MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F031.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F031.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 31 hour NAM valid 7Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 31.44,-91.2 Latitude: 31.44 Longitude: -91.20 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1002 65 23.4 22.8 96 0.6 23.0 183 10 296.4 299.6 296.1 347.4 17.69 1 1000 81 23.3 22.7 96 0.6 22.9 183 8 296.5 299.7 296.1 347.5 17.67 2 950 528 21.0 21.0 100 0.0 21.1 204 34 298.5 301.6 296.0 347.2 16.73 3 900 996 19.3 17.9 92 1.4 18.4 222 37 301.4 304.1 295.3 344.1 14.50 4 850 1487 16.2 16.1 99 0.1 16.1 229 33 303.1 305.7 295.2 343.6 13.65 5 800 2002 13.6 12.4 92 1.3 12.8 232 31 305.7 307.8 294.3 339.7 11.35 6 750 2544 10.7 8.7 87 2.0 9.5 242 35 308.2 310.0 293.5 336.9 9.43 7 700 3116 7.5 3.3 75 4.1 5.1 245 37 310.8 312.1 292.3 332.3 6.97 8 650 3725 4.3 1.0 79 3.3 2.5 250 41 313.9 315.1 292.7 333.7 6.34 9 600 4371 0.3 -7.6 55 7.9 -3.3 251 44 316.5 317.2 291.2 328.1 3.61 10 550 5064 -3.6 -11.1 56 7.5 -6.7 249 41 319.8 320.4 291.6 329.7 2.97 11 500 5810 -7.7 -27.9 18 20.2 -13.0 249 42 323.7 323.8 290.7 326.4 0.77 12 450 6621 -13.0 -23.9 40 10.8 -16.1 254 36 326.9 327.1 292.0 331.2 1.24 13 400 7509 -18.7 -20.6 85 1.9 -19.3 263 33 330.7 331.0 293.6 337.2 1.85 14 350 8491 -24.4 -27.1 79 2.6 -25.1 266 36 335.8 336.0 294.4 340.1 1.19 15 300 9598 -31.9 -34.4 78 2.5 -32.3 280 41 340.5 340.6 295.1 343.1 0.69 16 250 10861 -41.2 -44.4 71 3.2 -41.5 290 41 344.8 344.9 295.7 346.0 0.30 17 200 12336 -52.8 -56.5 64 3.8 -52.9 284 45 349.2 349.2 296.5 349.6 0.09 18 150 14137 -64.6 -76.3 18 11.7 -64.7 258 53 358.9 358.9 298.5 358.9 0.01 19 100 16543 -73.8 -85.9 14 12.1 -73.9 262 40 385.1 385.1 303.1 385.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5729.33 m Freezing level: 596.09 mb = 4424.78 m = 14516.81 ft Wetbulb zero: 628.40 mb = 3997.39 m = 13114.64 ft Precipitable water: 1.99 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 75.50 % Est. max temperature: 30.07 C = 86.13 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 993.27 mb = 139.78 m = 458.60 ft T: 23.03 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.63 C/km ThetaE index: 15.17 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 934.38 mb = 671.84 m = 2204.16 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.44 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.42 C = 79.55 F Cap Strength: 0.32 C Lifted Index: -3.49 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.59 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.16 C Showalter Index: -2.38 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 47.68 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.91 C Cross Totals Index: 23.78 C K Index: 35.87 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 369.10 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.38 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 926.79 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 43.05 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.96 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.29 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 944.69 mb = 576.84 m = 1892.49 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 879.69 mb = 1192.18 m = 3911.31 ft Equ Level (EL): 239.69 mb = 11139.69 m = 36547.11 ft B at Equ Level: 923.44 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 129.69 mb = 15000.25 m = 49212.83 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 240.3 at 37.0 knts Storm direction: 270.3 at 27.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 88.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 318.2 neg: -4.1 tot: 314.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 104.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.78 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.2 stream: 7.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.63 Bulk Rich Number: 11.44 Bulk Shear: 81.03 m/s