MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F042.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F042.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 42 hour NAM valid 6Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 32.50,-91.18 Latitude: 32.50 Longitude: -91.18 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1007 23 22.9 22.5 97 0.4 22.6 224 2 295.4 298.5 295.5 344.9 17.23 1 1000 87 22.4 22.3 99 0.1 22.3 225 3 295.5 298.6 295.5 344.9 17.17 2 950 534 20.1 20.0 99 0.1 20.0 204 24 297.5 300.4 295.0 342.9 15.66 3 900 999 16.6 15.4 93 1.1 15.8 214 34 298.6 300.8 292.9 334.5 12.33 4 850 1487 16.9 16.6 98 0.3 16.7 231 40 303.9 306.5 295.7 346.0 14.16 5 800 2003 13.7 12.7 93 1.1 13.0 234 46 305.8 308.0 294.4 340.6 11.60 6 750 2544 9.4 5.4 76 4.0 7.1 241 46 306.8 308.2 291.6 329.7 7.52 7 700 3113 5.9 -0.2 65 6.2 2.7 244 47 309.0 310.0 290.5 325.7 5.38 8 650 3717 2.6 -5.3 56 7.8 -1.1 240 51 311.9 312.6 290.1 324.5 3.98 9 600 4359 -0.9 -8.4 57 7.5 -4.2 238 54 315.1 315.7 290.5 325.9 3.37 10 550 5049 -4.8 -10.7 64 5.9 -7.2 239 56 318.4 319.0 291.3 328.5 3.08 11 500 5792 -9.4 -13.1 75 3.7 -10.8 246 56 321.6 322.1 291.9 330.9 2.79 12 450 6598 -14.0 -19.3 64 5.3 -15.7 260 57 325.6 326.0 292.3 332.0 1.84 13 400 7482 -20.1 -26.4 57 6.3 -21.6 263 57 328.8 329.1 292.4 332.8 1.10 14 350 8458 -27.0 -28.6 86 1.6 -27.3 265 52 332.4 332.6 293.3 336.1 1.04 15 300 9555 -33.4 -34.6 89 1.2 -33.6 261 47 338.3 338.5 294.6 340.9 0.68 16 250 10808 -44.1 -47.2 71 3.1 -44.3 253 48 340.5 340.5 294.6 341.3 0.22 17 200 12265 -53.3 -67.1 17 13.7 -53.7 251 60 348.3 348.3 296.3 348.4 0.02 18 150 14082 -60.4 -80.3 6 20.0 -60.6 252 58 366.1 366.1 299.8 366.1 0.00 19 100 16542 -71.2 -86.0 9 14.8 -71.2 258 37 390.2 390.2 303.8 390.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5704.91 m Freezing level: 613.09 mb = 4190.93 m = 13749.60 ft Wetbulb zero: 664.36 mb = 3538.84 m = 11610.21 ft Precipitable water: 1.89 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 76.24 % Est. max temperature: 30.56 C = 87.02 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 1001.58 mb = 73.45 m = 240.98 ft T: 22.50 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.72 C/km ThetaE index: 21.54 C Layer 800.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 945.90 mb = 571.53 m = 1875.08 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.51 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.11 C = 77.20 F Cap Strength: 1.21 C Lifted Index: -3.45 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.47 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.36 C Showalter Index: -4.97 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.39 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.34 C Cross Totals Index: 26.05 C K Index: 36.83 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 462.32 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.10 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 786.79 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 39.67 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.58 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.10 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 953.60 mb = 501.35 m = 1644.83 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 938.60 mb = 638.13 m = 2093.57 ft Equ Level (EL): 868.60 mb = 1302.20 m = 4272.27 ft B at Equ Level: 24.26 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 158.60 mb = 13730.15 m = 45045.89 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 236.9 at 44.8 knts Storm direction: 266.9 at 33.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.5 neg: 3.6 tot: 9.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 113.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 396.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 396.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 132.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.92 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.2 stream: 9.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.76 Bulk Rich Number: 4.92 Bulk Shear: 159.80 m/s