MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F029.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F029.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 29 hour NAM valid 23Z 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 21.1 76 4.6 22.4 172 7 298.6 301.4 295.4 344.7 15.88 1 1000 77 25.7 20.6 73 5.1 22.1 174 8 298.9 301.7 295.3 344.0 15.47 2 950 527 21.5 19.5 88 2.0 20.1 180 15 299.0 301.8 295.1 343.4 15.19 3 900 994 18.7 16.0 84 2.7 16.8 228 20 300.8 303.1 293.9 338.3 12.79 4 850 1485 17.5 13.7 78 3.8 15.0 229 23 304.5 306.6 294.1 339.2 11.65 5 800 2001 14.5 8.1 65 6.5 10.6 226 25 306.6 308.2 292.3 332.3 8.49 6 750 2544 10.7 8.6 87 2.1 9.4 225 32 308.2 310.0 293.5 336.7 9.39 7 700 3117 9.5 -1.6 46 11.1 3.7 229 34 313.0 313.9 291.2 328.3 4.86 8 650 3728 5.3 -6.0 44 11.3 -0.0 235 35 315.0 315.7 290.9 327.1 3.76 9 600 4375 -0.0 -8.3 53 8.3 -3.7 231 35 316.1 316.7 290.9 327.1 3.40 10 550 5066 -4.8 -11.6 59 6.9 -7.5 238 41 318.4 319.0 291.1 327.8 2.86 11 500 5809 -9.2 -25.4 26 16.2 -13.6 238 44 321.8 322.0 290.3 325.2 0.97 12 450 6615 -13.8 -23.0 46 9.2 -16.4 233 56 325.9 326.2 291.9 330.6 1.34 13 400 7501 -19.5 -21.9 81 2.4 -20.1 238 61 329.7 330.0 293.2 335.5 1.66 14 350 8478 -26.5 -28.6 83 2.0 -26.9 248 65 333.0 333.2 293.5 336.8 1.04 15 300 9574 -34.3 -37.2 76 2.8 -34.7 247 64 337.0 337.1 294.1 339.0 0.52 16 250 10823 -43.4 -53.4 32 10.0 -43.9 253 69 341.5 341.6 294.8 342.0 0.11 17 200 12298 -51.3 -76.8 3 25.5 -51.7 258 69 351.5 351.5 297.0 351.5 0.01 18 150 14113 -63.5 -80.0 9 16.4 -63.7 259 52 360.6 360.6 298.8 360.6 0.00 19 100 16536 -72.3 -85.7 12 13.4 -72.4 245 35 387.9 387.9 303.5 388.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5731.14 m Freezing level: 600.27 mb = 4371.32 m = 14341.42 ft Wetbulb zero: 650.52 mb = 3721.79 m = 12210.46 ft Precipitable water: 1.71 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 62.62 % Est. max temperature: 31.34 C = 88.42 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 938.40 mb = 633.31 m = 2077.76 ft T: 20.89 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.95 C/km ThetaE index: 9.67 C Layer 700.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 844.53 mb = 1540.08 m = 5052.69 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.73 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.81 C = 89.27 F Cap Strength: 1.64 C Lifted Index: -3.44 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.67 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.07 C Showalter Index: -2.09 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.60 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.71 C Cross Totals Index: 22.89 C K Index: 29.30 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 310.64 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.73 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 638.92 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 35.75 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 55.80 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.62 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 911.48 mb = 884.74 m = 2902.66 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 756.48 mb = 2471.52 m = 8108.57 ft Equ Level (EL): 726.48 mb = 2808.67 m = 9214.70 ft B at Equ Level: 7.50 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 696.48 mb = 3158.89 m = 10363.68 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 230.0 at 31.0 knts Storm direction: 260.0 at 23.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.8 neg: 1.5 tot: 5.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 89.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 143.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 143.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 47.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.74 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.5 stream: 4.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.44 Bulk Rich Number: 7.42 Bulk Shear: 86.14 m/s