MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F027.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F027.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 27 hour NAM valid 3Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 30.76,-93.8 Latitude: 30.76 Longitude: -93.80 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1005 50 24.6 24.1 97 0.5 24.3 52 4 297.4 300.9 297.3 352.9 19.13 1 1000 90 24.3 24.0 98 0.4 24.0 56 4 297.5 300.9 297.2 352.7 19.05 2 950 540 22.1 22.2 100 -0.0 22.2 183 10 299.6 302.9 297.1 352.2 17.97 3 900 1010 19.4 19.2 98 0.3 19.3 214 8 301.5 304.4 296.1 347.9 15.72 4 850 1501 17.0 15.8 93 1.2 16.2 234 8 303.9 306.4 295.2 343.7 13.39 5 800 2016 14.1 11.8 86 2.3 12.6 240 14 306.2 308.2 294.1 339.0 10.92 6 750 2560 11.2 9.3 88 1.9 10.0 244 24 308.8 310.6 294.0 338.8 9.87 7 700 3133 7.8 4.4 79 3.4 5.8 248 30 311.1 312.5 292.9 334.3 7.52 8 650 3742 5.0 -3.4 54 8.5 0.8 253 37 314.6 315.5 291.5 329.2 4.57 9 600 4390 0.7 -15.2 29 15.9 -5.3 253 42 316.9 317.3 289.8 323.4 1.95 10 550 5081 -4.2 -21.7 24 17.4 -9.6 263 39 319.1 319.3 289.8 323.3 1.23 11 500 5826 -7.8 -41.7 5 33.9 -14.1 266 39 323.5 323.5 290.0 324.2 0.20 12 450 6636 -12.6 -47.7 4 35.2 -17.8 257 41 327.4 327.5 291.1 327.9 0.11 13 400 7525 -18.5 -47.3 6 28.8 -22.4 250 47 330.9 331.0 292.1 331.5 0.13 14 350 8506 -25.4 -41.9 20 16.6 -27.6 251 50 334.5 334.6 293.2 335.6 0.27 15 300 9605 -33.8 -38.3 64 4.5 -34.4 255 61 337.7 337.8 294.2 339.5 0.47 16 250 10863 -40.7 -44.1 70 3.3 -41.1 266 62 345.5 345.6 295.9 346.7 0.31 17 200 12345 -52.0 -55.7 64 3.8 -52.1 265 64 350.5 350.5 296.8 350.9 0.10 18 150 14152 -64.2 -75.3 20 11.1 -64.3 257 52 359.5 359.5 298.6 359.5 0.01 19 100 16581 -72.4 -86.4 10 14.0 -72.5 248 29 387.8 387.8 303.5 387.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5735.97 m Freezing level: 593.12 mb = 4484.88 m = 14713.99 ft Wetbulb zero: 643.59 mb = 3822.50 m = 12540.85 ft Precipitable water: 1.89 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 64.70 % Est. max temperature: 30.93 C = 87.68 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 997.29 mb = 113.87 m = 373.57 ft T: 24.20 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.79 C/km ThetaE index: 29.56 C Layer 1000.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 947.46 mb = 563.17 m = 1847.63 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.80 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.98 C = 80.56 F Cap Strength: 0.12 C Lifted Index: -5.42 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.24 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.21 C Showalter Index: -2.52 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 48.40 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.79 C Cross Totals Index: 23.61 C K Index: 37.21 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 243.71 Risk: None Energy Index: -3.77 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1786.30 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 59.77 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.14 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.12 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 952.29 mb = 518.79 m = 1702.04 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 937.29 mb = 656.91 m = 2155.21 ft Equ Level (EL): 197.29 mb = 12430.23 m = 40781.11 ft B at Equ Level: 1785.44 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 252.2 at 26.3 knts Storm direction: 282.2 at 19.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 111.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 176.7 neg: -5.6 tot: 171.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 57.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.73 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.0 stream: 5.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.38 Bulk Rich Number: 17.47 Bulk Shear: 102.27 m/s