MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509250600F003.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509250600F003.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 3 hour NAM valid 9Z THU 25 SEP 25 Station: 27.73,-95.50 Latitude: 27.73 Longitude: -95.50 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1014 -0 28.8 27.2 91 1.6 27.6 197 12 300.8 305.0 300.3 368.7 22.94 1 1000 119 27.6 26.6 94 1.0 26.9 198 13 300.7 304.8 300.0 366.9 22.41 2 950 575 23.9 23.9 100 -0.0 24.0 203 18 301.5 305.1 298.8 360.8 20.09 3 900 1048 22.7 16.5 68 6.2 18.4 206 14 304.8 307.3 295.3 344.3 13.20 4 850 1544 19.8 13.6 67 6.2 15.7 209 7 306.9 309.1 294.8 341.8 11.59 5 800 2064 15.8 10.7 71 5.2 12.6 194 5 308.0 309.9 294.0 338.8 10.15 6 750 2609 12.1 8.4 78 3.7 9.8 203 9 309.7 311.5 293.9 338.1 9.27 7 700 3184 8.7 5.8 82 2.9 7.0 216 13 312.2 313.8 293.8 337.9 8.32 8 650 3794 5.2 1.6 77 3.6 3.2 221 12 314.9 316.1 293.2 335.6 6.61 9 600 4444 1.5 -3.7 68 5.2 -1.1 233 8 317.9 318.8 292.7 333.5 4.86 10 550 5140 -2.2 -9.8 56 7.6 -5.5 244 7 321.5 322.2 292.4 332.5 3.31 11 500 5892 -5.7 -23.1 24 17.4 -11.1 250 9 326.1 326.4 291.8 330.3 1.20 12 450 6710 -10.7 -22.4 37 11.7 -14.3 263 10 329.8 330.1 293.0 334.8 1.40 13 400 7604 -17.3 -23.7 58 6.4 -19.1 266 10 332.5 332.8 293.7 337.6 1.42 14 350 8589 -24.7 -27.6 76 2.9 -25.4 258 12 335.5 335.7 294.2 339.6 1.13 15 300 9704 -29.4 -32.0 78 2.6 -29.9 327 24 343.9 344.1 296.0 347.2 0.87 16 250 10980 -39.1 -42.1 73 3.0 -39.4 331 30 347.9 348.0 296.5 349.5 0.38 17 200 12465 -51.5 -55.3 64 3.8 -51.7 321 33 351.2 351.2 297.0 351.7 0.11 18 150 14265 -67.3 -71.5 55 4.2 -67.4 321 25 354.1 354.1 297.5 354.2 0.02 19 100 16643 -75.5 -84.4 23 8.9 -75.6 295 14 381.8 381.8 302.5 381.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5773.27 m Freezing level: 579.36 mb = 4731.26 m = 15522.33 ft Wetbulb zero: 612.78 mb = 4272.75 m = 14018.03 ft Precipitable water: 2.19 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 70.97 % Est. max temperature: 34.37 C = 93.87 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 990.52 mb = 203.36 m = 667.17 ft T: 26.89 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.33 C/km ThetaE index: 38.32 C Layer 1000.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 950.10 mb = 573.73 m = 1882.30 ft Mean mixing ratio: 20.01 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.47 C = 85.04 F Cap Strength: 0.48 C Lifted Index: -6.35 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.59 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -4.63 C Showalter Index: 0.33 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 44.78 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.50 C Cross Totals Index: 19.28 C K Index: 36.20 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 185.93 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.21 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3058.55 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 78.21 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.49 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 947.98 mb = 593.31 m = 1946.52 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 942.98 mb = 639.61 m = 2098.45 ft Equ Level (EL): 932.98 mb = 732.98 m = 2404.76 ft B at Equ Level: 11.55 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 216.5 at 10.0 knts Storm direction: 246.5 at 7.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.9 neg: 0.4 tot: 1.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 18.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 24.1 neg: -12.9 tot: 11.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 3.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.15 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.5 stream: 0.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.23 Bulk Rich Number: 750.81 Bulk Shear: 4.07 m/s