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: 34.15,-95.19 Latitude: 34.15 Longitude: -95.19 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 57 SFC 987 173 22.6 21.8 95 0.9 22.1 160 7 296.9 300.0 295.7 345.7 16.86 2 950 502 20.4 20.5 100 -0.0 20.5 181 18 297.9 300.9 295.4 344.8 16.16 3 900 970 18.7 18.7 100 -0.0 18.7 223 34 300.8 303.6 295.7 345.6 15.28 4 850 1460 16.3 15.7 96 0.6 15.9 214 30 303.2 305.7 295.0 342.6 13.29 5 800 1974 13.2 13.2 100 -0.0 13.2 225 31 305.2 307.5 294.6 341.2 12.03 6 750 2515 10.4 10.1 98 0.3 10.2 228 30 307.9 309.8 294.2 339.5 10.43 7 700 3087 6.9 1.3 67 5.7 3.9 223 28 310.2 311.3 291.3 328.8 6.00 8 650 3692 3.0 -0.7 77 3.7 1.1 216 33 312.4 313.4 291.7 329.9 5.59 9 600 4336 -1.2 -3.5 84 2.3 -2.3 211 39 314.7 315.7 291.8 330.4 4.94 10 550 5025 -6.2 -7.6 90 1.4 -6.8 215 53 316.8 317.5 291.6 329.4 3.93 11 500 5763 -10.3 -17.8 54 7.4 -12.8 219 67 320.4 320.8 290.8 326.8 1.89 12 450 6567 -14.7 -25.1 41 10.4 -17.4 221 76 324.7 325.0 291.3 328.6 1.11 13 400 7449 -20.0 -26.2 58 6.2 -21.5 223 80 329.0 329.2 292.6 333.0 1.13 14 350 8427 -26.3 -29.3 76 3.0 -26.9 224 77 333.3 333.5 293.5 336.8 0.96 15 300 9526 -33.8 -36.7 75 2.9 -34.2 237 76 337.7 337.8 294.3 339.8 0.55 16 250 10778 -43.4 -46.7 70 3.3 -43.7 249 72 341.5 341.5 294.9 342.4 0.23 17 200 12242 -53.1 -56.8 63 3.8 -53.2 254 67 348.7 348.7 296.4 349.1 0.09 18 150 14063 -61.7 -83.6 4 21.9 -61.9 249 65 363.7 363.7 299.4 363.7 0.00 19 100 16510 -70.8 -85.9 9 15.1 -70.8 252 37 391.0 391.0 303.9 391.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5706.29 m Freezing level: 614.18 mb = 4153.40 m = 13626.46 ft Wetbulb zero: 634.19 mb = 3890.36 m = 12763.48 ft Precipitable water: 1.93 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 86.73 % Est. max temperature: 29.44 C = 85.00 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 974.67 mb = 279.71 m = 917.67 ft T: 21.93 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.46 C/km ThetaE index: 16.89 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 937.89 mb = 612.92 m = 2010.88 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.90 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.32 C = 75.78 F Cap Strength: 0.06 C Lifted Index: -5.68 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.83 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.34 C Showalter Index: -4.62 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.67 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.65 C Cross Totals Index: 26.02 C K Index: 36.64 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 424.16 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.20 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1314.68 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 51.28 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.03 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 934.11 mb = 647.86 m = 2125.51 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 929.11 mb = 694.28 m = 2277.79 ft Equ Level (EL): 909.11 mb = 882.46 m = 2895.17 ft B at Equ Level: 19.04 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 129.11 mb = 14967.93 m = 49106.80 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 217.1 at 38.5 knts Storm direction: 247.1 at 28.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.1 neg: 0.6 tot: 5.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 64.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 214.0 neg: -28.8 tot: 185.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 61.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.52 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.3 stream: 4.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.74 Bulk Rich Number: 13.29 Bulk Shear: 98.96 m/s