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: 32.64,-91.78 Latitude: 32.64 Longitude: -91.78 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1007 23 22.8 22.8 100 0.0 22.8 28 3 295.4 298.6 295.7 346.1 17.64 1 1000 82 22.4 22.5 100 -0.0 22.5 37 3 295.6 298.7 295.6 345.6 17.38 2 950 528 20.0 20.0 100 -0.0 20.1 194 10 297.5 300.3 295.0 343.0 15.71 3 900 995 17.7 17.7 100 -0.0 17.7 205 21 299.8 302.4 294.7 341.6 14.33 4 850 1484 16.4 16.4 100 -0.0 16.4 194 30 303.3 305.9 295.4 344.6 13.93 5 800 1999 13.4 13.4 100 -0.0 13.4 205 39 305.4 307.7 294.7 341.8 12.15 6 750 2541 10.0 10.0 100 -0.0 10.0 215 48 307.4 309.3 294.0 338.6 10.32 7 700 3111 5.3 5.1 99 0.2 5.1 220 50 308.3 309.8 292.3 332.3 7.88 8 650 3714 2.9 1.7 91 1.2 2.2 225 53 312.3 313.5 292.5 333.0 6.66 9 600 4361 0.5 -0.2 95 0.7 0.2 229 61 316.8 318.0 293.5 336.8 6.32 10 550 5055 -3.6 -5.3 88 1.7 -4.4 228 61 319.8 320.7 293.0 334.9 4.68 11 500 5802 -8.2 -12.2 73 4.0 -9.8 230 61 323.0 323.6 292.6 333.1 3.01 12 450 6611 -13.2 -18.9 62 5.7 -15.1 236 61 326.6 327.0 292.6 333.2 1.91 13 400 7501 -17.7 -21.9 70 4.1 -18.9 242 59 332.0 332.3 293.8 337.8 1.66 14 350 8486 -24.3 -27.0 78 2.8 -24.9 245 56 336.0 336.3 294.4 340.4 1.19 15 300 9592 -32.6 -35.2 77 2.6 -33.0 245 52 339.5 339.6 294.8 341.9 0.64 16 250 10850 -42.7 -45.8 71 3.2 -42.9 252 45 342.6 342.7 295.2 343.6 0.25 17 200 12313 -54.7 -58.5 63 3.8 -54.8 256 44 346.1 346.1 295.8 346.4 0.07 18 150 14106 -64.6 -73.7 28 9.1 -64.7 247 67 358.8 358.8 298.5 358.9 0.01 19 100 16553 -72.0 -86.0 11 14.0 -72.1 251 37 388.6 388.6 303.6 388.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5719.87 m Freezing level: 593.48 mb = 4451.28 m = 14603.75 ft Wetbulb zero: 598.19 mb = 4384.82 m = 14385.71 ft Precipitable water: 2.21 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 94.99 % Est. max temperature: 30.25 C = 86.44 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 1007.14 mb = 23.04 m = 75.60 ft T: 22.82 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.01 C/km ThetaE index: 12.28 C Layer 800.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 959.38 mb = 442.88 m = 1452.99 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.97 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.56 C = 76.20 F Cap Strength: 0.25 C Lifted Index: -2.89 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.59 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.49 C Showalter Index: -3.25 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.19 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.59 C Cross Totals Index: 24.60 C K Index: 40.79 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 419.45 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.38 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 629.20 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 35.47 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.18 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 956.91 mb = 465.29 m = 1526.51 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 951.91 mb = 510.91 m = 1676.19 ft Equ Level (EL): 861.91 mb = 1364.81 m = 4477.68 ft B at Equ Level: 24.29 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 141.91 mb = 14440.46 m = 47376.27 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 221.2 at 44.2 knts Storm direction: 251.2 at 33.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.9 neg: 1.6 tot: 9.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 112.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 453.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 453.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 151.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.85 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.6 stream: 9.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.33 Bulk Rich Number: 2.95 Bulk Shear: 213.26 m/s