MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181800F006.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181800F006.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 6 hour NAM valid 0Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 32.36,-90.13 Latitude: 32.36 Longitude: -90.13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1001 86 23.4 22.4 94 1.0 22.7 165 6 296.5 299.6 295.8 346.3 17.28 1 1000 98 23.1 22.3 96 0.7 22.6 162 5 296.2 299.3 295.7 345.9 17.24 2 950 545 21.2 20.2 94 1.0 20.5 172 21 298.6 301.5 295.5 344.8 15.87 3 900 1013 18.2 18.1 99 0.1 18.2 180 26 300.3 303.0 295.1 343.4 14.72 4 850 1502 15.8 15.8 100 -0.0 15.8 205 23 302.7 305.2 294.9 342.4 13.42 5 800 2015 13.4 10.0 80 3.4 11.3 234 18 305.4 307.2 292.9 334.5 9.66 6 750 2557 10.7 7.9 83 2.8 9.0 241 20 308.2 309.9 293.2 335.5 8.97 7 700 3130 7.7 2.7 71 5.0 4.9 242 24 311.0 312.2 292.2 331.6 6.66 8 650 3738 5.0 -7.8 39 12.8 -0.9 230 26 314.6 315.2 290.3 325.1 3.26 9 600 4386 2.0 -20.6 17 22.6 -5.7 230 28 318.4 318.7 289.6 322.6 1.23 10 550 5081 -3.4 -7.6 73 4.2 -5.3 231 33 320.0 320.8 292.5 332.9 3.92 11 500 5828 -7.4 -21.8 30 14.4 -11.9 234 33 324.0 324.3 291.3 328.6 1.33 12 450 6641 -11.9 -36.7 11 24.8 -16.9 250 40 328.3 328.4 291.6 329.7 0.37 13 400 7531 -18.4 -49.8 5 31.4 -22.4 255 45 331.0 331.1 292.1 331.4 0.10 14 350 8510 -26.5 -53.7 6 27.2 -29.0 256 47 333.0 333.0 292.6 333.3 0.07 15 300 9604 -34.8 -46.2 31 11.3 -35.8 254 50 336.3 336.3 293.6 337.1 0.20 16 250 10855 -42.7 -46.0 70 3.2 -43.0 243 55 342.5 342.6 295.1 343.5 0.25 17 200 12328 -52.2 -70.0 10 17.9 -52.5 258 65 350.2 350.2 296.7 350.3 0.02 18 150 14131 -65.4 -78.2 15 12.8 -65.5 257 53 357.4 357.4 298.2 357.5 0.01 19 100 16553 -71.7 -85.8 10 14.1 -71.8 229 28 389.2 389.2 303.7 389.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5730.29 m Freezing level: 581.56 mb = 4642.38 m = 15230.71 ft Wetbulb zero: 657.48 mb = 3644.16 m = 11955.76 ft Precipitable water: 1.76 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 67.74 % Est. max temperature: 29.61 C = 85.30 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 986.51 mb = 216.28 m = 709.58 ft T: 22.55 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.59 C/km ThetaE index: 12.82 C Layer 700.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 928.52 mb = 742.94 m = 2437.45 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.94 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.31 C = 79.37 F Cap Strength: 0.49 C Lifted Index: -2.57 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.57 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.47 C Showalter Index: -1.63 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.46 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.23 C Cross Totals Index: 23.24 C K Index: 34.10 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 356.30 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.74 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 827.94 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 40.69 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.82 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.49 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 941.43 mb = 623.53 m = 2045.67 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 916.43 mb = 856.23 m = 2809.11 ft Equ Level (EL): 236.43 mb = 11223.12 m = 36820.80 ft B at Equ Level: 822.29 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 136.43 mb = 14697.08 m = 48218.18 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 223.8 at 25.0 knts Storm direction: 253.8 at 18.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 112.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 164.9 neg: -1.5 tot: 163.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 54.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.61 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.5 stream: 5.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.82 Bulk Rich Number: 15.56 Bulk Shear: 53.20 m/s