MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F016.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F016.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 16 hour NAM valid 4Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 29.39,-95.83 Latitude: 29.39 Longitude: -95.83 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1007 25 23.4 22.8 96 0.6 23.0 197 7 295.9 299.1 295.9 346.6 17.61 1 1000 89 24.2 22.7 92 1.4 23.2 198 14 297.3 300.5 296.3 348.5 17.66 2 950 540 24.9 11.7 44 13.2 16.5 212 22 302.4 304.1 291.6 329.5 9.12 3 900 1013 22.1 17.6 75 4.5 18.9 243 12 304.3 307.0 295.9 346.6 14.20 4 850 1508 19.3 14.3 73 4.9 16.0 285 18 306.3 308.6 295.0 342.9 12.17 5 800 2029 18.2 2.8 36 15.3 9.5 307 24 310.5 311.6 291.3 328.8 5.87 6 750 2576 14.0 -9.9 18 24.0 3.4 300 23 311.8 312.3 288.6 319.6 2.40 7 700 3152 9.9 -19.2 11 29.1 -0.6 277 22 313.5 313.7 287.9 317.5 1.20 8 650 3763 6.5 -38.6 2 45.1 -4.4 272 24 316.3 316.3 287.8 317.1 0.21 9 600 4414 3.4 -41.9 2 45.2 -6.6 285 24 320.0 320.1 288.9 320.6 0.16 10 550 5112 -1.4 -31.8 8 30.4 -9.3 294 28 322.4 322.5 290.0 324.1 0.48 11 500 5862 -6.8 -35.7 8 28.8 -13.2 291 34 324.7 324.8 290.6 326.1 0.37 12 450 6674 -12.4 -45.1 5 32.7 -17.6 288 42 327.7 327.7 291.2 328.3 0.15 13 400 7565 -17.3 -50.1 4 32.8 -21.6 271 53 332.5 332.5 292.5 332.9 0.10 14 350 8549 -25.4 -50.6 8 25.2 -28.0 275 55 334.5 334.5 293.0 334.9 0.11 15 300 9649 -33.9 -50.3 18 16.4 -35.2 272 59 337.6 337.6 293.9 338.1 0.13 16 250 10904 -41.4 -68.3 4 26.9 -42.3 267 53 344.5 344.5 295.4 344.6 0.02 17 200 12385 -51.5 -72.8 6 21.3 -52.0 269 43 351.1 351.1 296.9 351.2 0.01 18 150 14187 -65.5 -77.9 16 12.3 -65.6 270 37 357.2 357.2 298.1 357.2 0.01 19 100 16592 -74.7 -85.7 16 11.1 -74.7 249 23 383.4 383.4 302.8 383.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5773.53 m Freezing level: 565.04 mb = 4902.04 m = 16082.62 ft Wetbulb zero: 707.84 mb = 3059.18 m = 10036.55 ft Precipitable water: 1.15 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 27.86 % Est. max temperature: 33.52 C = 92.33 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 999.10 mb = 96.57 m = 316.84 ft T: 24.16 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.17 C/km ThetaE index: 29.56 C Layer 850.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 734.28 mb = 2753.02 m = 9032.10 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.73 g/kg Conv temperature: 39.83 C = 103.70 F Cap Strength: 5.67 C Lifted Index: 0.55 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.01 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.68 C Showalter Index: -1.21 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.22 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.08 C Cross Totals Index: 21.14 C K Index: 11.35 Risk: None Sweat Index: 242.36 Risk: None Energy Index: -3.18 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 28.23 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.51 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3383.20 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.70 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 859.65 mb = 1410.32 m = 4626.99 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 281.2 at 23.3 knts Storm direction: 311.2 at 17.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.6 neg: 1.7 tot: 6.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 83.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 143.3 neg: -29.3 tot: 114.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 38.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.34 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.6 stream: 3.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 0.34 Bulk Shear: 83.71 m/s