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: 30.16,-95.5 Latitude: 30.16 Longitude: -95.50 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1004 53 26.7 22.7 79 4.0 23.8 156 6 299.5 302.7 296.8 350.7 17.53 1 1000 88 26.3 22.5 80 3.8 23.6 160 7 299.5 302.7 296.7 350.5 17.45 2 950 539 23.5 16.1 63 7.4 18.5 197 19 301.0 303.3 293.5 336.8 12.17 3 900 1011 21.4 18.3 83 3.1 19.2 201 7 303.6 306.3 296.1 347.8 14.90 4 850 1505 18.3 16.2 87 2.2 16.8 267 8 305.4 307.9 295.8 346.4 13.72 5 800 2023 15.3 11.3 77 4.0 12.7 279 15 307.5 309.5 294.2 339.5 10.57 6 750 2567 11.3 5.7 69 5.6 8.0 274 18 308.8 310.3 292.4 332.4 7.70 7 700 3140 8.7 3.0 67 5.8 5.5 277 23 312.2 313.5 292.6 333.3 6.80 8 650 3750 5.7 -7.9 37 13.6 -0.5 274 22 315.4 316.0 290.5 325.9 3.24 9 600 4399 1.5 -23.7 13 25.1 -6.4 270 30 317.8 318.0 289.1 321.1 0.94 10 550 5092 -3.5 -30.6 10 27.1 -10.4 268 39 319.9 320.0 289.3 321.9 0.54 11 500 5837 -8.6 -35.8 9 27.2 -14.3 269 48 322.5 322.6 289.9 323.9 0.36 12 450 6645 -13.6 -42.0 7 28.4 -18.3 270 57 326.2 326.2 290.9 327.0 0.21 13 400 7531 -18.9 -49.1 5 30.2 -22.7 273 60 330.4 330.4 291.9 330.9 0.11 14 350 8512 -24.8 -52.5 6 27.8 -27.5 277 57 335.4 335.4 293.3 335.7 0.08 15 300 9620 -31.2 -57.5 6 26.3 -33.1 282 66 341.4 341.4 294.7 341.6 0.05 16 250 10886 -40.7 -63.2 7 22.5 -41.6 287 63 345.6 345.6 295.7 345.7 0.03 17 200 12369 -51.6 -71.8 7 20.2 -52.0 286 55 351.0 351.0 296.8 351.1 0.01 18 150 14168 -66.8 -76.6 24 9.8 -66.9 271 49 355.0 355.0 297.7 355.0 0.01 19 100 16566 -72.4 -86.1 11 13.7 -72.5 245 40 387.9 387.9 303.5 387.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5748.61 m Freezing level: 585.10 mb = 4605.54 m = 15109.84 ft Wetbulb zero: 654.25 mb = 3696.79 m = 12128.42 ft Precipitable water: 1.61 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 50.08 % Est. max temperature: 32.42 C = 90.36 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 947.84 mb = 558.87 m = 1833.55 ft T: 23.40 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.44 C/km ThetaE index: 15.40 C Layer 850.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 811.13 mb = 1905.15 m = 6250.40 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.25 g/kg Conv temperature: 34.22 C = 93.59 F Cap Strength: 2.95 C Lifted Index: -3.07 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.07 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.11 C Showalter Index: -4.36 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.73 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.96 C Cross Totals Index: 24.77 C K Index: 37.36 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 311.98 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.38 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 419.19 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 28.95 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 113.18 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.95 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 881.98 mb = 1185.72 m = 3890.11 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 646.98 mb = 3788.18 m = 12428.25 ft Equ Level (EL): 316.98 mb = 9224.20 m = 30262.74 ft B at Equ Level: 417.62 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 186.98 mb = 12790.06 m = 41961.62 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 265.8 at 23.8 knts Storm direction: 295.8 at 17.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.0 neg: 0.5 tot: 4.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 104.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 126.6 neg: -53.2 tot: 73.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 24.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.35 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.7 stream: 3.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.30 Bulk Rich Number: 5.17 Bulk Shear: 81.07 m/s