MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F033.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F033.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 33 hour NAM valid 3Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 31.36,-93.97 Latitude: 31.36 Longitude: -93.97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 79 SFC 998 97 24.5 23.2 92 1.3 23.6 162 13 297.9 301.2 296.8 350.8 18.23 2 950 528 21.6 21.6 100 -0.0 21.6 179 31 299.1 302.2 296.5 349.7 17.35 3 900 997 19.7 19.8 100 -0.0 19.8 200 34 301.8 304.8 296.6 350.0 16.32 4 850 1489 17.0 16.3 95 0.8 16.5 232 36 304.0 306.5 295.5 345.1 13.81 5 800 2006 15.2 11.3 78 3.9 12.7 249 39 307.3 309.3 294.1 339.2 10.55 6 750 2550 11.7 9.3 85 2.4 10.2 253 39 309.3 311.2 294.1 339.4 9.87 7 700 3123 6.4 5.1 91 1.4 5.6 260 43 309.6 311.1 292.7 333.8 7.88 8 650 3728 3.6 1.8 88 1.8 2.6 258 43 313.0 314.3 292.8 334.0 6.72 9 600 4374 -0.4 -9.8 49 9.4 -4.4 254 44 315.7 316.3 290.4 325.5 3.03 10 550 5065 -3.7 -22.2 22 18.5 -9.5 253 47 319.7 319.9 289.9 323.7 1.17 11 500 5812 -7.2 -41.7 4 34.5 -13.7 257 51 324.3 324.3 290.3 325.0 0.20 12 450 6625 -12.0 -52.3 2 40.3 -17.6 261 55 328.2 328.2 291.3 328.4 0.07 13 400 7515 -17.8 -56.1 2 38.2 -22.1 265 57 331.8 331.8 292.3 332.0 0.05 14 350 8499 -24.7 -58.2 3 33.5 -27.6 273 60 335.4 335.5 293.2 335.6 0.04 15 300 9603 -32.7 -45.5 27 12.8 -34.0 274 67 339.3 339.3 294.4 340.2 0.22 16 250 10865 -40.7 -49.0 40 8.3 -41.3 278 63 345.5 345.5 295.8 346.2 0.18 17 200 12345 -51.6 -69.5 10 18.0 -52.0 283 66 351.1 351.1 296.9 351.2 0.02 18 150 14146 -66.6 -77.2 21 10.5 -66.7 271 58 355.3 355.3 297.8 355.3 0.01 19 100 16554 -70.9 -86.8 8 15.9 -71.0 245 42 390.7 390.7 303.9 390.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5733.20 m Freezing level: 604.72 mb = 4313.19 m = 14150.72 ft Wetbulb zero: 631.37 mb = 3962.55 m = 13000.32 ft Precipitable water: 1.89 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 70.62 % Est. max temperature: 30.77 C = 87.39 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 979.15 mb = 263.38 m = 864.10 ft T: 23.39 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.06 C/km ThetaE index: 10.79 C Layer 850.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 948.83 mb = 538.46 m = 1766.58 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.27 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.81 C = 78.46 F Cap Strength: -0.09 C Lifted Index: -4.27 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.35 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -4.19 C Showalter Index: -2.39 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 47.63 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.19 C Cross Totals Index: 23.44 C K Index: 39.09 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 397.12 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.89 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1424.90 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 53.38 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.00 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 943.44 mb = 587.88 m = 1928.73 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 938.44 mb = 634.01 m = 2080.07 ft Equ Level (EL): 208.44 mb = 12071.16 m = 39603.08 ft B at Equ Level: 1418.02 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 246.2 at 40.8 knts Storm direction: 276.2 at 30.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 112.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 521.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 521.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 173.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.82 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.2 stream: 10.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 4.36 Bulk Rich Number: 6.79 Bulk Shear: 209.84 m/s