MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F025.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F025.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 25 hour NAM valid 13Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 29.6,-95.17 Latitude: 29.60 Longitude: -95.17 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1009 10 24.7 24.0 96 0.7 24.2 93 6 297.0 300.5 297.0 351.7 18.89 1 1000 91 24.2 23.8 98 0.4 23.9 97 9 297.3 300.7 297.1 352.0 18.87 2 950 541 21.9 21.9 100 -0.0 21.9 131 20 299.4 302.6 296.8 351.0 17.68 3 900 1011 19.9 19.9 100 -0.0 19.9 169 21 302.0 305.0 296.8 350.7 16.49 4 850 1503 18.2 18.2 100 -0.0 18.2 180 14 305.2 308.1 297.1 352.0 15.66 5 800 2021 15.4 12.2 81 3.2 13.3 188 11 307.5 309.7 294.7 341.5 11.25 6 750 2567 13.4 3.6 51 9.9 7.8 190 9 311.2 312.4 292.2 331.7 6.62 7 700 3145 11.7 -8.2 24 20.0 2.5 170 8 315.5 316.1 290.3 325.0 2.94 8 650 3759 6.6 -8.5 33 15.0 -0.3 179 5 316.4 317.0 290.7 326.5 3.10 9 600 4409 1.6 -13.3 32 15.0 -4.3 201 5 318.0 318.5 290.5 325.6 2.28 10 550 5104 -2.3 -20.3 24 18.0 -8.3 218 8 321.4 321.7 290.6 326.2 1.38 11 500 5853 -7.3 -22.6 28 15.4 -11.9 231 13 324.2 324.4 291.3 328.5 1.24 12 450 6666 -11.2 -43.2 5 32.1 -16.7 249 14 329.2 329.3 291.7 329.9 0.19 13 400 7560 -17.3 -48.6 5 31.3 -21.5 264 19 332.6 332.6 292.5 333.0 0.12 14 350 8544 -25.1 -52.4 6 27.4 -27.8 265 20 335.0 335.0 293.2 335.3 0.09 15 300 9642 -34.4 -54.8 11 20.3 -35.8 259 26 336.9 336.9 293.6 337.2 0.08 16 250 10891 -43.3 -63.7 9 20.4 -44.1 258 38 341.6 341.6 294.7 341.7 0.03 17 200 12361 -52.8 -72.3 8 19.5 -53.1 258 47 349.2 349.2 296.5 349.3 0.01 18 150 14161 -65.7 -78.0 16 12.4 -65.7 256 41 357.0 357.0 298.1 357.0 0.01 19 100 16561 -75.8 -85.5 21 9.6 -75.9 243 23 381.2 381.2 302.5 381.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5762.84 m Freezing level: 578.85 mb = 4702.83 m = 15429.05 ft Wetbulb zero: 654.96 mb = 3695.90 m = 12125.51 ft Precipitable water: 1.81 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 55.66 % Est. max temperature: 32.24 C = 90.03 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 999.37 mb = 96.11 m = 315.33 ft T: 24.14 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.02 C/km ThetaE index: 26.94 C Layer 800.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 957.81 mb = 468.88 m = 1538.30 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.88 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.70 C = 80.06 F Cap Strength: 0.77 C Lifted Index: -4.81 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.79 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.77 C Showalter Index: -4.98 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.87 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.43 C Cross Totals Index: 25.45 C K Index: 23.66 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 296.78 Risk: None Energy Index: -4.60 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1590.45 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 56.40 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.63 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 957.40 mb = 472.62 m = 1550.56 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 952.40 mb = 518.58 m = 1701.34 ft Equ Level (EL): 862.40 mb = 1378.48 m = 4522.51 ft B at Equ Level: 20.70 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 180.5 at 10.5 knts Storm direction: 210.5 at 7.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.0 neg: 0.4 tot: 2.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 53.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 125.0 neg: -3.7 tot: 121.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 40.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.55 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.8 stream: 4.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.24 Bulk Rich Number: 77.16 Bulk Shear: 20.61 m/s