MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F028.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F028.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 28 hour NAM valid 16Z 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 25.8 25.1 96 0.6 25.3 126 3 298.0 301.7 298.1 357.0 20.27 1 1000 99 24.6 24.6 100 -0.0 24.6 132 5 297.7 301.3 297.8 355.4 19.86 2 950 551 22.5 22.5 100 -0.0 22.5 146 18 300.0 303.3 297.4 353.6 18.31 3 900 1021 19.8 19.6 99 0.2 19.7 160 24 301.9 304.9 296.5 349.6 16.17 4 850 1514 17.6 17.4 99 0.2 17.5 167 23 304.6 307.3 296.4 348.9 14.85 5 800 2031 15.3 14.9 97 0.4 15.1 169 19 307.5 310.0 296.3 348.2 13.48 6 750 2578 13.5 11.3 86 2.2 12.1 176 12 311.3 313.4 295.7 346.0 11.31 7 700 3155 10.0 -2.6 41 12.6 3.6 184 12 313.6 314.5 291.1 327.9 4.52 8 650 3767 6.1 -7.1 38 13.2 -0.1 211 9 315.8 316.5 290.9 327.0 3.45 9 600 4416 1.3 -12.5 35 13.8 -4.3 214 14 317.6 318.1 290.5 325.7 2.43 10 550 5111 -2.1 -19.1 26 16.9 -8.0 212 15 321.6 321.9 290.8 326.8 1.54 11 500 5862 -6.9 -21.8 30 14.9 -11.6 241 18 324.6 324.8 291.5 329.2 1.34 12 450 6674 -10.8 -47.0 3 36.2 -16.6 251 19 329.7 329.7 291.7 330.1 0.12 13 400 7568 -17.6 -56.0 2 38.5 -21.8 253 22 332.2 332.2 292.3 332.4 0.05 14 350 8551 -25.2 -55.7 4 30.6 -27.9 253 26 334.8 334.8 293.1 335.1 0.06 15 300 9650 -34.3 -56.3 9 22.0 -35.8 249 29 337.0 337.0 293.6 337.2 0.06 16 250 10899 -43.3 -62.9 10 19.6 -44.0 254 42 341.7 341.7 294.8 341.9 0.03 17 200 12368 -53.1 -69.4 12 16.4 -53.4 255 50 348.7 348.7 296.4 348.8 0.02 18 150 14167 -65.3 -78.6 14 13.2 -65.4 253 43 357.5 357.5 298.2 357.5 0.01 19 100 16576 -73.8 -85.5 15 11.8 -73.8 263 20 385.2 385.2 303.1 385.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5762.52 m Freezing level: 580.93 mb = 4681.13 m = 15357.85 ft Wetbulb zero: 651.33 mb = 3750.36 m = 12304.17 ft Precipitable water: 2.00 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 63.38 % Est. max temperature: 31.76 C = 89.18 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 1001.56 mb = 85.44 m = 280.31 ft T: 24.76 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.28 C/km ThetaE index: 31.37 C Layer 1000.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 958.20 mb = 474.93 m = 1558.13 ft Mean mixing ratio: 18.51 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.33 C = 81.19 F Cap Strength: -0.00 C Lifted Index: -5.32 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -7.99 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.58 C Showalter Index: -3.56 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 48.85 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.53 C Cross Totals Index: 24.32 C K Index: 29.30 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 418.00 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.85 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2111.89 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 64.99 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.00 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 959.67 mb = 461.47 m = 1513.98 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 954.67 mb = 507.46 m = 1664.87 ft Equ Level (EL): 164.67 mb = 13583.64 m = 44565.22 ft B at Equ Level: 2099.49 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 187.1 at 15.4 knts Storm direction: 217.1 at 11.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 1.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 57.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 98.0 neg: -17.9 tot: 80.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 26.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.47 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.5 stream: 3.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.29 Bulk Rich Number: 129.40 Bulk Shear: 16.32 m/s