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: 32.81,-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 42 SFC 995 85 29.1 21.2 62 7.9 23.4 190 12 302.7 305.6 296.7 350.3 16.09 2 950 495 25.1 20.0 73 5.1 21.5 186 27 302.7 305.6 296.4 349.1 15.67 3 900 968 20.5 19.0 91 1.5 19.5 187 31 302.7 305.5 296.4 348.8 15.58 4 850 1460 16.6 16.5 100 0.0 16.5 201 38 303.5 306.1 295.6 345.2 14.04 5 800 1975 14.1 13.1 93 1.1 13.4 213 46 306.2 308.5 294.8 342.1 11.93 6 750 2518 11.8 11.8 100 -0.0 11.8 218 50 309.4 311.6 295.5 344.8 11.66 7 700 3093 8.1 4.9 80 3.2 6.2 225 51 311.4 312.9 293.2 335.5 7.78 8 650 3702 4.8 -4.0 53 8.8 0.5 225 51 314.4 315.3 291.2 328.3 4.37 9 600 4348 -0.1 -2.8 82 2.7 -1.5 221 51 316.0 317.0 292.4 332.5 5.18 10 550 5039 -5.0 -7.6 82 2.6 -6.2 226 56 318.1 318.9 291.9 330.8 3.92 11 500 5783 -8.2 -9.0 94 0.8 -8.5 236 61 323.1 323.9 293.3 335.9 3.89 12 450 6597 -11.8 -12.4 95 0.6 -12.1 244 64 328.4 329.0 294.2 339.5 3.28 13 400 7490 -17.8 -17.9 100 0.0 -17.9 253 68 331.8 332.3 294.3 340.0 2.35 14 350 8470 -26.5 -26.7 98 0.2 -26.6 263 72 333.0 333.2 293.7 337.4 1.23 15 300 9568 -33.4 -36.5 74 3.0 -33.8 268 74 338.2 338.4 294.4 340.4 0.56 16 250 10827 -41.8 -45.0 71 3.2 -42.1 272 74 343.9 344.0 295.5 345.0 0.28 17 200 12299 -53.1 -56.9 63 3.8 -53.2 274 75 348.7 348.7 296.4 349.1 0.09 18 150 14097 -65.4 -72.0 39 6.6 -65.5 266 78 357.4 357.4 298.2 357.5 0.02 19 100 16539 -69.0 -86.9 6 17.9 -69.1 247 32 394.4 394.4 304.4 394.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5741.42 m Freezing level: 601.20 mb = 4332.91 m = 14215.42 ft Wetbulb zero: 637.74 mb = 3855.59 m = 12649.40 ft Precipitable water: 2.14 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 83.11 % Est. max temperature: 30.17 C = 86.31 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 887.39 mb = 1089.21 m = 3573.47 ft T: 19.55 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.03 C/km ThetaE index: 16.50 C Layer 700.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 877.93 mb = 1181.41 m = 3875.96 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.73 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.46 C = 85.03 F Cap Strength: 0.26 C Lifted Index: -4.96 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.69 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.32 C Showalter Index: -3.43 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.38 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.71 C Cross Totals Index: 24.67 C K Index: 38.05 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 439.62 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.93 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1481.13 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 54.43 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.93 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.26 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 882.74 mb = 1134.36 m = 3721.62 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 867.74 mb = 1281.83 m = 4205.44 ft Equ Level (EL): 197.74 mb = 12369.50 m = 40581.86 ft B at Equ Level: 1477.58 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 107.74 mb = 16089.94 m = 52787.88 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 219.6 at 47.0 knts Storm direction: 249.6 at 35.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.8 neg: 2.7 tot: 8.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 97.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 405.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 405.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 135.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.95 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.1 stream: 8.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.14 Bulk Rich Number: 11.44 Bulk Shear: 129.52 m/s