MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170600F041.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170600F041.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 41 hour NAM valid 23Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 31.55,-93.64 Latitude: 31.55 Longitude: -93.64 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 65 25.7 24.2 91 1.5 24.6 173 1 298.7 302.2 297.7 355.0 19.33 1 1000 86 25.5 24.0 92 1.5 24.5 176 1 298.7 302.1 297.6 354.5 19.16 2 950 537 21.8 21.9 100 -0.0 21.9 188 10 299.4 302.6 296.8 350.9 17.64 3 900 1007 20.4 19.4 94 1.0 19.7 201 26 302.5 305.5 296.5 349.6 15.91 4 850 1499 16.9 13.1 78 3.8 14.4 219 27 303.9 305.9 293.7 337.3 11.24 5 800 2014 13.9 9.5 75 4.4 11.1 221 29 305.9 307.7 292.8 334.0 9.33 6 750 2557 11.1 9.8 91 1.4 10.3 214 28 308.7 310.6 294.2 339.7 10.19 7 700 3131 8.3 3.4 71 4.9 5.5 230 28 311.7 313.0 292.6 333.3 6.98 8 650 3739 4.4 -1.6 65 6.1 1.3 230 28 314.0 315.0 291.9 330.5 5.23 9 600 4386 0.4 -8.8 50 9.2 -3.7 228 31 316.5 317.2 290.9 327.2 3.27 10 550 5078 -3.8 -15.5 40 11.7 -8.1 231 35 319.6 320.0 290.7 326.6 2.08 11 500 5823 -8.6 -18.1 46 9.5 -11.8 237 40 322.6 322.9 291.4 328.8 1.83 12 450 6632 -13.1 -16.6 75 3.5 -14.3 240 50 326.7 327.2 293.0 334.7 2.32 13 400 7519 -19.1 -20.8 87 1.7 -19.6 245 51 330.2 330.5 293.4 336.6 1.83 14 350 8500 -26.2 -28.5 81 2.3 -26.7 253 64 333.4 333.7 293.6 337.2 1.04 15 300 9598 -33.5 -36.6 74 3.0 -34.0 252 49 338.1 338.2 294.4 340.2 0.56 16 250 10853 -42.7 -45.9 71 3.2 -43.0 264 60 342.5 342.6 295.1 343.5 0.25 17 200 12318 -54.2 -58.1 62 4.0 -54.3 268 67 347.0 347.0 296.0 347.3 0.07 18 150 14122 -63.7 -82.8 6 19.1 -63.8 255 56 360.4 360.4 298.8 360.4 0.00 19 100 16551 -71.6 -86.6 9 15.0 -71.6 258 31 389.4 389.4 303.7 389.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5736.97 m Freezing level: 595.57 mb = 4447.19 m = 14590.34 ft Wetbulb zero: 636.86 mb = 3903.98 m = 12808.19 ft Precipitable water: 1.98 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 69.78 % Est. max temperature: 30.85 C = 87.53 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 981.40 mb = 251.14 m = 823.95 ft T: 24.16 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.27 C/km ThetaE index: 21.02 C Layer 1000.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 951.07 mb = 526.71 m = 1728.03 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.65 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.40 C = 79.52 F Cap Strength: 0.23 C Lifted Index: -6.22 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.08 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.75 C Showalter Index: -0.71 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.24 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.50 C Cross Totals Index: 21.74 C K Index: 33.73 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 313.69 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.68 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2103.41 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 64.86 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.22 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 943.70 mb = 594.48 m = 1950.38 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 938.70 mb = 640.66 m = 2101.89 ft Equ Level (EL): 918.70 mb = 827.88 m = 2716.10 ft B at Equ Level: 15.09 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 224.8 at 28.2 knts Storm direction: 254.8 at 21.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.1 neg: 0.6 tot: 5.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 106.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 191.0 neg: -13.2 tot: 177.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 59.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.77 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.9 stream: 6.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.24 Bulk Rich Number: 27.68 Bulk Shear: 76.00 m/s