MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F026.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F026.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 26 hour NAM valid 2Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 31.07,-93.85 Latitude: 31.07 Longitude: -93.85 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 91 SFC 994 144 24.1 23.3 96 0.8 23.5 143 3 297.7 301.1 296.9 351.3 18.44 2 950 540 21.8 21.8 100 -0.0 21.8 178 20 299.3 302.5 296.7 350.5 17.54 3 900 1009 18.5 18.5 100 -0.0 18.5 199 26 300.6 303.3 295.5 344.8 15.09 4 850 1500 16.9 16.9 100 -0.0 16.9 202 22 303.9 306.5 295.9 346.7 14.41 5 800 2015 14.1 13.8 98 0.3 13.9 216 25 306.2 308.5 295.2 343.7 12.48 6 750 2558 10.8 10.6 99 0.2 10.6 225 32 308.3 310.3 294.5 340.9 10.74 7 700 3131 7.4 4.7 83 2.7 5.8 234 38 310.7 312.1 292.9 334.4 7.69 8 650 3737 3.2 -0.2 78 3.5 1.4 241 39 312.6 313.7 291.9 330.8 5.79 9 600 4382 0.1 -4.1 73 4.2 -1.9 246 37 316.3 317.2 292.1 331.4 4.72 10 550 5076 -3.2 -7.4 73 4.2 -5.1 250 37 320.3 321.1 292.6 333.3 3.99 11 500 5825 -6.8 -9.0 84 2.3 -7.8 258 42 324.8 325.6 293.7 337.7 3.86 12 450 6640 -11.9 -14.0 84 2.1 -12.7 268 46 328.3 328.8 293.9 338.1 2.88 13 400 7532 -18.0 -19.3 89 1.3 -18.4 271 44 331.6 332.1 294.0 338.9 2.08 14 350 8514 -25.3 -27.7 80 2.4 -25.9 266 41 334.6 334.8 294.0 338.7 1.12 15 300 9615 -33.3 -36.2 75 2.9 -33.7 259 36 338.5 338.6 294.5 340.7 0.58 16 250 10874 -42.1 -45.4 70 3.3 -42.4 263 54 343.4 343.5 295.4 344.5 0.26 17 200 12345 -52.3 -64.6 21 12.3 -52.6 268 63 350.0 350.0 296.7 350.1 0.03 18 150 14154 -64.3 -78.0 14 13.7 -64.4 268 52 359.3 359.3 298.5 359.3 0.01 19 100 16576 -72.0 -86.1 10 14.1 -72.1 239 29 388.5 388.5 303.6 388.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5733.84 m Freezing level: 597.94 mb = 4410.81 m = 14470.97 ft Wetbulb zero: 628.65 mb = 4006.08 m = 13143.15 ft Precipitable water: 2.18 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 87.30 % Est. max temperature: 30.45 C = 86.81 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 983.58 mb = 236.31 m = 775.29 ft T: 23.53 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.26 C/km ThetaE index: 15.92 C Layer 800.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 939.26 mb = 638.72 m = 2095.52 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.95 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.88 C = 78.58 F Cap Strength: 0.10 C Lifted Index: -3.43 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.32 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.86 C Showalter Index: -2.61 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 47.33 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.66 C Cross Totals Index: 23.67 C K Index: 37.89 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 416.92 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.92 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1367.17 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 52.29 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.10 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 942.06 mb = 612.88 m = 2010.73 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 937.06 mb = 658.99 m = 2162.01 ft Equ Level (EL): 207.06 mb = 12116.01 m = 39750.21 ft B at Equ Level: 1360.44 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 107.06 mb = 16168.26 m = 53044.82 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 234.7 at 32.2 knts Storm direction: 264.7 at 24.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 107.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 329.1 neg: -17.7 tot: 311.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 103.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.83 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.6 stream: 8.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.14 Bulk Rich Number: 13.46 Bulk Shear: 101.60 m/s