MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180600F024.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180600F024.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 24 hour NAM valid 6Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 32.21,-92.33 Latitude: 32.21 Longitude: -92.33 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 66 23.3 22.9 98 0.4 23.0 179 3 296.3 299.5 296.1 347.8 17.86 1 1000 82 23.2 22.8 98 0.3 22.9 180 3 296.3 299.5 296.1 347.6 17.78 2 950 530 21.1 21.1 100 -0.0 21.1 204 29 298.6 301.6 296.1 347.4 16.79 3 900 998 18.9 17.3 90 1.6 17.8 217 34 301.0 303.5 294.8 341.9 13.93 4 850 1487 16.2 13.1 82 3.1 14.2 233 33 303.1 305.2 293.4 336.4 11.22 5 800 2001 13.0 9.9 81 3.1 11.0 234 31 305.0 306.8 292.7 333.8 9.61 6 750 2542 9.9 8.0 88 2.0 8.8 239 33 307.3 309.0 292.9 334.6 8.99 7 700 3114 6.7 5.0 89 1.8 5.7 242 33 309.9 311.4 292.8 333.9 7.82 8 650 3719 3.1 -4.8 56 7.9 -0.7 243 41 312.5 313.3 290.4 325.5 4.12 9 600 4361 -1.9 -10.5 52 8.6 -5.4 237 46 314.0 314.5 289.8 323.2 2.87 10 550 5051 -4.4 -27.3 15 22.9 -10.6 237 42 318.9 319.0 289.2 321.5 0.74 11 500 5792 -10.4 -25.6 28 15.2 -14.5 236 48 320.3 320.5 289.9 323.6 0.95 12 450 6595 -14.6 -17.7 77 3.1 -15.6 244 49 324.9 325.3 292.3 332.1 2.11 13 400 7480 -19.1 -22.1 77 3.0 -20.0 254 51 330.1 330.4 293.3 335.8 1.63 14 350 8460 -25.3 -28.4 75 3.1 -25.9 252 47 334.7 334.9 294.0 338.5 1.06 15 300 9560 -33.7 -36.7 74 3.0 -34.1 259 46 337.9 338.0 294.3 340.0 0.55 16 250 10815 -42.7 -46.0 70 3.3 -43.0 271 47 342.5 342.6 295.1 343.5 0.25 17 200 12281 -53.2 -57.1 62 3.9 -53.4 260 56 348.5 348.5 296.4 348.8 0.08 18 150 14094 -62.3 -71.5 28 9.2 -62.4 251 59 362.8 362.8 299.2 362.8 0.02 19 100 16545 -72.6 -86.0 11 13.4 -72.6 259 33 387.5 387.5 303.4 387.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5709.49 m Freezing level: 618.73 mb = 4120.65 m = 13519.03 ft Wetbulb zero: 655.35 mb = 3652.27 m = 11982.38 ft Precipitable water: 1.82 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 66.79 % Est. max temperature: 30.01 C = 86.02 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 997.04 mb = 108.25 m = 355.15 ft T: 23.05 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.40 C/km ThetaE index: 13.98 C Layer 1000.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 935.94 mb = 658.89 m = 2161.70 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.37 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.23 C = 79.21 F Cap Strength: 0.22 C Lifted Index: -6.12 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.25 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.80 C Showalter Index: -2.14 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.15 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.61 C Cross Totals Index: 23.54 C K Index: 37.96 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 327.81 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.50 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1341.24 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 51.79 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.73 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.22 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 945.53 mb = 570.69 m = 1872.31 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 900.53 mb = 992.39 m = 3255.84 ft Equ Level (EL): 220.53 mb = 11639.17 m = 38185.79 ft B at Equ Level: 1336.73 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 120.53 mb = 15415.75 m = 50575.98 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 234.4 at 36.9 knts Storm direction: 264.4 at 27.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 96.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 298.2 neg: -6.4 tot: 291.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 97.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.81 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.0 stream: 7.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.37 Bulk Rich Number: 16.92 Bulk Shear: 79.28 m/s