MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F013.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F013.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 13 hour NAM valid 1Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 33.4,-91.18 Latitude: 33.40 Longitude: -91.18 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1004 34 24.0 22.7 93 1.3 23.0 222 6 296.8 299.9 296.1 347.4 17.54 1 1000 71 23.7 22.5 93 1.1 22.9 220 7 296.8 300.0 296.0 347.3 17.46 2 950 520 21.9 20.8 93 1.1 21.1 196 34 299.4 302.4 296.1 347.5 16.47 3 900 989 19.2 19.2 100 0.0 19.2 202 40 301.3 304.2 296.1 347.5 15.71 4 850 1479 16.1 15.9 98 0.2 16.0 216 44 303.1 305.5 295.0 343.0 13.49 5 800 1992 12.0 12.0 100 -0.0 12.0 210 43 303.9 306.0 293.6 336.9 11.07 6 750 2534 11.8 11.7 100 0.0 11.7 213 34 309.3 311.5 295.4 344.7 11.61 7 700 3109 8.1 8.0 100 0.0 8.0 212 40 311.4 313.3 294.6 341.2 9.70 8 650 3718 3.9 2.4 90 1.5 3.1 218 41 313.4 314.7 293.2 335.4 7.04 9 600 4363 -0.8 -7.9 59 7.1 -4.0 220 41 315.2 315.8 290.7 326.5 3.52 10 550 5052 -5.0 -16.0 42 11.0 -8.9 211 46 318.2 318.6 290.2 324.8 1.99 11 500 5792 -10.8 -15.5 68 4.7 -12.5 210 53 319.8 320.3 291.0 327.5 2.29 12 450 6597 -14.9 -17.3 82 2.4 -15.7 218 61 324.6 325.0 292.3 332.0 2.19 13 400 7480 -19.5 -21.7 83 2.2 -20.1 222 60 329.6 330.0 293.2 335.5 1.68 14 350 8460 -25.4 -27.7 81 2.3 -25.9 228 59 334.5 334.7 294.0 338.5 1.12 15 300 9562 -33.0 -35.9 75 2.9 -33.4 237 53 338.9 339.0 294.6 341.2 0.60 16 250 10821 -41.9 -45.2 70 3.3 -42.2 252 60 343.7 343.8 295.5 344.8 0.27 17 200 12292 -53.2 -57.0 63 3.8 -53.3 256 66 348.5 348.6 296.4 348.9 0.09 18 150 14106 -61.1 -69.0 34 7.9 -61.2 258 54 364.9 364.9 299.7 365.0 0.02 19 100 16550 -71.8 -86.0 10 14.2 -71.8 242 37 389.1 389.1 303.6 389.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5721.67 m Freezing level: 608.69 mb = 4250.70 m = 13945.69 ft Wetbulb zero: 628.19 mb = 3993.10 m = 13100.55 ft Precipitable water: 2.15 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 83.21 % Est. max temperature: 30.12 C = 86.21 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 986.20 mb = 192.22 m = 630.63 ft T: 23.19 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.04 C/km ThetaE index: 19.80 C Layer 700.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 923.05 mb = 769.30 m = 2523.93 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.59 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.62 C = 81.71 F Cap Strength: 0.64 C Lifted Index: -6.97 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.22 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.85 C Showalter Index: -5.28 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.68 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.96 C Cross Totals Index: 26.72 C K Index: 42.83 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 424.77 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.13 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1447.94 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 53.81 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5.32 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.64 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 941.36 mb = 598.85 m = 1964.71 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 896.36 mb = 1023.53 m = 3358.00 ft Equ Level (EL): 216.36 mb = 11773.56 m = 38626.70 ft B at Equ Level: 1446.00 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 116.36 mb = 15636.66 m = 51300.77 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 212.0 at 40.7 knts Storm direction: 242.0 at 30.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.3 neg: 5.7 tot: 8.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 95.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 253.1 neg: -50.6 tot: 202.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 67.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.55 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.1 stream: 6.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.11 Bulk Rich Number: 22.90 Bulk Shear: 63.24 m/s