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: 31.02,-94.72 Latitude: 31.02 Longitude: -94.72 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1002 59 25.0 24.5 97 0.5 24.7 91 2 298.0 301.6 297.8 355.4 19.72 1 1000 77 24.8 24.5 98 0.3 24.6 85 1 298.0 301.5 297.7 355.2 19.68 2 950 528 23.6 21.9 90 1.7 22.4 200 21 301.1 304.4 297.3 353.3 17.72 3 900 999 20.5 19.7 95 0.8 19.9 234 23 302.6 305.6 296.8 350.7 16.24 4 850 1492 17.6 16.4 93 1.2 16.8 254 21 304.6 307.1 295.7 346.0 13.90 5 800 2010 14.7 13.3 91 1.4 13.8 260 21 306.9 309.1 295.1 343.3 12.10 6 750 2554 12.2 11.2 93 1.1 11.6 262 24 309.9 312.0 295.3 344.0 11.20 7 700 3130 9.0 4.0 71 5.0 6.1 269 34 312.5 313.9 293.1 335.2 7.30 8 650 3740 4.2 -3.3 58 7.5 0.5 265 35 313.8 314.6 291.3 328.4 4.63 9 600 4385 0.2 -12.4 38 12.6 -4.8 254 32 316.4 316.8 290.1 324.4 2.46 10 550 5078 -2.8 -40.4 4 37.5 -10.6 254 39 320.7 320.8 289.2 321.5 0.21 11 500 5826 -6.8 -42.7 4 35.9 -13.5 262 41 324.8 324.8 290.4 325.5 0.18 12 450 6639 -12.4 -42.1 6 29.7 -17.5 261 49 327.6 327.7 291.3 328.4 0.21 13 400 7528 -18.1 -47.3 6 29.1 -22.1 254 58 331.4 331.4 292.2 331.9 0.13 14 350 8510 -25.1 -47.8 10 22.7 -27.7 253 62 334.9 334.9 293.2 335.5 0.15 15 300 9612 -32.9 -56.8 7 23.8 -34.6 260 61 339.0 339.0 294.1 339.2 0.06 16 250 10870 -41.7 -64.5 7 22.7 -42.6 266 61 344.0 344.0 295.3 344.1 0.03 17 200 12349 -51.3 -72.9 6 21.6 -51.7 272 54 351.6 351.6 297.0 351.6 0.01 18 150 14153 -65.6 -78.6 15 12.9 -65.7 262 50 357.0 357.0 298.1 357.0 0.01 19 100 16558 -71.2 -86.8 8 15.6 -71.3 242 34 390.1 390.1 303.8 390.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5749.73 m Freezing level: 596.46 mb = 4434.07 m = 14547.29 ft Wetbulb zero: 645.42 mb = 3796.69 m = 12456.20 ft Precipitable water: 1.91 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 62.41 % Est. max temperature: 31.51 C = 88.72 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 995.74 mb = 114.21 m = 374.70 ft T: 24.70 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.85 C/km ThetaE index: 22.54 C Layer 700.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 916.60 mb = 839.95 m = 2755.70 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.89 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.14 C = 84.45 F Cap Strength: 0.86 C Lifted Index: -4.95 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.29 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.42 C Showalter Index: -2.32 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 47.44 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.33 C Cross Totals Index: 23.11 C K Index: 35.66 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 279.21 Risk: None Energy Index: -3.96 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1946.63 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 62.40 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7.40 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.86 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 936.63 mb = 651.43 m = 2137.21 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 891.63 mb = 1079.90 m = 3542.93 ft Equ Level (EL): 181.63 mb = 12953.01 m = 42496.23 ft B at Equ Level: 1939.46 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 255.7 at 29.2 knts Storm direction: 285.7 at 21.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 133.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 298.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 298.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 99.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.71 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.2 stream: 8.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.26 Bulk Rich Number: 23.04 Bulk Shear: 84.49 m/s