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: 30.97,-95.11 Latitude: 30.97 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 74 25.2 24.5 96 0.7 24.7 136 2 298.2 301.8 297.8 355.5 19.66 1 1000 81 25.1 24.5 97 0.5 24.7 134 1 298.2 301.8 297.8 355.7 19.74 2 950 531 22.9 22.9 100 -0.0 22.9 180 12 300.4 303.8 297.8 355.6 18.82 3 900 1002 20.2 19.6 97 0.5 19.8 227 20 302.3 305.3 296.7 350.1 16.18 4 850 1494 17.5 13.8 79 3.7 15.1 246 21 304.5 306.7 294.2 339.6 11.78 5 800 2011 15.1 9.9 71 5.2 11.8 245 21 307.2 309.0 293.4 336.3 9.60 6 750 2554 12.0 4.6 61 7.4 7.8 241 28 309.6 311.0 292.2 331.5 7.12 7 700 3130 10.0 -5.1 34 15.2 2.7 241 31 313.6 314.3 290.4 325.5 3.73 8 650 3742 5.8 -3.7 51 9.5 1.1 247 33 315.5 316.4 291.7 329.9 4.49 9 600 4391 0.8 -5.8 61 6.6 -2.3 248 36 317.1 317.9 291.8 330.4 4.14 10 550 5083 -4.2 -22.5 22 18.4 -9.8 252 39 319.2 319.4 289.7 323.1 1.14 11 500 5828 -7.5 -37.5 7 29.9 -13.7 255 45 323.8 323.9 290.3 325.0 0.30 12 450 6640 -12.4 -40.7 7 28.3 -17.4 254 51 327.7 327.8 291.3 328.6 0.24 13 400 7529 -18.5 -41.8 11 23.3 -22.1 245 54 331.0 331.1 292.2 332.0 0.24 14 350 8508 -25.6 -42.3 20 16.6 -27.8 245 58 334.2 334.2 293.1 335.2 0.26 15 300 9606 -34.0 -52.3 14 18.2 -35.4 249 63 337.4 337.4 293.8 337.8 0.10 16 250 10857 -42.9 -62.1 10 19.1 -43.7 258 65 342.2 342.2 294.9 342.4 0.04 17 200 12332 -51.5 -76.9 3 25.4 -52.0 269 66 351.1 351.1 296.9 351.2 0.01 18 150 14140 -64.4 -80.0 10 15.6 -64.6 264 53 359.1 359.1 298.5 359.1 0.00 19 100 16559 -72.7 -86.2 11 13.5 -72.8 253 31 387.3 387.3 303.4 387.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5747.03 m Freezing level: 591.70 mb = 4505.42 m = 14781.38 ft Wetbulb zero: 634.19 mb = 3941.31 m = 12930.64 ft Precipitable water: 1.74 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 57.89 % Est. max temperature: 31.38 C = 88.49 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 991.35 mb = 157.04 m = 515.20 ft T: 24.68 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.52 C/km ThetaE index: 30.17 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 941.41 mb = 610.54 m = 2003.05 ft Mean mixing ratio: 18.39 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.63 C = 81.73 F Cap Strength: 0.18 C Lifted Index: -6.10 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -8.00 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.69 C Showalter Index: -0.60 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.46 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.07 C Cross Totals Index: 21.39 C K Index: 23.73 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 298.34 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.79 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2310.46 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 67.98 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.42 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.18 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 947.24 mb = 556.77 m = 1826.64 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 932.24 mb = 695.73 m = 2282.54 ft Equ Level (EL): 172.24 mb = 13271.02 m = 43539.57 ft B at Equ Level: 2296.97 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 245.4 at 29.1 knts Storm direction: 275.4 at 21.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.1 neg: 1.3 tot: 5.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 98.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 182.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 182.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 60.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.77 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.5 stream: 5.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.28 Bulk Rich Number: 23.25 Bulk Shear: 99.36 m/s