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: 32.78,-93.64 Latitude: 32.78 Longitude: -93.64 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 75 22.9 22.8 99 0.1 22.9 222 6 296.0 299.2 296.0 347.1 17.72 1 1000 79 22.9 22.7 99 0.1 22.8 222 4 296.0 299.2 296.0 346.9 17.66 2 950 527 21.3 21.4 100 -0.0 21.4 213 25 298.9 302.0 296.3 348.7 17.10 3 900 996 19.1 19.1 100 -0.0 19.1 231 33 301.2 304.1 296.0 347.3 15.69 4 850 1487 16.5 14.0 85 2.5 14.8 256 27 303.4 305.6 294.0 338.8 11.91 5 800 2000 12.8 9.3 80 3.4 10.6 259 34 304.7 306.5 292.4 332.5 9.26 6 750 2540 9.8 6.8 82 3.0 8.0 266 31 307.2 308.7 292.3 332.3 8.30 7 700 3111 6.4 3.6 82 2.8 4.8 258 33 309.5 310.9 292.0 331.3 7.08 8 650 3716 3.5 -8.4 41 11.9 -1.7 242 39 313.0 313.6 289.6 323.0 3.12 9 600 4360 -0.9 -30.6 8 29.7 -8.4 239 41 315.1 315.2 287.7 316.9 0.50 10 550 5050 -3.9 -37.8 5 33.9 -11.1 245 37 319.5 319.6 288.9 320.5 0.27 11 500 5794 -9.1 -37.7 8 28.6 -14.7 242 39 322.0 322.0 289.7 323.1 0.30 12 450 6599 -14.3 -41.0 8 26.7 -18.8 244 41 325.2 325.3 290.6 326.1 0.23 13 400 7483 -19.4 -34.2 26 14.8 -22.2 250 38 329.7 329.9 292.2 331.7 0.53 14 350 8461 -26.1 -42.1 21 15.9 -28.2 255 46 333.5 333.6 292.9 334.6 0.27 15 300 9558 -34.4 -56.4 9 22.0 -35.8 255 39 336.9 336.9 293.6 337.1 0.06 16 250 10807 -43.0 -47.4 62 4.4 -43.3 258 52 342.1 342.2 295.0 343.0 0.21 17 200 12284 -51.1 -56.9 50 5.8 -51.3 258 61 351.8 351.8 297.1 352.2 0.09 18 150 14102 -63.2 -82.0 6 18.8 -63.3 255 55 361.2 361.2 299.0 361.3 0.00 19 100 16541 -71.3 -86.9 8 15.6 -71.3 264 36 390.0 390.0 303.8 390.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5714.71 m Freezing level: 609.97 mb = 4231.23 m = 13881.82 ft Wetbulb zero: 663.36 mb = 3550.00 m = 11646.86 ft Precipitable water: 1.65 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 56.98 % Est. max temperature: 30.28 C = 86.50 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 998.94 mb = 88.59 m = 290.63 ft T: 22.83 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.75 C/km ThetaE index: 31.82 C Layer 900.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 944.14 mb = 580.81 m = 1905.51 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.88 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.02 C = 78.83 F Cap Strength: 0.12 C Lifted Index: -5.39 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.88 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.67 C Showalter Index: -1.76 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.60 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.54 C Cross Totals Index: 23.06 C K Index: 36.73 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 260.88 Risk: None Energy Index: -3.04 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1626.66 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 57.04 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.44 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.12 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 949.84 mb = 528.58 m = 1734.17 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 924.84 mb = 760.06 m = 2493.62 ft Equ Level (EL): 214.84 mb = 11810.13 m = 38746.67 ft B at Equ Level: 1613.36 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 114.84 mb = 15709.15 m = 51538.57 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 245.6 at 33.6 knts Storm direction: 275.6 at 25.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.3 neg: 4.2 tot: 8.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 112.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 213.5 neg: -5.9 tot: 207.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 69.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.63 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.2 stream: 6.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.13 Bulk Rich Number: 25.42 Bulk Shear: 63.99 m/s