MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F008.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F008.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 8 hour NAM valid 20Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 31.95,-93.60 Latitude: 31.95 Longitude: -93.60 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 1000 64 SFC 997 92 31.0 21.6 58 9.4 24.2 172 11 304.4 307.5 297.4 353.7 16.54 2 950 519 25.1 20.3 75 4.8 21.6 174 17 302.6 305.6 296.6 349.9 15.98 3 900 992 20.4 19.4 94 1.1 19.7 177 18 302.6 305.5 296.5 349.6 15.91 4 850 1483 16.8 15.6 93 1.2 16.0 202 23 303.7 306.2 295.0 342.9 13.19 5 800 1999 14.4 11.9 85 2.5 12.8 214 26 306.5 308.6 294.2 339.6 11.00 6 750 2543 11.4 9.7 90 1.6 10.3 217 30 308.9 310.8 294.3 339.8 10.15 7 700 3118 10.2 -2.4 41 12.6 3.7 221 29 313.7 314.6 291.2 328.2 4.57 8 650 3730 5.7 -7.4 38 13.2 -0.3 224 30 315.5 316.1 290.7 326.3 3.37 9 600 4378 1.1 -8.2 50 9.2 -3.1 225 30 317.3 318.0 291.3 328.5 3.44 10 550 5072 -4.2 -11.2 58 7.1 -7.1 233 35 319.2 319.7 291.4 328.9 2.94 11 500 5817 -7.4 -32.2 12 24.8 -13.3 236 41 324.0 324.1 290.5 325.8 0.51 12 450 6632 -11.1 -46.1 4 35.0 -16.9 237 45 329.2 329.2 291.6 329.8 0.14 13 400 7523 -18.0 -47.0 6 29.0 -22.0 239 51 331.5 331.6 292.3 332.1 0.14 14 350 8504 -26.1 -52.2 7 26.1 -28.6 250 57 333.5 333.5 292.7 333.9 0.09 15 300 9597 -35.3 -53.4 14 18.1 -36.5 252 59 335.7 335.7 293.3 336.0 0.09 16 250 10841 -43.8 -60.5 14 16.8 -44.4 254 64 341.0 341.0 294.6 341.2 0.04 17 200 12316 -51.5 -74.3 5 22.8 -51.8 262 67 351.3 351.3 296.9 351.3 0.01 18 150 14127 -64.0 -79.8 10 15.8 -64.1 254 55 359.9 359.9 298.7 359.9 0.00 19 100 16541 -73.4 -85.6 14 12.1 -73.5 245 33 385.9 385.9 303.2 385.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5752.84 m Freezing level: 589.90 mb = 4518.50 m = 14824.30 ft Wetbulb zero: 654.16 mb = 3677.37 m = 12064.73 ft Precipitable water: 1.75 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 62.38 % Est. max temperature: 30.46 C = 86.83 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 870.92 mb = 1274.28 m = 4180.64 ft T: 18.33 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.52 C/km ThetaE index: 14.07 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 883.59 mb = 1149.99 m = 3772.89 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.08 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.52 C = 85.13 F Cap Strength: -0.06 C Lifted Index: -4.76 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -7.29 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.64 C Showalter Index: -1.83 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.20 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.20 C Cross Totals Index: 22.99 C K Index: 27.19 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 368.18 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.31 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1735.68 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 58.92 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.39 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 882.98 mb = 1156.00 m = 3792.60 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 877.98 mb = 1204.85 m = 3952.89 ft Equ Level (EL): 197.98 mb = 12380.03 m = 40616.41 ft B at Equ Level: 1723.39 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 219.6 at 28.5 knts Storm direction: 249.6 at 21.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 77.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 132.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 132.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 44.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.86 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.1 stream: 4.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.24 Bulk Rich Number: 29.56 Bulk Shear: 58.72 m/s