MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F018.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F018.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 18 hour NAM valid 18Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 30.37,-93.10 Latitude: 30.37 Longitude: -93.10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1011 3 27.7 23.5 78 4.3 24.6 153 8 300.0 303.3 297.4 353.6 18.30 1 1000 96 26.2 22.9 82 3.3 23.8 154 9 299.3 302.6 297.0 351.4 17.84 2 950 548 21.7 21.8 100 -0.0 21.8 157 12 299.2 302.4 296.7 350.4 17.52 3 900 1017 19.1 18.2 94 0.9 18.5 176 23 301.2 303.9 295.4 344.7 14.78 4 850 1508 17.2 16.6 96 0.6 16.8 184 18 304.2 306.8 295.8 346.2 14.12 5 800 2024 14.7 12.1 84 2.7 13.0 196 13 306.9 308.9 294.4 340.4 11.14 6 750 2569 11.7 8.4 80 3.3 9.6 220 17 309.2 311.0 293.7 337.5 9.25 7 700 3143 9.6 -1.2 47 10.8 3.9 214 12 313.1 314.1 291.4 329.0 5.02 8 650 3754 6.2 -12.9 24 19.0 -1.7 208 12 315.9 316.3 289.7 323.1 2.19 9 600 4404 1.7 -16.3 25 18.0 -5.0 211 19 318.1 318.4 290.0 324.1 1.78 10 550 5098 -2.5 -27.6 13 25.0 -9.5 221 17 321.1 321.2 289.9 323.6 0.72 11 500 5848 -6.8 -28.7 16 22.0 -12.5 242 21 324.8 324.9 291.0 327.4 0.71 12 450 6660 -11.3 -47.7 3 36.4 -17.0 234 28 329.0 329.1 291.6 329.5 0.11 13 400 7553 -17.5 -56.1 2 38.6 -21.8 245 30 332.3 332.3 292.4 332.5 0.05 14 350 8537 -25.0 -50.8 7 25.8 -27.8 247 31 335.0 335.0 293.2 335.4 0.10 15 300 9635 -34.2 -55.3 10 21.1 -35.7 254 37 337.1 337.1 293.7 337.4 0.07 16 250 10884 -43.8 -62.1 11 18.3 -44.5 254 47 341.0 341.0 294.6 341.2 0.04 17 200 12354 -52.5 -72.1 8 19.7 -52.8 255 51 349.7 349.7 296.6 349.8 0.01 18 150 14159 -64.7 -78.9 13 14.2 -64.8 257 45 358.5 358.5 298.4 358.6 0.01 19 100 16569 -74.3 -86.1 15 11.7 -74.4 270 25 384.1 384.1 302.9 384.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5751.46 m Freezing level: 580.11 mb = 4679.88 m = 15353.76 ft Wetbulb zero: 664.93 mb = 3566.88 m = 11702.22 ft Precipitable water: 1.78 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 55.36 % Est. max temperature: 31.30 C = 88.34 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 950.30 mb = 544.98 m = 1787.96 ft T: 21.76 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.06 C/km ThetaE index: 23.08 C Layer 800.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 943.16 mb = 610.35 m = 2002.42 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.21 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.26 C = 81.07 F Cap Strength: -0.07 C Lifted Index: -3.79 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.88 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.98 C Showalter Index: -2.45 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 47.34 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.97 C Cross Totals Index: 23.36 C K Index: 29.80 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 387.75 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.67 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1442.35 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 53.71 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.10 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.36 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 942.05 mb = 620.62 m = 2036.13 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 937.05 mb = 666.76 m = 2187.51 ft Equ Level (EL): 197.05 mb = 12447.64 m = 40838.22 ft B at Equ Level: 1435.98 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 107.05 mb = 16163.92 m = 53030.58 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 205.3 at 16.0 knts Storm direction: 235.3 at 12.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.6 neg: 0.7 tot: 3.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 58.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 81.1 neg: -10.8 tot: 70.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 23.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.43 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.6 stream: 2.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.61 Bulk Rich Number: 71.77 Bulk Shear: 20.10 m/s