MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F011.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F011.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 11 hour NAM valid 23Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 32.81,-93.04 Latitude: 32.81 Longitude: -93.04 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 59 SFC 999 68 22.5 22.4 99 0.2 22.4 310 13 295.8 298.9 295.6 345.5 17.27 2 950 504 19.9 19.9 100 -0.0 19.9 311 24 297.4 300.2 294.9 342.5 15.58 3 900 971 18.4 18.4 100 -0.0 18.4 315 15 300.5 303.2 295.4 344.4 14.97 4 850 1461 16.7 16.7 100 -0.0 16.7 286 5 303.6 306.2 295.7 345.8 14.21 5 800 1978 14.9 14.9 100 -0.0 15.0 198 8 307.1 309.6 296.1 347.6 13.48 6 750 2524 12.3 12.3 100 -0.0 12.3 188 17 309.9 312.2 295.9 346.7 12.06 7 700 3102 10.1 10.1 100 -0.0 10.0 186 24 313.6 315.8 296.2 348.1 11.14 8 650 3718 7.7 7.7 100 0.0 7.7 189 30 317.6 319.6 296.5 349.7 10.19 9 600 4375 4.2 4.2 100 0.0 4.2 192 34 321.0 322.7 296.3 348.7 8.66 10 550 5079 0.5 0.4 100 0.0 0.4 197 38 324.6 326.0 296.2 348.1 7.21 11 500 5840 -3.4 -3.4 100 0.0 -3.4 202 43 328.9 330.1 296.4 348.8 5.97 12 450 6667 -8.4 -8.4 100 0.0 -8.4 208 47 332.6 333.5 296.2 348.0 4.50 13 400 7571 -13.8 -13.8 100 0.0 -13.9 213 51 337.0 337.7 296.3 348.5 3.28 14 350 8574 -20.9 -20.9 100 0.0 -20.8 218 53 340.6 341.1 296.2 348.1 2.07 15 300 9693 -30.1 -30.1 100 -0.0 -30.2 225 51 342.9 343.1 295.9 346.8 1.04 16 250 10966 -39.1 -39.7 95 0.5 -39.2 238 52 347.9 348.0 296.6 349.8 0.49 17 200 12452 -52.0 -54.8 71 2.9 -52.1 255 58 350.5 350.5 296.8 350.9 0.11 18 150 14245 -68.4 -72.2 58 3.8 -68.4 272 74 352.3 352.3 297.1 352.4 0.01 19 100 16637 -66.8 -86.8 4 20.0 -66.9 257 34 398.7 398.7 305.0 398.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5781.27 m Freezing level: 544.09 mb = 5169.14 m = 16958.91 ft Wetbulb zero: 544.36 mb = 5161.51 m = 16933.87 ft Precipitable water: 2.63 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 99.96 % Est. max temperature: 30.44 C = 86.80 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 997.16 mb = 83.40 m = 273.63 ft T: 22.42 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.91 C/km ThetaE index: 2.99 C Layer 950.0- 900.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 957.26 mb = 438.19 m = 1437.60 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.82 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.88 C = 74.99 F Cap Strength: 1.79 C Lifted Index: 1.88 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.71 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.26 C Showalter Index: 1.11 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 40.13 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 20.05 C Cross Totals Index: 20.07 C K Index: 36.75 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 254.01 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.46 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 20.20 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.36 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.82 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 948.06 mb = 521.99 m = 1712.55 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 943.06 mb = 567.62 m = 1862.23 ft Equ Level (EL): 913.06 mb = 846.53 m = 2777.30 ft B at Equ Level: 20.19 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 793.06 mb = 2051.81 m = 6731.58 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 203.9 at 25.0 knts Storm direction: 233.9 at 18.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.7 neg: 7.1 tot: 8.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 120.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 163.3 neg: -47.1 tot: 116.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 38.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.53 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.6 stream: 5.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.12 Bulk Shear: 169.34 m/s