MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180600F024.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180600F024.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 24 hour NAM valid 6Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 28.30,-97.57 Latitude: 28.30 Longitude: -97.57 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1007 36 25.3 23.6 90 1.7 24.0 192 7 297.8 301.2 297.0 351.5 18.47 1 1000 100 24.5 23.4 94 1.0 23.8 192 9 297.6 301.0 296.9 351.2 18.47 2 950 550 22.7 21.3 91 1.5 21.7 209 20 300.3 303.4 296.7 350.1 16.99 3 900 1024 23.4 14.1 56 9.3 17.1 283 12 305.6 307.7 294.1 339.4 11.28 4 850 1520 19.5 12.2 63 7.2 14.7 311 18 306.5 308.5 293.9 338.4 10.58 5 800 2038 15.3 9.6 69 5.7 11.7 332 23 307.5 309.3 293.3 336.1 9.45 6 750 2582 13.2 -3.1 32 16.3 4.9 341 17 310.9 311.7 289.9 323.7 4.06 7 700 3159 10.9 -34.4 3 45.3 -1.5 327 18 314.5 314.6 287.3 315.6 0.29 8 650 3772 7.8 -31.9 4 39.7 -3.3 318 20 317.8 317.9 288.5 319.3 0.41 9 600 4426 3.8 -32.0 5 35.9 -5.9 313 20 320.6 320.7 289.4 322.1 0.43 10 550 5126 -0.8 -38.1 4 37.2 -9.3 313 25 323.1 323.1 290.0 324.0 0.26 11 500 5878 -5.8 -44.1 3 38.3 -12.9 314 33 326.0 326.1 290.7 326.6 0.15 12 450 6693 -12.3 -49.2 3 37.0 -17.6 328 37 327.8 327.9 291.2 328.2 0.10 13 400 7583 -18.0 -47.1 6 29.1 -22.0 281 41 331.7 331.7 292.3 332.2 0.14 14 350 8565 -25.3 -46.8 12 21.5 -27.8 283 45 334.6 334.6 293.1 335.2 0.16 15 300 9663 -34.0 -57.0 8 23.1 -35.4 281 47 337.5 337.5 293.7 337.8 0.06 16 250 10916 -42.8 -63.4 9 20.6 -43.5 279 50 342.5 342.5 295.0 342.6 0.03 17 200 12387 -53.0 -69.8 11 16.7 -53.4 277 47 348.8 348.8 296.4 348.8 0.02 18 150 14185 -65.5 -77.5 17 12.0 -65.6 276 34 357.2 357.2 298.1 357.2 0.01 19 100 16588 -76.8 -85.3 25 8.4 -76.9 259 24 379.2 379.2 302.1 379.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5778.19 m Freezing level: 559.04 mb = 4999.11 m = 16401.07 ft Wetbulb zero: 711.66 mb = 3021.22 m = 9912.00 ft Precipitable water: 1.31 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 32.25 % Est. max temperature: 33.89 C = 92.99 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 982.70 mb = 253.15 m = 830.54 ft T: 23.89 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.11 C/km ThetaE index: 35.89 C Layer 1000.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 840.82 mb = 1612.44 m = 5290.10 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.36 g/kg Conv temperature: 34.20 C = 93.57 F Cap Strength: 3.96 C Lifted Index: -2.25 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.73 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.71 C Showalter Index: 1.73 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 43.18 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 25.21 C Cross Totals Index: 17.97 C K Index: -7.87 Risk: None Sweat Index: 216.53 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.14 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 988.30 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 44.46 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 138.27 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.95 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 919.93 mb = 831.81 m = 2728.99 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 614.93 mb = 4225.17 m = 13861.94 ft Equ Level (EL): 204.93 mb = 12226.94 m = 40114.16 ft B at Equ Level: 985.94 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 114.93 mb = 15763.68 m = 51717.48 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 312.2 at 20.4 knts Storm direction: 342.2 at 15.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.0 neg: 0.6 tot: 4.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 105.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 180.9 neg: -1.2 tot: 179.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 59.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.54 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.1 stream: 6.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.11 Bulk Rich Number: 9.57 Bulk Shear: 103.31 m/s