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: 31.10,-95.59 Latitude: 31.10 Longitude: -95.59 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 73 24.8 24.1 96 0.7 24.3 124 3 297.9 301.4 297.4 353.8 19.22 1 1000 80 25.0 24.2 95 0.8 24.5 125 3 298.2 301.7 297.6 354.5 19.35 2 950 531 23.0 22.4 96 0.6 22.6 187 8 300.5 303.9 297.5 354.1 18.22 3 900 1001 19.7 18.9 95 0.8 19.2 244 12 301.8 304.7 296.0 347.4 15.44 4 850 1493 17.3 14.3 83 2.9 15.3 246 18 304.2 306.5 294.4 340.4 12.16 5 800 2008 14.3 7.8 65 6.4 10.4 241 21 306.3 307.9 292.2 331.6 8.35 6 750 2552 13.1 -2.1 35 15.2 5.3 248 28 310.8 311.6 290.2 324.6 4.38 7 700 3129 9.3 4.6 72 4.8 6.5 252 30 312.8 314.3 293.4 336.5 7.61 8 650 3740 5.1 -3.2 55 8.3 1.0 252 37 314.7 315.6 291.6 329.6 4.66 9 600 4387 1.0 -14.7 30 15.8 -5.0 245 40 317.3 317.7 290.0 324.1 2.03 10 550 5079 -4.2 -27.8 14 23.6 -10.5 249 41 319.2 319.3 289.3 321.7 0.71 11 500 5823 -8.2 -36.6 8 28.4 -14.1 256 47 323.0 323.1 290.0 324.2 0.33 12 450 6633 -13.0 -42.6 6 29.6 -18.0 261 50 326.8 326.9 291.0 327.6 0.20 13 400 7520 -19.1 -48.8 5 29.7 -22.8 252 57 330.2 330.2 291.9 330.6 0.11 14 350 8497 -26.1 -51.5 7 25.3 -28.6 249 63 333.5 333.5 292.7 333.9 0.10 15 300 9593 -34.2 -54.2 11 20.0 -35.6 250 70 337.2 337.2 293.7 337.5 0.08 16 250 10846 -42.3 -64.8 7 22.5 -43.1 261 70 343.2 343.2 295.1 343.3 0.03 17 200 12324 -51.2 -73.9 5 22.7 -51.5 271 68 351.8 351.8 297.0 351.8 0.01 18 150 14137 -63.4 -80.0 9 16.6 -63.5 264 52 360.9 360.9 298.9 360.9 0.00 19 100 16561 -72.9 -86.3 11 13.4 -72.9 250 29 386.9 386.9 303.3 386.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5743.23 m Freezing level: 589.97 mb = 4525.70 m = 14847.91 ft Wetbulb zero: 641.99 mb = 3839.95 m = 12598.11 ft Precipitable water: 1.66 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 54.30 % Est. max temperature: 31.09 C = 87.97 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 990.34 mb = 164.88 m = 540.95 ft T: 24.66 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.52 C/km ThetaE index: 29.94 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 929.49 mb = 720.52 m = 2363.88 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.81 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.98 C = 82.36 F Cap Strength: 0.50 C Lifted Index: -6.20 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -7.21 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.93 C Showalter Index: -1.63 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.02 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.48 C Cross Totals Index: 22.54 C K Index: 35.03 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 301.86 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.11 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2040.36 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 63.88 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.51 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.50 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 940.57 mb = 617.33 m = 2025.33 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 915.57 mb = 851.88 m = 2794.84 ft Equ Level (EL): 195.57 mb = 12464.69 m = 40894.15 ft B at Equ Level: 2035.61 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 248.4 at 29.2 knts Storm direction: 278.4 at 21.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.0 neg: 0.6 tot: 5.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 107.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 131.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 131.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 43.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.78 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.5 stream: 5.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.21 Bulk Rich Number: 19.01 Bulk Shear: 107.32 m/s