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: 31.95,-95.02 Latitude: 31.95 Longitude: -95.02 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 58 SFC 992 127 26.8 24.7 88 2.2 25.2 174 3 300.6 304.3 298.7 359.7 20.08 2 950 509 24.3 20.3 79 4.0 21.5 221 13 301.8 304.8 296.4 349.1 16.02 3 900 982 21.6 15.7 69 5.9 17.6 236 26 303.8 306.1 294.6 341.1 12.54 4 850 1476 18.0 13.5 75 4.5 15.0 249 25 305.0 307.2 294.2 339.5 11.52 5 800 1992 14.1 10.5 79 3.6 11.9 258 24 306.2 308.1 293.4 336.4 10.03 6 750 2534 11.9 -0.2 43 12.2 5.5 247 30 309.5 310.5 290.3 325.2 5.03 7 700 3110 9.7 -3.7 39 13.4 3.0 244 34 313.2 314.0 290.7 326.4 4.15 8 650 3720 5.5 -7.3 39 12.8 -0.4 239 36 315.1 315.8 290.6 326.1 3.39 9 600 4368 0.4 -5.8 63 6.3 -2.6 232 41 316.6 317.4 291.7 329.9 4.12 10 550 5060 -4.0 -26.1 16 22.1 -10.2 237 43 319.4 319.5 289.5 322.3 0.82 11 500 5805 -8.1 -36.2 8 28.2 -14.0 241 45 323.2 323.3 290.1 324.5 0.35 12 450 6615 -12.9 -42.3 7 29.4 -17.9 240 53 327.0 327.0 291.1 327.8 0.21 13 400 7502 -18.7 -47.9 6 29.3 -22.5 240 60 330.7 330.8 292.0 331.2 0.13 14 350 8481 -26.0 -52.0 7 26.0 -28.5 246 63 333.7 333.7 292.8 334.0 0.09 15 300 9578 -34.0 -54.5 11 20.4 -35.5 250 67 337.4 337.4 293.7 337.7 0.08 16 250 10833 -41.9 -61.3 10 19.4 -42.8 260 67 343.7 343.7 295.3 343.9 0.04 17 200 12311 -51.4 -72.5 6 21.1 -51.7 259 65 351.5 351.5 297.0 351.5 0.01 18 150 14120 -63.7 -79.4 10 15.7 -63.8 257 58 360.3 360.3 298.8 360.3 0.00 19 100 16536 -71.8 -86.5 9 14.8 -71.8 252 36 389.0 389.0 303.6 389.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5746.11 m Freezing level: 595.20 mb = 4434.38 m = 14548.31 ft Wetbulb zero: 656.55 mb = 3637.60 m = 11934.24 ft Precipitable water: 1.49 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 50.61 % Est. max temperature: 31.38 C = 88.49 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 962.20 mb = 397.37 m = 1303.68 ft T: 25.03 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.59 C/km ThetaE index: 34.57 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 853.91 mb = 1435.94 m = 4711.03 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.68 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.10 C = 87.99 F Cap Strength: 1.77 C Lifted Index: -4.64 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.92 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.54 C Showalter Index: -1.07 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.68 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.10 C Cross Totals Index: 21.58 C K Index: 26.21 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 257.86 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.87 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1322.87 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 51.44 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 31.75 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.77 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 887.52 mb = 1102.55 m = 3617.25 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 822.52 mb = 1755.38 m = 5759.05 ft Equ Level (EL): 222.52 mb = 11604.45 m = 38071.89 ft B at Equ Level: 1320.95 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 112.52 mb = 15832.87 m = 51944.49 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 240.3 at 32.7 knts Storm direction: 270.3 at 24.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.4 neg: 1.7 tot: 6.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 105.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 134.8 neg: -0.3 tot: 134.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 44.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.62 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.0 stream: 5.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.02 Bulk Rich Number: 16.87 Bulk Shear: 78.40 m/s