MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510161200F031.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510161200F031.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 31 hour NAM valid 19Z FRI 17 OCT 25 Station: 29.52,-95.29 Latitude: 29.52 Longitude: -95.29 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 13 26.9 25.0 89 1.9 25.5 128 4 299.2 302.9 298.4 358.2 20.14 1 1000 95 24.9 24.1 95 0.8 24.3 133 5 298.1 301.5 297.5 354.0 19.21 2 950 546 21.7 21.7 100 -0.0 21.8 138 11 299.2 302.4 296.7 350.3 17.51 3 900 1015 19.8 19.8 100 -0.0 19.8 148 12 301.9 304.9 296.7 350.3 16.39 4 850 1507 16.7 15.8 95 0.9 16.1 163 10 303.6 306.1 295.1 343.5 13.42 5 800 2022 14.2 8.5 69 5.7 10.7 196 6 306.3 307.9 292.4 332.6 8.72 6 750 2566 13.2 -1.4 36 14.7 5.6 200 6 310.9 311.8 290.4 325.3 4.59 7 700 3144 11.3 1.2 50 10.1 5.6 176 6 315.0 316.1 292.7 333.8 5.97 8 650 3758 6.3 -2.1 55 8.4 2.0 213 4 316.1 317.1 292.3 332.2 5.05 9 600 4407 1.1 -6.4 57 7.5 -2.4 253 7 317.4 318.2 291.7 330.2 3.95 10 550 5102 -2.4 -21.0 22 18.6 -8.5 221 17 321.2 321.4 290.5 325.7 1.30 11 500 5852 -6.7 -27.1 18 20.5 -12.3 223 18 324.9 325.1 291.1 327.8 0.83 12 450 6665 -12.4 -28.1 26 15.6 -16.4 221 17 327.6 327.8 291.9 330.6 0.84 13 400 7553 -18.2 -39.0 14 20.8 -21.8 239 19 331.3 331.3 292.4 332.5 0.33 14 350 8537 -24.7 -49.6 8 24.8 -27.5 257 24 335.4 335.4 293.3 335.9 0.12 15 300 9640 -33.2 -43.6 35 10.4 -34.3 255 32 338.6 338.6 294.2 339.6 0.27 16 250 10895 -42.2 -61.8 10 19.6 -43.0 246 44 343.3 343.3 295.1 343.4 0.04 17 200 12367 -53.4 -64.4 25 11.1 -53.6 241 49 348.2 348.3 296.3 348.4 0.03 18 150 14164 -66.2 -78.3 17 12.2 -66.2 246 44 356.1 356.1 298.0 356.2 0.01 19 100 16569 -73.3 -86.3 12 12.9 -73.4 263 11 386.0 386.0 303.2 386.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5756.51 m Freezing level: 584.53 mb = 4622.29 m = 15164.79 ft Wetbulb zero: 627.78 mb = 4040.17 m = 13254.97 ft Precipitable water: 1.82 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 59.67 % Est. max temperature: 30.97 C = 87.75 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 982.47 mb = 250.41 m = 821.55 ft T: 23.81 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.63 C/km ThetaE index: 32.86 C Layer 1000.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 959.18 mb = 461.20 m = 1513.11 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.93 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.66 C = 79.98 F Cap Strength: 0.16 C Lifted Index: -4.36 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.82 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.16 C Showalter Index: -1.31 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.88 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.38 C Cross Totals Index: 22.50 C K Index: 29.14 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 228.42 Risk: None Energy Index: -3.03 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1703.11 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 58.36 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.13 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 954.96 mb = 499.95 m = 1640.22 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 949.96 mb = 546.06 m = 1791.51 ft Equ Level (EL): 709.96 mb = 3025.59 m = 9926.34 ft B at Equ Level: 86.05 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 198.6 at 9.6 knts Storm direction: 228.6 at 7.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.0 neg: 0.3 tot: 1.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 20.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 25.9 neg: -2.4 tot: 23.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 7.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.32 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.5 stream: 1.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.28 Bulk Rich Number: 156.90 Bulk Shear: 10.85 m/s