MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F021.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F021.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 21 hour NAM valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 30.86,-94.72 Latitude: 30.86 Longitude: -94.72 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 75 SFC 996 109 25.7 24.0 90 1.7 24.5 185 6 299.2 302.7 297.8 355.4 19.21 2 950 526 23.1 22.0 94 1.1 22.3 189 20 300.6 303.8 297.3 352.8 17.78 3 900 996 19.4 19.0 98 0.3 19.1 199 22 301.5 304.3 296.0 347.3 15.57 4 850 1488 17.9 16.2 90 1.7 16.7 199 31 304.9 307.4 295.7 345.9 13.72 5 800 2005 15.4 11.8 79 3.6 13.0 213 33 307.6 309.6 294.4 340.6 10.93 6 750 2550 11.6 7.5 76 4.0 9.1 225 29 309.1 310.8 293.3 335.8 8.73 7 700 3125 9.6 -0.2 50 9.8 4.3 223 28 313.1 314.1 291.7 330.0 5.38 8 650 3737 6.2 -5.0 44 11.3 0.7 227 28 316.0 316.8 291.5 329.0 4.05 9 600 4386 0.7 -8.1 52 8.8 -3.3 225 31 317.0 317.6 291.2 328.2 3.46 10 550 5079 -3.7 -11.7 54 8.0 -7.0 236 34 319.7 320.2 291.5 329.0 2.83 11 500 5826 -7.0 -43.0 4 36.0 -13.6 252 39 324.5 324.6 290.3 325.2 0.17 12 450 6641 -11.2 -43.3 5 32.1 -16.7 260 47 329.2 329.2 291.7 329.9 0.18 13 400 7533 -17.8 -36.6 18 18.8 -21.2 251 47 331.9 331.9 292.6 333.4 0.41 14 350 8515 -25.8 -33.8 47 8.0 -27.2 254 48 333.9 334.1 293.4 336.3 0.63 15 300 9612 -34.5 -37.3 75 2.8 -34.9 258 49 336.7 336.8 294.0 338.7 0.51 16 250 10862 -43.2 -46.6 69 3.4 -43.4 261 52 341.9 342.0 295.0 342.9 0.23 17 200 12333 -52.7 -69.7 11 17.0 -53.0 266 58 349.3 349.3 296.5 349.4 0.02 18 150 14133 -64.5 -79.0 12 14.6 -64.6 262 48 359.1 359.1 298.5 359.1 0.01 19 100 16559 -73.8 -86.3 13 12.5 -73.8 262 26 385.2 385.2 303.1 385.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5750.75 m Freezing level: 591.83 mb = 4499.12 m = 14760.70 ft Wetbulb zero: 640.93 mb = 3851.04 m = 12634.48 ft Precipitable water: 1.83 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 63.93 % Est. max temperature: 31.59 C = 88.87 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 972.26 mb = 322.35 m = 1057.58 ft T: 24.36 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.13 C/km ThetaE index: 27.19 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 925.78 mb = 750.45 m = 2462.06 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.45 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.53 C = 81.56 F Cap Strength: 0.35 C Lifted Index: -4.66 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -7.11 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.51 C Showalter Index: -2.49 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 48.01 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.86 C Cross Totals Index: 23.15 C K Index: 31.20 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 419.41 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.98 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1838.75 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 60.64 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.59 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.35 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 932.50 mb = 687.55 m = 2255.70 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 917.50 mb = 828.54 m = 2718.27 ft Equ Level (EL): 187.50 mb = 12736.44 m = 41785.70 ft B at Equ Level: 1836.34 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 224.0 at 29.5 knts Storm direction: 254.0 at 22.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.2 neg: 0.2 tot: 4.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 83.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 192.3 neg: -3.5 tot: 188.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 62.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.75 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.4 stream: 5.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.15 Bulk Rich Number: 35.76 Bulk Shear: 51.42 m/s