MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F028.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F028.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 28 hour NAM valid 22Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 32.37,-93.43 Latitude: 32.37 Longitude: -93.43 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1003 50 25.7 21.2 76 4.5 22.5 184 8 298.6 301.5 295.5 345.0 15.95 1 1000 78 25.7 20.5 73 5.2 22.0 187 9 298.8 301.6 295.1 343.5 15.36 2 950 527 21.5 19.4 88 2.1 20.1 184 13 299.0 301.8 295.0 343.1 15.10 3 900 995 17.9 17.9 100 -0.0 17.9 195 15 300.0 302.6 294.9 342.4 14.52 4 850 1483 15.7 15.1 96 0.6 15.3 224 23 302.6 304.9 294.4 340.6 12.83 5 800 1999 14.4 2.8 45 11.6 8.0 222 22 306.6 307.6 290.1 324.5 5.86 6 750 2539 9.6 7.5 87 2.1 8.4 216 28 307.0 308.7 292.7 333.5 8.73 7 700 3111 9.6 -1.6 46 11.2 3.8 220 31 313.1 314.1 291.3 328.5 4.88 8 650 3722 5.0 -6.8 42 11.9 -0.5 225 31 314.6 315.3 290.6 326.0 3.52 9 600 4368 -0.2 -7.9 56 7.7 -3.6 221 31 315.9 316.6 290.9 327.3 3.52 10 550 5060 -3.8 -14.0 45 10.3 -7.7 225 37 319.6 320.1 291.0 327.4 2.35 11 500 5805 -8.4 -27.4 20 19.0 -13.3 232 46 322.8 323.0 290.5 325.7 0.81 12 450 6617 -12.3 -25.9 31 13.5 -16.0 243 56 327.8 328.0 292.1 331.5 1.03 13 400 7505 -19.2 -33.7 27 14.5 -22.0 239 61 330.1 330.2 292.3 332.1 0.56 14 350 8480 -27.6 -31.9 67 4.3 -28.3 241 63 331.6 331.7 292.9 334.4 0.76 15 300 9576 -34.2 -37.0 75 2.8 -34.6 245 57 337.2 337.3 294.1 339.2 0.53 16 250 10828 -43.3 -46.8 68 3.5 -43.5 256 69 341.7 341.8 295.0 342.6 0.23 17 200 12301 -51.5 -68.1 12 16.7 -51.8 263 70 351.3 351.3 296.9 351.4 0.02 18 150 14117 -63.9 -77.2 15 13.4 -64.0 259 53 360.0 360.0 298.7 360.1 0.01 19 100 16542 -72.5 -86.0 11 13.4 -72.6 250 34 387.6 387.6 303.4 387.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5726.92 m Freezing level: 601.45 mb = 4349.34 m = 14269.32 ft Wetbulb zero: 655.93 mb = 3646.98 m = 11965.00 ft Precipitable water: 1.66 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 61.49 % Est. max temperature: 29.54 C = 85.17 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 939.11 mb = 627.13 m = 2057.49 ft T: 20.76 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.68 C/km ThetaE index: 20.50 C Layer 1000.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 910.55 mb = 893.99 m = 2933.00 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.05 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.90 C = 80.42 F Cap Strength: 0.98 C Lifted Index: -2.83 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.93 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.98 C Showalter Index: -1.84 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.59 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.07 C Cross Totals Index: 23.52 C K Index: 28.04 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 316.28 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.91 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 686.63 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 37.06 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.17 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.93 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 918.72 mb = 816.73 m = 2679.53 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 903.72 mb = 958.98 m = 3146.23 ft Equ Level (EL): 823.72 mb = 1750.06 m = 5741.60 ft B at Equ Level: 8.78 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 153.72 mb = 13961.93 m = 45806.30 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 221.1 at 28.5 knts Storm direction: 251.1 at 21.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.5 neg: 1.1 tot: 4.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 85.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 103.0 neg: -2.4 tot: 100.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 33.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.74 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.4 stream: 4.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.33 Bulk Rich Number: 12.25 Bulk Shear: 56.04 m/s