MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170600F036.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170600F036.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 36 hour NAM valid 18Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 31.30,-95.26 Latitude: 31.30 Longitude: -95.26 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 93 SFC 998 112 26.0 22.6 81 3.4 23.5 160 4 299.3 302.5 296.8 350.6 17.54 2 950 542 21.3 21.3 100 0.0 21.3 167 7 298.8 301.9 296.3 348.5 17.05 3 900 1010 19.1 19.1 100 -0.0 19.1 195 20 301.2 304.0 296.0 347.1 15.64 4 850 1502 17.5 15.0 85 2.5 15.8 201 20 304.5 306.8 294.9 342.3 12.70 5 800 2018 14.4 11.3 81 3.2 12.4 198 20 306.5 308.5 293.9 338.3 10.54 6 750 2562 12.2 7.6 74 4.5 9.4 218 24 309.8 311.4 293.5 336.7 8.80 7 700 3137 9.5 -0.0 51 9.5 4.4 217 23 313.0 314.0 291.7 330.1 5.46 8 650 3748 5.5 -5.0 47 10.5 0.4 220 24 315.2 316.0 291.2 328.2 4.07 9 600 4396 0.6 -11.5 40 12.1 -4.4 215 22 316.8 317.3 290.4 325.5 2.65 10 550 5088 -3.7 -15.3 40 11.5 -8.0 216 27 319.7 320.1 290.8 326.8 2.12 11 500 5832 -9.3 -17.5 51 8.3 -12.1 229 33 321.8 322.1 291.2 328.3 1.93 12 450 6644 -11.7 -42.9 6 31.1 -17.1 237 36 328.5 328.6 291.5 329.3 0.19 13 400 7534 -18.1 -47.5 6 29.4 -22.1 243 43 331.4 331.4 292.2 331.9 0.13 14 350 8515 -26.0 -53.1 6 27.2 -28.5 248 48 333.8 333.8 292.8 334.1 0.08 15 300 9611 -34.8 -54.1 12 19.2 -36.1 255 55 336.3 336.3 293.4 336.6 0.08 16 250 10857 -44.0 -58.6 18 14.5 -44.6 257 60 340.6 340.6 294.5 340.8 0.06 17 200 12324 -52.7 -69.4 11 16.7 -52.9 259 61 349.4 349.4 296.5 349.5 0.02 18 150 14130 -64.0 -80.4 9 16.5 -64.1 259 48 359.9 359.9 298.7 359.9 0.00 19 100 16555 -73.2 -86.6 11 13.4 -73.3 261 31 386.2 386.2 303.2 386.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5739.68 m Freezing level: 593.14 mb = 4490.75 m = 14733.25 ft Wetbulb zero: 645.53 mb = 3804.12 m = 12480.55 ft Precipitable water: 1.76 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 64.36 % Est. max temperature: 31.22 C = 88.20 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 949.71 mb = 544.83 m = 1787.47 ft T: 21.32 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.95 C/km ThetaE index: 25.13 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 941.02 mb = 624.45 m = 2048.70 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.77 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.90 C = 78.63 F Cap Strength: 0.07 C Lifted Index: -5.81 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.75 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.73 C Showalter Index: -3.41 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.98 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.75 C Cross Totals Index: 24.23 C K Index: 32.21 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 375.83 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.78 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1467.79 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 54.18 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.04 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 936.50 mb = 666.14 m = 2185.46 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 931.50 mb = 712.49 m = 2337.55 ft Equ Level (EL): 851.50 mb = 1486.68 m = 4877.50 ft B at Equ Level: 15.23 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 111.50 mb = 15904.41 m = 52179.19 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 214.0 at 22.1 knts Storm direction: 244.0 at 16.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.8 neg: 0.2 tot: 4.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 96.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 107.1 neg: -5.2 tot: 101.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 34.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.83 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.2 stream: 4.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.77 Bulk Rich Number: 31.38 Bulk Shear: 46.78 m/s