MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F030.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F030.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 30 hour NAM valid 18Z 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 27.2 24.8 87 2.4 25.4 158 8 299.6 303.2 298.2 357.8 19.87 1 1000 88 26.1 24.2 89 1.9 24.7 161 9 299.2 302.8 297.8 355.8 19.35 2 950 540 22.0 21.3 96 0.7 21.5 174 14 299.5 302.6 296.5 349.4 17.06 3 900 1010 19.6 18.8 95 0.8 19.1 180 17 301.7 304.5 296.0 346.9 15.35 4 850 1502 18.6 15.2 81 3.4 16.3 184 18 305.7 308.1 295.3 344.3 12.89 5 800 2021 15.4 12.7 84 2.6 13.6 186 19 307.5 309.7 295.0 342.7 11.65 6 750 2567 13.7 3.4 50 10.3 7.8 186 13 311.5 312.7 292.2 331.7 6.50 7 700 3145 11.2 -5.6 30 16.8 2.9 206 11 314.9 315.5 290.7 326.4 3.58 8 650 3758 6.4 -8.3 34 14.7 -0.3 215 9 316.3 316.9 290.7 326.5 3.15 9 600 4408 2.1 -16.7 23 18.8 -4.9 225 16 318.6 318.9 290.1 324.4 1.73 10 550 5104 -2.1 -18.1 28 15.9 -7.8 222 18 321.5 321.9 290.9 327.3 1.67 11 500 5854 -6.7 -24.0 24 17.2 -11.9 240 22 324.8 325.0 291.3 328.7 1.10 12 450 6667 -10.7 -41.2 6 30.5 -16.3 242 25 329.8 329.9 291.9 330.7 0.23 13 400 7562 -17.6 -55.5 2 38.0 -21.8 250 27 332.2 332.2 292.4 332.4 0.05 14 350 8544 -25.3 -53.9 5 28.6 -27.9 250 30 334.7 334.7 293.0 335.0 0.07 15 300 9643 -34.3 -55.3 10 21.1 -35.7 250 34 337.1 337.1 293.7 337.4 0.07 16 250 10891 -43.6 -63.0 10 19.4 -44.3 255 44 341.2 341.2 294.6 341.3 0.03 17 200 12359 -53.1 -70.5 10 17.4 -53.4 256 51 348.8 348.8 296.4 348.8 0.01 18 150 14160 -65.1 -78.7 13 13.7 -65.2 254 44 358.0 358.0 298.3 358.0 0.01 19 100 16571 -73.8 -85.9 14 12.1 -73.8 266 20 385.2 385.2 303.1 385.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5766.04 m Freezing level: 575.08 mb = 4754.88 m = 15599.80 ft Wetbulb zero: 654.24 mb = 3704.42 m = 12153.45 ft Precipitable water: 1.74 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 53.02 % Est. max temperature: 32.55 C = 90.59 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 974.93 mb = 312.00 m = 1023.61 ft T: 24.06 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.61 C/km ThetaE index: 31.39 C Layer 1000.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 944.14 mb = 593.98 m = 1948.74 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.55 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.37 C = 81.26 F Cap Strength: 0.62 C Lifted Index: -4.24 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.55 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.25 C Showalter Index: -1.66 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.31 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.36 C Cross Totals Index: 21.94 C K Index: 23.76 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 368.34 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.01 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1544.96 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 55.59 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.51 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 943.78 mb = 597.28 m = 1959.55 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 938.78 mb = 643.42 m = 2110.92 ft Equ Level (EL): 868.78 mb = 1313.86 m = 4310.53 ft B at Equ Level: 12.51 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 204.6 at 15.3 knts Storm direction: 234.6 at 11.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.9 neg: 0.9 tot: 2.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 34.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 44.4 neg: -13.7 tot: 30.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 10.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.38 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.8 stream: 1.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.43 Bulk Rich Number: 131.96 Bulk Shear: 11.71 m/s