MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F004.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F004.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 4 hour NAM valid 16Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 32.55,-93.91 Latitude: 32.55 Longitude: -93.91 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1003 65 24.5 20.8 80 3.7 21.9 156 8 297.4 300.2 294.9 342.4 15.56 1 1000 93 23.8 20.5 82 3.2 21.5 156 7 296.9 299.7 294.6 341.3 15.38 2 950 539 21.0 19.4 91 1.6 19.9 183 26 298.5 301.2 294.8 342.3 15.08 3 900 1008 19.7 15.3 76 4.4 16.7 197 27 301.8 304.1 293.8 337.9 12.22 4 850 1499 16.5 16.2 98 0.3 16.3 195 25 303.4 306.0 295.3 344.2 13.75 5 800 2014 13.8 10.1 78 3.7 11.4 194 24 305.8 307.7 293.1 335.1 9.73 6 750 2555 10.3 10.1 98 0.2 10.2 208 22 307.8 309.7 294.1 339.2 10.38 7 700 3129 9.6 -2.2 44 11.8 3.5 208 20 313.2 314.0 291.1 327.9 4.66 8 650 3741 5.5 -1.6 60 7.1 1.8 216 25 315.1 316.1 292.2 331.7 5.23 9 600 4388 0.5 -5.4 65 5.9 -2.4 216 24 316.6 317.5 291.8 330.3 4.25 10 550 5081 -4.3 -12.3 53 8.1 -7.5 222 24 319.0 319.6 291.2 328.0 2.70 11 500 5823 -9.3 -24.4 28 15.0 -13.5 232 33 321.6 321.9 290.4 325.4 1.06 12 450 6636 -11.6 -39.4 8 27.8 -16.9 240 38 328.6 328.6 291.6 329.6 0.28 13 400 7526 -18.7 -47.6 6 28.8 -22.5 238 43 330.6 330.6 292.0 331.1 0.13 14 350 8504 -26.5 -51.1 8 24.6 -28.9 245 51 333.0 333.0 292.6 333.4 0.10 15 300 9598 -35.1 -54.6 12 19.5 -36.4 245 56 335.8 335.8 293.3 336.1 0.08 16 250 10842 -44.9 -60.4 16 15.5 -45.5 249 59 339.2 339.3 294.2 339.4 0.04 17 200 12309 -51.5 -73.4 6 21.9 -52.0 257 69 351.1 351.1 296.9 351.2 0.01 18 150 14120 -64.0 -79.8 10 15.8 -64.1 244 53 359.9 359.9 298.7 359.9 0.00 19 100 16545 -73.9 -85.7 15 11.8 -74.0 253 33 384.8 384.8 303.0 384.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5730.59 m Freezing level: 595.21 mb = 4454.76 m = 14615.19 ft Wetbulb zero: 628.48 mb = 4013.10 m = 13166.17 ft Precipitable water: 1.74 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 68.88 % Est. max temperature: 30.44 C = 86.80 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 950.30 mb = 536.41 m = 1759.85 ft T: 20.97 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.05 C/km ThetaE index: 11.30 C Layer 700.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 861.72 mb = 1381.00 m = 4530.78 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.52 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.16 C = 86.29 F Cap Strength: 2.11 C Lifted Index: -3.04 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.71 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.65 C Showalter Index: -4.27 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.38 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.84 C Cross Totals Index: 25.54 C K Index: 30.24 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 423.83 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.72 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 439.30 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 29.64 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 61.05 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.05 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 916.21 mb = 852.92 m = 2798.26 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 761.21 mb = 2430.51 m = 7974.03 ft Equ Level (EL): 731.21 mb = 2766.13 m = 9075.11 ft B at Equ Level: 18.68 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 691.21 mb = 3233.43 m = 10608.25 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 209.5 at 24.1 knts Storm direction: 239.5 at 18.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.5 neg: 0.7 tot: 4.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 61.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 138.8 neg: -19.1 tot: 119.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 39.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.60 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.3 stream: 3.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.37 Bulk Rich Number: 17.88 Bulk Shear: 24.57 m/s