MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170000F054.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170000F054.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 54 hour NAM valid 6Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 34.13,-90.13 Latitude: 34.13 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 1006 45 20.5 20.3 99 0.2 20.4 265 18 293.1 295.8 293.3 335.9 15.05 1 1000 95 20.0 19.9 100 0.1 19.9 269 22 293.1 295.8 293.1 335.2 14.80 2 950 536 16.8 16.4 98 0.3 16.5 271 35 294.2 296.4 291.6 329.8 12.45 3 900 996 14.9 14.2 95 0.7 14.4 272 36 296.9 298.9 291.6 329.7 11.36 4 850 1480 12.8 12.2 96 0.6 12.4 269 35 299.6 301.5 291.9 330.5 10.55 5 800 1988 10.8 10.2 96 0.6 10.4 265 32 302.6 304.5 292.2 331.8 9.81 6 750 2526 9.4 8.9 96 0.5 9.0 252 30 306.8 308.6 293.2 335.7 9.56 7 700 3097 6.4 5.4 93 1.0 5.8 235 35 309.6 311.1 292.9 334.3 8.06 8 650 3702 3.0 2.8 99 0.2 2.9 224 44 312.4 313.8 293.0 334.9 7.23 9 600 4347 -0.6 -0.7 99 0.1 -0.7 223 53 315.4 316.6 292.9 334.5 6.05 10 550 5039 -4.7 -4.8 100 0.1 -4.7 224 61 318.5 319.4 292.9 334.2 4.89 11 500 5781 -10.5 -10.6 99 0.1 -10.6 226 61 320.2 320.8 292.1 331.4 3.40 12 450 6585 -14.7 -14.7 100 0.0 -14.7 225 56 324.8 325.3 292.8 334.0 2.72 13 400 7470 -19.3 -19.3 100 0.0 -19.3 225 49 330.0 330.4 293.6 337.2 2.08 14 350 8449 -26.2 -26.2 100 -0.0 -26.2 231 46 333.4 333.7 293.9 338.1 1.29 15 300 9545 -34.7 -37.3 77 2.6 -35.1 237 45 336.4 336.5 293.9 338.4 0.52 16 250 10792 -44.6 -48.0 68 3.5 -44.8 242 49 339.8 339.9 294.4 340.6 0.20 17 200 12246 -55.7 -60.0 59 4.3 -55.8 246 55 344.6 344.6 295.5 344.9 0.06 18 150 14057 -61.2 -80.2 6 19.0 -61.4 257 68 364.6 364.6 299.6 364.6 0.00 19 100 16538 -69.7 -86.2 7 16.4 -69.8 243 35 393.0 393.0 304.2 393.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5685.41 m Freezing level: 608.53 mb = 4236.89 m = 13900.39 ft Wetbulb zero: 609.56 mb = 4219.58 m = 13843.59 ft Precipitable water: 1.97 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 97.37 % Est. max temperature: 26.61 C = 79.90 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 1003.67 mb = 63.92 m = 209.70 ft T: 20.28 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.31 C/km ThetaE index: 6.20 C Layer 1000.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 955.66 mb = 485.01 m = 1591.22 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.95 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.41 C = 70.54 F Cap Strength: 1.70 C Lifted Index: -0.02 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.63 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.57 C Showalter Index: 0.45 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.11 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.38 C Cross Totals Index: 22.73 C K Index: 34.56 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 277.07 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.14 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 15.73 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.61 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.68 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 951.21 mb = 525.11 m = 1722.78 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 946.21 mb = 570.08 m = 1870.33 ft Equ Level (EL): 876.21 mb = 1222.84 m = 4011.90 ft B at Equ Level: 15.66 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 766.21 mb = 2347.84 m = 7702.80 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 238.9 at 42.8 knts Storm direction: 268.9 at 32.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.0 neg: 3.6 tot: 6.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 76.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 7.3 neg: -8.9 tot: -1.7 m^2/s^2 ave: -0.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.24 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.0 stream: -1.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.21 Bulk Shear: 75.92 m/s