MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F011.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F011.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 11 hour NAM valid 23Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 33.97,-97.54 Latitude: 33.97 Longitude: -97.54 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 46 SFC 977 252 25.9 18.1 62 7.8 20.5 212 4 301.0 303.5 294.5 340.8 13.51 2 950 497 24.6 15.7 58 8.8 18.6 229 9 302.1 304.3 293.7 337.3 11.92 3 900 968 20.5 13.9 66 6.6 16.1 249 15 302.6 304.6 293.2 335.6 11.15 4 850 1459 17.2 10.5 65 6.6 13.0 283 27 304.1 305.9 292.3 332.3 9.44 5 800 1973 14.0 1.4 42 12.6 7.2 297 32 306.1 307.1 289.5 322.3 5.30 6 750 2514 10.7 -10.2 22 20.9 1.7 315 30 308.1 308.6 287.3 315.6 2.34 7 700 3083 5.8 -9.7 32 15.5 -0.7 314 27 309.0 309.5 287.9 317.3 2.62 8 650 3684 2.0 -19.8 18 21.8 -5.2 298 26 311.3 311.5 287.2 315.4 1.22 9 600 4324 -1.6 -31.6 8 30.0 -9.0 277 36 314.2 314.3 287.3 315.8 0.45 10 550 5011 -6.3 -25.7 20 19.4 -11.6 281 40 316.5 316.7 288.6 319.5 0.86 11 500 5746 -12.5 -27.0 29 14.5 -16.0 274 43 317.7 317.9 288.9 320.7 0.84 12 450 6543 -16.9 -52.2 3 35.4 -20.9 267 51 322.1 322.1 289.5 322.3 0.07 13 400 7419 -21.1 -58.4 2 37.3 -24.5 256 61 327.6 327.6 291.1 327.8 0.04 14 350 8393 -26.5 -59.2 3 32.7 -29.0 262 63 333.0 333.0 292.6 333.1 0.04 15 300 9491 -33.3 -60.3 5 27.0 -34.9 279 59 338.5 338.5 294.0 338.7 0.04 16 250 10753 -40.9 -66.3 5 25.3 -41.9 274 56 345.2 345.2 295.6 345.3 0.02 17 200 12231 -51.5 -72.3 7 20.8 -52.0 247 49 351.1 351.1 296.9 351.2 0.01 18 150 14050 -62.5 -80.6 7 18.1 -62.7 250 50 362.3 362.3 299.1 362.3 0.00 19 100 16507 -70.9 -85.0 11 14.0 -71.0 251 46 390.7 390.7 303.9 390.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5700.05 m Freezing level: 622.31 mb = 4038.51 m = 13249.53 ft Wetbulb zero: 715.07 mb = 2907.11 m = 9537.64 ft Precipitable water: 0.94 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 33.40 % Est. max temperature: 29.84 C = 85.72 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 872.27 mb = 1236.56 m = 4056.91 ft T: 18.64 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.91 C/km ThetaE index: 25.14 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 772.66 mb = 2264.73 m = 7430.12 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.65 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.01 C = 89.62 F Cap Strength: 2.54 C Lifted Index: -4.42 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.79 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.79 C Showalter Index: -2.40 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.77 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.70 C Cross Totals Index: 23.07 C K Index: 24.72 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 298.30 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.28 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 456.12 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 30.20 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 94.84 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.54 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 828.47 mb = 1676.50 m = 5500.25 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 713.47 mb = 2925.60 m = 9598.31 ft Equ Level (EL): 353.47 mb = 8320.76 m = 27298.75 ft B at Equ Level: 454.29 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 233.47 mb = 11206.04 m = 36764.78 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 285.5 at 30.6 knts Storm direction: 315.5 at 22.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.1 neg: 0.6 tot: 5.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 133.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 204.3 neg: -3.1 tot: 201.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 67.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.78 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.3 stream: 7.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.56 Bulk Rich Number: 4.93 Bulk Shear: 92.53 m/s