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: 32.95,-93.07 Latitude: 32.95 Longitude: -93.07 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 50 SFC 995 94 28.8 20.1 59 8.7 22.6 169 11 302.4 305.2 296.0 346.9 15.05 2 950 504 25.1 18.9 69 6.1 20.8 174 23 302.6 305.3 295.7 345.9 14.64 3 900 976 20.4 18.0 86 2.3 18.8 175 24 302.5 305.2 295.7 345.8 14.63 4 850 1467 16.0 16.0 100 -0.0 16.0 184 28 302.9 305.4 295.1 343.1 13.58 5 800 1981 13.9 11.8 87 2.1 12.6 206 36 306.0 308.1 294.1 339.0 10.97 6 750 2524 11.6 9.2 85 2.4 10.0 211 38 309.1 311.0 294.0 338.9 9.77 7 700 3099 9.5 -4.1 38 13.6 2.8 218 38 313.1 313.8 290.5 325.9 4.03 8 650 3709 5.6 -8.3 36 13.9 -0.7 217 39 315.3 315.9 290.4 325.4 3.14 9 600 4357 0.2 -6.5 61 6.7 -2.9 216 40 316.3 317.1 291.4 328.9 3.91 10 550 5048 -5.3 -8.2 80 2.9 -6.6 223 44 317.8 318.5 291.7 329.9 3.75 11 500 5790 -8.7 -30.8 15 22.1 -13.9 229 49 322.4 322.6 290.2 324.6 0.58 12 450 6600 -12.9 -43.0 6 30.1 -17.9 235 57 327.0 327.0 291.0 327.7 0.19 13 400 7486 -19.1 -44.2 9 25.1 -22.7 231 63 330.2 330.2 292.0 330.9 0.19 14 350 8464 -26.3 -39.5 28 13.3 -28.1 242 71 333.4 333.4 293.0 334.7 0.35 15 300 9557 -35.0 -38.8 69 3.7 -35.5 250 76 336.0 336.1 293.7 337.7 0.45 16 250 10810 -42.2 -45.5 70 3.3 -42.5 265 70 343.3 343.3 295.4 344.3 0.26 17 200 12283 -51.8 -55.8 62 4.0 -52.0 259 67 350.7 350.7 296.8 351.1 0.10 18 150 14098 -62.7 -67.9 49 5.3 -62.7 256 54 362.2 362.2 299.1 362.3 0.03 19 100 16533 -71.7 -85.7 11 14.0 -71.8 247 37 389.2 389.2 303.7 389.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5739.85 m Freezing level: 598.43 mb = 4378.52 m = 14365.04 ft Wetbulb zero: 659.88 mb = 3585.09 m = 11761.96 ft Precipitable water: 1.71 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 65.76 % Est. max temperature: 29.62 C = 85.31 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 876.69 mb = 1201.51 m = 3941.92 ft T: 18.37 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.78 C/km ThetaE index: 21.46 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 867.87 mb = 1288.36 m = 4226.86 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.72 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.19 C = 84.54 F Cap Strength: 0.20 C Lifted Index: -4.32 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.54 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.04 C Showalter Index: -3.14 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.38 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.68 C Cross Totals Index: 24.70 C K Index: 27.05 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 418.72 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.64 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1092.88 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 46.75 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.24 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.20 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 871.00 mb = 1257.45 m = 4125.43 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 866.00 mb = 1306.92 m = 4287.74 ft Equ Level (EL): 236.00 mb = 11190.67 m = 36714.37 ft B at Equ Level: 1090.50 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 126.00 mb = 15145.32 m = 49688.77 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 212.2 at 36.4 knts Storm direction: 242.2 at 27.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 91.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 257.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 257.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 85.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.92 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.3 stream: 6.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.54 Bulk Rich Number: 12.82 Bulk Shear: 85.24 m/s