MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509241800F029.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509241800F029.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 29 hour NAM valid 23Z THU 25 SEP 25 Station: 30.37,-89.50 Latitude: 30.37 Longitude: -89.50 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1011 5 27.9 22.1 71 5.8 23.8 237 5 300.2 303.2 296.5 349.4 16.81 1 1000 99 26.9 21.5 72 5.4 23.0 240 6 300.1 303.0 296.2 347.9 16.36 2 950 552 22.7 19.5 82 3.2 20.5 252 8 300.2 303.0 295.4 344.6 15.17 3 900 1021 20.1 15.1 73 4.9 16.8 270 17 302.2 304.4 293.8 337.9 12.09 4 850 1513 17.7 10.2 61 7.5 13.0 271 20 304.7 306.4 292.3 332.4 9.22 5 800 2029 14.6 9.9 73 4.8 11.6 263 24 306.8 308.6 293.2 335.7 9.59 6 750 2573 12.5 3.7 55 8.8 7.5 262 27 310.2 311.4 291.9 330.8 6.69 7 700 3148 9.2 1.4 58 7.8 4.9 248 26 312.6 313.8 292.2 331.6 6.05 8 650 3758 4.8 -1.1 65 5.9 1.7 246 28 314.4 315.5 292.2 331.6 5.43 9 600 4407 1.4 -6.0 58 7.3 -2.1 256 34 317.7 318.5 292.0 330.9 4.08 10 550 5102 -2.8 -13.2 44 10.4 -6.9 255 32 320.8 321.3 291.5 329.2 2.52 11 500 5850 -7.6 -14.7 57 7.1 -10.3 251 36 323.8 324.3 292.3 332.1 2.45 12 450 6663 -12.5 -18.3 62 5.7 -14.5 251 38 327.5 327.9 292.9 334.4 2.01 13 400 7553 -17.7 -23.7 59 6.1 -19.3 246 39 332.0 332.3 293.6 337.0 1.41 14 350 8536 -25.5 -47.2 11 21.7 -28.0 243 42 334.3 334.4 293.0 335.0 0.15 15 300 9640 -32.1 -36.5 65 4.4 -32.7 238 50 340.2 340.3 294.9 342.3 0.56 16 250 10902 -41.2 -45.9 61 4.6 -41.6 238 52 344.7 344.8 295.7 345.8 0.25 17 200 12380 -52.2 -69.9 10 17.7 -52.5 231 48 350.2 350.2 296.7 350.3 0.02 18 150 14188 -64.0 -80.3 9 16.3 -64.1 244 38 359.9 359.9 298.7 359.9 0.00 19 100 16610 -72.5 -83.8 17 11.3 -72.6 238 22 387.6 387.6 303.4 387.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5750.61 m Freezing level: 583.37 mb = 4637.87 m = 15215.91 ft Wetbulb zero: 627.43 mb = 4044.42 m = 13268.94 ft Precipitable water: 1.77 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 62.04 % Est. max temperature: 31.94 C = 89.50 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 929.28 mb = 743.24 m = 2438.42 ft T: 21.62 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.21 C/km ThetaE index: 17.06 C Layer 1000.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 848.44 mb = 1528.53 m = 5014.81 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.11 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.57 C = 90.62 F Cap Strength: 1.55 C Lifted Index: -2.75 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.80 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.04 C Showalter Index: 2.52 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 43.10 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 25.32 C Cross Totals Index: 17.77 C K Index: 27.72 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 197.33 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.02 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 535.01 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 32.71 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 67.33 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.55 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 902.60 mb = 996.32 m = 3268.74 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 697.60 mb = 3176.72 m = 10422.18 ft Equ Level (EL): 267.60 mb = 10431.03 m = 34222.13 ft B at Equ Level: 532.50 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 157.60 mb = 13877.66 m = 45529.81 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 255.7 at 25.3 knts Storm direction: 285.7 at 19.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.8 neg: 1.7 tot: 4.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 88.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 33.5 neg: -13.3 tot: 20.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 6.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.36 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.0 stream: 1.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.10 Bulk Rich Number: 11.70 Bulk Shear: 45.72 m/s