MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170000F055.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170000F055.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 55 hour NAM valid 7Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 32,-90.57 Latitude: 32.00 Longitude: -90.57 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 87 22.2 21.2 94 0.9 21.5 180 9 295.2 298.1 294.6 341.3 16.06 1 1000 93 22.2 21.3 94 1.0 21.6 180 8 295.4 298.3 294.7 341.6 16.11 2 950 539 19.7 19.7 100 -0.0 19.7 197 32 297.1 299.9 294.7 341.5 15.36 3 900 1005 18.9 16.5 86 2.4 17.2 221 40 301.0 303.4 294.3 339.8 13.22 4 850 1495 16.1 11.6 74 4.5 13.3 249 42 303.0 304.9 292.6 333.2 10.14 5 800 2009 13.3 10.5 83 2.8 11.5 250 37 305.3 307.1 293.2 335.3 10.01 6 750 2550 10.4 5.3 71 5.1 7.5 255 33 307.8 309.2 291.9 330.7 7.48 7 700 3121 7.2 1.2 65 6.1 3.9 263 37 310.5 311.6 291.4 329.0 5.96 8 650 3727 2.5 0.4 86 2.1 1.4 257 41 311.8 313.0 291.9 330.7 6.07 9 600 4369 -1.0 -2.8 88 1.7 -1.9 255 38 314.9 315.9 292.1 331.4 5.21 10 550 5059 -5.0 -5.8 94 0.8 -5.4 259 37 318.1 319.0 292.4 332.6 4.51 11 500 5803 -9.2 -10.2 92 1.0 -9.6 253 44 321.9 322.6 292.7 333.5 3.53 12 450 6611 -13.1 -14.4 90 1.3 -13.6 254 42 326.7 327.3 293.4 336.2 2.78 13 400 7497 -19.7 -21.8 83 2.1 -20.3 256 52 329.4 329.7 293.1 335.2 1.67 14 350 8477 -26.1 -28.6 79 2.5 -26.6 247 45 333.5 333.7 293.6 337.3 1.03 15 300 9574 -34.5 -37.5 74 3.0 -34.8 250 46 336.8 336.9 294.0 338.7 0.51 16 250 10821 -44.6 -49.3 60 4.7 -44.9 249 53 339.7 339.7 294.4 340.4 0.17 17 200 12281 -53.3 -73.1 7 19.9 -53.6 259 55 348.4 348.4 296.3 348.4 0.01 18 150 14094 -62.7 -80.4 7 17.7 -62.9 257 63 362.0 362.0 299.1 362.0 0.00 19 100 16541 -71.8 -86.1 10 14.3 -71.9 259 34 388.9 388.9 303.6 388.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5709.19 m Freezing level: 614.60 mb = 4181.92 m = 13720.03 ft Wetbulb zero: 629.16 mb = 3988.59 m = 13085.77 ft Precipitable water: 1.90 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 84.29 % Est. max temperature: 29.93 C = 85.87 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 987.56 mb = 202.22 m = 663.44 ft T: 21.59 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.11 C/km ThetaE index: 8.45 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 888.28 mb = 1117.65 m = 3666.80 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.01 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.37 C = 83.06 F Cap Strength: 1.30 C Lifted Index: -2.85 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.11 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.82 C Showalter Index: 0.60 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.04 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.29 C Cross Totals Index: 20.75 C K Index: 30.82 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 300.16 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.02 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 613.68 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 35.03 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 31.28 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.24 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 938.84 mb = 640.82 m = 2102.41 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 783.84 mb = 2179.90 m = 7151.82 ft Equ Level (EL): 243.84 mb = 10984.12 m = 36036.69 ft B at Equ Level: 609.91 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 163.84 mb = 13537.84 m = 44414.94 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 248.8 at 37.2 knts Storm direction: 278.8 at 27.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 107.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 491.0 neg: -14.0 tot: 477.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 159.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.75 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.8 stream: 9.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.82 Bulk Rich Number: 5.09 Bulk Shear: 120.67 m/s