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: 31.49,-97.06 Latitude: 31.49 Longitude: -97.06 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 71 SFC 995 117 30.2 20.1 55 10.1 23.0 254 6 303.8 306.6 296.3 348.6 15.06 2 950 525 25.3 19.1 68 6.3 20.9 253 8 302.9 305.6 295.8 346.6 14.76 3 900 998 20.7 18.2 85 2.6 18.9 252 9 302.9 305.6 295.8 346.5 14.73 4 850 1490 16.3 16.4 100 -0.0 16.4 256 12 303.3 305.8 295.4 344.5 13.91 5 800 2003 12.6 12.5 99 0.1 12.6 264 13 304.6 306.7 294.0 338.8 11.45 6 750 2544 11.9 2.9 54 9.0 6.8 232 24 309.5 310.7 291.4 328.9 6.27 7 700 3120 9.0 4.3 72 4.7 6.3 241 31 312.5 313.9 293.3 335.8 7.48 8 650 3730 4.9 -0.7 67 5.6 2.0 235 41 314.5 315.6 292.3 332.2 5.60 9 600 4378 1.1 -16.5 26 17.6 -5.4 234 47 317.3 317.7 289.8 323.2 1.75 10 550 5069 -5.0 -22.6 24 17.5 -10.3 240 48 318.1 318.3 289.3 322.0 1.13 11 500 5810 -8.9 -35.7 9 26.8 -14.5 245 53 322.2 322.3 289.8 323.5 0.37 12 450 6618 -13.6 -45.1 5 31.5 -18.5 248 59 326.1 326.1 290.7 326.7 0.15 13 400 7503 -19.3 -49.2 5 29.8 -23.0 245 66 329.8 329.9 291.8 330.3 0.11 14 350 8479 -27.2 -54.6 6 27.3 -29.6 249 67 332.0 332.0 292.3 332.3 0.07 15 300 9574 -34.7 -50.7 18 16.1 -35.9 248 75 336.5 336.6 293.6 337.0 0.12 16 250 10823 -43.0 -65.3 7 22.4 -43.7 258 78 342.2 342.2 294.8 342.3 0.02 17 200 12298 -51.4 -74.9 4 23.6 -51.8 260 75 351.4 351.4 297.0 351.5 0.01 18 150 14116 -61.7 -79.8 7 18.1 -61.9 260 54 363.8 363.8 299.4 363.8 0.00 19 100 16550 -72.6 -85.6 12 13.0 -72.6 262 31 387.5 387.5 303.4 387.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5738.56 m Freezing level: 591.30 mb = 4497.83 m = 14756.48 ft Wetbulb zero: 636.77 mb = 3896.45 m = 12783.48 ft Precipitable water: 1.66 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 58.44 % Est. max temperature: 29.82 C = 85.67 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 859.73 mb = 1391.91 m = 4566.59 ft T: 17.22 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.67 C/km ThetaE index: 19.72 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 864.26 mb = 1346.69 m = 4418.23 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.82 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.57 C = 85.23 F Cap Strength: 0.07 C Lifted Index: -4.88 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.64 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.70 C Showalter Index: -3.91 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.52 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.25 C Cross Totals Index: 25.27 C K Index: 36.91 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 304.44 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.10 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1341.37 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 51.80 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.48 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.71 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 865.51 mb = 1334.25 m = 4377.42 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 860.51 mb = 1384.10 m = 4540.96 ft Equ Level (EL): 220.51 mb = 11652.38 m = 38229.14 ft B at Equ Level: 1330.66 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 120.51 mb = 15429.87 m = 50622.33 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 240.7 at 31.0 knts Storm direction: 270.7 at 23.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.1 neg: 2.7 tot: 4.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 98.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 76.2 neg: -2.9 tot: 73.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 24.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.69 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.3 stream: 3.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.13 Bulk Rich Number: 17.53 Bulk Shear: 76.53 m/s