MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F032.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F032.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 32 hour NAM valid 2Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 31.54,-94.06 Latitude: 31.54 Longitude: -94.06 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 77 SFC 994 131 23.5 23.4 99 0.1 23.5 94 10 297.2 300.6 296.8 350.9 18.54 2 950 525 21.6 21.6 100 -0.0 21.6 148 23 299.1 302.2 296.5 349.7 17.35 3 900 994 19.2 19.0 98 0.3 19.1 185 24 301.3 304.2 296.0 347.0 15.52 4 850 1485 17.6 12.0 70 5.6 14.0 206 23 304.6 306.5 293.3 335.8 10.43 5 800 2001 14.5 9.8 73 4.7 11.5 211 26 306.6 308.4 293.2 335.4 9.54 6 750 2544 10.9 9.5 91 1.3 10.0 216 29 308.4 310.3 294.0 338.9 10.03 7 700 3117 8.1 2.1 66 6.0 4.8 238 37 311.4 312.6 292.0 331.2 6.36 8 650 3725 3.8 -0.2 75 4.0 1.7 242 43 313.3 314.4 292.2 331.5 5.83 9 600 4371 0.3 -13.5 35 13.8 -5.1 245 46 316.4 316.9 289.9 323.9 2.25 10 550 5062 -4.2 -22.2 23 18.0 -9.8 246 49 319.1 319.3 289.7 323.1 1.17 11 500 5806 -8.3 -36.4 8 28.2 -14.2 250 52 322.9 323.0 290.0 324.2 0.34 12 450 6616 -13.0 -45.5 5 32.5 -18.0 252 56 326.9 326.9 291.0 327.5 0.14 13 400 7502 -18.7 -43.8 9 25.1 -22.4 253 60 330.7 330.7 292.1 331.5 0.20 14 350 8484 -24.9 -49.1 9 24.1 -27.6 257 62 335.1 335.1 293.2 335.6 0.13 15 300 9585 -33.2 -45.9 27 12.7 -34.4 263 67 338.6 338.6 294.2 339.4 0.21 16 250 10846 -41.1 -44.7 68 3.7 -41.4 278 64 345.0 345.1 295.8 346.1 0.28 17 200 12324 -51.9 -55.7 63 3.8 -52.1 278 74 350.6 350.6 296.8 351.0 0.10 18 150 14126 -65.8 -77.5 18 11.7 -65.9 261 74 356.7 356.7 298.0 356.7 0.01 19 100 16563 -70.7 -85.8 9 15.1 -70.8 241 31 391.1 391.1 303.9 391.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5729.40 m Freezing level: 596.99 mb = 4412.21 m = 14475.57 ft Wetbulb zero: 637.46 mb = 3881.86 m = 12735.60 ft Precipitable water: 1.71 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 63.16 % Est. max temperature: 31.13 C = 88.04 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 992.51 mb = 142.45 m = 467.34 ft T: 23.48 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.08 C/km ThetaE index: 15.57 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 940.23 mb = 614.47 m = 2015.94 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.99 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.83 C = 78.50 F Cap Strength: 0.06 C Lifted Index: -5.02 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.32 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.25 C Showalter Index: 0.32 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.16 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.87 C Cross Totals Index: 20.29 C K Index: 31.87 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 354.96 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.18 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1393.88 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 52.80 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.06 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 941.93 mb = 598.87 m = 1964.78 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 936.93 mb = 645.02 m = 2116.17 ft Equ Level (EL): 856.93 mb = 1415.16 m = 4642.86 ft B at Equ Level: 20.88 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 106.93 mb = 16160.32 m = 53018.79 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 232.5 at 36.6 knts Storm direction: 262.5 at 27.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 109.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 465.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 465.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 155.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.82 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.5 stream: 9.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.28 Bulk Rich Number: 5.91 Bulk Shear: 235.76 m/s