MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F039.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F039.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 39 hour NAM valid 3Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 31.80,-93.58 Latitude: 31.80 Longitude: -93.58 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 1000 88 SFC 1000 88 23.0 22.7 98 0.3 22.8 235 2 296.2 299.3 296.0 347.0 17.63 2 950 535 21.1 21.2 100 -0.0 21.2 210 19 298.6 301.7 296.1 347.7 16.87 3 900 1004 19.4 19.4 100 -0.0 19.4 206 31 301.4 304.4 296.3 348.3 15.92 4 850 1496 16.9 16.9 100 -0.0 16.9 225 36 303.8 306.5 295.8 346.6 14.39 5 800 2011 13.4 13.4 100 0.0 13.4 246 41 305.4 307.7 294.7 341.8 12.15 6 750 2554 11.5 9.4 87 2.1 10.2 256 48 309.0 310.9 294.1 339.2 9.89 7 700 3129 8.0 3.8 75 4.2 5.6 260 43 311.3 312.7 292.7 333.6 7.19 8 650 3736 4.1 -6.6 46 10.7 -0.9 256 40 313.6 314.3 290.3 325.1 3.59 9 600 4381 -0.4 -18.1 25 17.7 -6.5 253 41 315.6 315.9 289.0 320.7 1.53 10 550 5070 -5.1 -28.4 14 23.4 -11.1 249 42 318.1 318.2 288.9 320.4 0.67 11 500 5813 -8.3 -12.5 72 4.2 -10.0 255 39 322.9 323.5 292.4 332.7 2.92 12 450 6623 -13.1 -23.6 41 10.5 -16.1 258 44 326.8 327.0 292.0 331.2 1.26 13 400 7511 -18.6 -35.2 22 16.6 -21.7 256 53 330.9 331.0 292.4 332.7 0.48 14 350 8491 -26.4 -34.1 48 7.8 -27.7 259 50 333.2 333.3 293.2 335.5 0.61 15 300 9588 -33.9 -37.5 70 3.6 -34.3 266 43 337.7 337.8 294.2 339.6 0.51 16 250 10842 -42.7 -47.0 63 4.3 -43.0 279 35 342.6 342.7 295.1 343.5 0.22 17 200 12314 -52.1 -66.3 17 14.2 -52.5 274 46 350.2 350.2 296.7 350.3 0.03 18 150 14125 -63.3 -77.8 12 14.5 -63.4 263 57 361.0 361.0 298.9 361.0 0.01 19 100 16564 -70.5 -86.2 8 15.7 -70.5 254 32 391.6 391.6 304.0 391.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5725.34 m Freezing level: 604.87 mb = 4318.10 m = 14166.84 ft Wetbulb zero: 656.66 mb = 3652.50 m = 11983.11 ft Precipitable water: 1.91 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 67.71 % Est. max temperature: 30.67 C = 87.21 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 996.03 mb = 122.50 m = 401.90 ft T: 22.86 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.06 C/km ThetaE index: 27.88 C Layer 850.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 949.61 mb = 538.78 m = 1767.64 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.81 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.51 C = 77.91 F Cap Strength: 0.11 C Lifted Index: -4.56 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.29 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.01 C Showalter Index: -4.10 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.35 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.17 C Cross Totals Index: 25.18 C K Index: 37.86 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 428.59 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.85 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1400.69 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 52.93 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.11 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 948.71 mb = 547.03 m = 1794.71 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 943.71 mb = 592.84 m = 1944.98 ft Equ Level (EL): 933.71 mb = 685.18 m = 2247.92 ft B at Equ Level: 20.29 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 113.71 mb = 15791.55 m = 51808.93 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 247.0 at 37.6 knts Storm direction: 277.0 at 28.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.8 neg: 3.2 tot: 8.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 130.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 423.7 neg: -0.0 tot: 423.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 141.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.83 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.3 stream: 10.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.23 Bulk Rich Number: 12.80 Bulk Shear: 109.41 m/s