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: 32.81,-93.25 Latitude: 32.81 Longitude: -93.25 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 59 SFC 997 84 29.9 20.2 56 9.6 23.0 172 10 303.2 306.0 296.2 348.1 15.12 2 950 514 24.9 18.9 69 6.1 20.6 176 17 302.5 305.2 295.7 345.6 14.58 3 900 986 20.3 17.9 86 2.4 18.7 178 19 302.5 305.1 295.6 345.3 14.51 4 850 1477 16.0 16.0 100 -0.0 16.0 193 25 302.9 305.4 295.0 343.0 13.55 5 800 1991 13.7 11.1 84 2.6 12.0 208 33 305.7 307.7 293.6 337.0 10.42 6 750 2532 9.4 9.0 97 0.4 9.2 209 34 306.8 308.6 293.3 336.0 9.67 7 700 3109 9.8 6.4 79 3.5 7.7 216 33 313.4 315.0 294.4 340.2 8.62 8 650 3720 5.5 -9.5 33 15.0 -1.1 217 34 315.2 315.8 290.1 324.5 2.86 9 600 4367 0.2 -6.4 61 6.6 -2.9 219 35 316.4 317.2 291.5 329.1 3.95 10 550 5059 -5.0 -8.4 77 3.4 -6.4 225 40 318.2 318.9 291.8 330.2 3.70 11 500 5801 -8.9 -27.3 21 18.4 -13.7 231 46 322.2 322.3 290.3 325.0 0.81 12 450 6612 -12.2 -42.3 6 30.1 -17.4 236 51 327.8 327.9 291.3 328.6 0.20 13 400 7500 -18.6 -48.7 5 30.1 -22.5 236 58 330.7 330.8 292.0 331.2 0.11 14 350 8478 -26.8 -52.6 7 25.7 -29.2 244 62 332.6 332.6 292.5 332.9 0.08 15 300 9570 -35.3 -49.3 23 13.9 -36.4 249 68 335.5 335.6 293.3 336.1 0.14 16 250 10816 -43.5 -65.8 7 22.2 -44.3 255 67 341.3 341.3 294.7 341.4 0.02 17 200 12289 -51.5 -75.9 4 24.5 -51.8 258 72 351.3 351.3 296.9 351.3 0.01 18 150 14108 -62.7 -79.5 9 16.8 -62.8 252 56 362.1 362.1 299.1 362.2 0.00 19 100 16544 -71.8 -85.9 10 14.1 -71.9 247 36 388.9 388.9 303.6 388.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5741.61 m Freezing level: 597.60 mb = 4400.57 m = 14437.40 ft Wetbulb zero: 656.22 mb = 3641.36 m = 11946.59 ft Precipitable water: 1.78 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 70.47 % Est. max temperature: 29.63 C = 85.33 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 867.29 mb = 1303.75 m = 4277.35 ft T: 17.50 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.97 C/km ThetaE index: 12.11 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 867.87 mb = 1298.00 m = 4258.48 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.68 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.34 C = 84.81 F Cap Strength: 0.32 C Lifted Index: -4.55 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.84 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.32 C Showalter Index: -3.32 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.78 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.88 C Cross Totals Index: 24.90 C K Index: 37.37 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 404.96 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.53 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1193.61 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 48.86 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.59 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 869.03 mb = 1286.54 m = 4220.88 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 864.03 mb = 1336.11 m = 4383.50 ft Equ Level (EL): 704.03 mb = 3061.05 m = 10042.68 ft B at Equ Level: 78.61 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 124.03 mb = 15250.22 m = 50032.93 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 214.1 at 32.2 knts Storm direction: 244.1 at 24.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 83.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 179.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 179.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 59.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.94 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.7 stream: 5.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.22 Bulk Rich Number: 16.86 Bulk Shear: 70.81 m/s