MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180600F016.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180600F016.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 16 hour NAM valid 22Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 32.70,-94.57 Latitude: 32.70 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 68 SFC 996 103 26.2 23.5 85 2.7 24.2 149 3 299.7 303.1 297.5 354.1 18.58 2 950 517 22.2 21.2 94 1.1 21.5 192 9 299.8 302.8 296.4 349.1 16.87 3 900 987 19.6 18.2 92 1.3 18.7 226 26 301.7 304.4 295.6 345.3 14.79 4 850 1478 16.6 15.2 91 1.4 15.7 236 29 303.6 306.0 294.8 342.0 12.92 5 800 1992 13.0 13.0 100 -0.0 13.0 236 29 305.0 307.3 294.4 340.6 11.89 6 750 2534 10.5 9.7 95 0.8 10.0 229 32 308.0 309.9 294.0 338.6 10.11 7 700 3107 7.7 5.5 86 2.1 6.4 220 36 311.0 312.5 293.3 336.0 8.14 8 650 3716 4.9 -3.3 56 8.1 0.8 223 37 314.5 315.3 291.5 329.2 4.63 9 600 4363 -0.1 -4.9 70 4.8 -2.4 225 43 316.0 316.9 291.8 330.3 4.45 10 550 5055 -4.4 -13.9 47 9.6 -8.0 232 51 318.9 319.4 290.8 326.8 2.37 11 500 5797 -9.9 -25.8 26 15.9 -14.1 240 59 321.0 321.2 290.0 324.3 0.94 12 450 6602 -14.4 -40.6 9 26.2 -18.8 240 61 325.1 325.2 290.6 326.0 0.25 13 400 7485 -19.6 -44.3 9 24.7 -23.1 233 64 329.5 329.5 291.7 330.2 0.19 14 350 8460 -27.2 -53.2 7 26.0 -29.5 237 70 332.1 332.1 292.4 332.4 0.08 15 300 9554 -34.9 -54.9 11 20.0 -36.2 245 75 336.2 336.2 293.4 336.5 0.07 16 250 10802 -42.5 -66.6 5 24.1 -43.3 250 74 342.8 342.8 295.0 342.9 0.02 17 200 12283 -50.8 -73.4 5 22.5 -51.3 258 67 352.2 352.2 297.1 352.3 0.01 18 150 14100 -63.4 -82.1 6 18.7 -63.6 254 59 360.8 360.8 298.8 360.8 0.00 19 100 16530 -70.8 -87.8 6 17.1 -70.8 254 39 391.0 391.0 303.9 391.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5729.17 m Freezing level: 600.63 mb = 4354.42 m = 14285.99 ft Wetbulb zero: 637.65 mb = 3870.89 m = 12699.63 ft Precipitable water: 1.88 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 75.01 % Est. max temperature: 30.19 C = 86.34 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 958.15 mb = 442.24 m = 1450.90 ft T: 22.96 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.52 C/km ThetaE index: 24.93 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 913.87 mb = 853.89 m = 2801.45 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.63 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.63 C = 81.74 F Cap Strength: 0.38 C Lifted Index: -6.61 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.00 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.68 C Showalter Index: -3.86 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.62 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.51 C Cross Totals Index: 25.11 C K Index: 39.63 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 385.73 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.47 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1789.13 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 59.82 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.41 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.38 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 925.08 mb = 747.93 m = 2453.81 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 890.08 mb = 1081.85 m = 3549.34 ft Equ Level (EL): 220.08 mb = 11648.21 m = 38215.45 ft B at Equ Level: 1788.32 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 110.08 mb = 15954.17 m = 52342.45 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 229.6 at 36.4 knts Storm direction: 259.6 at 27.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.0 neg: 1.9 tot: 7.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 86.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 161.8 neg: -2.3 tot: 159.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 53.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.65 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.7 stream: 5.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.77 Bulk Rich Number: 13.21 Bulk Shear: 135.40 m/s