MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F033.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F033.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 33 hour NAM valid 3Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 29.28,-97.63 Latitude: 29.28 Longitude: -97.63 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 90 26.8 21.2 72 5.6 22.8 125 4 299.8 302.8 295.9 346.7 16.02 1 1000 97 27.1 21.1 70 5.9 22.8 109 4 300.2 303.1 296.0 347.1 15.99 2 950 551 25.5 19.9 71 5.6 21.5 138 5 303.1 306.0 296.5 349.4 15.62 3 900 1025 22.1 18.3 79 3.8 19.4 309 5 304.2 307.0 296.3 348.4 14.82 4 850 1520 18.2 16.4 89 1.8 17.0 287 12 305.3 307.9 296.0 347.0 13.95 5 800 2037 15.4 15.3 99 0.2 15.3 298 19 307.6 310.2 296.4 349.2 13.78 6 750 2582 12.4 6.6 68 5.8 8.9 306 30 310.1 311.6 293.1 335.2 8.19 7 700 3157 8.0 -0.3 56 8.2 3.6 297 33 311.3 312.3 291.2 328.0 5.36 8 650 3764 5.7 -28.4 6 34.1 -4.2 304 32 315.4 315.6 287.9 317.4 0.57 9 600 4416 4.1 -30.1 6 34.2 -5.7 316 29 320.8 320.9 289.6 322.7 0.52 10 550 5115 -1.4 -34.6 6 33.2 -9.5 307 31 322.4 322.4 289.9 323.7 0.37 11 500 5865 -6.8 -44.9 3 38.0 -13.6 300 34 324.7 324.7 290.3 325.2 0.14 12 450 6678 -12.0 -52.3 2 40.3 -17.6 293 34 328.1 328.1 291.2 328.4 0.07 13 400 7567 -18.6 -51.2 4 32.6 -22.5 279 40 330.9 330.9 292.0 331.2 0.09 14 350 8548 -25.0 -57.8 3 32.7 -27.9 272 56 335.0 335.0 293.1 335.2 0.04 15 300 9650 -33.7 -49.6 19 15.8 -35.1 273 58 337.8 337.8 293.9 338.4 0.14 16 250 10904 -42.5 -60.9 12 18.4 -43.3 274 57 342.8 342.8 295.0 343.0 0.04 17 200 12375 -52.9 -70.2 11 17.3 -53.2 279 56 348.9 348.9 296.4 349.0 0.01 18 150 14170 -65.7 -78.1 16 12.4 -65.7 268 54 357.0 357.0 298.1 357.0 0.01 19 100 16583 -74.7 -85.7 17 11.0 -74.7 240 21 383.5 383.5 302.8 383.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5767.60 m Freezing level: 563.10 mb = 4931.53 m = 16179.35 ft Wetbulb zero: 676.94 mb = 3431.01 m = 11256.44 ft Precipitable water: 1.61 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 45.61 % Est. max temperature: 32.16 C = 89.89 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 922.97 mb = 803.98 m = 2637.71 ft T: 23.68 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.46 C/km ThetaE index: 31.77 C Layer 750.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 845.12 mb = 1568.87 m = 5147.15 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.51 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.40 C = 90.32 F Cap Strength: 1.91 C Lifted Index: -3.40 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.58 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.26 C Showalter Index: -2.79 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 48.34 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.09 C Cross Totals Index: 23.26 C K Index: 33.28 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 254.45 Risk: None Energy Index: -4.17 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1106.25 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 47.04 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 50.98 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.91 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 880.06 mb = 1218.85 m = 3998.82 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 775.06 mb = 2304.73 m = 7561.35 ft Equ Level (EL): 205.06 mb = 12210.63 m = 40060.63 ft B at Equ Level: 1103.65 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 115.06 mb = 15747.93 m = 51665.80 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 303.7 at 23.9 knts Storm direction: 333.7 at 18.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.9 neg: 2.1 tot: 7.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 120.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 134.4 neg: -19.9 tot: 114.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 38.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.60 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.4 stream: 5.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.71 Bulk Rich Number: 10.19 Bulk Shear: 108.56 m/s