MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170000F052.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170000F052.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 52 hour NAM valid 4Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 32.29,-93.37 Latitude: 32.29 Longitude: -93.37 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 73 23.0 22.9 99 0.1 22.9 243 5 295.9 299.1 296.0 347.0 17.77 1 1000 104 22.7 22.7 100 -0.0 22.7 242 5 295.8 299.0 295.8 346.6 17.64 2 950 551 20.6 17.8 84 2.8 18.7 246 22 298.1 300.5 293.7 337.5 13.58 3 900 1017 18.2 17.9 98 0.3 18.0 265 22 300.2 302.9 295.0 342.7 14.49 4 850 1506 15.1 14.7 98 0.3 14.8 268 27 301.9 304.2 294.0 338.8 12.50 5 800 2018 12.2 11.0 92 1.2 11.4 270 33 304.1 306.0 293.0 335.0 10.33 6 750 2555 8.2 5.3 82 2.8 6.5 272 33 305.4 306.8 291.2 328.0 7.48 7 700 3124 7.0 -9.4 30 16.4 -0.1 271 35 310.2 310.7 288.3 318.8 2.67 8 650 3729 3.3 -9.8 38 13.1 -2.3 262 44 312.7 313.2 289.3 321.7 2.80 9 600 4372 -0.8 -8.1 58 7.3 -4.0 253 45 315.2 315.9 290.7 326.4 3.47 10 550 5062 -4.7 -17.2 37 12.5 -9.1 248 43 318.5 318.8 290.1 324.5 1.80 11 500 5804 -9.1 -42.3 5 33.2 -14.9 251 49 322.0 322.0 289.6 322.7 0.19 12 450 6613 -13.8 -36.7 13 22.8 -18.1 265 41 325.9 326.0 290.9 327.3 0.37 13 400 7496 -19.6 -34.5 25 14.9 -22.4 275 40 329.4 329.6 292.1 331.4 0.51 14 350 8474 -26.5 -43.8 18 17.3 -28.6 260 49 333.0 333.1 292.7 333.9 0.22 15 300 9571 -34.0 -65.2 3 31.2 -35.6 247 47 337.4 337.4 293.7 337.5 0.02 16 250 10818 -44.5 -63.4 10 18.9 -45.2 246 50 339.8 339.8 294.3 340.0 0.03 17 200 12287 -51.1 -75.9 4 24.8 -51.5 267 50 351.8 351.8 297.0 351.9 0.01 18 150 14105 -62.8 -79.9 8 17.1 -63.0 249 43 361.8 361.8 299.1 361.8 0.00 19 100 16541 -71.3 -86.5 9 15.2 -71.3 267 39 389.9 389.9 303.8 390.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5700.62 m Freezing level: 609.57 mb = 4249.22 m = 13940.83 ft Wetbulb zero: 700.74 mb = 3115.31 m = 10220.71 ft Precipitable water: 1.59 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 62.14 % Est. max temperature: 28.97 C = 84.15 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 1002.27 mb = 84.23 m = 276.36 ft T: 22.89 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.99 C/km ThetaE index: 23.88 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 906.25 mb = 957.54 m = 3141.50 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.91 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.11 C = 80.79 F Cap Strength: 0.82 C Lifted Index: -2.83 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.70 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.06 C Showalter Index: -1.83 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.97 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.16 C Cross Totals Index: 23.82 C K Index: 22.50 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 279.46 Risk: None Energy Index: -3.16 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 663.46 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 36.43 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 11.97 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.82 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 933.55 mb = 701.37 m = 2301.06 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 868.55 mb = 1321.15 m = 4334.42 ft Equ Level (EL): 248.55 mb = 10856.43 m = 35617.78 ft B at Equ Level: 660.95 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 168.55 mb = 13368.22 m = 43858.45 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 259.2 at 35.4 knts Storm direction: 289.2 at 26.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.9 neg: 0.3 tot: 5.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 111.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 116.0 neg: -1.0 tot: 115.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 38.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.74 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.4 stream: 4.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.47 Bulk Rich Number: 9.49 Bulk Shear: 69.90 m/s