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: 31.90,-94.96 Latitude: 31.90 Longitude: -94.96 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 59 SFC 995 99 26.3 25.0 92 1.3 25.3 192 1 299.8 303.6 298.6 359.6 20.37 2 950 511 24.5 20.6 79 3.9 21.8 221 12 302.1 305.1 296.7 350.3 16.33 3 900 983 21.9 16.3 71 5.6 18.1 233 27 304.0 306.5 295.0 342.8 13.04 4 850 1477 17.9 13.9 78 3.9 15.3 246 26 304.8 307.0 294.4 340.2 11.84 5 800 1993 14.0 10.3 79 3.7 11.7 252 26 306.1 307.9 293.3 335.9 9.91 6 750 2535 12.5 1.5 47 11.0 6.5 245 29 310.1 311.2 291.1 327.8 5.70 7 700 3111 9.9 -16.8 13 26.7 -0.3 245 33 313.4 313.7 288.2 318.3 1.46 8 650 3721 5.4 -7.8 38 13.3 -0.6 240 35 315.1 315.7 290.5 325.6 3.26 9 600 4369 0.9 -9.0 48 9.9 -3.4 234 40 317.1 317.8 291.0 327.6 3.23 10 550 5061 -4.0 -21.4 25 17.3 -9.5 238 44 319.3 319.5 289.9 323.6 1.26 11 500 5806 -7.9 -36.3 8 28.4 -13.9 240 46 323.4 323.5 290.2 324.7 0.34 12 450 6616 -12.8 -47.0 4 34.3 -17.9 240 52 327.2 327.2 291.0 327.7 0.12 13 400 7504 -18.5 -43.3 9 24.8 -22.2 238 58 330.9 330.9 292.2 331.7 0.21 14 350 8484 -25.9 -47.0 12 21.1 -28.3 246 63 333.9 333.9 292.9 334.5 0.16 15 300 9581 -34.1 -53.0 13 18.8 -35.5 251 66 337.3 337.3 293.7 337.7 0.09 16 250 10835 -42.0 -61.9 10 20.0 -42.8 260 65 343.7 343.7 295.3 343.9 0.04 17 200 12313 -51.5 -72.7 6 21.2 -51.8 259 64 351.3 351.3 296.9 351.3 0.01 18 150 14122 -63.8 -79.2 11 15.3 -64.0 257 57 360.1 360.1 298.7 360.1 0.01 19 100 16536 -71.7 -86.7 9 15.0 -71.8 253 36 389.2 389.2 303.7 389.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5746.67 m Freezing level: 591.09 mb = 4491.94 m = 14737.14 ft Wetbulb zero: 702.03 mb = 3086.55 m = 10126.34 ft Precipitable water: 1.49 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 48.20 % Est. max temperature: 31.42 C = 88.55 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 976.82 mb = 265.51 m = 871.10 ft T: 25.58 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.61 C/km ThetaE index: 41.31 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 864.45 mb = 1330.96 m = 4366.61 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.22 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.07 C = 87.93 F Cap Strength: 1.88 C Lifted Index: -5.01 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.83 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.73 C Showalter Index: -1.20 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.60 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.77 C Cross Totals Index: 21.83 C K Index: 12.98 Risk: None Sweat Index: 265.23 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.98 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1541.56 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 55.53 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 30.78 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.88 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 895.50 mb = 1026.31 m = 3367.13 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 840.50 mb = 1572.21 m = 5158.10 ft Equ Level (EL): 210.50 mb = 11974.40 m = 39285.62 ft B at Equ Level: 1539.12 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 239.9 at 32.5 knts Storm direction: 269.9 at 24.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.4 neg: 1.2 tot: 5.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 107.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 144.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 144.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 48.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.72 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.5 stream: 5.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.28 Bulk Rich Number: 17.81 Bulk Shear: 86.57 m/s