MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180600F017.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180600F017.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 17 hour NAM valid 23Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 33.82,-94.93 Latitude: 33.82 Longitude: -94.93 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 997 108 19.3 19.1 99 0.2 19.2 217 5 292.7 295.2 292.4 332.8 14.12 2 950 522 17.7 17.4 98 0.3 17.5 248 24 295.2 297.6 292.6 333.3 13.28 3 900 985 16.5 16.2 98 0.4 16.3 244 31 298.6 300.9 293.4 336.3 12.97 4 850 1473 15.7 15.6 100 0.1 15.7 227 27 302.6 305.0 294.7 341.8 13.24 5 800 1986 13.1 13.1 100 0.1 13.1 217 28 305.1 307.4 294.5 340.8 11.92 6 750 2528 9.9 9.5 97 0.4 9.7 214 32 307.3 309.2 293.7 337.6 10.01 7 700 3099 6.1 4.8 91 1.3 5.4 215 35 309.3 310.7 292.5 332.9 7.73 8 650 3703 2.8 1.3 90 1.5 2.0 216 36 312.1 313.3 292.3 332.3 6.47 9 600 4348 -0.3 -2.5 85 2.2 -1.4 220 39 315.8 316.8 292.4 332.6 5.30 10 550 5039 -4.5 -6.6 85 2.1 -5.5 222 39 318.8 319.6 292.4 332.5 4.24 11 500 5784 -8.5 -10.0 89 1.5 -9.1 225 36 322.7 323.4 292.9 334.6 3.58 12 450 6596 -12.4 -13.1 94 0.7 -12.6 232 29 327.7 328.3 293.9 338.2 3.11 13 400 7490 -16.5 -16.6 99 0.1 -16.5 243 28 333.6 334.1 295.0 342.7 2.62 14 350 8479 -24.0 -24.0 100 0.0 -23.9 247 32 336.4 336.8 294.8 342.1 1.58 15 300 9584 -32.8 -32.8 100 0.0 -32.8 254 36 339.2 339.3 294.8 342.2 0.81 16 250 10846 -41.0 -42.8 83 1.8 -41.2 255 37 345.1 345.2 295.8 346.5 0.35 17 200 12320 -53.5 -57.5 61 4.0 -53.7 256 60 348.0 348.0 296.3 348.3 0.08 18 150 14137 -61.1 -81.6 5 20.5 -61.3 248 55 364.8 364.8 299.6 364.8 0.00 19 100 16605 -67.2 -83.1 9 15.9 -67.3 263 27 397.9 397.9 304.9 397.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5702.82 m Freezing level: 604.84 mb = 4285.40 m = 14059.55 ft Wetbulb zero: 621.26 mb = 4067.14 m = 13343.47 ft Precipitable water: 2.05 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 92.67 % Est. max temperature: 29.32 C = 84.78 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 994.38 mb = 129.98 m = 426.42 ft T: 19.24 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.43 C/km ThetaE index: 9.51 C Layer 800.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 921.09 mb = 786.72 m = 2581.06 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.38 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.70 C = 74.66 F Cap Strength: 2.20 C Lifted Index: 0.88 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.92 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.35 C Showalter Index: -2.40 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 48.27 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.17 C Cross Totals Index: 24.10 C K Index: 38.47 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 276.72 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.54 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 23.17 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.81 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5475.94 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.14 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 941.84 mb = 596.14 m = 1955.83 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 222.9 at 32.4 knts Storm direction: 252.9 at 24.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.1 neg: 3.0 tot: 7.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 90.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 54.5 neg: -25.1 tot: 29.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 9.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.18 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.5 stream: 1.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.53 Bulk Shear: 43.62 m/s