MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F036.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F036.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 36 hour NAM valid 0Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 30.47,-95.11 Latitude: 30.47 Longitude: -95.11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1001 71 25.7 24.6 94 1.1 24.9 191 2 298.8 302.4 298.0 356.6 19.82 1 1000 79 25.7 24.6 94 1.1 24.9 190 2 298.8 302.4 298.0 356.6 19.80 2 950 530 23.0 22.8 99 0.1 22.9 196 10 300.5 303.9 297.8 355.6 18.76 3 900 1001 20.2 18.5 90 1.8 19.0 242 16 302.4 305.1 295.9 346.8 15.03 4 850 1494 18.6 13.4 72 5.1 15.2 246 21 305.6 307.7 294.3 340.0 11.48 5 800 2012 15.7 12.2 80 3.5 13.4 246 23 307.9 310.0 294.8 341.9 11.24 6 750 2558 12.4 10.1 86 2.3 10.9 242 22 310.1 312.0 294.7 341.8 10.39 7 700 3135 9.8 4.7 70 5.1 6.8 241 23 313.4 314.8 293.6 337.3 7.68 8 650 3748 6.4 -8.2 34 14.6 -0.2 245 26 316.2 316.9 290.7 326.6 3.17 9 600 4397 1.7 -9.1 45 10.8 -3.1 251 32 318.1 318.7 291.3 328.6 3.21 10 550 5092 -2.8 -18.0 30 15.2 -8.1 253 35 320.7 321.1 290.7 326.5 1.69 11 500 5840 -7.1 -46.9 3 39.8 -13.8 255 38 324.4 324.4 290.2 324.8 0.11 12 450 6653 -12.4 -30.4 21 18.0 -16.7 249 42 327.6 327.7 291.7 330.0 0.68 13 400 7542 -18.2 -33.2 26 15.0 -21.2 245 45 331.3 331.4 292.6 333.4 0.58 14 350 8523 -25.8 -42.7 19 16.9 -28.0 248 53 333.9 334.0 293.0 334.9 0.25 15 300 9621 -34.5 -52.4 15 17.9 -35.8 253 59 336.8 336.8 293.6 337.2 0.10 16 250 10870 -42.7 -65.5 6 22.8 -43.5 258 60 342.5 342.5 295.0 342.6 0.02 17 200 12346 -51.7 -69.9 10 18.2 -52.1 270 64 350.8 350.8 296.8 350.9 0.02 18 150 14152 -64.4 -79.8 10 15.4 -64.5 265 48 359.1 359.1 298.5 359.2 0.00 19 100 16574 -73.3 -86.2 12 12.9 -73.3 257 26 386.2 386.2 303.2 386.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5761.77 m Freezing level: 581.15 mb = 4659.36 m = 15286.42 ft Wetbulb zero: 651.73 mb = 3725.87 m = 12223.83 ft Precipitable water: 1.86 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 60.38 % Est. max temperature: 32.45 C = 90.40 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 985.32 mb = 208.78 m = 684.95 ft T: 24.89 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.25 C/km ThetaE index: 16.66 C Layer 1000.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 931.25 mb = 703.65 m = 2308.53 ft Mean mixing ratio: 18.10 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.12 C = 82.62 F Cap Strength: 0.31 C Lifted Index: -5.47 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -8.07 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.80 C Showalter Index: -0.31 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.17 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.64 C Cross Totals Index: 20.53 C K Index: 33.97 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 287.62 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.83 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2098.55 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 64.79 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.23 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.31 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 940.49 mb = 617.58 m = 2026.16 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 915.49 mb = 852.37 m = 2796.46 ft Equ Level (EL): 175.49 mb = 13166.51 m = 43196.67 ft B at Equ Level: 2085.52 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 246.8 at 25.0 knts Storm direction: 276.8 at 18.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.5 neg: 0.4 tot: 3.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 82.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 93.8 neg: -4.1 tot: 89.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 29.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.75 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.9 stream: 3.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.20 Bulk Rich Number: 33.73 Bulk Shear: 62.22 m/s