MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F004.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F004.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 4 hour NAM valid 16Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 32.47,-95.08 Latitude: 32.47 Longitude: -95.08 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 84 SFC 995 127 25.9 21.8 78 4.1 22.9 171 11 299.4 302.5 296.3 348.3 16.72 2 950 532 21.2 20.6 96 0.6 20.8 179 22 298.7 301.7 295.8 346.1 16.27 3 900 1000 19.0 17.7 92 1.3 18.1 200 29 301.1 303.8 295.1 343.2 14.31 4 850 1491 17.1 14.9 87 2.2 15.6 197 24 304.1 306.4 294.7 341.7 12.63 5 800 2006 13.4 11.7 90 1.7 12.3 199 26 305.4 307.4 293.8 338.0 10.87 6 750 2549 12.0 8.8 81 3.2 10.0 213 28 309.6 311.4 294.0 338.8 9.55 7 700 3125 9.9 -1.2 46 11.0 4.1 213 22 313.4 314.3 291.5 329.2 5.02 8 650 3736 5.3 -1.7 61 7.0 1.7 216 26 315.0 316.0 292.1 331.5 5.21 9 600 4384 0.7 -6.0 61 6.7 -2.5 214 28 316.9 317.7 291.7 330.0 4.07 10 550 5077 -4.9 -9.2 72 4.2 -6.8 220 32 318.2 318.9 291.6 329.5 3.47 11 500 5818 -8.8 -36.5 9 27.7 -14.5 230 39 322.4 322.4 289.9 323.6 0.34 12 450 6631 -11.8 -42.3 6 30.5 -17.1 238 47 328.4 328.4 291.5 329.2 0.21 13 400 7520 -18.8 -47.6 6 28.8 -22.6 238 52 330.5 330.5 292.0 331.0 0.13 14 350 8497 -26.7 -51.3 8 24.5 -29.1 244 59 332.7 332.7 292.6 333.1 0.10 15 300 9590 -35.2 -54.2 13 18.9 -36.5 248 66 335.7 335.7 293.3 336.0 0.08 16 250 10832 -45.2 -58.4 22 13.1 -45.7 252 67 338.8 338.8 294.1 339.0 0.06 17 200 12299 -51.7 -70.0 9 18.4 -52.0 256 69 351.0 351.0 296.8 351.0 0.02 18 150 14111 -63.4 -79.3 10 15.9 -63.5 242 52 360.9 360.9 298.9 360.9 0.00 19 100 16539 -74.2 -85.2 17 11.1 -74.2 250 35 384.5 384.5 302.9 384.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5734.48 m Freezing level: 594.20 mb = 4464.51 m = 14647.17 ft Wetbulb zero: 630.04 mb = 3988.40 m = 13085.14 ft Precipitable water: 1.76 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 69.64 % Est. max temperature: 30.62 C = 87.11 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 937.77 mb = 644.52 m = 2114.54 ft T: 20.70 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.91 C/km ThetaE index: 10.27 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 907.42 mb = 929.36 m = 3049.05 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.77 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.19 C = 80.94 F Cap Strength: 0.46 C Lifted Index: -4.26 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.51 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.46 C Showalter Index: -2.62 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.51 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.86 C Cross Totals Index: 23.65 C K Index: 29.73 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 369.19 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.48 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1139.24 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 47.73 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8.70 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.41 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 922.85 mb = 783.42 m = 2570.25 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 827.85 mb = 1715.50 m = 5628.23 ft Equ Level (EL): 737.85 mb = 2685.03 m = 8809.03 ft B at Equ Level: 26.08 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 127.85 mb = 15068.32 m = 49436.15 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 211.9 at 27.7 knts Storm direction: 241.9 at 20.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.3 neg: 0.6 tot: 3.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 53.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 157.0 neg: -35.6 tot: 121.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 40.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.50 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.3 stream: 3.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.00 Bulk Rich Number: 31.09 Bulk Shear: 36.64 m/s