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: 33.35,-94.78 Latitude: 33.35 Longitude: -94.78 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 67 SFC 998 84 23.7 22.2 91 1.5 22.7 218 8 297.0 300.1 295.9 346.7 17.15 2 950 515 20.7 20.4 98 0.3 20.5 198 17 298.2 301.1 295.5 344.9 16.08 3 900 982 18.7 18.5 99 0.2 18.6 196 26 300.8 303.6 295.6 345.1 15.09 4 850 1473 16.8 16.6 99 0.2 16.7 196 33 303.8 306.4 295.7 345.7 14.12 5 800 1990 14.7 14.4 98 0.3 14.5 194 35 306.8 309.2 295.7 345.8 12.97 6 750 2535 11.9 11.5 98 0.4 11.7 192 38 309.5 311.7 295.4 344.4 11.48 7 700 3110 8.9 8.4 96 0.6 8.6 195 39 312.4 314.3 295.0 343.0 9.93 8 650 3721 4.7 4.3 97 0.4 4.5 197 45 314.3 315.9 294.2 339.5 8.06 9 600 4368 -0.4 -1.0 96 0.5 -0.7 200 51 315.6 316.7 292.9 334.4 5.95 10 550 5058 -5.6 -6.2 96 0.5 -5.9 207 53 317.4 318.3 292.2 331.6 4.39 11 500 5800 -8.9 -9.4 96 0.5 -9.1 211 49 322.2 322.9 292.9 334.5 3.75 12 450 6609 -13.7 -14.9 91 1.2 -14.1 219 45 326.0 326.5 293.1 335.1 2.68 13 400 7495 -19.1 -20.2 90 1.2 -19.4 233 42 330.2 330.6 293.6 336.9 1.92 14 350 8478 -24.8 -24.9 100 0.0 -24.9 246 44 335.3 335.6 294.4 340.5 1.45 15 300 9583 -32.3 -32.3 100 0.0 -32.3 256 56 339.9 340.0 295.0 343.0 0.84 16 250 10841 -43.4 -45.7 78 2.3 -43.6 257 67 341.5 341.6 294.9 342.6 0.26 17 200 12298 -55.0 -60.8 49 5.8 -55.2 258 73 345.6 345.6 295.7 345.8 0.05 18 150 14104 -63.1 -86.2 3 23.1 -63.2 256 72 361.5 361.5 299.0 361.5 0.00 19 100 16559 -70.6 -85.6 9 15.0 -70.6 251 38 391.4 391.4 304.0 391.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5733.18 m Freezing level: 604.30 mb = 4312.52 m = 14148.52 ft Wetbulb zero: 607.11 mb = 4272.86 m = 14018.39 ft Precipitable water: 2.31 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 96.97 % Est. max temperature: 30.57 C = 87.03 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 976.93 mb = 270.91 m = 888.81 ft T: 22.42 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.64 C/km ThetaE index: 14.23 C Layer 750.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 935.16 mb = 650.78 m = 2135.08 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.05 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.66 C = 78.18 F Cap Strength: 0.28 C Lifted Index: -4.31 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.38 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.39 C Showalter Index: -4.43 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.27 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.75 C Cross Totals Index: 25.52 C K Index: 41.80 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 417.18 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.31 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 946.98 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 43.52 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 9.22 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.28 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 939.79 mb = 608.01 m = 1994.75 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 754.79 mb = 2480.80 m = 8139.01 ft Equ Level (EL): 204.79 mb = 12143.22 m = 39839.49 ft B at Equ Level: 944.56 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 124.79 mb = 15217.70 m = 49926.21 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 200.5 at 39.2 knts Storm direction: 230.5 at 29.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.4 neg: 5.3 tot: 5.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 91.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 141.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 141.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 47.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.86 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.8 stream: 5.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.72 Bulk Rich Number: 10.39 Bulk Shear: 91.17 m/s