MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F028.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F028.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 28 hour NAM valid 22Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 31.62,-96.01 Latitude: 31.62 Longitude: -96.01 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 69 SFC 995 113 26.4 23.5 84 2.9 24.3 145 5 300.0 303.4 297.6 354.5 18.60 2 950 519 22.5 20.9 91 1.6 21.4 200 11 300.0 303.1 296.4 348.7 16.63 3 900 990 20.8 15.3 71 5.5 17.1 255 13 303.0 305.2 294.1 339.2 12.21 4 850 1482 17.2 12.3 73 4.9 14.0 249 16 304.2 306.1 293.3 335.9 10.63 5 800 1997 14.2 14.0 99 0.2 14.1 233 26 306.3 308.7 295.4 344.4 12.67 6 750 2540 12.0 4.6 61 7.4 7.7 238 29 309.6 310.9 292.1 331.4 7.10 7 700 3116 9.2 4.0 70 5.2 6.2 244 33 312.6 314.0 293.2 335.3 7.28 8 650 3726 5.3 -3.2 54 8.5 1.0 241 38 314.9 315.8 291.6 329.7 4.64 9 600 4375 1.1 -16.2 26 17.3 -5.3 240 45 317.4 317.7 289.8 323.4 1.80 10 550 5067 -4.1 -26.5 16 22.5 -10.3 245 43 319.2 319.4 289.3 322.0 0.79 11 500 5811 -8.2 -34.3 10 26.2 -13.9 246 47 323.1 323.2 290.2 324.6 0.42 12 450 6621 -13.0 -43.6 6 30.5 -18.0 249 54 326.8 326.9 291.0 327.5 0.18 13 400 7507 -19.3 -39.5 15 20.2 -22.6 245 56 329.8 329.9 292.0 331.0 0.31 14 350 8484 -26.2 -50.8 8 24.6 -28.7 246 65 333.4 333.4 292.7 333.8 0.10 15 300 9580 -34.2 -53.3 13 19.1 -35.5 250 68 337.2 337.3 293.7 337.6 0.09 16 250 10835 -41.5 -64.3 7 22.8 -42.5 261 74 344.3 344.3 295.4 344.4 0.03 17 200 12318 -51.2 -72.7 6 21.5 -51.5 263 71 351.8 351.8 297.0 351.8 0.01 18 150 14132 -63.7 -77.1 15 13.4 -63.8 268 51 360.3 360.3 298.8 360.3 0.01 19 100 16545 -74.3 -85.1 17 10.8 -74.3 255 35 384.2 384.2 302.9 384.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5741.89 m Freezing level: 589.44 mb = 4520.87 m = 14832.06 ft Wetbulb zero: 642.37 mb = 3822.10 m = 12539.56 ft Precipitable water: 1.63 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 55.50 % Est. max temperature: 30.78 C = 87.41 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 953.91 mb = 483.03 m = 1584.72 ft T: 22.85 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.43 C/km ThetaE index: 18.65 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 869.24 mb = 1288.96 m = 4228.84 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.70 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.12 C = 86.21 F Cap Strength: 1.73 C Lifted Index: -4.14 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.17 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.63 C Showalter Index: 0.38 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.81 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.35 C Cross Totals Index: 20.46 C K Index: 32.44 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 227.15 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.11 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1115.55 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 47.23 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 24.22 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.70 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 904.82 mb = 943.22 m = 3094.51 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 829.82 mb = 1685.78 m = 5530.72 ft Equ Level (EL): 229.82 mb = 11394.25 m = 37382.25 ft B at Equ Level: 1106.04 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 119.82 mb = 15469.11 m = 50751.07 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 241.4 at 31.5 knts Storm direction: 271.4 at 23.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.2 neg: 2.4 tot: 6.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 102.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 139.0 neg: -9.0 tot: 130.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 43.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.62 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.8 stream: 4.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.71 Bulk Rich Number: 11.47 Bulk Shear: 97.22 m/s