MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F033.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F033.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 33 hour NAM valid 21Z 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 1007 10 29.7 23.3 68 6.4 24.9 208 7 302.2 305.5 297.8 355.7 18.11 1 1000 76 28.7 22.8 71 5.9 24.4 212 8 301.8 305.1 297.5 354.2 17.73 2 950 531 24.2 21.7 86 2.5 22.3 213 9 301.7 304.9 297.3 353.1 17.41 3 900 1002 19.8 19.7 99 0.1 19.8 221 11 301.9 304.9 296.6 350.0 16.29 4 850 1495 18.1 13.1 73 5.0 14.8 231 18 305.1 307.2 294.0 338.8 11.24 5 800 2012 16.1 7.8 58 8.3 11.0 218 17 308.3 309.9 292.7 333.6 8.31 6 750 2560 14.3 4.0 50 10.3 8.3 214 16 312.2 313.5 292.6 333.4 6.82 7 700 3138 10.8 -1.9 41 12.7 4.1 219 16 314.4 315.3 291.6 329.5 4.74 8 650 3751 6.5 -7.3 37 13.8 0.0 223 16 316.3 316.9 290.9 327.3 3.39 9 600 4401 2.2 -17.4 22 19.7 -5.0 222 22 318.7 319.0 290.0 324.2 1.62 10 550 5098 -1.8 -19.8 24 18.0 -7.9 232 21 322.0 322.3 290.9 327.0 1.45 11 500 5848 -6.8 -21.3 30 14.5 -11.5 237 26 324.7 325.0 291.6 329.5 1.39 12 450 6665 -10.5 -47.7 3 37.3 -16.4 255 30 330.1 330.1 291.9 330.5 0.11 13 400 7559 -17.1 -49.6 4 32.5 -21.4 256 36 332.7 332.8 292.6 333.1 0.10 14 350 8544 -25.1 -51.7 7 26.6 -27.8 257 38 334.8 334.9 293.1 335.2 0.09 15 300 9643 -34.5 -54.7 11 20.2 -35.8 260 41 336.8 336.8 293.6 337.1 0.08 16 250 10889 -44.0 -60.4 15 16.4 -44.6 259 46 340.7 340.7 294.6 340.9 0.04 17 200 12356 -53.1 -71.8 9 18.7 -53.4 263 49 348.7 348.7 296.4 348.8 0.01 18 150 14156 -65.0 -78.3 14 13.4 -65.0 256 47 358.2 358.2 298.4 358.2 0.01 19 100 16568 -73.9 -85.7 15 11.8 -74.0 276 24 384.9 384.9 303.0 384.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5772.20 m Freezing level: 571.89 mb = 4792.97 m = 15724.77 ft Wetbulb zero: 649.80 mb = 3753.69 m = 12315.12 ft Precipitable water: 1.67 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 49.64 % Est. max temperature: 32.15 C = 89.87 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 918.29 mb = 826.73 m = 2712.33 ft T: 21.44 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.51 C/km ThetaE index: 31.52 C Layer 1000.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 912.60 mb = 881.00 m = 2890.39 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.32 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.38 C = 84.89 F Cap Strength: 0.44 C Lifted Index: -4.94 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -7.63 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.60 C Showalter Index: 0.45 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 44.96 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.98 C Cross Totals Index: 19.98 C K Index: 25.38 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 256.97 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.75 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1846.96 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 60.78 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.44 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.38 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 914.12 mb = 866.49 m = 2842.77 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 909.12 mb = 914.32 m = 2999.69 ft Equ Level (EL): 779.12 mb = 2236.62 m = 7337.92 ft B at Equ Level: 13.86 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 225.0 at 17.2 knts Storm direction: 255.0 at 12.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.0 neg: 0.8 tot: 2.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 57.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 23.6 neg: -11.9 tot: 11.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 3.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.37 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.1 stream: 1.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.26 Bulk Rich Number: 158.09 Bulk Shear: 11.68 m/s