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: 31.46,-93.91 Latitude: 31.46 Longitude: -93.91 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 67 SFC 996 104 24.0 23.7 98 0.3 23.8 79 15 297.5 300.9 297.1 352.0 18.79 2 950 516 21.8 21.9 100 -0.0 21.9 116 25 299.3 302.6 296.8 350.8 17.64 3 900 985 19.3 19.3 100 -0.0 19.3 156 32 301.4 304.3 296.2 347.9 15.83 4 850 1477 17.4 17.4 100 -0.0 17.4 167 32 304.4 307.1 296.4 348.7 14.89 5 800 1993 14.4 14.4 100 -0.0 14.4 188 32 306.5 309.0 295.7 345.7 13.03 6 750 2537 11.4 11.4 100 0.1 11.4 206 35 309.0 311.1 295.1 343.5 11.36 7 700 3111 7.2 6.8 98 0.4 6.9 221 44 310.4 312.1 293.7 337.7 8.89 8 650 3717 3.0 2.6 98 0.3 2.8 228 48 312.3 313.7 292.9 334.5 7.14 9 600 4362 -0.4 -0.9 97 0.5 -0.7 233 51 315.7 316.8 293.0 334.6 6.00 10 550 5052 -5.6 -11.7 62 6.1 -8.0 239 54 317.4 318.0 290.8 326.8 2.84 11 500 5793 -9.2 -13.6 70 4.4 -10.9 246 56 321.8 322.4 291.9 330.8 2.68 12 450 6602 -13.3 -16.1 79 2.8 -14.3 250 62 326.5 327.0 293.0 334.8 2.42 13 400 7491 -17.4 -18.8 89 1.4 -17.9 254 65 332.3 332.8 294.3 339.9 2.16 14 350 8482 -22.0 -22.3 98 0.3 -22.1 261 68 339.1 339.5 295.7 345.8 1.83 15 300 9601 -28.8 -29.1 98 0.3 -28.9 267 70 344.8 345.0 296.4 349.1 1.15 16 250 10881 -38.6 -40.2 85 1.6 -38.8 273 72 348.7 348.8 296.7 350.5 0.46 17 200 12372 -50.6 -54.4 64 3.8 -50.8 280 74 352.6 352.7 297.3 353.1 0.12 18 150 14181 -65.2 -69.7 54 4.5 -65.3 279 72 357.7 357.7 298.2 357.8 0.02 19 100 16613 -69.6 -85.2 8 15.7 -69.6 245 34 393.3 393.3 304.3 393.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5726.17 m Freezing level: 605.99 mb = 4284.87 m = 14057.81 ft Wetbulb zero: 609.54 mb = 4234.98 m = 13894.12 ft Precipitable water: 2.29 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 91.96 % Est. max temperature: 31.03 C = 87.86 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 991.58 mb = 140.96 m = 462.46 ft T: 23.78 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.09 C/km ThetaE index: 14.23 C Layer 800.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 943.75 mb = 572.84 m = 1879.38 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.35 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.07 C = 78.93 F Cap Strength: 0.01 C Lifted Index: -6.33 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.59 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.52 C Showalter Index: -5.77 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.19 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.59 C Cross Totals Index: 26.60 C K Index: 43.64 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 561.19 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.64 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1221.17 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 49.42 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.01 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 944.82 mb = 563.01 m = 1847.12 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 939.82 mb = 609.06 m = 1998.22 ft Equ Level (EL): 259.82 mb = 10610.77 m = 34811.81 ft B at Equ Level: 1220.78 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 109.82 mb = 16050.97 m = 52660.02 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 217.9 at 42.0 knts Storm direction: 247.9 at 31.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 9.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 9.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 107.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 713.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 713.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 237.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.84 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.7 stream: 11.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 4.49 Bulk Rich Number: 3.25 Bulk Shear: 375.68 m/s