MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F035.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F035.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 35 hour NAM valid 23Z 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 10 28.6 22.9 71 5.7 24.4 197 6 301.1 304.3 297.3 353.1 17.70 1 1000 79 28.2 22.2 70 6.1 23.9 200 9 301.4 304.5 297.0 351.7 17.08 2 950 533 24.2 20.7 81 3.5 21.8 214 16 301.8 304.8 296.7 350.2 16.44 3 900 1005 20.1 19.1 94 0.9 19.4 225 18 302.2 305.1 296.3 348.4 15.66 4 850 1497 18.4 12.3 68 6.1 14.4 234 21 305.4 307.4 293.6 337.2 10.62 5 800 2015 15.1 12.3 83 2.8 13.3 246 16 307.2 309.4 294.7 341.4 11.31 6 750 2561 13.3 7.6 68 5.7 9.7 236 17 311.0 312.7 293.8 337.9 8.74 7 700 3138 11.1 -7.9 26 18.9 2.2 246 18 314.8 315.3 290.1 324.5 3.02 8 650 3751 6.1 -6.9 39 13.0 -0.0 246 18 315.8 316.5 290.9 327.1 3.50 9 600 4400 2.2 -15.0 27 17.3 -4.5 243 22 318.7 319.1 290.3 325.3 1.98 10 550 5097 -2.2 -18.4 28 16.3 -7.9 242 25 321.5 321.8 290.9 327.0 1.62 11 500 5849 -5.1 -41.8 4 36.7 -12.5 257 29 326.8 326.8 291.0 327.5 0.19 12 450 6667 -10.5 -50.0 2 39.5 -16.5 264 37 330.0 330.0 291.8 330.3 0.09 13 400 7561 -17.0 -47.7 5 30.7 -21.3 260 39 332.8 332.9 292.6 333.3 0.13 14 350 8546 -25.3 -55.8 4 30.5 -28.0 260 43 334.7 334.7 293.0 334.9 0.06 15 300 9644 -34.3 -56.3 9 21.9 -35.8 262 46 337.0 337.0 293.6 337.2 0.06 16 250 10892 -43.6 -59.7 15 16.2 -44.2 261 49 341.3 341.3 294.7 341.5 0.05 17 200 12361 -53.1 -69.4 12 16.4 -53.4 269 49 348.8 348.8 296.4 348.8 0.02 18 150 14160 -64.8 -78.8 13 14.0 -64.8 263 45 358.5 358.5 298.4 358.6 0.01 19 100 16577 -74.6 -86.3 15 11.7 -74.6 292 24 383.7 383.7 302.8 383.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5770.11 m Freezing level: 574.73 mb = 4752.52 m = 15592.08 ft Wetbulb zero: 650.85 mb = 3739.99 m = 12270.15 ft Precipitable water: 1.67 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 50.40 % Est. max temperature: 32.41 C = 90.34 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 928.03 mb = 737.34 m = 2419.05 ft T: 22.42 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.98 C/km ThetaE index: 16.84 C Layer 750.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 895.31 mb = 1049.81 m = 3444.22 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.53 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.99 C = 85.98 F Cap Strength: 0.54 C Lifted Index: -2.35 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.24 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.34 C Showalter Index: 2.81 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 40.93 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 23.52 C Cross Totals Index: 17.41 C K Index: 16.85 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 292.40 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.74 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1354.74 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 52.05 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 11.71 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.49 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 905.33 mb = 953.31 m = 3127.61 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 820.33 mb = 1800.28 m = 5906.35 ft Equ Level (EL): 740.33 mb = 2669.16 m = 8756.99 ft B at Equ Level: 10.76 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 240.4 at 19.8 knts Storm direction: 270.4 at 14.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.5 neg: 0.5 tot: 2.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 72.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 71.2 neg: -4.5 tot: 66.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 22.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.59 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.2 stream: 3.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.58 Bulk Rich Number: 70.85 Bulk Shear: 19.12 m/s