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: 32.83,-92.83 Latitude: 32.83 Longitude: -92.83 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 37 SFC 997 67 29.0 20.7 61 8.4 23.0 165 13 302.5 305.4 296.3 348.5 15.56 2 950 490 25.0 19.4 71 5.6 21.1 171 27 302.6 305.4 296.0 347.3 15.11 3 900 963 20.5 18.4 88 2.1 19.1 174 30 302.7 305.4 296.0 347.0 14.99 4 850 1455 17.3 13.7 79 3.6 14.9 193 38 304.3 306.4 294.1 339.0 11.65 5 800 1971 14.7 10.8 78 3.9 12.2 204 40 306.8 308.7 293.7 337.7 10.24 6 750 2515 11.6 10.5 93 1.1 10.9 208 44 309.2 311.2 294.7 341.8 10.72 7 700 3091 10.0 -1.9 43 11.9 3.8 214 44 313.6 314.5 291.3 328.7 4.76 8 650 3702 5.7 -8.1 36 13.8 -0.6 216 45 315.4 316.0 290.5 325.7 3.18 9 600 4350 0.7 -7.7 54 8.4 -3.1 218 45 316.9 317.6 291.3 328.5 3.57 10 550 5042 -4.7 -11.6 58 7.0 -7.5 229 49 318.5 319.1 291.1 327.9 2.85 11 500 5787 -7.1 -40.3 5 33.2 -13.6 243 56 324.4 324.4 290.3 325.3 0.23 12 450 6599 -12.3 -42.3 6 30.1 -17.4 242 59 327.8 327.9 291.3 328.6 0.20 13 400 7488 -18.1 -47.2 6 29.1 -22.0 242 66 331.5 331.5 292.3 332.0 0.14 14 350 8470 -26.0 -39.9 26 13.9 -28.0 251 71 333.7 333.7 293.0 335.0 0.34 15 300 9568 -34.1 -49.0 21 14.8 -35.4 259 74 337.2 337.3 293.8 337.8 0.15 16 250 10825 -41.4 -44.6 70 3.3 -41.6 265 63 344.6 344.6 295.7 345.7 0.29 17 200 12298 -52.9 -58.3 52 5.4 -53.1 263 71 348.9 349.0 296.5 349.3 0.07 18 150 14102 -64.2 -81.2 8 17.0 -64.3 256 69 359.5 359.5 298.6 359.5 0.00 19 100 16536 -71.2 -85.7 10 14.5 -71.3 251 34 390.1 390.1 303.8 390.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5750.35 m Freezing level: 593.82 mb = 4435.46 m = 14551.87 ft Wetbulb zero: 657.01 mb = 3613.47 m = 11855.09 ft Precipitable water: 1.68 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 60.31 % Est. max temperature: 30.98 C = 87.77 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 882.56 mb = 1131.10 m = 3710.92 ft T: 19.42 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.35 C/km ThetaE index: 16.15 C Layer 700.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 859.18 mb = 1362.10 m = 4468.78 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.17 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.51 C = 86.93 F Cap Strength: 0.79 C Lifted Index: -3.24 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.40 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.11 C Showalter Index: 0.10 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.15 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.38 C Cross Totals Index: 20.76 C K Index: 26.14 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 416.32 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.60 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1052.30 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 45.88 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8.58 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.79 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 876.56 mb = 1189.82 m = 3903.57 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 821.56 mb = 1744.66 m = 5723.89 ft Equ Level (EL): 701.56 mb = 3072.20 m = 10079.29 ft B at Equ Level: 20.00 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 121.56 mb = 15364.40 m = 50407.52 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 213.9 at 42.1 knts Storm direction: 243.9 at 31.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 82.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 363.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 363.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 121.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.92 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.3 stream: 7.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.08 Bulk Rich Number: 8.44 Bulk Shear: 124.73 m/s