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: 29.6,-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 10 24.7 23.4 93 1.3 23.8 110 9 297.0 300.3 296.6 349.8 18.25 1 1000 97 23.8 23.0 95 0.9 23.2 112 13 297.0 300.2 296.4 348.9 17.95 2 950 545 20.7 20.7 100 -0.0 20.8 131 21 298.2 301.2 295.7 345.9 16.43 3 900 1013 18.8 18.9 100 -0.0 18.9 139 18 300.9 303.7 295.8 346.2 15.41 4 850 1505 17.3 17.3 100 -0.0 17.3 146 13 304.2 307.0 296.2 348.2 14.76 5 800 2022 14.7 14.7 100 -0.0 14.7 170 12 306.8 309.3 295.9 346.8 13.28 6 750 2568 12.2 11.2 93 1.0 11.5 196 10 309.8 311.9 295.3 344.0 11.19 7 700 3145 11.7 -0.2 44 12.0 5.2 177 3 315.5 316.5 292.4 332.6 5.38 8 650 3758 6.2 -1.4 58 7.6 2.2 214 5 315.9 317.0 292.4 332.8 5.30 9 600 4408 1.1 -4.7 65 5.8 -1.7 237 7 317.4 318.2 292.2 331.8 4.49 10 550 5103 -2.5 -20.5 24 18.0 -8.5 220 17 321.1 321.4 290.5 325.8 1.36 11 500 5852 -6.7 -28.1 16 21.5 -12.4 224 18 324.9 325.1 291.0 327.6 0.75 12 450 6666 -12.4 -28.3 25 15.8 -16.4 224 17 327.6 327.7 291.9 330.6 0.83 13 400 7554 -18.3 -38.1 16 19.8 -21.8 238 19 331.1 331.2 292.4 332.5 0.36 14 350 8538 -24.8 -49.8 8 24.9 -27.5 258 24 335.3 335.3 293.2 335.7 0.12 15 300 9640 -33.1 -47.3 23 14.1 -34.5 254 33 338.7 338.7 294.1 339.4 0.18 16 250 10895 -42.3 -57.9 17 15.5 -43.1 246 45 343.1 343.1 295.1 343.4 0.06 17 200 12367 -53.3 -65.4 22 12.0 -53.6 243 49 348.3 348.3 296.3 348.4 0.03 18 150 14164 -66.2 -77.5 19 11.3 -66.2 247 45 356.1 356.1 297.9 356.1 0.01 19 100 16569 -73.2 -86.2 12 13.0 -73.2 261 10 386.4 386.4 303.2 386.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5755.72 m Freezing level: 585.06 mb = 4615.67 m = 15143.08 ft Wetbulb zero: 622.14 mb = 4113.97 m = 13497.12 ft Precipitable water: 2.02 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 69.09 % Est. max temperature: 31.27 C = 88.28 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 991.82 mb = 168.50 m = 552.83 ft T: 23.34 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.79 C/km ThetaE index: 15.60 C Layer 800.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 958.59 mb = 466.65 m = 1530.98 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.79 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.69 C = 78.25 F Cap Strength: 1.93 C Lifted Index: -2.63 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.17 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.93 C Showalter Index: -3.04 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 47.84 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.91 C Cross Totals Index: 23.93 C K Index: 29.24 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 251.77 Risk: None Energy Index: -4.00 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 873.52 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 41.80 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.69 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 955.61 mb = 493.97 m = 1620.61 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 950.61 mb = 539.87 m = 1771.22 ft Equ Level (EL): 870.61 mb = 1298.72 m = 4260.84 ft B at Equ Level: 18.90 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 690.61 mb = 3256.55 m = 10684.07 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 182.2 at 12.2 knts Storm direction: 212.2 at 9.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.2 neg: 1.0 tot: 3.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -12.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 73.9 neg: -10.1 tot: 63.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 21.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.27 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.9 stream: 1.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.39 Bulk Rich Number: 31.78 Bulk Shear: 27.48 m/s