MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180600F013.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180600F013.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 13 hour NAM valid 19Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 30.5,-92.86 Latitude: 30.50 Longitude: -92.86 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1010 12 27.7 23.3 77 4.4 24.5 155 8 300.0 303.3 297.3 353.2 18.14 1 1000 99 26.1 22.8 82 3.4 23.7 154 9 299.3 302.5 296.8 351.0 17.70 2 950 551 21.8 21.5 99 0.2 21.6 151 15 299.3 302.4 296.6 349.8 17.29 3 900 1020 18.9 18.9 99 0.1 18.9 167 22 301.0 303.8 295.8 346.3 15.40 4 850 1511 17.0 14.5 85 2.5 15.4 194 15 303.9 306.2 294.5 340.6 12.33 5 800 2026 14.9 5.0 51 9.9 9.2 205 14 307.1 308.3 291.1 327.9 6.84 6 750 2570 12.3 6.2 66 6.1 8.6 205 17 309.9 311.4 292.9 334.4 7.96 7 700 3145 8.8 5.8 82 2.9 7.0 214 20 312.2 313.8 293.8 337.9 8.32 8 650 3755 5.3 -1.3 63 6.5 1.8 216 21 314.9 315.9 292.2 331.9 5.37 9 600 4405 2.0 -4.3 63 6.3 -1.2 211 20 318.4 319.3 292.6 333.3 4.62 10 550 5101 -3.3 -8.8 66 5.5 -5.7 216 21 320.2 320.9 292.2 331.9 3.57 11 500 5849 -7.1 -30.3 14 23.2 -12.9 226 23 324.4 324.5 290.7 326.6 0.61 12 450 6662 -11.5 -37.4 10 25.8 -16.7 237 27 328.7 328.8 291.7 330.0 0.34 13 400 7554 -17.7 -52.8 3 35.1 -21.9 245 30 332.0 332.0 292.3 332.3 0.07 14 350 8536 -25.7 -56.3 4 30.6 -28.3 247 33 334.1 334.1 292.9 334.3 0.05 15 300 9634 -34.4 -55.4 10 21.0 -35.8 250 37 336.9 336.9 293.6 337.2 0.07 16 250 10881 -43.8 -61.8 12 18.0 -44.4 256 44 341.0 341.0 294.6 341.2 0.04 17 200 12352 -51.7 -73.6 6 21.8 -52.1 262 50 350.8 350.8 296.8 350.9 0.01 18 150 14158 -65.0 -78.7 14 13.6 -65.1 257 47 358.0 358.0 298.3 358.0 0.01 19 100 16567 -74.4 -84.9 18 10.5 -74.5 258 28 384.0 384.0 302.9 384.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5749.32 m Freezing level: 581.21 mb = 4666.72 m = 15310.56 ft Wetbulb zero: 619.28 mb = 4148.58 m = 13610.66 ft Precipitable water: 1.88 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 69.48 % Est. max temperature: 31.06 C = 87.91 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 947.71 mb = 571.81 m = 1875.98 ft T: 21.66 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.88 C/km ThetaE index: 25.27 C Layer 1000.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 941.02 mb = 633.28 m = 2077.68 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.14 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.30 C = 81.13 F Cap Strength: -0.02 C Lifted Index: -4.09 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.86 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.73 C Showalter Index: -0.57 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.75 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.11 C Cross Totals Index: 21.64 C K Index: 35.69 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 318.53 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.69 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1481.52 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 54.43 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.13 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.41 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 941.18 mb = 631.72 m = 2072.56 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 936.18 mb = 677.94 m = 2224.18 ft Equ Level (EL): 206.18 mb = 12151.30 m = 39865.97 ft B at Equ Level: 1477.87 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 106.18 mb = 16210.53 m = 53183.49 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 204.0 at 18.6 knts Storm direction: 234.0 at 13.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.0 neg: 1.1 tot: 4.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 84.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 88.6 neg: -2.7 tot: 86.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 28.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.56 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.3 stream: 3.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.70 Bulk Rich Number: 52.79 Bulk Shear: 28.06 m/s