MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510161200F060.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510161200F060.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 60 hour NAM valid 0Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 32.52,-92.68 Latitude: 32.52 Longitude: -92.68 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 90 26.1 18.9 65 7.1 21.1 183 5 299.0 301.6 294.2 339.5 13.88 1 1000 107 26.1 19.0 65 7.1 21.2 183 5 299.2 301.8 294.3 340.0 13.98 2 950 557 22.4 17.9 76 4.5 19.3 188 16 300.0 302.5 294.3 340.1 13.72 3 900 1025 18.1 16.7 92 1.3 17.2 194 17 300.1 302.6 294.2 339.5 13.45 4 850 1515 17.2 10.9 67 6.2 13.2 219 15 304.1 305.9 292.6 333.1 9.71 5 800 2030 15.1 6.1 55 9.0 9.8 240 20 307.2 308.6 291.6 329.8 7.40 6 750 2575 13.2 1.5 45 11.7 6.7 257 26 310.9 312.0 291.3 328.6 5.68 7 700 3152 10.3 -10.3 22 20.6 1.3 256 27 313.9 314.4 289.4 322.1 2.50 8 650 3763 6.1 -9.5 32 15.6 -0.8 256 26 315.9 316.4 290.3 325.2 2.86 9 600 4412 0.5 -8.0 53 8.4 -3.3 255 27 316.6 317.3 291.2 328.0 3.50 10 550 5102 -5.5 -14.7 48 9.2 -8.9 259 28 317.5 317.9 290.2 324.9 2.22 11 500 5843 -9.0 -37.9 8 28.9 -14.7 251 28 322.1 322.1 289.7 323.2 0.29 12 450 6651 -12.8 -42.2 7 29.4 -17.9 248 31 327.1 327.1 291.1 327.9 0.21 13 400 7538 -19.1 -45.3 8 26.1 -22.8 257 39 330.1 330.1 291.9 330.8 0.17 14 350 8516 -26.5 -53.4 6 26.8 -29.0 255 45 333.0 333.0 292.6 333.3 0.08 15 300 9609 -35.5 -53.9 13 18.4 -36.8 260 53 335.3 335.3 293.2 335.6 0.08 16 250 10850 -45.6 -54.8 34 9.3 -46.0 256 60 338.3 338.4 294.0 338.7 0.09 17 200 12303 -54.7 -66.9 21 12.2 -55.0 257 69 346.1 346.1 295.8 346.2 0.02 18 150 14112 -62.3 -80.8 7 18.5 -62.4 259 53 362.7 362.7 299.2 362.8 0.00 19 100 16548 -72.8 -86.3 11 13.4 -72.9 255 32 387.0 387.0 303.3 387.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5736.30 m Freezing level: 596.25 mb = 4463.36 m = 14643.38 ft Wetbulb zero: 669.52 mb = 3519.15 m = 11545.63 ft Precipitable water: 1.37 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 49.65 % Est. max temperature: 30.97 C = 87.75 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 903.12 mb = 994.75 m = 3263.59 ft T: 18.33 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.18 C/km ThetaE index: 18.05 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 805.86 mb = 1968.37 m = 6457.83 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.72 g/kg Conv temperature: 33.87 C = 92.97 F Cap Strength: 2.79 C Lifted Index: -2.22 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.47 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.70 C Showalter Index: 0.77 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.09 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.15 C Cross Totals Index: 19.94 C K Index: 16.47 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 281.50 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.83 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 387.09 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 27.82 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 216.12 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.78 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 891.16 mb = 1109.31 m = 3639.41 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 616.16 mb = 4196.28 m = 13767.16 ft Equ Level (EL): 236.16 mb = 11220.37 m = 36811.77 ft B at Equ Level: 377.92 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 176.16 mb = 13100.72 m = 42980.86 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 246.1 at 23.0 knts Storm direction: 276.1 at 17.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.2 neg: 0.2 tot: 4.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 115.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 127.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 127.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 42.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.78 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.6 stream: 5.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.25 Bulk Rich Number: 7.49 Bulk Shear: 51.68 m/s