MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F027.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F027.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 27 hour NAM valid 15Z 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 1010 9 25.5 24.5 94 1.0 24.8 96 4 297.8 301.4 297.6 354.7 19.56 1 1000 97 24.4 24.2 99 0.2 24.3 99 6 297.6 301.1 297.4 353.7 19.33 2 950 548 22.2 22.2 100 -0.0 22.2 149 13 299.7 303.0 297.2 352.6 18.06 3 900 1018 19.9 18.9 94 1.0 19.2 183 16 302.0 304.8 296.1 347.5 15.44 4 850 1511 18.4 17.0 91 1.4 17.4 177 21 305.4 308.1 296.4 348.8 14.48 5 800 2030 15.4 12.4 82 3.1 13.4 169 17 307.6 309.8 294.8 342.0 11.38 6 750 2575 13.4 1.8 45 11.6 7.0 168 12 311.2 312.3 291.5 329.3 5.82 7 700 3153 11.1 -4.3 34 15.4 3.4 177 10 314.8 315.6 291.0 327.5 3.97 8 650 3766 6.3 -6.2 40 12.5 0.3 189 7 316.0 316.8 291.2 328.0 3.70 9 600 4415 1.5 -14.4 29 16.0 -4.7 212 11 317.9 318.3 290.2 324.9 2.09 10 550 5111 -2.0 -24.6 16 22.6 -8.8 216 13 321.7 321.8 290.3 325.0 0.95 11 500 5861 -7.0 -23.4 26 16.5 -11.9 235 16 324.6 324.8 291.3 328.6 1.16 12 450 6674 -10.6 -45.1 4 34.6 -16.4 248 18 329.9 330.0 291.9 330.5 0.15 13 400 7568 -17.6 -48.3 5 30.7 -21.7 256 21 332.2 332.2 292.4 332.7 0.12 14 350 8551 -25.1 -52.4 6 27.3 -27.8 256 23 334.9 334.9 293.1 335.2 0.08 15 300 9650 -34.4 -55.5 10 21.1 -35.8 252 28 336.9 336.9 293.6 337.1 0.07 16 250 10899 -43.5 -63.1 10 19.7 -44.2 255 41 341.5 341.5 294.7 341.6 0.03 17 200 12367 -53.1 -70.5 10 17.5 -53.4 255 49 348.8 348.8 296.4 348.8 0.01 18 150 14166 -65.6 -78.3 15 12.7 -65.6 252 43 357.2 357.2 298.1 357.2 0.01 19 100 16571 -74.9 -85.3 18 10.5 -74.9 254 22 383.1 383.1 302.8 383.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5763.95 m Freezing level: 578.43 mb = 4715.49 m = 15470.59 ft Wetbulb zero: 646.86 mb = 3805.46 m = 12484.95 ft Precipitable water: 1.79 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 54.31 % Est. max temperature: 32.43 C = 90.38 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 996.23 mb = 130.17 m = 427.05 ft T: 24.26 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.67 C/km ThetaE index: 21.25 C Layer 800.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 952.34 mb = 526.46 m = 1727.20 ft Mean mixing ratio: 18.07 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.34 C = 81.20 F Cap Strength: 0.13 C Lifted Index: -4.80 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -7.26 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.09 C Showalter Index: -3.57 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.29 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.35 C Cross Totals Index: 23.94 C K Index: 26.92 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 399.42 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.93 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1759.69 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 59.32 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.10 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.08 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 956.34 mb = 489.59 m = 1606.26 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 941.34 mb = 627.63 m = 2059.12 ft Equ Level (EL): 851.34 mb = 1497.76 m = 4913.83 ft B at Equ Level: 21.83 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 188.1 at 12.8 knts Storm direction: 218.1 at 9.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.6 neg: 0.8 tot: 3.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 56.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 72.2 neg: -27.5 tot: 44.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 14.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.33 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.7 stream: 2.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.79 Bulk Rich Number: 98.31 Bulk Shear: 17.90 m/s