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: 31.54,-96.31 Latitude: 31.54 Longitude: -96.31 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 78 SFC 994 133 26.4 21.6 75 4.8 22.9 302 10 300.1 303.1 296.3 348.6 16.56 2 950 528 22.7 20.5 87 2.2 21.2 295 12 300.2 303.2 296.1 347.7 16.19 3 900 998 19.7 19.7 100 -0.0 19.7 251 8 301.8 304.8 296.5 349.6 16.24 4 850 1491 18.0 18.0 100 -0.0 18.0 234 9 305.0 307.9 296.9 351.1 15.46 5 800 2008 13.5 12.6 94 1.0 12.9 259 9 305.6 307.7 294.3 340.1 11.50 6 750 2549 11.1 10.6 97 0.4 10.8 239 24 308.6 310.6 294.7 341.4 10.81 7 700 3122 8.1 4.9 80 3.2 6.2 246 38 311.5 313.0 293.2 335.6 7.79 8 650 3731 4.1 -0.1 74 4.2 1.8 251 46 313.6 314.7 292.3 332.0 5.84 9 600 4376 -0.3 -13.6 36 13.3 -5.4 250 50 315.8 316.3 289.7 323.2 2.23 10 550 5066 -4.8 -19.1 32 14.3 -9.5 253 52 318.4 318.7 289.9 323.6 1.53 11 500 5809 -8.7 -15.8 57 7.0 -11.3 258 54 322.4 322.8 291.7 329.9 2.24 12 450 6619 -13.8 -21.6 52 7.8 -16.1 261 56 325.9 326.2 292.0 331.2 1.52 13 400 7502 -19.6 -38.4 17 18.8 -22.7 258 58 329.5 329.6 291.9 330.8 0.35 14 350 8480 -26.3 -62.3 2 36.0 -28.9 251 55 333.3 333.3 292.6 333.4 0.02 15 300 9574 -34.6 -68.2 2 33.6 -36.1 255 65 336.6 336.6 293.5 336.6 0.01 16 250 10826 -42.3 -66.6 5 24.3 -43.2 262 74 343.1 343.1 295.1 343.2 0.02 17 200 12305 -51.5 -73.7 5 22.2 -51.9 267 72 351.2 351.2 296.9 351.3 0.01 18 150 14123 -62.6 -85.3 3 22.8 -62.7 266 57 362.2 362.2 299.1 362.3 0.00 19 100 16552 -73.0 -85.6 13 12.6 -73.0 261 32 386.6 386.6 303.3 386.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5730.65 m Freezing level: 602.91 mb = 4338.34 m = 14233.23 ft Wetbulb zero: 637.36 mb = 3889.13 m = 12759.44 ft Precipitable water: 1.93 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 72.56 % Est. max temperature: 31.37 C = 88.46 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 927.27 mb = 738.28 m = 2422.16 ft T: 21.35 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.28 C/km ThetaE index: 18.22 C Layer 700.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 901.95 mb = 978.86 m = 3211.46 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.28 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.02 C = 82.43 F Cap Strength: 0.62 C Lifted Index: -5.30 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.46 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.07 C Showalter Index: -6.18 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 53.46 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.72 C Cross Totals Index: 26.73 C K Index: 41.48 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 376.08 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.27 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1574.90 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 56.12 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 10.58 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.57 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 915.41 mb = 850.11 m = 2789.05 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 830.41 mb = 1689.51 m = 5542.96 ft Equ Level (EL): 220.41 mb = 11660.80 m = 38256.77 ft B at Equ Level: 1573.80 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 110.41 mb = 15958.77 m = 52357.52 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 252.5 at 32.8 knts Storm direction: 282.5 at 24.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.8 neg: 3.7 tot: 6.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 117.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 159.5 neg: -6.4 tot: 153.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 51.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.74 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.9 stream: 5.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.45 Bulk Rich Number: 17.55 Bulk Shear: 89.76 m/s