MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F028.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F028.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 28 hour NAM valid 4Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 32.59,-91.04 Latitude: 32.59 Longitude: -91.04 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 26 22.2 22.1 100 0.1 22.2 113 4 294.8 297.8 295.1 343.2 16.91 1 1000 83 21.9 21.9 100 -0.0 21.9 120 6 295.0 298.0 295.0 343.0 16.75 2 950 530 20.6 20.4 99 0.2 20.4 173 26 298.0 301.0 295.4 344.6 16.04 3 900 997 18.9 18.2 95 0.7 18.4 202 30 301.0 303.7 295.4 344.3 14.75 4 850 1488 16.3 15.7 96 0.6 15.9 212 40 303.3 305.7 295.0 342.8 13.32 5 800 2002 12.3 11.8 97 0.5 12.0 212 48 304.3 306.3 293.6 337.0 10.97 6 750 2540 8.6 8.1 97 0.4 8.3 215 53 305.9 307.6 292.6 333.3 9.09 7 700 3110 7.3 3.7 77 3.7 5.2 216 55 310.6 312.0 292.4 332.6 7.13 8 650 3716 3.0 1.9 92 1.2 2.4 218 59 312.4 313.7 292.6 333.4 6.76 9 600 4361 -0.4 -0.4 100 0.1 -0.4 222 60 315.7 316.9 293.1 335.2 6.18 10 550 5054 -3.4 -3.4 100 0.0 -3.4 222 56 320.1 321.1 293.7 337.6 5.43 11 500 5803 -6.9 -6.9 100 0.0 -7.0 222 51 324.6 325.5 294.2 339.6 4.55 12 450 6620 -11.1 -11.1 100 0.0 -11.1 224 45 329.3 330.0 294.7 341.6 3.63 13 400 7517 -16.2 -16.2 100 0.0 -16.2 228 42 334.0 334.5 295.1 343.5 2.71 14 350 8507 -24.4 -24.4 100 0.0 -24.4 234 42 335.9 336.2 294.7 341.4 1.52 15 300 9609 -33.6 -35.2 86 1.6 -33.8 240 42 338.0 338.2 294.4 340.4 0.64 16 250 10864 -42.6 -45.9 70 3.3 -42.9 243 40 342.7 342.8 295.2 343.7 0.25 17 200 12330 -54.6 -58.4 63 3.8 -54.7 238 40 346.3 346.3 295.8 346.6 0.07 18 150 14117 -62.8 -71.5 30 8.7 -62.9 253 73 361.9 361.9 299.1 362.0 0.02 19 100 16576 -72.4 -86.2 11 13.8 -72.5 255 43 387.8 387.8 303.5 387.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5720.52 m Freezing level: 605.73 mb = 4286.66 m = 14063.69 ft Wetbulb zero: 607.90 mb = 4255.14 m = 13960.26 ft Precipitable water: 2.24 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 95.42 % Est. max temperature: 30.38 C = 86.68 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 1006.24 mb = 29.20 m = 95.81 ft T: 22.17 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.30 C/km ThetaE index: 11.97 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 936.72 mb = 651.52 m = 2137.50 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.01 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.22 C = 79.20 F Cap Strength: 0.55 C Lifted Index: -1.78 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.95 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.58 C Showalter Index: -1.26 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.89 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.26 C Cross Totals Index: 22.63 C K Index: 35.30 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 366.94 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.78 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 610.44 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 34.94 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 11.01 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.53 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 952.70 mb = 505.02 m = 1656.88 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 847.70 mb = 1510.96 m = 4957.15 ft Equ Level (EL): 247.70 mb = 10924.55 m = 35841.25 ft B at Equ Level: 610.12 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 147.70 mb = 14211.18 m = 46624.03 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 215.6 at 47.6 knts Storm direction: 245.6 at 35.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.3 neg: 1.3 tot: 9.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 109.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 500.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 500.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 166.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.85 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.8 stream: 10.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.71 Bulk Rich Number: 2.78 Bulk Shear: 219.22 m/s