MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F010.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F010.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 10 hour NAM valid 22Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 32.47,-92.89 Latitude: 32.47 Longitude: -92.89 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 44 SFC 995 90 29.3 21.2 62 8.1 23.5 177 13 302.9 305.9 296.8 350.8 16.18 2 950 498 25.0 20.1 74 4.9 21.5 179 25 302.6 305.5 296.5 349.2 15.77 3 900 970 20.4 19.1 92 1.3 19.5 181 28 302.5 305.4 296.3 348.6 15.61 4 850 1462 18.0 13.3 74 4.7 15.0 199 38 305.0 307.2 294.1 339.1 11.40 5 800 1979 15.0 11.3 78 3.7 12.6 206 36 307.1 309.1 294.1 339.0 10.55 6 750 2524 11.6 10.0 90 1.6 10.6 214 38 309.2 311.2 294.5 340.8 10.36 7 700 3100 10.5 -3.6 37 14.0 3.4 220 39 314.1 314.9 291.0 327.4 4.19 8 650 3712 5.9 -6.9 39 12.7 -0.1 223 39 315.6 316.3 290.8 326.9 3.51 9 600 4361 1.2 -7.9 51 9.1 -2.9 224 40 317.5 318.2 291.4 328.9 3.51 10 550 5054 -4.0 -14.0 46 10.0 -7.9 234 45 319.3 319.7 290.9 327.1 2.35 11 500 5801 -6.1 -48.2 2 42.2 -13.2 245 51 325.7 325.7 290.6 326.0 0.10 12 450 6615 -11.8 -42.4 6 30.6 -17.1 243 57 328.3 328.4 291.5 329.1 0.20 13 400 7506 -17.8 -48.4 5 30.7 -21.8 240 61 331.9 331.9 292.3 332.4 0.12 14 350 8488 -26.0 -44.2 16 18.2 -28.2 252 65 333.7 333.7 292.9 334.5 0.21 15 300 9584 -34.5 -53.8 12 19.3 -35.8 256 71 336.8 336.8 293.6 337.1 0.08 16 250 10835 -42.5 -64.7 7 22.2 -43.3 263 70 342.9 342.9 295.0 343.0 0.03 17 200 12311 -51.5 -69.2 10 17.8 -51.8 264 64 351.3 351.3 296.9 351.4 0.02 18 150 14120 -64.3 -79.9 10 15.6 -64.4 260 60 359.2 359.2 298.5 359.3 0.00 19 100 16545 -70.5 -86.3 8 15.7 -70.6 251 32 391.4 391.4 304.0 391.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5757.14 m Freezing level: 588.75 mb = 4516.92 m = 14819.10 ft Wetbulb zero: 651.41 mb = 3694.16 m = 12119.79 ft Precipitable water: 1.66 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 57.74 % Est. max temperature: 31.66 C = 88.98 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 885.18 mb = 1113.16 m = 3652.07 ft T: 19.68 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.12 C/km ThetaE index: 13.84 C Layer 700.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 860.94 mb = 1352.29 m = 4436.59 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.80 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.87 C = 87.56 F Cap Strength: 0.62 C Lifted Index: -2.91 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.80 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.01 C Showalter Index: 1.07 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 43.49 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 24.10 C Cross Totals Index: 19.39 C K Index: 23.39 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 401.26 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.44 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1317.47 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 51.33 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 10.96 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.62 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 884.18 mb = 1122.90 m = 3684.00 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 819.18 mb = 1777.35 m = 5831.14 ft Equ Level (EL): 209.18 mb = 12014.55 m = 39417.33 ft B at Equ Level: 1309.06 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 109.18 mb = 16019.67 m = 52557.32 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 219.0 at 38.2 knts Storm direction: 249.0 at 28.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 78.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 281.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 281.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 94.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.88 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.4 stream: 6.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.99 Bulk Rich Number: 14.41 Bulk Shear: 91.40 m/s