MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F006.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F006.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 6 hour NAM valid 18Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 32.96,-95.08 Latitude: 32.96 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 63 SFC 993 121 25.0 22.7 87 2.3 23.3 203 7 298.7 302.0 296.7 350.5 17.76 2 950 512 22.1 21.0 94 1.1 21.3 193 19 299.6 302.7 296.3 348.6 16.75 3 900 981 19.3 19.1 99 0.2 19.2 196 26 301.4 304.3 296.1 347.5 15.66 4 850 1472 16.2 15.7 97 0.4 15.9 200 32 303.1 305.5 295.0 342.6 13.34 5 800 1987 13.7 13.0 96 0.6 13.3 208 35 305.7 307.9 294.7 341.4 11.88 6 750 2532 13.1 10.6 85 2.5 11.5 222 40 310.8 312.8 295.2 343.8 10.77 7 700 3108 8.3 2.2 65 6.2 4.9 224 44 311.7 312.9 292.2 331.7 6.41 8 650 3716 5.2 -4.7 48 10.0 0.4 217 46 314.9 315.7 291.2 328.1 4.14 9 600 4365 1.1 -8.8 48 9.8 -3.3 218 51 317.4 318.0 291.2 328.1 3.29 10 550 5057 -4.9 -13.3 52 8.4 -8.1 227 56 318.3 318.7 290.7 326.5 2.50 11 500 5800 -8.3 -19.1 41 10.8 -11.9 239 48 322.9 323.2 291.3 328.7 1.69 12 450 6610 -13.6 -26.4 33 12.8 -16.9 246 44 326.2 326.4 291.6 329.7 0.98 13 400 7494 -19.9 -30.2 39 10.4 -22.1 238 51 329.2 329.3 292.3 332.0 0.77 14 350 8469 -27.2 -34.5 50 7.3 -28.4 238 51 332.1 332.2 292.9 334.3 0.59 15 300 9562 -34.7 -37.2 78 2.5 -35.0 247 58 336.4 336.5 293.9 338.4 0.52 16 250 10810 -44.6 -49.6 57 5.0 -44.9 256 69 339.8 339.8 294.4 340.4 0.17 17 200 12272 -52.3 -64.8 21 12.5 -52.7 259 74 349.9 349.9 296.6 350.0 0.03 18 150 14091 -62.6 -80.3 8 17.7 -62.7 258 62 362.3 362.3 299.1 362.3 0.00 19 100 16530 -71.0 -85.9 9 14.8 -71.1 253 39 390.5 390.5 303.9 390.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5737.25 m Freezing level: 590.95 mb = 4490.28 m = 14731.71 ft Wetbulb zero: 644.89 mb = 3780.40 m = 12402.73 ft Precipitable water: 1.89 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 70.73 % Est. max temperature: 29.70 C = 85.46 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 960.95 mb = 411.28 m = 1349.32 ft T: 22.87 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.19 C/km ThetaE index: 17.24 C Layer 700.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 918.95 mb = 799.95 m = 2624.48 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.60 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.99 C = 80.59 F Cap Strength: 0.35 C Lifted Index: -4.89 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.63 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.87 C Showalter Index: -2.60 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 48.54 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.49 C Cross Totals Index: 24.05 C K Index: 34.05 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 405.88 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.77 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1699.07 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 58.29 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.08 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.35 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 928.51 mb = 710.08 m = 2329.64 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 903.51 mb = 946.95 m = 3106.76 ft Equ Level (EL): 753.51 mb = 2492.14 m = 8176.20 ft B at Equ Level: 59.36 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 219.9 at 40.8 knts Storm direction: 249.9 at 30.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.9 neg: 2.4 tot: 7.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 104.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 281.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 281.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 93.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.93 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.1 stream: 7.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.38 Bulk Rich Number: 15.71 Bulk Shear: 108.12 m/s