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: 30.89,-94.93 Latitude: 30.89 Longitude: -94.93 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 1000 82 SFC 999 88 24.8 23.7 93 1.2 24.0 174 5 298.1 301.5 297.2 352.6 18.76 2 950 532 22.1 22.2 100 -0.0 22.2 169 15 299.7 302.9 297.1 352.2 17.97 3 900 1002 20.0 19.9 99 0.1 19.9 176 26 302.1 305.1 296.8 350.6 16.43 4 850 1495 17.0 16.4 96 0.6 16.6 191 37 304.0 306.6 295.6 345.5 13.97 5 800 2010 14.1 12.3 89 1.8 12.9 202 37 306.2 308.3 294.4 340.1 11.31 6 750 2555 12.4 10.1 86 2.3 11.0 213 35 310.1 312.0 294.8 341.9 10.42 7 700 3131 9.3 2.8 64 6.5 5.6 213 32 312.8 314.1 292.7 333.7 6.70 8 650 3740 4.4 -2.8 59 7.2 0.8 221 35 314.0 314.9 291.5 329.1 4.79 9 600 4387 0.8 -7.2 55 8.0 -2.9 223 33 317.1 317.8 291.5 329.1 3.72 10 550 5082 -2.5 -10.8 53 8.3 -6.0 233 34 321.1 321.7 292.0 331.2 3.05 11 500 5831 -6.9 -17.3 43 10.5 -10.6 246 35 324.7 325.1 292.1 331.4 1.96 12 450 6649 -10.7 -21.3 41 10.6 -14.0 258 36 329.8 330.1 293.1 335.3 1.55 13 400 7542 -17.5 -31.9 27 14.4 -20.6 254 40 332.3 332.4 293.0 334.7 0.66 14 350 8526 -25.3 -49.8 8 24.5 -27.9 253 48 334.7 334.7 293.1 335.1 0.12 15 300 9624 -34.6 -48.5 23 13.9 -35.8 258 53 336.6 336.7 293.6 337.2 0.16 16 250 10872 -43.5 -57.2 21 13.7 -44.2 261 55 341.3 341.3 294.7 341.6 0.07 17 200 12341 -52.6 -66.9 16 14.3 -52.9 265 54 349.4 349.4 296.5 349.5 0.02 18 150 14143 -64.9 -77.3 16 12.4 -65.0 259 49 358.3 358.3 298.4 358.4 0.01 19 100 16565 -73.3 -86.3 12 13.0 -73.3 269 27 386.1 386.1 303.2 386.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5749.43 m Freezing level: 587.47 mb = 4561.09 m = 14964.03 ft Wetbulb zero: 639.24 mb = 3875.07 m = 12713.33 ft Precipitable water: 2.01 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 73.18 % Est. max temperature: 30.80 C = 87.44 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 983.02 mb = 232.28 m = 762.08 ft T: 23.97 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.99 C/km ThetaE index: 12.81 C Layer 700.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 944.53 mb = 582.27 m = 1910.31 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.76 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.70 C = 80.06 F Cap Strength: -0.02 C Lifted Index: -4.60 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -7.25 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.80 C Showalter Index: -2.25 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 47.18 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.89 C Cross Totals Index: 23.29 C K Index: 33.78 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 432.68 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.82 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1874.02 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 61.22 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.00 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 944.99 mb = 578.04 m = 1896.44 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 939.99 mb = 624.18 m = 2047.80 ft Equ Level (EL): 179.99 mb = 13001.41 m = 42655.04 ft B at Equ Level: 1862.68 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 214.9 at 31.6 knts Storm direction: 244.9 at 23.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.0 neg: 1.9 tot: 6.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 91.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 301.3 neg: -7.2 tot: 294.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 98.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.81 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.9 stream: 7.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.31 Bulk Rich Number: 22.17 Bulk Shear: 84.54 m/s