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: 34.03,-94.96 Latitude: 34.03 Longitude: -94.96 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 49 SFC 992 119 22.5 22.3 98 0.3 22.3 114 7 296.4 299.5 295.8 346.3 17.31 2 950 494 21.1 21.1 100 -0.0 21.1 145 20 298.6 301.7 296.1 347.6 16.84 3 900 962 18.6 18.2 98 0.3 18.4 201 25 300.6 303.3 295.3 344.1 14.80 4 850 1452 16.2 15.6 96 0.6 15.8 234 35 303.1 305.6 294.9 342.4 13.24 5 800 1966 13.0 12.2 94 0.9 12.5 239 37 305.1 307.1 294.0 338.6 11.21 6 750 2507 9.7 9.1 96 0.7 9.3 239 39 307.1 309.0 293.4 336.5 9.71 7 700 3078 7.4 3.4 75 4.1 5.1 233 36 310.7 312.0 292.3 332.3 6.98 8 650 3686 4.6 0.1 73 4.5 2.2 235 46 314.1 315.3 292.5 332.8 5.94 9 600 4333 -0.7 -2.9 85 2.1 -1.8 226 51 315.3 316.2 292.2 331.6 5.16 10 550 5022 -5.3 -11.0 64 5.7 -7.6 223 61 317.8 318.4 291.0 327.6 3.00 11 500 5765 -8.9 -15.0 62 6.0 -11.2 220 76 322.1 322.6 291.7 330.2 2.39 12 450 6572 -14.2 -21.0 56 6.8 -16.3 224 85 325.3 325.6 291.9 330.8 1.59 13 400 7457 -19.0 -21.9 78 2.9 -19.8 227 75 330.3 330.6 293.3 336.1 1.66 14 350 8438 -25.3 -27.9 79 2.6 -25.8 225 56 334.7 334.9 294.0 338.7 1.10 15 300 9540 -33.4 -36.2 76 2.7 -33.8 237 55 338.2 338.4 294.4 340.4 0.58 16 250 10792 -43.8 -46.8 72 3.0 -44.0 245 57 340.9 341.0 294.8 341.9 0.23 17 200 12254 -52.7 -59.5 44 6.8 -52.9 256 59 349.3 349.3 296.5 349.6 0.06 18 150 14063 -62.9 -79.9 8 16.9 -63.1 261 66 361.7 361.7 299.0 361.7 0.00 19 100 16510 -69.7 -86.6 7 16.8 -69.8 251 35 393.0 393.0 304.2 393.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5715.97 m Freezing level: 607.05 mb = 4241.80 m = 13916.49 ft Wetbulb zero: 622.55 mb = 4034.80 m = 13237.37 ft Precipitable water: 1.98 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 83.68 % Est. max temperature: 29.59 C = 85.26 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 988.64 mb = 148.26 m = 486.40 ft T: 22.42 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.09 C/km ThetaE index: 15.35 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 933.98 mb = 641.45 m = 2104.47 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.23 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.39 C = 77.71 F Cap Strength: 0.16 C Lifted Index: -4.62 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.97 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.10 C Showalter Index: -3.10 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.70 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.15 C Cross Totals Index: 24.55 C K Index: 36.71 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 347.47 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.48 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1272.82 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 50.45 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.28 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.16 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 939.56 mb = 589.97 m = 1935.58 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 924.56 mb = 729.25 m = 2392.52 ft Equ Level (EL): 214.56 mb = 11793.98 m = 38693.68 ft B at Equ Level: 1262.47 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 124.56 mb = 15185.04 m = 49819.09 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 225.3 at 44.6 knts Storm direction: 255.3 at 33.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.2 neg: 0.7 tot: 7.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 87.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 386.7 neg: -11.3 tot: 375.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 125.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.64 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.5 stream: 7.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.05 Bulk Rich Number: 4.70 Bulk Shear: 270.80 m/s