MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F012.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F012.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 12 hour NAM valid 0Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 32.31,-91.72 Latitude: 32.31 Longitude: -91.72 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1006 22 25.2 22.2 83 3.0 23.0 178 10 297.8 300.9 296.0 346.9 16.93 1 1000 76 25.6 21.9 80 3.7 22.9 179 14 298.7 301.7 296.1 347.5 16.75 2 950 528 23.0 19.6 81 3.4 20.6 190 33 300.6 303.4 295.6 345.5 15.32 3 900 997 18.9 18.9 100 0.0 18.9 194 39 300.9 303.8 295.8 346.2 15.41 4 850 1488 16.7 16.8 100 -0.0 16.8 202 41 303.7 306.3 295.7 346.1 14.27 5 800 2004 13.7 12.1 90 1.6 12.7 215 41 305.8 307.9 294.1 339.4 11.19 6 750 2546 11.8 10.1 89 1.7 10.7 228 43 309.4 311.4 294.6 341.2 10.43 7 700 3120 7.8 5.1 83 2.8 6.2 227 40 311.2 312.6 293.2 335.4 7.87 8 650 3730 5.1 -6.4 43 11.5 -0.3 231 34 314.8 315.5 290.7 326.5 3.65 9 600 4377 0.6 -13.6 34 14.2 -5.0 231 36 316.8 317.2 290.0 324.1 2.22 10 550 5069 -4.3 -13.1 51 8.7 -7.8 227 37 318.9 319.4 291.0 327.3 2.54 11 500 5813 -8.3 -21.3 34 13.0 -12.3 239 42 323.0 323.2 291.1 327.8 1.40 12 450 6624 -12.7 -25.7 33 13.0 -16.2 237 48 327.2 327.4 292.0 330.9 1.04 13 400 7510 -19.5 -29.6 40 10.1 -21.7 240 51 329.7 329.9 292.4 332.7 0.82 14 350 8489 -26.5 -43.1 19 16.6 -28.6 247 59 333.0 333.0 292.8 333.9 0.24 15 300 9586 -33.4 -40.4 49 7.1 -34.2 253 58 338.3 338.4 294.3 339.8 0.37 16 250 10846 -41.6 -60.5 11 19.0 -42.4 268 58 344.3 344.3 295.4 344.5 0.04 17 200 12321 -52.5 -67.9 14 15.3 -52.9 267 61 349.6 349.6 296.5 349.6 0.02 18 150 14123 -64.9 -79.9 11 15.0 -65.0 258 61 358.2 358.2 298.4 358.2 0.00 19 100 16545 -71.3 -86.4 9 15.0 -71.4 241 31 389.9 389.9 303.8 389.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5737.23 m Freezing level: 594.18 mb = 4457.10 m = 14622.84 ft Wetbulb zero: 652.11 mb = 3703.15 m = 12149.29 ft Precipitable water: 1.92 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 68.90 % Est. max temperature: 30.73 C = 87.31 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 963.30 mb = 405.34 m = 1329.83 ft T: 23.72 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.97 C/km ThetaE index: 17.03 C Layer 700.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 905.66 mb = 942.77 m = 3093.04 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.78 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.29 C = 82.92 F Cap Strength: 0.75 C Lifted Index: -3.94 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.92 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.74 C Showalter Index: -3.88 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.03 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.01 C Cross Totals Index: 25.02 C K Index: 39.00 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 444.84 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.64 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1032.83 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 45.45 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8.57 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.75 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 917.28 mb = 832.14 m = 2730.07 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 892.28 mb = 1071.25 m = 3514.56 ft Equ Level (EL): 242.28 mb = 11052.98 m = 36262.62 ft B at Equ Level: 1031.89 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 122.28 mb = 15343.56 m = 50339.14 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 220.3 at 37.5 knts Storm direction: 250.3 at 28.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 98.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 370.8 neg: -7.3 tot: 363.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 121.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.85 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.8 stream: 8.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.09 Bulk Rich Number: 14.84 Bulk Shear: 69.59 m/s