MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180600F021.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180600F021.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 21 hour NAM valid 3Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 32.55,-93.10 Latitude: 32.55 Longitude: -93.10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1001 72 23.2 21.9 92 1.3 22.3 186 8 296.3 299.3 295.4 344.6 16.77 1 1000 82 23.2 21.8 92 1.3 22.2 186 6 296.3 299.3 295.4 344.5 16.71 2 950 529 21.2 21.2 100 -0.0 21.2 194 34 298.7 301.8 296.2 348.0 16.94 3 900 998 19.6 19.5 99 0.1 19.5 216 32 301.7 304.7 296.4 349.1 16.05 4 850 1490 16.9 14.9 88 2.0 15.5 235 33 303.8 306.1 294.6 341.3 12.62 5 800 2005 13.8 13.8 100 -0.0 13.8 245 32 305.8 308.1 295.1 343.2 12.48 6 750 2546 10.2 9.7 97 0.5 9.9 242 36 307.7 309.6 293.9 338.4 10.14 7 700 3118 7.3 5.0 85 2.3 5.9 247 36 310.6 312.1 293.0 334.7 7.83 8 650 3725 3.2 -2.8 65 6.0 0.3 244 39 312.6 313.5 291.1 327.8 4.80 9 600 4368 -1.3 -2.3 93 1.0 -1.8 236 43 314.6 315.6 292.2 331.7 5.40 10 550 5057 -4.9 -16.7 39 11.8 -9.1 237 43 318.3 318.6 290.2 324.6 1.89 11 500 5800 -8.9 -42.7 5 33.7 -14.9 244 42 322.1 322.2 289.6 322.8 0.18 12 450 6606 -14.1 -38.5 11 24.4 -18.5 246 47 325.5 325.5 290.7 326.6 0.30 13 400 7491 -19.3 -44.2 9 24.9 -22.8 250 47 329.9 329.9 291.9 330.6 0.19 14 350 8467 -26.4 -41.4 23 15.0 -28.3 256 45 333.2 333.3 292.9 334.3 0.29 15 300 9562 -35.3 -46.9 29 11.7 -36.2 259 46 335.7 335.7 293.4 336.4 0.19 16 250 10809 -42.6 -46.3 67 3.7 -42.9 256 55 342.7 342.8 295.2 343.7 0.24 17 200 12290 -50.4 -62.4 23 12.0 -50.8 256 63 352.9 352.9 297.3 353.1 0.04 18 150 14109 -63.6 -80.3 9 16.7 -63.7 258 59 360.6 360.6 298.8 360.6 0.00 19 100 16543 -71.8 -87.4 8 15.6 -71.8 258 38 389.0 389.0 303.6 389.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5717.57 m Freezing level: 614.56 mb = 4180.79 m = 13716.34 ft Wetbulb zero: 643.80 mb = 3801.91 m = 12473.31 ft Precipitable water: 1.94 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 77.52 % Est. max temperature: 30.71 C = 87.28 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 982.73 mb = 234.06 m = 767.91 ft T: 22.51 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.07 C/km ThetaE index: 15.47 C Layer 750.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 934.38 mb = 673.15 m = 2208.46 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.66 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.59 C = 79.85 F Cap Strength: 0.45 C Lifted Index: -5.09 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.45 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.53 C Showalter Index: -2.69 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.62 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.80 C Cross Totals Index: 23.82 C K Index: 38.33 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 344.29 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.60 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1542.86 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 55.55 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6.34 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.40 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 945.58 mb = 569.70 m = 1869.08 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 860.58 mb = 1383.33 m = 4538.44 ft Equ Level (EL): 230.58 mb = 11346.01 m = 37223.98 ft B at Equ Level: 1541.85 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 110.58 mb = 15939.28 m = 52293.58 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 236.2 at 36.6 knts Storm direction: 266.2 at 27.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.2 neg: 0.7 tot: 5.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 101.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 312.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 312.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 104.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.71 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.5 stream: 7.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.87 Bulk Rich Number: 17.75 Bulk Shear: 86.90 m/s