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: 30.55,-93.79 Latitude: 30.55 Longitude: -93.79 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 24.9 24.6 98 0.3 24.7 149 4 297.3 300.9 297.5 354.4 19.66 1 1000 93 24.3 24.3 100 -0.0 24.3 161 5 297.4 301.0 297.5 354.0 19.50 2 950 543 21.6 21.6 100 -0.0 21.6 213 18 299.1 302.2 296.5 349.6 17.33 3 900 1013 19.2 19.1 100 0.1 19.1 253 26 301.3 304.1 296.0 347.3 15.64 4 850 1504 17.6 12.8 73 4.8 14.5 262 24 304.6 306.6 293.7 337.5 11.00 5 800 2021 15.4 8.1 62 7.3 10.9 264 24 307.6 309.2 292.6 333.4 8.50 6 750 2566 12.8 -2.0 36 14.8 5.2 263 31 310.5 311.3 290.1 324.4 4.42 7 700 3141 8.6 1.5 61 7.1 4.7 271 32 312.0 313.2 292.0 331.1 6.11 8 650 3749 4.1 -6.5 46 10.6 -0.8 267 33 313.6 314.3 290.3 325.1 3.61 9 600 4394 0.4 -17.6 25 18.0 -6.0 257 35 316.6 316.9 289.3 322.0 1.60 10 550 5085 -3.6 -27.1 14 23.5 -10.1 261 41 319.8 320.0 289.5 322.5 0.75 11 500 5832 -7.3 -38.3 6 31.0 -13.6 268 45 324.1 324.2 290.3 325.2 0.28 12 450 6644 -12.0 -38.3 9 26.2 -17.1 267 50 328.1 328.2 291.5 329.3 0.31 13 400 7534 -18.3 -38.3 16 20.0 -21.7 270 47 331.2 331.3 292.4 332.6 0.35 14 350 8515 -25.6 -44.3 16 18.7 -27.9 265 45 334.3 334.3 293.1 335.1 0.21 15 300 9613 -33.7 -38.6 61 4.9 -34.3 259 55 337.9 338.0 294.2 339.6 0.45 16 250 10874 -40.6 -43.8 71 3.2 -40.9 291 43 345.7 345.8 296.0 347.0 0.31 17 200 12354 -52.1 -55.2 69 3.1 -52.2 285 52 350.2 350.2 296.8 350.7 0.11 18 150 14154 -66.4 -76.8 22 10.4 -66.5 268 49 355.6 355.6 297.8 355.7 0.01 19 100 16564 -71.4 -86.8 8 15.4 -71.5 242 33 389.8 389.8 303.8 389.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5739.56 m Freezing level: 594.86 mb = 4465.15 m = 14649.27 ft Wetbulb zero: 657.27 mb = 3657.52 m = 11999.58 ft Precipitable water: 1.66 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 51.83 % Est. max temperature: 31.62 C = 88.91 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 1004.27 mb = 55.51 m = 182.11 ft T: 24.61 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.91 C/km ThetaE index: 30.02 C Layer 1000.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 961.52 mb = 437.43 m = 1435.13 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.76 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.29 C = 79.32 F Cap Strength: -0.14 C Lifted Index: -4.63 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.77 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.21 C Showalter Index: 0.52 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.05 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.93 C Cross Totals Index: 20.11 C K Index: 30.67 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 247.01 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.31 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1547.90 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 55.64 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.00 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 958.97 mb = 460.76 m = 1511.65 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 953.97 mb = 506.68 m = 1662.33 ft Equ Level (EL): 193.97 mb = 12545.35 m = 41158.79 ft B at Equ Level: 1542.76 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 260.9 at 30.7 knts Storm direction: 290.9 at 23.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.8 neg: 1.1 tot: 5.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 113.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 236.0 neg: -0.1 tot: 235.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 78.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.80 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.6 stream: 6.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.00 Bulk Rich Number: 14.91 Bulk Shear: 103.80 m/s