MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181800F000.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181800F000.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: NAM analysis for 1800Z 18 OCT 25 Station: 32.34,-92.86 Latitude: 32.34 Longitude: -92.86 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1002 77 30.8 20.6 55 10.2 23.5 175 7 303.7 306.6 296.5 349.6 15.42 1 1000 96 28.5 19.4 58 9.0 22.1 176 7 301.6 304.3 295.3 343.9 14.35 2 950 548 23.2 18.2 73 5.1 19.7 177 11 300.8 303.3 294.7 341.7 13.94 3 900 1017 19.0 15.5 80 3.5 16.7 185 15 301.0 303.3 293.7 337.5 12.39 4 850 1508 16.7 11.5 71 5.3 13.4 195 16 303.7 305.6 292.7 333.7 10.06 5 800 2022 13.2 10.3 82 2.9 11.4 202 18 305.2 307.1 293.0 334.8 9.87 6 750 2562 9.4 8.1 91 1.4 8.6 207 21 306.8 308.5 292.9 334.2 9.05 7 700 3134 8.6 -1.8 48 10.3 3.2 206 22 312.0 312.9 290.9 327.1 4.80 8 650 3743 5.0 -3.6 54 8.5 0.7 206 22 314.6 315.4 291.4 328.9 4.51 9 600 4390 0.2 -7.0 58 7.2 -3.1 204 19 316.4 317.1 291.3 328.6 3.77 10 550 5082 -4.0 -14.2 45 10.2 -7.9 221 23 319.3 319.7 290.9 327.0 2.31 11 500 5826 -8.8 -20.8 37 12.1 -12.5 232 34 322.3 322.6 291.0 327.3 1.45 12 450 6637 -12.1 -42.5 6 30.4 -17.4 240 39 328.0 328.0 291.3 328.7 0.20 13 400 7526 -18.6 -42.8 10 24.1 -22.3 240 44 330.7 330.8 292.2 331.6 0.22 14 350 8505 -26.5 -47.2 12 20.8 -28.7 242 50 333.1 333.1 292.7 333.7 0.15 15 300 9599 -35.2 -51.3 18 16.0 -36.4 245 54 335.7 335.7 293.3 336.2 0.11 16 250 10842 -44.5 -59.7 17 15.2 -45.2 254 57 339.8 339.8 294.3 340.0 0.05 17 200 12312 -51.4 -73.3 6 21.9 -51.8 262 65 351.5 351.5 297.0 351.5 0.01 18 150 14120 -64.3 -80.7 9 16.4 -64.4 245 52 359.4 359.4 298.6 359.4 0.00 19 100 16539 -73.8 -85.6 15 11.8 -73.9 258 35 385.0 385.0 303.1 385.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5730.60 m Freezing level: 597.09 mb = 4430.42 m = 14535.32 ft Wetbulb zero: 640.82 mb = 3858.05 m = 12657.47 ft Precipitable water: 1.60 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 62.81 % Est. max temperature: 30.61 C = 87.10 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 865.35 mb = 1353.93 m = 4441.97 ft T: 17.44 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.44 C/km ThetaE index: 15.88 C Layer 1000.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 838.09 mb = 1627.28 m = 5338.77 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.70 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.09 C = 87.97 F Cap Strength: 1.23 C Lifted Index: -2.59 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.99 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.44 C Showalter Index: 0.75 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.78 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.53 C Cross Totals Index: 20.25 C K Index: 26.69 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 304.70 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.21 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 473.96 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 30.79 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 27.32 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.64 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 874.62 mb = 1262.49 m = 4141.98 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 799.62 mb = 2025.67 m = 6645.83 ft Equ Level (EL): 709.62 mb = 3020.61 m = 9910.03 ft B at Equ Level: 25.33 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 179.62 mb = 12987.23 m = 42608.50 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 209.2 at 20.4 knts Storm direction: 239.2 at 15.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.6 neg: 0.3 tot: 2.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 76.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 56.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 56.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 18.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.90 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.2 stream: 2.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.14 Bulk Rich Number: 19.24 Bulk Shear: 24.64 m/s