MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170600F042.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170600F042.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 42 hour NAM valid 0Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 31.25,-94.66 Latitude: 31.25 Longitude: -94.66 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1001 74 24.5 24.3 99 0.2 24.4 18 7 297.6 301.1 297.5 354.3 19.51 1 1000 80 24.5 24.4 99 0.1 24.5 25 7 297.7 301.2 297.6 354.7 19.60 2 950 530 22.4 22.4 100 -0.0 22.4 110 6 299.9 303.2 297.4 353.4 18.25 3 900 1001 20.6 20.6 100 -0.0 20.6 181 15 302.7 305.9 297.4 353.8 17.24 4 850 1495 18.0 18.1 100 -0.0 18.1 199 22 305.0 307.9 297.0 351.4 15.52 5 800 2014 15.5 15.5 100 -0.0 15.5 216 29 307.6 310.3 296.6 349.8 13.96 6 750 2558 10.8 10.9 100 -0.0 10.9 227 35 308.4 310.4 294.7 341.6 10.96 7 700 3131 7.3 6.1 92 1.2 6.6 235 40 310.6 312.2 293.4 336.5 8.44 8 650 3738 4.0 0.8 80 3.2 2.2 242 43 313.5 314.7 292.6 333.1 6.25 9 600 4386 1.5 -1.5 80 3.0 -0.1 251 42 317.8 319.0 293.3 336.1 5.72 10 550 5084 -1.1 -2.4 91 1.3 -1.8 261 43 322.7 323.9 294.7 341.7 5.83 11 500 5840 -5.3 -6.0 95 0.7 -5.6 268 44 326.6 327.6 295.0 342.9 4.91 12 450 6657 -12.3 -22.9 41 10.6 -15.4 269 47 327.8 328.1 292.4 332.5 1.34 13 400 7544 -19.0 -40.7 13 21.7 -22.4 265 53 330.3 330.4 292.1 331.4 0.27 14 350 8524 -25.8 -49.5 9 23.7 -28.2 262 54 334.0 334.1 292.9 334.5 0.12 15 300 9623 -34.0 -51.6 15 17.6 -35.4 264 58 337.5 337.5 293.8 337.9 0.11 16 250 10876 -42.5 -51.5 37 9.0 -43.0 267 59 342.9 342.9 295.1 343.5 0.13 17 200 12343 -53.3 -59.8 45 6.5 -53.5 270 57 348.3 348.3 296.3 348.5 0.06 18 150 14145 -64.8 -71.1 41 6.3 -64.8 269 59 358.5 358.5 298.4 358.6 0.02 19 100 16574 -71.2 -87.4 7 16.3 -71.2 255 29 390.2 390.2 303.8 390.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5760.04 m Freezing level: 571.56 mb = 4782.92 m = 15691.82 ft Wetbulb zero: 602.08 mb = 4357.86 m = 14297.27 ft Precipitable water: 2.35 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 93.00 % Est. max temperature: 31.93 C = 89.47 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 999.00 mb = 88.96 m = 291.87 ft T: 24.50 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.64 C/km ThetaE index: 20.68 C Layer 850.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 954.69 mb = 486.85 m = 1597.26 ft Mean mixing ratio: 18.34 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.61 C = 79.90 F Cap Strength: -0.05 C Lifted Index: -3.68 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -7.71 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -4.33 C Showalter Index: -2.83 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 46.65 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.32 C Cross Totals Index: 23.33 C K Index: 40.14 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 447.01 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.83 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2266.21 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 67.32 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.00 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 950.30 mb = 527.20 m = 1729.64 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 945.30 mb = 573.18 m = 1880.49 ft Equ Level (EL): 165.30 mb = 13536.54 m = 44410.67 ft B at Equ Level: 2251.21 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 241.4 at 32.9 knts Storm direction: 271.4 at 24.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 121.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 438.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 438.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 146.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.97 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.5 stream: 10.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 4.83 Bulk Rich Number: 11.17 Bulk Shear: 202.86 m/s