MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170000F046.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170000F046.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 46 hour NAM valid 22Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 30.95,-94.71 Latitude: 30.95 Longitude: -94.71 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 79 SFC 999 88 26.2 24.0 88 2.2 24.6 155 3 299.5 303.0 297.8 355.6 19.16 2 950 530 22.5 22.2 98 0.3 22.3 164 9 300.0 303.3 297.2 352.7 17.99 3 900 999 19.0 18.5 97 0.5 18.7 207 20 301.1 303.8 295.6 345.3 15.05 4 850 1491 18.5 11.5 64 7.0 14.0 205 27 305.5 307.4 293.2 335.7 10.05 5 800 2008 14.6 12.1 85 2.5 13.0 218 26 306.7 308.8 294.4 340.3 11.17 6 750 2552 12.1 7.8 75 4.3 9.5 220 25 309.7 311.4 293.6 337.0 8.91 7 700 3127 9.1 -0.3 52 9.4 4.1 227 25 312.6 313.6 291.5 329.4 5.36 8 650 3738 5.2 -3.3 54 8.5 0.9 215 26 314.8 315.7 291.6 329.5 4.61 9 600 4384 -0.0 -11.0 44 10.9 -4.6 220 29 316.1 316.6 290.3 325.1 2.76 10 550 5077 -3.4 -15.5 39 12.1 -7.9 229 33 320.1 320.5 290.9 327.1 2.08 11 500 5824 -7.6 -24.4 25 16.8 -12.5 239 47 323.8 324.0 291.0 327.5 1.06 12 450 6636 -12.7 -20.2 53 7.5 -15.0 250 55 327.3 327.7 292.6 333.3 1.71 13 400 7525 -18.0 -33.2 25 15.1 -21.1 250 54 331.6 331.7 292.7 333.7 0.58 14 350 8507 -25.4 -37.2 32 11.9 -27.2 260 60 334.6 334.6 293.4 336.2 0.45 15 300 9606 -34.0 -43.8 36 9.8 -35.0 263 67 337.5 337.6 294.0 338.5 0.26 16 250 10858 -43.0 -50.1 46 7.0 -43.5 268 67 342.1 342.1 295.0 342.7 0.16 17 200 12326 -52.8 -69.8 11 17.0 -53.1 265 71 349.1 349.1 296.4 349.2 0.02 18 150 14135 -63.5 -77.5 13 14.0 -63.6 262 53 360.7 360.7 298.8 360.8 0.01 19 100 16557 -74.9 -86.0 16 11.0 -75.0 266 28 383.0 383.0 302.7 383.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5744.78 m Freezing level: 600.19 mb = 4381.66 m = 14375.35 ft Wetbulb zero: 641.75 mb = 3840.76 m = 12600.77 ft Precipitable water: 1.80 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 62.14 % Est. max temperature: 32.27 C = 90.09 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 967.50 mb = 369.36 m = 1211.79 ft T: 23.85 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.19 C/km ThetaE index: 19.90 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 935.55 mb = 662.99 m = 2175.15 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.48 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.07 C = 80.73 F Cap Strength: 0.40 C Lifted Index: -5.16 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.38 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.88 C Showalter Index: 1.05 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.14 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.07 C Cross Totals Index: 19.07 C K Index: 28.17 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 331.88 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.54 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1841.29 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 60.68 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.30 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 937.89 mb = 641.25 m = 2103.80 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 932.89 mb = 687.65 m = 2256.04 ft Equ Level (EL): 852.89 mb = 1461.98 m = 4796.47 ft B at Equ Level: 18.39 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 221.8 at 27.0 knts Storm direction: 251.8 at 20.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 95.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 149.4 neg: -0.2 tot: 149.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 49.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.79 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.6 stream: 5.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.65 Bulk Rich Number: 23.71 Bulk Shear: 77.67 m/s