MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F034.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F034.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 34 hour NAM valid 22Z 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 1008 9 29.3 24.6 76 4.7 25.8 175 6 301.8 305.4 298.7 360.1 19.71 1 1000 79 27.9 24.1 80 3.8 25.1 179 7 301.1 304.6 298.2 357.7 19.22 2 950 533 23.6 22.3 93 1.2 22.7 212 12 301.1 304.4 297.6 354.6 18.18 3 900 1004 20.2 19.1 94 1.1 19.4 230 15 302.3 305.2 296.3 348.6 15.66 4 850 1498 18.7 16.8 89 1.9 17.4 235 18 305.8 308.4 296.3 348.7 14.31 5 800 2015 14.1 11.2 83 2.9 12.3 235 17 306.2 308.1 293.7 337.8 10.50 6 750 2558 12.6 6.5 66 6.1 8.9 218 17 310.2 311.8 293.1 335.1 8.11 7 700 3136 9.3 8.1 92 1.2 8.5 240 18 312.8 314.6 295.0 342.8 9.72 8 650 3748 5.9 -4.7 46 10.6 0.7 237 18 315.7 316.5 291.4 329.0 4.15 9 600 4397 2.1 -19.0 19 21.1 -5.3 232 24 318.6 318.8 289.8 323.4 1.42 10 550 5093 -2.1 -17.0 31 15.0 -7.5 235 24 321.6 322.0 291.1 327.9 1.83 11 500 5844 -5.9 -37.4 6 31.4 -12.8 249 25 325.8 325.8 290.9 326.9 0.31 12 450 6663 -10.0 -43.1 5 33.1 -16.0 260 34 330.6 330.7 292.1 331.4 0.19 13 400 7558 -17.2 -52.9 3 35.7 -21.5 262 38 332.7 332.7 292.5 333.0 0.07 14 350 8542 -25.2 -54.8 5 29.6 -28.0 260 41 334.7 334.7 293.0 335.0 0.06 15 300 9641 -34.3 -57.1 8 22.8 -35.8 262 44 337.0 337.0 293.6 337.2 0.06 16 250 10889 -43.6 -62.8 10 19.2 -44.3 261 48 341.3 341.3 294.7 341.4 0.03 17 200 12357 -53.0 -73.1 7 20.2 -53.3 266 49 348.9 348.9 296.4 349.0 0.01 18 150 14157 -64.6 -77.3 16 12.7 -64.7 261 45 358.9 358.9 298.5 358.9 0.01 19 100 16575 -73.8 -86.0 14 12.2 -73.9 285 22 385.1 385.1 303.1 385.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5765.00 m Freezing level: 574.66 mb = 4749.93 m = 15583.56 ft Wetbulb zero: 644.01 mb = 3822.92 m = 12542.23 ft Precipitable water: 1.91 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 60.55 % Est. max temperature: 32.74 C = 90.94 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 942.11 mb = 605.92 m = 1987.91 ft T: 23.05 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.63 C/km ThetaE index: 13.51 C Layer 800.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 923.83 mb = 776.62 m = 2547.95 ft Mean mixing ratio: 18.07 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.25 C = 84.66 F Cap Strength: 0.25 C Lifted Index: -4.62 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -8.40 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.51 C Showalter Index: -2.51 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 47.43 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.68 C Cross Totals Index: 22.75 C K Index: 40.28 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 318.75 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.18 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2217.18 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 66.59 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.57 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.45 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 929.39 mb = 724.33 m = 2376.38 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 914.39 mb = 866.10 m = 2841.50 ft Equ Level (EL): 164.39 mb = 13584.13 m = 44566.81 ft B at Equ Level: 2203.22 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 233.6 at 18.7 knts Storm direction: 263.6 at 14.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.3 neg: 0.8 tot: 4.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 74.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 53.6 neg: -9.1 tot: 44.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 14.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.53 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.7 stream: 2.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.62 Bulk Rich Number: 101.22 Bulk Shear: 21.91 m/s