93 m = 13050.81 ft Precipitable water: 1.73 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 75.08 % Est. max temperature: 30.10 C = 86.19 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 882.26 mb = 1157.04 m = 3796.03 ft T: 18.39 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.78 C/km ThetaE index: 22.86 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 870.31 mb = 1273.86 m = 4179.29 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.78 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.19 C = 84.54 F Cap Strength: 0.47 C Lifted Index: -5.30 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.24 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.04 C Showalter Index: 1.61 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.72 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.45 C Cross Totals Index: 19.27 C K Index: 34.80 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 259.62 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.02 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1293.32 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 50.86 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5.43 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.50 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 882.47 mb = 1154.96 m = 3789.20 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 847.47 mb = 1501.45 m = 4925.95 ft Equ Level (EL): 227.47 mb = 11413.99 m = 37447.01 ft B at Equ Level: 1281.89 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 127.47 mb = 15059.74 m = 49408.01 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 214.8 at 32.2 knts Storm direction: 244.8 at 24.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 98.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 151.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 151.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 50.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.86 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.2 stream: 5.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.84 Bulk Rich Number: 13.43 Bulk Shear: 96.28 m/s