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: 31.05,-94.66 Latitude: 31.05 Longitude: -94.66 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1003 52 24.3 24.0 98 0.3 24.1 107 3 297.2 300.6 297.1 352.3 19.02 1 1000 80 24.0 23.8 99 0.1 23.9 111 3 297.1 300.5 297.0 351.9 18.92 2 950 529 21.6 21.7 100 -0.0 21.6 162 15 299.1 302.3 296.6 349.9 17.40 3 900 999 19.7 19.7 100 -0.0 19.7 194 16 301.8 304.8 296.6 349.8 16.28 4 850 1491 17.2 15.3 89 1.9 15.9 229 17 304.1 306.5 295.0 342.7 12.96 5 800 2007 15.2 9.6 69 5.6 11.7 233 26 307.4 309.1 293.3 335.9 9.42 6 750 2552 12.5 7.4 71 5.1 9.4 236 29 310.2 311.8 293.5 336.7 8.64 7 700 3128 9.2 0.7 55 8.6 4.6 237 29 312.7 313.8 291.9 330.7 5.75 8 650 3740 5.8 2.1 77 3.8 3.7 239 29 315.5 316.9 293.6 337.1 6.85 9 600 4389 1.1 -7.1 54 8.2 -2.7 245 31 317.4 318.1 291.6 329.4 3.73 10 550 5084 -2.9 -11.4 52 8.4 -6.4 245 40 320.6 321.2 291.8 330.3 2.92 11 500 5833 -7.1 -23.9 25 16.8 -12.1 249 42 324.4 324.6 291.2 328.3 1.11 12 450 6644 -12.4 -34.6 14 22.3 -17.0 248 42 327.7 327.8 291.5 329.4 0.45 13 400 7534 -17.9 -43.9 8 26.0 -21.8 247 47 331.7 331.7 292.4 332.4 0.19 14 350 8516 -25.8 -43.4 18 17.6 -28.0 252 52 334.0 334.0 293.0 334.9 0.23 15 300 9614 -34.5 -54.8 11 20.3 -35.9 253 56 336.8 336.8 293.6 337.1 0.07 16 250 10862 -43.6 -69.7 4 26.1 -44.3 258 57 341.3 341.3 294.7 341.4 0.01 17 200 12332 -52.2 -72.1 7 19.9 -52.5 264 64 350.2 350.2 296.7 350.2 0.01 18 150 14137 -64.4 -79.6 11 15.2 -64.5 262 51 359.1 359.1 298.5 359.2 0.00 19 100 16560 -72.4 -86.8 10 14.4 -72.5 260 28 387.8 387.8 303.5 387.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5752.13 m Freezing level: 586.69 mb = 4574.16 m = 15006.89 ft Wetbulb zero: 621.21 mb = 4107.18 m = 13474.85 ft Precipitable water: 1.91 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 69.39 % Est. max temperature: 31.10 C = 87.99 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 998.75 mb = 91.35 m = 299.70 ft T: 23.90 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.05 C/km ThetaE index: 16.40 C Layer 1000.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 956.84 mb = 466.54 m = 1530.64 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.57 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.98 C = 78.76 F Cap Strength: -0.15 C Lifted Index: -4.38 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.39 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.50 C Showalter Index: -1.45 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.67 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.28 C Cross Totals Index: 22.40 C K Index: 30.99 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 326.13 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.81 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1639.28 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 57.26 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.00 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 952.74 mb = 504.11 m = 1653.90 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 947.74 mb = 550.00 m = 1804.43 ft Equ Level (EL): 197.74 mb = 12403.41 m = 40693.10 ft B at Equ Level: 1634.12 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 236.7 at 27.7 knts Storm direction: 266.7 at 20.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 105.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 197.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 197.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 65.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.77 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.9 stream: 6.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.90 Bulk Rich Number: 15.86 Bulk Shear: 103.39 m/s