MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170000F002.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170000F002.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 2 hour NAM valid 2Z FRI 17 OCT 25 Station: 30.6,-91.03 Latitude: 30.60 Longitude: -91.03 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1010 22 22.7 18.0 75 4.7 19.5 57 2 295.0 297.4 292.3 332.3 12.99 1 1000 110 25.5 16.6 58 8.9 19.5 173 2 298.6 300.8 292.7 333.5 11.97 2 950 560 23.4 12.3 50 11.1 16.3 155 4 300.9 302.7 291.4 329.0 9.49 3 900 1029 19.8 11.3 58 8.4 14.4 70 5 301.9 303.6 291.6 329.7 9.41 4 850 1519 16.6 6.6 52 10.0 10.7 96 11 303.5 304.8 290.3 325.1 7.19 5 800 2034 16.2 -11.3 14 27.5 4.4 127 22 308.5 308.8 287.1 314.9 2.01 6 750 2577 12.5 -8.1 23 20.6 3.1 136 24 310.1 310.6 288.4 318.9 2.76 7 700 3151 9.7 -19.3 11 29.0 -0.7 148 22 313.3 313.5 287.8 317.2 1.18 8 650 3763 7.7 -38.1 2 45.7 -3.7 155 13 317.6 317.7 288.2 318.4 0.22 9 600 4416 3.6 -34.9 4 38.5 -6.2 156 16 320.2 320.3 289.2 321.4 0.33 10 550 5115 -0.6 -38.0 4 37.3 -9.2 154 16 323.3 323.4 290.0 324.3 0.26 11 500 5869 -5.2 -43.9 3 38.8 -12.5 176 16 326.8 326.8 291.0 327.4 0.16 12 450 6687 -11.0 -39.2 8 28.2 -16.5 192 14 329.3 329.4 291.8 330.4 0.28 13 400 7581 -16.5 -32.1 25 15.6 -19.9 200 7 333.5 333.7 293.3 335.9 0.65 14 350 8569 -23.9 -35.5 34 11.6 -25.9 173 13 336.6 336.7 294.0 338.6 0.53 15 300 9678 -31.5 -46.7 21 15.1 -33.1 200 24 340.9 341.0 294.7 341.7 0.19 16 250 10940 -41.7 -54.5 24 12.7 -42.5 208 33 344.0 344.0 295.4 344.4 0.09 17 200 12414 -52.8 -68.3 13 15.6 -53.1 211 35 349.2 349.2 296.5 349.3 0.02 18 150 14209 -66.5 -76.1 25 9.6 -66.6 200 29 355.4 355.4 297.8 355.5 0.01 19 100 16595 -76.4 -85.7 21 9.3 -76.4 223 14 380.1 380.1 302.3 380.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5759.53 m Freezing level: 557.74 mb = 5007.14 m = 16427.42 ft Wetbulb zero: 709.59 mb = 3037.92 m = 9966.82 ft Precipitable water: 0.86 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 21.70 % Est. max temperature: 30.90 C = 87.61 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 943.13 mb = 623.20 m = 2044.60 ft T: 22.92 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.47 C/km ThetaE index: 14.79 C Layer 850.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 664.06 mb = 3586.58 m = 11766.85 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.38 g/kg Conv temperature: 44.12 C = 111.41 F Cap Strength: 6.28 C Lifted Index: 5.79 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 8.33 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 5.19 C Showalter Index: 8.54 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 33.44 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.72 C Cross Totals Index: 11.71 C K Index: -0.76 Risk: None Sweat Index: 115.81 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.72 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 14.70 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.42 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6265.65 J/kg Cap Strength: 6.27 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 832.41 mb = 1696.31 m = 5565.26 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 144.4 at 14.7 knts Storm direction: 174.4 at 11.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.5 neg: 1.1 tot: 5.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 121.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 116.8 neg: -4.7 tot: 112.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 37.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.72 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.0 stream: 5.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.77 Bulk Shear: 19.17 m/s