MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F010.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F010.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 10 hour NAM valid 22Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 31.62,-94.9 Latitude: 31.62 Longitude: -94.90 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 63 SFC 998 83 25.8 24.0 90 1.8 24.5 297 3 299.2 302.7 297.8 355.3 19.20 2 950 514 23.9 22.2 90 1.7 22.6 223 13 301.4 304.7 297.5 354.4 17.97 3 900 986 20.1 20.0 99 0.1 20.1 212 17 302.2 305.3 296.9 351.2 16.58 4 850 1479 17.0 16.8 99 0.2 16.9 215 24 303.9 306.6 295.8 346.5 14.31 5 800 1995 14.7 14.1 97 0.5 14.3 235 31 306.8 309.2 295.6 345.2 12.78 6 750 2539 11.4 10.5 94 0.9 10.9 247 34 309.0 311.0 294.7 341.6 10.72 7 700 3115 9.2 7.5 89 1.7 8.2 252 34 312.7 314.5 294.7 341.6 9.35 8 650 3726 5.3 1.3 76 4.0 3.1 256 37 314.9 316.2 293.2 335.4 6.49 9 600 4375 0.8 -9.0 48 9.8 -3.6 256 41 317.0 317.6 291.0 327.5 3.21 10 550 5067 -3.4 -20.6 25 17.2 -9.0 258 43 320.0 320.3 290.2 324.6 1.35 11 500 5814 -7.4 -49.1 2 41.7 -14.0 266 44 324.1 324.1 290.1 324.4 0.09 12 450 6626 -12.1 -52.3 2 40.3 -17.6 256 44 328.1 328.1 291.2 328.3 0.07 13 400 7517 -17.8 -51.1 4 33.4 -21.9 251 49 331.9 331.9 292.3 332.2 0.09 14 350 8499 -25.2 -54.2 5 29.0 -27.9 256 57 334.8 334.8 293.1 335.1 0.07 15 300 9597 -34.5 -57.9 7 23.4 -36.0 257 61 336.7 336.7 293.6 336.9 0.05 16 250 10848 -42.5 -68.2 4 25.7 -43.3 262 58 342.9 342.9 295.0 342.9 0.02 17 200 12324 -51.9 -79.6 2 27.7 -52.2 264 59 350.6 350.6 296.8 350.6 0.00 18 150 14125 -65.0 -77.8 16 12.8 -65.1 259 56 358.1 358.1 298.3 358.1 0.01 19 100 16535 -71.0 -86.0 9 15.0 -71.1 250 34 390.5 390.5 303.9 390.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5751.43 m Freezing level: 590.75 mb = 4502.81 m = 14772.81 ft Wetbulb zero: 626.84 mb = 4020.12 m = 13189.20 ft Precipitable water: 2.00 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 71.08 % Est. max temperature: 30.70 C = 87.27 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 972.30 mb = 310.09 m = 1017.34 ft T: 24.80 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.16 C/km ThetaE index: 13.75 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 918.95 mb = 804.32 m = 2638.82 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.87 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.56 C = 83.41 F Cap Strength: 0.60 C Lifted Index: -5.75 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -8.19 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.37 C Showalter Index: -3.11 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 48.52 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.35 C Cross Totals Index: 24.17 C K Index: 39.41 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 414.38 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.26 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2194.93 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 66.26 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4.13 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.60 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 929.93 mb = 700.68 m = 2298.79 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 904.93 mb = 938.44 m = 3078.84 ft Equ Level (EL): 174.93 mb = 13162.26 m = 43182.74 ft B at Equ Level: 2187.19 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 249.9 at 32.6 knts Storm direction: 279.9 at 24.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.9 neg: 3.2 tot: 7.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 111.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 232.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 232.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 77.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.85 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.3 stream: 7.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.62 Bulk Rich Number: 28.00 Bulk Shear: 78.39 m/s