MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181800F004.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181800F004.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 4 hour NAM valid 22Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 24.88,-107.50 Latitude: 24.88 Longitude: -107.50 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1001 65 32.5 23.2 58 9.2 25.6 283 9 305.5 308.9 298.7 360.1 18.20 1 1000 74 31.6 22.9 60 8.7 25.2 282 8 304.7 308.0 298.3 358.0 17.83 2 950 533 26.7 21.8 74 5.0 23.1 291 11 304.3 307.6 298.0 356.6 17.52 3 900 1008 22.3 20.4 89 1.9 20.9 320 9 304.5 307.6 297.7 355.1 16.97 4 850 1504 19.4 14.6 74 4.8 16.2 356 11 306.5 308.8 295.2 343.7 12.39 5 800 2025 19.0 -0.1 28 19.1 8.6 13 9 311.4 312.3 290.6 326.3 4.74 6 750 2575 16.1 -4.8 23 20.9 5.6 5 5 314.1 314.8 290.4 325.5 3.56 7 700 3156 12.2 -8.4 23 20.5 2.6 316 3 315.9 316.5 290.4 325.4 2.90 8 650 3771 7.8 -17.2 15 25.1 -1.7 294 3 317.8 318.1 289.6 323.0 1.52 9 600 4424 3.8 -28.9 7 32.8 -5.7 312 2 320.6 320.7 289.6 322.7 0.58 10 550 5125 -0.0 -37.5 4 37.5 -8.8 42 3 324.0 324.1 290.3 325.1 0.28 11 500 5881 -4.3 -43.3 3 39.0 -11.9 60 6 327.9 327.9 291.3 328.5 0.17 12 450 6701 -10.3 -47.6 3 37.2 -16.3 58 6 330.2 330.2 291.9 330.7 0.12 13 400 7595 -17.0 -49.8 4 32.9 -21.3 115 2 332.9 332.9 292.6 333.3 0.10 14 350 8581 -24.6 -55.5 4 30.9 -27.5 234 2 335.5 335.5 293.3 335.8 0.06 15 300 9683 -33.0 -59.1 6 26.1 -34.7 256 10 338.9 338.9 294.1 339.1 0.04 16 250 10942 -41.9 -64.0 7 22.1 -42.8 254 25 343.8 343.8 295.3 343.9 0.03 17 200 12410 -54.5 -67.6 19 13.0 -54.8 244 29 346.4 346.4 295.8 346.5 0.02 18 150 14194 -67.7 -76.5 27 8.9 -67.7 247 26 353.5 353.6 297.4 353.6 0.01 19 100 16568 -77.0 -85.1 27 8.0 -77.1 229 13 378.9 378.9 302.1 378.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5806.53 m Freezing level: 550.64 mb = 5116.04 m = 16784.71 ft Wetbulb zero: 670.04 mb = 3519.26 m = 11545.98 ft Precipitable water: 1.38 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 31.65 % Est. max temperature: 33.36 C = 92.06 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 876.52 mb = 1237.31 m = 4059.36 ft T: 20.95 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.02 C/km ThetaE index: 37.42 C Layer 1000.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 863.09 mb = 1371.17 m = 4498.54 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.47 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.88 C = 91.18 F Cap Strength: 1.86 C Lifted Index: -3.57 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -8.11 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.17 C Showalter Index: 1.06 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 42.50 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 23.65 C Cross Totals Index: 18.85 C K Index: 17.72 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 203.49 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.79 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2308.52 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 67.95 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 64.78 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.82 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 881.75 mb = 1185.81 m = 3890.40 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 696.75 mb = 3194.94 m = 10481.94 ft Equ Level (EL): 136.75 mb = 14735.45 m = 48344.07 ft B at Equ Level: 2277.09 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 344.6 at 5.8 knts Storm direction: 14.6 at 4.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.1 neg: 1.2 tot: 3.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -9.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 29.7 neg: -2.4 tot: 27.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 9.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.42 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.3 stream: 1.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.43 Bulk Rich Number: 267.23 Bulk Shear: 8.64 m/s