MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509250600F060.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509250600F060.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 60 hour NAM valid 18Z SAT 27 SEP 25 Station: 29.57,-98.47 Latitude: 29.57 Longitude: -98.47 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 119 SFC 985 252 30.9 15.6 40 15.2 20.5 84 2 305.3 307.4 294.2 339.5 11.40 2 950 572 25.3 14.7 52 10.5 18.2 77 2 302.9 304.9 293.3 336.0 11.17 3 900 1044 20.6 13.7 64 6.9 16.0 64 2 302.7 304.8 293.2 335.3 10.99 4 850 1534 15.9 12.3 79 3.6 13.6 52 3 302.8 304.7 292.9 334.3 10.62 5 800 2046 12.5 1.0 45 11.5 6.4 29 10 304.5 305.4 288.8 320.2 5.15 6 750 2586 12.2 -22.7 7 34.9 0.4 31 9 309.8 310.0 286.2 312.6 0.82 7 700 3158 7.6 -20.1 12 27.7 -2.0 32 11 310.8 311.1 286.9 314.5 1.10 8 650 3762 4.0 -32.3 5 36.3 -5.4 21 7 313.5 313.6 287.1 314.9 0.39 9 600 4410 3.0 -42.1 2 45.1 -6.8 339 9 319.5 319.6 288.8 320.1 0.16 10 550 5109 -0.8 -44.6 2 43.8 -9.5 315 9 323.1 323.1 289.9 323.6 0.13 11 500 5861 -5.7 -23.6 23 18.0 -11.2 300 13 326.2 326.4 291.7 330.2 1.14 12 450 6680 -10.5 -35.0 11 24.5 -15.9 299 18 330.0 330.1 292.2 331.7 0.43 13 400 7574 -17.1 -26.8 43 9.7 -19.6 291 21 332.7 332.9 293.4 336.6 1.06 14 350 8559 -24.6 -33.1 45 8.5 -26.2 311 19 335.6 335.7 293.9 338.1 0.67 15 300 9664 -33.0 -42.7 37 9.8 -34.0 302 19 338.9 339.0 294.3 340.1 0.29 16 250 10920 -42.4 -49.0 49 6.5 -42.9 275 35 343.0 343.0 295.2 343.7 0.18 17 200 12389 -52.5 -65.9 18 13.4 -52.8 289 49 349.6 349.6 296.5 349.7 0.03 18 150 14194 -64.5 -75.4 21 10.9 -64.6 245 13 359.0 359.0 298.5 359.0 0.01 19 100 16604 -72.9 -85.4 13 12.6 -72.9 287 7 387.0 387.0 303.3 387.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5742.61 m Freezing level: 561.16 mb = 4953.00 m = 16249.80 ft Wetbulb zero: 741.05 mb = 2685.84 m = 8811.69 ft Precipitable water: 0.92 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 25.52 % Est. max temperature: 28.81 C = 83.87 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 789.62 mb = 2155.09 m = 7070.43 ft T: 12.44 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.88 C/km ThetaE index: 26.89 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 734.18 mb = 2763.03 m = 9064.95 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.13 g/kg Conv temperature: 35.67 C = 96.20 F Cap Strength: 3.06 C Lifted Index: 2.71 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.36 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.08 C Showalter Index: 3.59 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 39.43 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.50 C Cross Totals Index: 17.93 C K Index: 6.09 Risk: None Sweat Index: 167.03 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.75 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 14.27 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.34 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3946.90 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.03 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 809.05 mb = 1950.81 m = 6400.21 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 355.1 at 8.2 knts Storm direction: 25.1 at 6.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.1 neg: 1.6 tot: 1.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -150.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 0.4 neg: -5.2 tot: -4.8 m^2/s^2 ave: -1.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.55 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 2.1 stream: -1.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 1.62 Bulk Shear: 8.82 m/s