MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F028.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F028.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 28 hour NAM valid 4Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 30.53,-93.8 Latitude: 30.53 Longitude: -93.80 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1009 16 25.1 24.7 98 0.4 24.8 158 4 297.5 301.0 297.7 354.8 19.74 1 1000 92 24.4 24.4 100 -0.0 24.5 168 6 297.5 301.1 297.6 354.5 19.63 2 950 543 21.7 21.7 100 -0.0 21.7 211 19 299.2 302.3 296.6 350.0 17.43 3 900 1013 19.5 19.5 100 -0.0 19.6 253 24 301.6 304.6 296.4 349.1 16.10 4 850 1504 17.7 12.5 72 5.2 14.4 264 26 304.7 306.7 293.6 337.0 10.80 5 800 2021 15.2 9.2 67 6.0 11.4 266 26 307.4 309.1 293.1 335.2 9.18 6 750 2566 12.6 -0.6 40 13.2 5.6 265 30 310.3 311.2 290.4 325.5 4.87 7 700 3141 8.7 0.5 56 8.2 4.2 275 32 312.1 313.2 291.7 329.8 5.67 8 650 3749 3.9 -3.2 60 7.1 0.4 268 32 313.4 314.3 291.2 328.0 4.64 9 600 4394 0.5 -24.5 13 25.0 -7.1 257 35 316.7 316.8 288.6 319.7 0.87 10 550 5085 -3.3 -32.8 8 29.5 -10.5 262 40 320.1 320.2 289.3 321.7 0.44 11 500 5833 -7.2 -32.2 12 25.0 -13.2 268 44 324.3 324.4 290.6 326.1 0.51 12 450 6645 -12.0 -40.0 8 28.0 -17.1 267 50 328.2 328.2 291.5 329.2 0.26 13 400 7535 -18.3 -38.8 15 20.5 -21.8 270 47 331.2 331.3 292.4 332.5 0.33 14 350 8516 -25.6 -42.3 20 16.6 -27.8 265 45 334.2 334.2 293.1 335.2 0.26 15 300 9614 -33.8 -38.0 66 4.2 -34.3 258 57 337.8 337.9 294.2 339.6 0.48 16 250 10875 -40.8 -44.0 71 3.3 -41.1 289 44 345.4 345.5 295.9 346.7 0.31 17 200 12354 -52.0 -54.3 76 2.3 -52.1 282 48 350.4 350.4 296.8 350.9 0.12 18 150 14155 -66.4 -73.8 34 7.4 -66.5 268 48 355.7 355.7 297.8 355.8 0.01 19 100 16563 -71.7 -86.4 9 14.7 -71.7 241 34 389.3 389.3 303.7 389.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5740.85 m Freezing level: 593.83 mb = 4479.67 m = 14696.89 ft Wetbulb zero: 647.50 mb = 3780.14 m = 12401.89 ft Precipitable water: 1.68 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 51.86 % Est. max temperature: 31.78 C = 89.21 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 1003.51 mb = 61.75 m = 202.59 ft T: 24.66 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.91 C/km ThetaE index: 29.29 C Layer 1000.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 962.89 mb = 424.62 m = 1393.09 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.93 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.34 C = 79.42 F Cap Strength: -0.19 C Lifted Index: -4.76 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.19 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.28 C Showalter Index: 0.86 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 44.68 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.94 C Cross Totals Index: 19.73 C K Index: 29.26 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 245.77 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.06 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1678.50 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 57.94 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.00 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 959.07 mb = 459.56 m = 1507.72 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 954.07 mb = 505.49 m = 1658.41 ft Equ Level (EL): 194.07 mb = 12542.16 m = 41148.32 ft B at Equ Level: 1677.67 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 261.9 at 30.6 knts Storm direction: 291.9 at 22.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.3 neg: 0.6 tot: 5.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 117.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 235.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 235.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 78.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.83 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.4 stream: 7.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.22 Bulk Rich Number: 16.19 Bulk Shear: 103.65 m/s