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: 30.97,-94.39 Latitude: 30.97 Longitude: -94.39 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1000 83 25.9 23.1 85 2.8 23.9 162 4 299.0 302.3 297.0 351.9 18.10 2 950 532 21.6 21.6 100 -0.0 21.6 148 13 299.1 302.3 296.5 349.7 17.36 3 900 1002 19.5 19.5 100 -0.0 19.5 167 25 301.6 304.6 296.4 349.0 16.09 4 850 1494 17.8 17.8 100 0.0 17.8 170 29 304.8 307.7 296.7 350.5 15.29 5 800 2012 15.5 15.4 100 0.1 15.4 180 27 307.7 310.3 296.5 349.7 13.92 6 750 2557 12.1 11.9 98 0.3 12.0 184 29 309.7 312.0 295.6 345.5 11.72 7 700 3133 8.2 6.2 87 2.0 7.1 188 27 311.6 313.2 293.8 338.0 8.55 8 650 3740 2.6 -1.4 75 4.0 0.5 183 25 311.9 312.9 291.3 328.6 5.33 9 600 4382 -1.7 -3.8 85 2.1 -2.7 192 27 314.1 315.1 291.5 329.4 4.80 10 550 5071 -4.3 -4.6 98 0.3 -4.4 215 31 319.0 320.0 293.0 335.0 4.95 11 500 5821 -6.2 -6.2 100 0.0 -6.2 232 40 325.5 326.4 294.7 341.4 4.82 12 450 6639 -10.6 -10.6 100 0.0 -10.6 236 45 330.0 330.7 295.0 342.9 3.80 13 400 7536 -16.8 -17.0 99 0.2 -16.9 239 49 333.1 333.6 294.8 341.9 2.53 14 350 8521 -25.7 -26.1 96 0.4 -25.8 241 46 334.1 334.3 294.0 338.8 1.29 15 300 9620 -32.9 -33.2 98 0.2 -33.0 254 40 339.0 339.1 294.8 341.9 0.78 16 250 10884 -41.1 -42.7 84 1.6 -41.2 266 42 345.0 345.1 295.8 346.4 0.36 17 200 12354 -54.7 -58.9 60 4.2 -54.8 271 63 346.2 346.2 295.8 346.5 0.07 18 150 14145 -63.9 -76.7 16 12.9 -64.0 261 54 360.1 360.1 298.7 360.1 0.01 19 100 16582 -73.4 -86.0 13 12.5 -73.5 266 26 385.8 385.8 303.2 385.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5738.44 m Freezing level: 619.68 mb = 4129.27 m = 13547.30 ft Wetbulb zero: 641.66 mb = 3843.72 m = 12610.47 ft Precipitable water: 2.38 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 93.04 % Est. max temperature: 31.67 C = 89.01 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 960.88 mb = 432.45 m = 1418.78 ft T: 22.56 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.36 C/km ThetaE index: 21.84 C Layer 800.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 945.70 mb = 571.74 m = 1875.77 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.21 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.16 C = 79.09 F Cap Strength: 0.06 C Lifted Index: -3.28 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.66 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.40 C Showalter Index: -3.40 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 48.04 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.02 C Cross Totals Index: 24.02 C K Index: 39.86 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 447.15 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.95 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1505.53 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 54.87 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.07 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 940.35 mb = 621.01 m = 2037.40 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 935.35 mb = 667.29 m = 2189.24 ft Equ Level (EL): 855.35 mb = 1439.67 m = 4723.28 ft B at Equ Level: 15.49 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 105.35 mb = 16268.94 m = 53375.15 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 193.2 at 27.1 knts Storm direction: 223.2 at 20.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.1 neg: 1.9 tot: 5.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 87.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 170.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 170.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 56.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.85 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.3 stream: 5.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.49 Bulk Rich Number: 24.97 Bulk Shear: 60.29 m/s