MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F023.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F023.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 23 hour NAM valid 23Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 32.47,-93.46 Latitude: 32.47 Longitude: -93.46 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1002 58 23.3 21.3 89 1.9 21.9 138 8 296.2 299.1 295.0 342.8 16.15 1 1000 79 23.3 21.2 88 2.1 21.9 137 8 296.5 299.4 295.0 342.9 16.09 2 950 526 20.5 19.7 95 0.8 19.9 151 13 297.9 300.7 294.9 342.5 15.36 3 900 993 18.4 17.8 96 0.6 18.0 203 14 300.5 303.1 295.0 342.8 14.43 4 850 1482 16.1 15.9 99 0.1 16.0 211 21 303.0 305.5 295.1 343.1 13.52 5 800 1996 13.0 12.8 99 0.2 12.9 211 22 305.0 307.2 294.3 340.1 11.73 6 750 2538 11.0 10.9 100 0.1 11.0 213 32 308.5 310.6 294.8 342.0 11.02 7 700 3111 7.6 3.1 73 4.5 5.1 220 35 310.9 312.2 292.3 332.1 6.86 8 650 3719 4.9 -2.4 59 7.4 1.1 220 42 314.5 315.5 291.7 330.1 4.92 9 600 4367 0.8 -3.9 71 4.7 -1.5 223 48 317.1 318.0 292.4 332.4 4.79 10 550 5060 -4.3 -6.6 84 2.4 -5.4 233 54 319.0 319.8 292.4 332.7 4.23 11 500 5804 -9.4 -11.0 88 1.6 -10.1 242 56 321.6 322.2 292.4 332.5 3.30 12 450 6612 -12.9 -13.2 98 0.2 -13.0 238 53 327.0 327.6 293.7 337.4 3.08 13 400 7499 -19.7 -24.5 65 4.9 -20.9 233 55 329.4 329.7 292.8 334.1 1.31 14 350 8477 -26.4 -33.6 51 7.2 -27.7 235 53 333.1 333.2 293.2 335.5 0.64 15 300 9573 -34.8 -43.5 41 8.7 -35.7 232 50 336.3 336.4 293.7 337.4 0.27 16 250 10820 -42.9 -46.5 68 3.5 -43.2 233 61 342.2 342.3 295.1 343.2 0.24 17 200 12293 -52.3 -62.1 30 9.8 -52.5 249 74 350.0 350.0 296.7 350.2 0.05 18 150 14103 -63.4 -79.4 10 16.0 -63.5 262 67 360.9 360.9 298.9 360.9 0.00 19 100 16543 -71.8 -84.9 12 13.1 -71.9 251 34 389.0 389.0 303.6 389.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5725.08 m Freezing level: 592.03 mb = 4477.63 m = 14690.21 ft Wetbulb zero: 628.51 mb = 3991.33 m = 13094.76 ft Precipitable water: 2.06 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 84.90 % Est. max temperature: 29.93 C = 85.87 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 974.99 mb = 299.57 m = 982.83 ft T: 21.90 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.30 C/km ThetaE index: 11.85 C Layer 700.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 916.41 mb = 836.57 m = 2744.63 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.34 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.69 C = 80.05 F Cap Strength: 0.45 C Lifted Index: -3.72 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.29 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.94 C Showalter Index: -3.84 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.79 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.47 C Cross Totals Index: 25.32 C K Index: 36.95 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 416.37 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.16 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 689.28 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 37.13 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 10.31 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.46 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 936.89 mb = 645.68 m = 2118.36 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 831.89 mb = 1664.33 m = 5460.34 ft Equ Level (EL): 251.89 mb = 10768.92 m = 35330.69 ft B at Equ Level: 684.41 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 151.89 mb = 14024.65 m = 46012.08 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 223.0 at 35.2 knts Storm direction: 253.0 at 26.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 83.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 184.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 184.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 61.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.79 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.8 stream: 5.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.51 Bulk Rich Number: 4.40 Bulk Shear: 156.68 m/s