MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170000F053.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170000F053.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 53 hour NAM valid 5Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 34.72,-90.31 Latitude: 34.72 Longitude: -90.31 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1003 57 21.2 21.0 99 0.2 21.1 248 17 294.1 296.9 294.1 339.2 15.82 1 1000 86 21.0 20.9 100 0.1 20.9 249 19 294.1 296.9 294.1 339.1 15.76 2 950 529 18.2 18.2 100 -0.0 18.2 243 32 295.7 298.2 293.3 335.9 14.00 3 900 992 16.1 16.1 100 0.0 16.1 233 36 298.1 300.4 293.2 335.4 12.86 4 850 1476 13.5 13.5 100 0.0 13.5 232 38 300.3 302.4 292.8 334.0 11.48 5 800 1986 11.2 11.2 100 -0.0 11.2 230 37 303.1 305.1 292.9 334.4 10.52 6 750 2524 8.6 8.6 100 0.0 8.6 227 37 305.9 307.7 292.9 334.2 9.40 7 700 3093 5.7 5.7 100 0.0 5.6 227 34 308.8 310.3 292.7 333.8 8.21 8 650 3698 3.3 3.3 100 0.0 3.3 227 30 312.7 314.1 293.3 336.0 7.49 9 600 4345 0.5 0.5 100 0.0 0.5 223 30 316.7 317.9 293.7 337.6 6.61 10 550 5038 -4.3 -4.3 100 0.0 -4.3 217 31 319.0 319.9 293.1 335.2 5.05 11 500 5783 -9.0 -9.0 100 0.0 -9.0 217 32 322.1 322.8 293.0 334.8 3.87 12 450 6592 -13.3 -13.3 100 0.0 -13.3 219 31 326.5 327.1 293.5 336.8 3.05 13 400 7481 -17.9 -17.9 100 0.0 -17.9 230 31 331.7 332.2 294.3 339.9 2.34 14 350 8466 -24.8 -24.8 100 0.0 -24.8 233 33 335.3 335.6 294.4 340.6 1.46 15 300 9567 -33.5 -33.5 100 -0.0 -33.5 229 41 338.2 338.4 294.6 341.0 0.76 16 250 10821 -43.9 -46.9 73 2.9 -44.2 221 64 340.7 340.8 294.7 341.6 0.23 17 200 12271 -57.3 -60.7 65 3.4 -57.3 228 84 342.1 342.1 294.9 342.3 0.05 18 150 14086 -60.6 -81.2 5 20.6 -60.8 266 56 365.7 365.7 299.8 365.7 0.00 19 100 16557 -68.3 -86.5 6 18.2 -68.4 257 34 395.8 395.8 304.6 395.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5697.04 m Freezing level: 595.05 mb = 4413.18 m = 14478.77 ft Wetbulb zero: 594.92 mb = 4412.35 m = 14476.04 ft Precipitable water: 2.10 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 99.91 % Est. max temperature: 27.26 C = 81.07 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 1001.42 mb = 73.29 m = 240.46 ft T: 21.06 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.45 C/km ThetaE index: 5.28 C Layer 1000.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 957.42 mb = 461.57 m = 1514.32 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.23 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.56 C = 72.62 F Cap Strength: 0.34 C Lifted Index: -0.80 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.60 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.98 C Showalter Index: 0.43 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 44.92 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.48 C Cross Totals Index: 22.44 C K Index: 35.93 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 268.42 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.09 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 126.59 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 15.91 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.27 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 952.89 mb = 502.58 m = 1648.85 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 947.89 mb = 547.86 m = 1797.40 ft Equ Level (EL): 617.89 mb = 4107.32 m = 13475.29 ft B at Equ Level: 88.62 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 337.89 mb = 8717.76 m = 28601.22 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 227.1 at 32.7 knts Storm direction: 257.1 at 24.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.5 neg: 3.8 tot: 4.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 86.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 17.2 neg: -31.6 tot: -14.4 m^2/s^2 ave: -4.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.13 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.2 stream: 0.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 6.74 Bulk Shear: 18.78 m/s