MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170600F045.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170600F045.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 45 hour NAM valid 3Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 33.97,-88.58 Latitude: 33.97 Longitude: -88.58 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 81 23.4 19.3 78 4.1 20.6 194 7 296.3 298.9 293.6 337.2 14.19 1 1000 105 23.4 19.1 77 4.2 20.5 195 7 296.5 299.0 293.6 337.1 14.08 2 950 553 21.4 17.8 80 3.6 19.0 196 32 298.9 301.4 294.0 338.7 13.66 3 900 1019 17.7 16.0 90 1.7 16.5 200 32 299.7 302.0 293.6 337.1 12.80 4 850 1506 14.2 12.8 91 1.4 13.3 211 29 301.0 303.0 292.6 333.2 10.96 5 800 2015 10.8 10.2 96 0.6 10.4 216 29 302.6 304.4 292.2 331.8 9.82 6 750 2553 8.7 6.3 85 2.4 7.3 222 30 306.0 307.5 291.7 330.2 8.00 7 700 3123 7.8 -8.8 30 16.6 0.5 238 30 311.1 311.6 288.8 320.1 2.81 8 650 3730 4.1 -8.1 40 12.3 -1.3 236 30 313.6 314.2 289.9 323.9 3.19 9 600 4374 -1.4 -7.4 63 6.1 -4.1 233 33 314.6 315.3 290.6 326.2 3.64 10 550 5063 -5.0 -16.0 42 11.0 -8.9 237 37 318.1 318.5 290.2 324.7 1.99 11 500 5805 -9.3 -22.0 35 12.6 -13.1 232 38 321.6 321.9 290.6 326.2 1.32 12 450 6611 -14.5 -24.2 43 9.7 -17.1 240 42 325.0 325.3 291.5 329.3 1.20 13 400 7494 -19.9 -33.4 29 13.4 -22.5 233 47 329.1 329.2 292.0 331.2 0.57 14 350 8469 -26.9 -29.6 77 2.7 -27.4 230 60 332.5 332.7 293.3 335.9 0.94 15 300 9561 -35.4 -38.2 75 2.9 -35.7 238 63 335.5 335.6 293.7 337.3 0.47 16 250 10804 -45.0 -48.4 69 3.3 -45.3 234 67 339.1 339.1 294.3 339.9 0.19 17 200 12261 -53.8 -67.1 18 13.2 -54.1 251 71 347.5 347.5 296.1 347.6 0.02 18 150 14077 -61.5 -80.7 6 19.1 -61.7 249 60 364.0 364.0 299.5 364.1 0.00 19 100 16540 -69.2 -87.2 6 18.1 -69.2 252 32 394.1 394.1 304.4 394.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5699.95 m Freezing level: 612.32 mb = 4215.17 m = 13829.13 ft Wetbulb zero: 686.55 mb = 3281.74 m = 10766.73 ft Precipitable water: 1.57 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 63.90 % Est. max temperature: 27.99 C = 82.38 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 944.53 mb = 602.53 m = 1976.77 ft T: 21.03 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.39 C/km ThetaE index: 18.64 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 885.45 mb = 1158.11 m = 3799.52 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.58 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.16 C = 80.88 F Cap Strength: 1.12 C Lifted Index: -1.72 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.04 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.74 C Showalter Index: 0.36 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.61 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.51 C Cross Totals Index: 22.10 C K Index: 19.66 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 319.42 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.40 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 332.30 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 25.78 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 17.63 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.12 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 906.63 mb = 955.93 m = 3136.21 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 861.63 mb = 1390.36 m = 4561.48 ft Equ Level (EL): 711.63 mb = 2986.65 m = 9798.59 ft B at Equ Level: 60.82 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 191.63 mb = 12531.21 m = 41112.38 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 224.9 at 31.4 knts Storm direction: 254.9 at 23.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 100.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 192.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 192.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 64.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.75 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.0 stream: 6.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.34 Bulk Rich Number: 8.52 Bulk Shear: 39.02 m/s