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: 31.67,-94.09 Latitude: 31.67 Longitude: -94.09 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 79 SFC 997 109 23.5 22.4 94 1.1 22.8 8 4 297.0 300.1 296.0 347.3 17.39 2 950 527 20.9 20.9 100 -0.0 20.9 131 9 298.4 301.4 295.8 346.6 16.59 3 900 995 19.3 19.3 100 0.0 19.3 186 20 301.4 304.3 296.2 348.0 15.81 4 850 1486 17.1 15.2 89 1.9 15.8 204 23 304.1 306.5 294.9 342.4 12.89 5 800 2002 13.8 10.7 81 3.1 11.9 213 30 305.9 307.8 293.4 336.4 10.16 6 750 2544 10.8 8.5 86 2.3 9.4 230 40 308.3 310.1 293.5 336.7 9.36 7 700 3118 8.7 7.4 92 1.3 7.9 239 48 312.1 313.8 294.5 340.7 9.28 8 650 3729 5.0 1.3 77 3.8 2.9 245 55 314.7 315.9 293.1 335.0 6.48 9 600 4377 0.8 -2.7 77 3.5 -1.0 247 59 317.0 318.0 292.7 333.7 5.22 10 550 5072 -3.1 -6.4 78 3.3 -4.7 248 53 320.4 321.3 292.9 334.5 4.31 11 500 5820 -7.7 -18.1 43 10.4 -11.3 246 53 323.6 324.0 291.7 329.9 1.84 12 450 6631 -12.6 -35.0 14 22.3 -17.2 244 56 327.4 327.4 291.4 329.0 0.44 13 400 7520 -18.0 -45.8 7 27.8 -22.0 239 60 331.6 331.6 292.3 332.2 0.16 14 350 8503 -25.2 -45.7 13 20.5 -27.7 245 67 334.8 334.8 293.2 335.5 0.18 15 300 9602 -34.3 -49.9 19 15.7 -35.5 243 66 337.1 337.1 293.7 337.6 0.13 16 250 10853 -43.1 -67.0 5 23.9 -43.8 248 60 342.1 342.1 294.8 342.1 0.02 17 200 12320 -52.8 -68.6 13 15.8 -53.1 257 70 349.2 349.2 296.5 349.3 0.02 18 150 14120 -65.3 -76.9 19 11.6 -65.4 256 65 357.5 357.5 298.2 357.5 0.01 19 100 16550 -72.4 -86.8 10 14.4 -72.5 252 28 387.8 387.8 303.5 387.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5741.19 m Freezing level: 589.98 mb = 4516.51 m = 14817.77 ft Wetbulb zero: 612.99 mb = 4203.80 m = 13791.81 ft Precipitable water: 1.98 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 82.68 % Est. max temperature: 30.74 C = 87.34 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 981.37 mb = 243.12 m = 797.64 ft T: 22.66 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.06 C/km ThetaE index: 11.53 C Layer 850.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 950.18 mb = 524.89 m = 1722.06 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.54 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.91 C = 76.84 F Cap Strength: 0.17 C Lifted Index: -3.74 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.33 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.15 C Showalter Index: -1.93 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.72 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.81 C Cross Totals Index: 22.91 C K Index: 38.76 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 391.62 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.47 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1132.20 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 47.59 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.15 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 942.68 mb = 593.52 m = 1947.22 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 937.68 mb = 639.56 m = 2098.26 ft Equ Level (EL): 917.68 mb = 826.19 m = 2710.56 ft B at Equ Level: 18.57 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 117.68 mb = 15574.65 m = 51097.33 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 237.5 at 40.5 knts Storm direction: 267.5 at 30.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 8.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 123.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 532.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 532.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 177.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.91 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.3 stream: 11.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.75 Bulk Rich Number: 4.31 Bulk Shear: 262.77 m/s