MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F009.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F009.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 9 hour NAM valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 32.89,-94.75 Latitude: 32.89 Longitude: -94.75 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 59 SFC 995 103 27.1 23.3 80 3.8 24.3 245 7 300.7 304.1 297.7 354.7 18.39 2 950 510 23.2 21.4 90 1.8 21.9 238 17 300.7 303.9 296.9 351.2 17.16 3 900 980 19.2 19.1 99 0.2 19.1 236 26 301.3 304.2 296.0 347.3 15.62 4 850 1471 16.8 13.9 83 2.9 14.9 246 36 303.8 306.0 294.1 339.0 11.84 5 800 1985 12.9 11.4 91 1.5 12.0 255 29 304.9 306.9 293.5 336.8 10.64 6 750 2526 10.3 4.4 66 6.0 6.9 250 34 307.8 309.1 291.5 329.2 6.99 7 700 3098 8.9 -12.5 21 21.4 0.0 238 40 312.3 312.7 288.5 319.1 2.08 8 650 3706 4.6 -4.7 51 9.3 0.1 231 43 314.2 315.0 291.0 327.4 4.15 9 600 4353 0.4 -14.8 31 15.2 -5.4 232 49 316.6 317.0 289.8 323.3 2.02 10 550 5044 -5.3 -11.9 60 6.6 -7.9 228 55 317.8 318.3 290.8 326.9 2.79 11 500 5785 -9.1 -27.8 20 18.6 -13.9 230 54 321.9 322.1 290.2 324.7 0.78 12 450 6593 -13.4 -39.8 9 26.3 -18.1 236 61 326.4 326.4 291.0 327.4 0.27 13 400 7479 -19.4 -53.8 3 34.5 -23.1 237 69 329.8 329.8 291.7 330.1 0.06 14 350 8455 -26.8 -46.3 14 19.5 -29.0 242 68 332.6 332.6 292.6 333.3 0.17 15 300 9551 -33.7 -40.1 52 6.5 -34.4 253 59 337.9 338.0 294.1 339.4 0.39 16 250 10808 -41.8 -46.1 63 4.3 -42.2 258 50 343.9 343.9 295.5 344.8 0.24 17 200 12285 -51.3 -63.3 23 12.0 -51.6 259 58 351.5 351.5 297.0 351.7 0.04 18 150 14100 -63.6 -81.4 7 17.8 -63.7 255 57 360.6 360.6 298.8 360.6 0.00 19 100 16527 -72.4 -86.3 11 13.9 -72.4 255 42 387.9 387.9 303.5 387.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5725.96 m Freezing level: 596.52 mb = 4401.27 m = 14439.69 ft Wetbulb zero: 649.28 mb = 3714.91 m = 12187.86 ft Precipitable water: 1.63 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 59.91 % Est. max temperature: 30.30 C = 86.55 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 941.71 mb = 585.92 m = 1922.30 ft T: 22.56 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.69 C/km ThetaE index: 35.64 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 918.16 mb = 806.06 m = 2644.52 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.95 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.54 C = 81.58 F Cap Strength: 0.16 C Lifted Index: -6.46 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.75 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.95 C Showalter Index: -1.95 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.00 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.96 C Cross Totals Index: 23.04 C K Index: 18.48 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 293.04 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.80 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1902.03 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 61.68 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.16 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 921.26 mb = 776.82 m = 2548.59 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 916.26 mb = 824.13 m = 2703.81 ft Equ Level (EL): 206.26 mb = 12081.56 m = 39637.17 ft B at Equ Level: 1897.68 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 236.0 at 39.6 knts Storm direction: 266.0 at 29.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.2 neg: 4.3 tot: 6.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 101.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 120.6 neg: -10.4 tot: 110.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 36.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.50 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.1 stream: 4.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.36 Bulk Rich Number: 20.77 Bulk Shear: 91.58 m/s