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: 30.96,-94.59 Latitude: 30.96 Longitude: -94.59 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1001 71 25.1 24.4 96 0.7 24.6 131 1 298.2 301.7 297.7 355.2 19.57 1 1000 76 25.0 24.3 96 0.7 24.5 86 1 298.1 301.7 297.6 354.7 19.43 2 950 528 23.6 21.5 88 2.1 22.1 195 20 301.1 304.3 297.1 352.0 17.27 3 900 999 20.2 20.1 99 0.2 20.2 222 23 302.4 305.4 297.0 351.6 16.66 4 850 1492 17.7 16.8 94 0.9 17.1 254 25 304.7 307.4 296.0 347.4 14.29 5 800 2010 15.2 12.8 86 2.4 13.7 262 20 307.4 309.6 295.0 342.8 11.73 6 750 2554 13.9 -3.4 30 17.3 5.2 266 25 311.7 312.4 290.0 324.3 3.97 7 700 3132 9.7 1.2 56 8.4 5.0 267 33 313.2 314.3 292.2 331.9 5.98 8 650 3741 4.6 -7.2 42 11.8 -0.8 262 34 314.2 314.8 290.3 325.2 3.43 9 600 4387 0.8 -26.6 11 27.4 -7.1 251 33 317.1 317.2 288.6 319.6 0.73 10 550 5080 -3.1 -30.8 10 27.7 -10.2 254 38 320.4 320.5 289.5 322.3 0.53 11 500 5828 -7.0 -44.2 3 37.2 -13.7 260 40 324.5 324.5 290.3 325.1 0.15 12 450 6640 -12.2 -45.2 5 32.9 -17.5 260 49 327.9 327.9 291.3 328.5 0.15 13 400 7530 -18.2 -46.0 7 27.8 -22.1 252 56 331.3 331.3 292.2 331.9 0.16 14 350 8511 -25.1 -48.8 9 23.7 -27.7 253 61 335.0 335.0 293.2 335.5 0.13 15 300 9612 -33.2 -57.6 7 24.3 -34.8 259 60 338.6 338.6 294.0 338.8 0.05 16 250 10871 -41.7 -66.1 5 24.4 -42.6 265 61 344.1 344.1 295.3 344.2 0.02 17 200 12350 -51.2 -73.3 5 22.1 -51.7 272 55 351.6 351.6 297.0 351.7 0.01 18 150 14154 -65.4 -78.7 14 13.3 -65.5 261 50 357.4 357.4 298.2 357.4 0.01 19 100 16560 -71.6 -86.6 9 15.0 -71.6 240 32 389.4 389.4 303.7 389.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5751.69 m Freezing level: 589.72 mb = 4529.97 m = 14861.94 ft Wetbulb zero: 656.90 mb = 3654.61 m = 11990.05 ft Precipitable water: 1.68 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 50.08 % Est. max temperature: 31.59 C = 88.86 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 990.83 mb = 157.29 m = 516.04 ft T: 24.73 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.18 C/km ThetaE index: 30.91 C Layer 1000.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 915.62 mb = 848.91 m = 2785.10 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.66 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.88 C = 83.98 F Cap Strength: 0.84 C Lifted Index: -4.98 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.23 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.64 C Showalter Index: -3.11 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 48.54 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.74 C Cross Totals Index: 23.80 C K Index: 33.08 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 291.96 Risk: None Energy Index: -4.31 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1773.48 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 59.56 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6.95 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.84 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 933.09 mb = 684.23 m = 2244.83 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 898.09 mb = 1017.29 m = 3337.52 ft Equ Level (EL): 188.09 mb = 12734.76 m = 41780.20 ft B at Equ Level: 1765.97 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 254.1 at 29.0 knts Storm direction: 284.1 at 21.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 132.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 299.0 neg: -10.8 tot: 288.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 96.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.65 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.0 stream: 7.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.04 Bulk Rich Number: 20.53 Bulk Shear: 86.38 m/s