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: 33.01,-96.25 Latitude: 33.01 Longitude: -96.25 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 64 SFC 989 163 26.2 22.2 78 4.1 23.3 195 12 300.3 303.5 296.8 350.8 17.23 2 950 513 22.0 21.3 96 0.7 21.5 200 17 299.5 302.6 296.5 349.3 17.03 3 900 981 19.2 18.6 97 0.5 18.8 231 29 301.3 304.1 295.7 346.0 15.19 4 850 1473 16.9 14.6 86 2.3 15.4 243 32 303.8 306.1 294.5 340.7 12.38 5 800 1988 13.7 10.3 80 3.4 11.6 249 31 305.8 307.6 293.2 335.5 9.90 6 750 2529 10.7 -0.8 45 11.6 4.7 241 27 308.2 309.1 289.7 323.1 4.80 7 700 3102 8.7 -9.3 27 18.0 0.8 227 33 312.1 312.6 289.0 320.8 2.70 8 650 3710 4.3 -2.2 63 6.5 1.0 220 37 313.8 314.7 291.6 329.6 5.01 9 600 4356 -0.5 -3.2 82 2.7 -1.8 217 46 315.5 316.5 292.2 331.6 5.05 10 550 5045 -4.9 -15.9 42 11.0 -8.8 223 54 318.3 318.7 290.3 325.0 2.01 11 500 5788 -9.3 -26.2 24 16.9 -13.8 238 61 321.7 321.9 290.2 324.8 0.90 12 450 6594 -14.0 -34.7 16 20.7 -18.1 245 66 325.6 325.7 290.9 327.3 0.45 13 400 7478 -19.6 -46.3 7 26.7 -23.1 241 66 329.5 329.5 291.7 330.1 0.15 14 350 8455 -26.5 -49.7 9 23.2 -28.9 246 73 333.0 333.0 292.7 333.5 0.12 15 300 9548 -35.4 -52.1 17 16.7 -36.6 248 78 335.4 335.4 293.3 335.8 0.10 16 250 10794 -43.0 -46.8 67 3.7 -43.3 254 52 342.1 342.1 295.0 343.0 0.23 17 200 12272 -51.0 -66.7 14 15.7 -51.4 260 65 352.1 352.1 297.1 352.2 0.02 18 150 14090 -62.8 -84.2 4 21.4 -62.9 259 62 362.0 362.0 299.1 362.0 0.00 19 100 16521 -72.0 -85.6 11 13.7 -72.0 246 40 388.7 388.7 303.6 388.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5723.49 m Freezing level: 605.20 mb = 4288.36 m = 14069.27 ft Wetbulb zero: 632.80 mb = 3926.01 m = 12880.47 ft Precipitable water: 1.59 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 63.19 % Est. max temperature: 30.14 C = 86.25 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 932.37 mb = 675.08 m = 2214.80 ft T: 21.04 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.71 C/km ThetaE index: 30.02 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 915.62 mb = 832.14 m = 2730.08 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.35 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.61 C = 79.89 F Cap Strength: 0.18 C Lifted Index: -5.77 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.17 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.45 C Showalter Index: -2.84 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.13 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.21 C Cross Totals Index: 23.91 C K Index: 22.84 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 322.65 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.11 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1657.07 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 57.57 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.26 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.18 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 920.76 mb = 783.63 m = 2570.94 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 905.76 mb = 925.98 m = 3037.96 ft Equ Level (EL): 215.76 mb = 11769.33 m = 38612.82 ft B at Equ Level: 1647.09 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 105.76 mb = 16185.31 m = 53100.75 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 229.5 at 38.5 knts Storm direction: 259.5 at 28.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.2 neg: 2.0 tot: 6.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 62.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 134.8 neg: -8.6 tot: 126.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 42.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.49 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.3 stream: 4.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.29 Bulk Rich Number: 18.56 Bulk Shear: 89.29 m/s