MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F007.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F007.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 7 hour NAM valid 19Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 33.35,-94.42 Latitude: 33.35 Longitude: -94.42 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 60 SFC 997 86 26.5 21.3 73 5.2 22.8 213 6 299.9 302.9 296.0 347.3 16.20 2 950 510 23.1 20.1 83 3.0 20.9 194 15 300.6 303.5 295.9 346.8 15.76 3 900 980 18.8 18.9 100 -0.0 18.9 192 20 300.9 303.8 295.8 346.2 15.41 4 850 1470 16.3 15.6 96 0.7 15.8 207 34 303.2 305.7 294.9 342.5 13.25 5 800 1985 13.3 12.7 97 0.5 12.9 211 36 305.3 307.4 294.3 340.1 11.63 6 750 2527 11.0 9.9 93 1.1 10.3 217 40 308.5 310.5 294.3 339.7 10.25 7 700 3101 8.3 4.3 76 4.0 5.9 216 41 311.6 313.0 293.0 334.7 7.45 8 650 3709 3.5 -0.7 74 4.2 1.3 211 44 313.0 314.0 291.9 330.6 5.60 9 600 4353 -0.3 -4.3 74 4.0 -2.3 210 48 315.8 316.7 291.9 330.6 4.63 10 550 5045 -4.1 -6.7 82 2.7 -5.3 214 52 319.3 320.1 292.5 332.9 4.20 11 500 5791 -8.7 -11.1 83 2.4 -9.6 219 52 322.5 323.1 292.6 333.4 3.28 12 450 6601 -13.4 -14.6 91 1.2 -13.9 227 51 326.4 326.9 293.2 335.7 2.74 13 400 7487 -19.2 -19.3 99 0.1 -19.3 232 51 330.0 330.4 293.6 337.2 2.07 14 350 8467 -25.9 -25.9 100 0.0 -25.9 238 53 333.8 334.1 294.0 338.6 1.32 15 300 9563 -34.3 -35.1 92 0.8 -34.4 243 59 337.0 337.1 294.1 339.4 0.64 16 250 10814 -43.7 -47.0 70 3.3 -43.9 245 64 341.1 341.1 294.8 341.9 0.22 17 200 12276 -52.9 -59.0 47 6.1 -53.1 254 73 349.0 349.0 296.5 349.3 0.07 18 150 14099 -61.1 -82.1 5 21.0 -61.3 254 64 364.7 364.7 299.6 364.8 0.00 19 100 16550 -71.8 -85.3 12 13.5 -71.9 248 41 389.0 389.0 303.6 389.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5731.11 m Freezing level: 603.83 mb = 4304.08 m = 14120.83 ft Wetbulb zero: 631.69 mb = 3939.05 m = 12923.23 ft Precipitable water: 2.09 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 84.26 % Est. max temperature: 29.95 C = 85.91 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 924.69 mb = 744.68 m = 2443.14 ft T: 20.96 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.29 C/km ThetaE index: 16.75 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 905.66 mb = 925.20 m = 3035.40 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.76 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.49 C = 81.48 F Cap Strength: 0.32 C Lifted Index: -4.54 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.17 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.43 C Showalter Index: -2.87 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.24 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.96 C Cross Totals Index: 24.28 C K Index: 36.62 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 362.41 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.89 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1331.70 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 51.61 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.58 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.32 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 910.73 mb = 876.77 m = 2876.51 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 895.73 mb = 1020.45 m = 3347.89 ft Equ Level (EL): 215.73 mb = 11780.12 m = 38648.23 ft B at Equ Level: 1329.18 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 125.73 mb = 15165.83 m = 49756.07 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 212.1 at 39.1 knts Storm direction: 242.1 at 29.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.5 neg: 2.0 tot: 6.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 104.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 211.8 neg: -2.4 tot: 209.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 69.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.93 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.0 stream: 6.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.57 Bulk Rich Number: 12.57 Bulk Shear: 105.98 m/s