MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F025.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F025.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 25 hour NAM valid 1Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 31.56,-92.17 Latitude: 31.56 Longitude: -92.17 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1006 35 24.0 23.6 97 0.5 23.7 132 6 296.7 300.0 296.7 350.1 18.49 1 1000 84 23.8 23.4 98 0.4 23.5 135 7 296.9 300.3 296.7 350.3 18.43 2 950 534 21.7 20.6 94 1.1 20.9 171 28 299.2 302.2 295.9 346.8 16.31 3 900 1002 18.5 15.7 84 2.8 16.6 186 33 300.5 302.8 293.7 337.3 12.54 4 850 1491 15.8 13.8 88 2.1 14.5 196 35 302.7 304.9 293.7 337.5 11.73 5 800 2006 14.0 12.7 92 1.3 13.1 201 36 306.1 308.2 294.6 340.9 11.61 6 750 2549 10.9 10.5 97 0.4 10.6 213 40 308.4 310.4 294.6 340.9 10.70 7 700 3123 7.7 7.5 99 0.1 7.6 217 42 311.0 312.8 294.3 339.8 9.37 8 650 3731 3.8 1.2 83 2.6 2.4 221 45 313.2 314.4 292.6 333.3 6.42 9 600 4375 -1.0 -2.2 91 1.3 -1.6 223 44 315.0 316.0 292.3 332.1 5.41 10 550 5067 -4.8 -5.1 98 0.2 -5.0 227 41 318.4 319.3 292.7 333.8 4.78 11 500 5811 -8.4 -8.4 100 0.0 -8.4 230 34 322.8 323.6 293.4 336.2 4.06 12 450 6625 -10.7 -10.8 100 0.0 -10.8 241 28 329.7 330.5 294.9 342.5 3.75 13 400 7522 -16.6 -16.6 100 0.0 -16.6 249 34 333.4 333.9 294.9 342.5 2.61 14 350 8513 -22.8 -23.0 98 0.2 -22.9 256 46 338.0 338.3 295.3 344.2 1.72 15 300 9626 -31.6 -31.9 97 0.3 -31.6 259 60 340.9 341.1 295.3 344.2 0.88 16 250 10885 -42.7 -45.4 74 2.8 -42.9 262 53 342.6 342.7 295.2 343.7 0.26 17 200 12350 -53.5 -60.6 42 7.1 -53.7 271 63 348.0 348.1 296.3 348.3 0.05 18 150 14153 -63.9 -79.2 11 15.2 -64.0 260 58 359.9 359.9 298.7 360.0 0.01 19 100 16579 -73.4 -86.2 12 12.8 -73.4 236 29 385.9 385.9 303.2 386.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5726.71 m Freezing level: 610.23 mb = 4243.54 m = 13922.22 ft Wetbulb zero: 620.34 mb = 4107.07 m = 13474.49 ft Precipitable water: 2.24 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 92.81 % Est. max temperature: 29.82 C = 85.67 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 999.16 mb = 91.60 m = 300.52 ft T: 23.74 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.98 C/km ThetaE index: 12.92 C Layer 950.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 924.61 mb = 768.36 m = 2520.82 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.18 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.21 C = 80.98 F Cap Strength: 0.68 C Lifted Index: -3.96 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.94 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.77 C Showalter Index: -0.56 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.39 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.22 C Cross Totals Index: 22.17 C K Index: 37.85 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 365.00 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.34 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 741.49 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 38.51 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4.45 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.68 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 939.69 mb = 628.50 m = 2062.00 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 904.69 mb = 956.69 m = 3138.71 ft Equ Level (EL): 224.69 mb = 11586.02 m = 38011.41 ft B at Equ Level: 739.31 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 134.69 mb = 14797.10 m = 48546.34 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 212.9 at 37.1 knts Storm direction: 242.9 at 27.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 105.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 404.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 404.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 134.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.95 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.5 stream: 9.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.59 Bulk Rich Number: 6.49 Bulk Shear: 114.28 m/s