MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F024.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F024.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 24 hour NAM valid 0Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 32.44,-93.64 Latitude: 32.44 Longitude: -93.64 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 48 21.9 21.9 100 0.0 21.9 157 2 294.8 297.7 294.9 342.5 16.66 1 1000 77 21.9 21.8 100 0.1 21.9 155 2 295.0 298.0 295.0 342.8 16.67 2 950 522 20.0 17.9 87 2.2 18.6 220 20 297.5 300.0 293.6 337.1 13.68 3 900 990 19.3 19.2 99 0.2 19.2 209 30 301.4 304.3 296.1 347.7 15.70 4 850 1482 16.6 15.7 94 0.9 16.0 221 28 303.5 306.0 295.0 343.0 13.29 5 800 1997 13.9 12.1 89 1.7 12.7 229 26 305.9 308.0 294.2 339.5 11.17 6 750 2539 10.7 9.7 93 1.1 10.0 223 30 308.2 310.1 294.0 338.9 10.10 7 700 3112 7.4 7.3 99 0.1 7.3 227 27 310.7 312.4 294.0 338.9 9.21 8 650 3719 3.4 3.2 98 0.2 3.3 221 29 312.9 314.3 293.3 336.0 7.44 9 600 4366 0.7 0.3 98 0.3 0.5 210 29 316.9 318.2 293.7 337.7 6.56 10 550 5060 -3.5 -4.0 97 0.5 -3.7 230 29 319.9 320.9 293.5 336.7 5.19 11 500 5806 -9.2 -13.2 73 4.0 -10.8 229 28 321.8 322.3 292.0 331.0 2.77 12 450 6611 -15.3 -17.9 81 2.6 -16.2 214 34 324.0 324.4 292.0 331.0 2.08 13 400 7494 -19.5 -20.5 92 0.9 -19.8 216 47 329.6 330.0 293.3 336.1 1.87 14 350 8472 -25.9 -29.2 74 3.3 -26.5 231 58 333.9 334.1 293.7 337.5 0.98 15 300 9570 -33.9 -37.1 73 3.2 -34.4 236 60 337.5 337.6 294.2 339.5 0.53 16 250 10825 -42.5 -45.9 69 3.4 -42.7 239 55 342.9 343.0 295.3 344.0 0.25 17 200 12297 -52.5 -56.2 64 3.7 -52.6 252 68 349.7 349.7 296.7 350.1 0.09 18 150 14112 -63.1 -81.9 6 18.8 -63.2 258 62 361.4 361.4 299.0 361.4 0.00 19 100 16556 -72.5 -86.1 11 13.6 -72.5 239 32 387.7 387.7 303.5 387.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5728.78 m Freezing level: 591.77 mb = 4480.15 m = 14698.48 ft Wetbulb zero: 594.21 mb = 4443.20 m = 14577.27 ft Precipitable water: 2.18 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 93.99 % Est. max temperature: 30.53 C = 86.96 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 1003.21 mb = 49.70 m = 163.06 ft T: 21.90 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.17 C/km ThetaE index: 8.78 C Layer 850.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 874.22 mb = 1240.24 m = 4068.98 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.96 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.66 C = 85.38 F Cap Strength: 1.75 C Lifted Index: -2.93 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.50 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.61 C Showalter Index: -3.67 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.75 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.83 C Cross Totals Index: 24.91 C K Index: 41.43 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 351.04 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.43 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 503.56 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 31.74 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 61.08 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.73 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 937.38 mb = 638.25 m = 2093.98 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 742.38 mb = 2624.18 m = 8609.42 ft Equ Level (EL): 282.38 mb = 9986.61 m = 32764.08 ft B at Equ Level: 500.58 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 182.38 mb = 12878.91 m = 42253.13 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 221.7 at 26.8 knts Storm direction: 251.7 at 20.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.1 neg: 2.5 tot: 5.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 106.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 128.7 neg: -1.1 tot: 127.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 42.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.59 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.6 stream: 5.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.40 Bulk Rich Number: 14.84 Bulk Shear: 33.93 m/s