MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F013.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F013.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 13 hour NAM valid 1Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 30.24,-96.31 Latitude: 30.24 Longitude: -96.31 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 69 SFC 999 79 28.6 20.5 62 8.0 22.8 169 6 301.8 304.7 296.0 347.3 15.42 2 950 525 26.8 19.4 64 7.4 21.5 201 12 304.4 307.2 296.5 349.2 15.05 3 900 1001 22.9 18.2 75 4.7 19.6 246 12 305.1 307.8 296.4 349.2 14.77 4 850 1496 18.1 17.2 95 0.9 17.5 256 13 305.1 307.8 296.4 349.0 14.71 5 800 2014 14.8 14.3 97 0.5 14.5 288 21 307.0 309.4 295.7 345.8 12.91 6 750 2561 13.8 6.6 61 7.3 9.5 289 36 311.6 313.2 293.5 336.8 8.16 7 700 3138 9.0 0.3 54 8.7 4.4 280 33 312.5 313.6 291.7 330.1 5.61 8 650 3746 4.8 -11.3 30 16.1 -1.9 273 30 314.4 314.9 289.5 322.5 2.49 9 600 4395 2.5 -42.5 2 44.9 -7.1 280 30 319.0 319.0 288.6 319.5 0.15 10 550 5093 -1.1 -38.3 4 37.2 -9.5 286 30 322.7 322.8 289.9 323.7 0.25 11 500 5843 -6.8 -36.0 8 29.2 -13.2 281 36 324.8 324.8 290.6 326.1 0.35 12 450 6655 -13.0 -43.2 6 30.2 -18.0 274 43 326.8 326.9 291.0 327.5 0.19 13 400 7542 -18.5 -47.4 6 29.0 -22.3 259 52 331.0 331.0 292.1 331.5 0.13 14 350 8523 -25.0 -49.6 8 24.5 -27.7 260 63 335.0 335.0 293.2 335.5 0.12 15 300 9624 -33.8 -54.6 10 20.8 -35.3 261 63 337.7 337.7 293.9 338.0 0.08 16 250 10880 -41.4 -66.6 5 25.2 -42.3 265 62 344.6 344.6 295.4 344.7 0.02 17 200 12361 -51.7 -73.5 6 21.7 -52.1 270 53 350.8 350.8 296.8 350.9 0.01 18 150 14166 -65.4 -78.6 14 13.2 -65.4 262 44 357.5 357.5 298.2 357.5 0.01 19 100 16569 -73.9 -86.1 14 12.1 -74.0 248 30 384.9 384.9 303.0 384.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5774.84 m Freezing level: 565.97 mb = 4869.70 m = 15976.50 ft Wetbulb zero: 665.26 mb = 3555.44 m = 11664.69 ft Precipitable water: 1.62 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 46.06 % Est. max temperature: 31.88 C = 89.39 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 888.91 mb = 1108.37 m = 3636.33 ft T: 21.84 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.85 C/km ThetaE index: 29.70 C Layer 900.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 839.45 mb = 1602.90 m = 5258.81 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.06 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.23 C = 90.01 F Cap Strength: 1.08 C Lifted Index: -3.40 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.76 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.23 C Showalter Index: -3.46 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 48.88 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.87 C Cross Totals Index: 24.01 C K Index: 33.40 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 267.97 Risk: None Energy Index: -4.44 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1102.92 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 46.97 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 32.40 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.08 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 858.00 mb = 1415.02 m = 4642.41 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 813.00 mb = 1876.37 m = 6155.99 ft Equ Level (EL): 783.00 mb = 2196.07 m = 7204.86 ft B at Equ Level: 14.52 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 113.00 mb = 15844.84 m = 51983.76 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 277.4 at 25.7 knts Storm direction: 307.4 at 19.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.7 neg: 0.9 tot: 7.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 115.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 130.0 neg: -24.6 tot: 105.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 35.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.50 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.8 stream: 4.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.74 Bulk Rich Number: 11.82 Bulk Shear: 93.29 m/s