MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170600F037.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170600F037.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 37 hour NAM valid 19Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 30.66,-99.52 Latitude: 30.66 Longitude: -99.52 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 84 SFC 953 502 25.5 19.5 70 5.9 21.3 210 5 302.7 305.5 296.1 347.6 15.17 2 950 533 23.7 19.3 76 4.5 20.6 209 5 301.3 304.0 295.6 345.3 14.98 3 900 1002 18.7 18.2 97 0.5 18.4 217 6 300.8 303.5 295.3 344.0 14.74 4 850 1492 18.5 9.9 57 8.6 13.1 309 19 305.6 307.2 292.4 332.8 9.06 5 800 2011 16.9 9.0 60 7.9 12.0 286 25 309.2 310.9 293.5 336.8 9.07 6 750 2560 13.8 8.4 70 5.5 10.4 262 28 311.6 313.4 294.3 340.1 9.25 7 700 3137 9.2 4.2 71 5.0 6.3 260 30 312.7 314.1 293.3 335.7 7.42 8 650 3747 5.2 -4.7 49 9.9 0.4 251 31 314.9 315.7 291.2 328.1 4.15 9 600 4395 0.5 -13.4 34 13.9 -5.0 252 36 316.7 317.1 290.0 324.2 2.26 10 550 5085 -4.3 -27.1 15 22.8 -10.5 259 40 319.0 319.2 289.3 321.7 0.76 11 500 5830 -8.1 -40.7 5 32.7 -14.2 265 46 323.2 323.3 290.0 324.0 0.22 12 450 6640 -13.3 -46.6 4 33.2 -18.3 268 48 326.5 326.5 290.9 327.0 0.13 13 400 7525 -19.1 -47.2 6 28.1 -22.8 268 58 330.1 330.1 291.9 330.6 0.14 14 350 8505 -26.0 -45.9 14 19.9 -28.3 265 68 333.8 333.8 292.9 334.5 0.18 15 300 9600 -34.5 -54.9 11 20.4 -35.9 270 72 336.7 336.7 293.6 337.0 0.07 16 250 10852 -42.6 -65.4 6 22.8 -43.4 267 71 342.7 342.7 295.0 342.8 0.02 17 200 12325 -51.5 -73.5 6 21.9 -52.0 266 70 351.1 351.1 296.9 351.2 0.01 18 150 14136 -63.9 -78.6 12 14.7 -64.0 266 49 360.0 360.0 298.7 360.0 0.01 19 100 16562 -74.1 -86.8 13 12.7 -74.2 265 19 384.5 384.5 302.9 384.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5746.44 m Freezing level: 594.79 mb = 4467.04 m = 14655.45 ft Wetbulb zero: 646.52 mb = 3790.32 m = 12435.27 ft Precipitable water: 1.30 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 50.78 % Est. max temperature: 31.56 C = 88.81 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 874.48 mb = 1248.89 m = 4097.35 ft T: 18.60 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.41 C/km ThetaE index: 18.41 C Layer 700.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 753.91 mb = 2515.41 m = 8252.55 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.52 g/kg Conv temperature: 34.03 C = 93.25 F Cap Strength: 3.45 C Lifted Index: -2.04 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.58 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.92 C Showalter Index: 1.88 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.56 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.58 C Cross Totals Index: 17.98 C K Index: 31.53 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 203.34 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.56 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 476.98 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 30.89 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 178.17 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.48 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 860.75 mb = 1384.62 m = 4542.65 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 645.75 mb = 3799.88 m = 12466.65 ft Equ Level (EL): 265.75 mb = 10432.33 m = 34226.40 ft B at Equ Level: 473.17 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 175.75 mb = 13138.60 m = 43105.12 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 262.6 at 30.7 knts Storm direction: 292.6 at 23.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.5 neg: 4.2 tot: 7.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 79.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 27.2 neg: -33.1 tot: -6.0 m^2/s^2 ave: -2.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.25 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.1 stream: -2.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.07 Bulk Rich Number: 4.81 Bulk Shear: 99.26 m/s