MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F009.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F009.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 9 hour NAM valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 32.68,-93.16 Latitude: 32.68 Longitude: -93.16 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 52 SFC 994 103 29.3 20.7 60 8.6 23.1 172 12 302.9 305.8 296.4 349.2 15.61 2 950 506 25.1 19.4 71 5.6 21.1 175 23 302.6 305.4 296.0 347.4 15.14 3 900 978 20.5 18.6 89 1.9 19.1 177 25 302.6 305.4 296.0 347.3 15.11 4 850 1469 16.1 16.1 100 0.0 16.1 191 31 303.0 305.5 295.1 343.4 13.64 5 800 1984 13.9 12.5 91 1.5 13.0 209 34 306.0 308.2 294.4 340.4 11.44 6 750 2527 11.4 9.6 89 1.8 10.3 214 38 308.9 310.8 294.2 339.6 10.07 7 700 3103 9.7 -1.2 47 10.9 3.9 221 38 313.2 314.1 291.4 329.0 5.01 8 650 3714 5.7 -7.3 38 13.1 -0.3 220 39 315.4 316.1 290.7 326.4 3.39 9 600 4362 0.5 -7.1 56 7.7 -3.0 221 40 316.7 317.5 291.4 328.8 3.73 10 550 5054 -5.0 -9.8 69 4.8 -7.0 228 44 318.1 318.8 291.4 328.9 3.30 11 500 5796 -8.0 -33.0 11 25.1 -13.7 234 50 323.3 323.4 290.3 325.0 0.47 12 450 6608 -12.3 -42.0 6 29.7 -17.4 240 57 327.7 327.8 291.3 328.6 0.21 13 400 7497 -18.6 -46.9 6 28.3 -22.4 236 62 330.7 330.8 292.0 331.3 0.14 14 350 8476 -25.9 -44.2 16 18.3 -28.2 245 65 333.8 333.9 293.0 334.7 0.22 15 300 9570 -35.1 -50.8 19 15.8 -36.2 251 74 335.9 336.0 293.4 336.4 0.12 16 250 10820 -42.5 -50.1 43 7.7 -42.9 264 66 342.9 343.0 295.2 343.6 0.16 17 200 12293 -52.5 -62.4 29 9.8 -52.8 262 65 349.6 349.6 296.5 349.7 0.04 18 150 14106 -63.0 -78.2 11 15.2 -63.1 256 62 361.5 361.5 299.0 361.5 0.01 19 100 16536 -72.2 -85.7 12 13.4 -72.3 248 36 388.1 388.1 303.5 388.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5744.86 m Freezing level: 595.11 mb = 4429.39 m = 14531.94 ft Wetbulb zero: 653.88 mb = 3664.58 m = 12022.74 ft Precipitable water: 1.74 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 65.72 % Est. max temperature: 29.70 C = 85.47 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 877.53 mb = 1195.34 m = 3921.66 ft T: 18.53 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.56 C/km ThetaE index: 22.80 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 874.02 mb = 1229.72 m = 4034.46 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.23 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.16 C = 84.50 F Cap Strength: 0.12 C Lifted Index: -4.26 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.47 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.31 C Showalter Index: -2.56 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 48.16 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.10 C Cross Totals Index: 24.06 C K Index: 29.30 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 415.96 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.59 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1284.54 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 50.69 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.46 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.27 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 876.13 mb = 1209.04 m = 3966.63 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 871.13 mb = 1258.25 m = 4128.06 ft Equ Level (EL): 211.13 mb = 11935.85 m = 39159.15 ft B at Equ Level: 1276.56 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 121.13 mb = 15387.25 m = 50482.48 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 216.0 at 36.8 knts Storm direction: 246.0 at 27.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 88.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 262.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 262.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 87.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.89 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.4 stream: 6.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.80 Bulk Rich Number: 14.16 Bulk Shear: 90.74 m/s