MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170600F051.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170600F051.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 51 hour NAM valid 9Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 31.03,-90.76 Latitude: 31.03 Longitude: -90.76 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1002 86 23.0 22.7 98 0.3 22.8 187 6 296.0 299.1 295.9 346.6 17.58 1 1000 104 22.9 22.6 98 0.3 22.7 185 4 296.0 299.2 295.8 346.6 17.54 2 950 551 21.4 21.4 100 -0.0 21.4 217 25 298.9 302.0 296.3 348.7 17.10 3 900 1020 19.0 19.0 100 -0.0 19.1 236 28 301.1 304.0 296.0 346.9 15.58 4 850 1510 16.3 16.3 100 -0.0 16.3 241 28 303.2 305.7 295.3 344.2 13.83 5 800 2025 13.7 13.7 100 0.0 13.7 262 27 305.8 308.1 295.0 343.0 12.40 6 750 2568 10.1 8.6 91 1.4 9.2 252 27 307.5 309.3 293.3 336.1 9.43 7 700 3139 7.5 2.7 71 4.8 4.8 278 29 310.8 312.0 292.1 331.3 6.63 8 650 3745 3.5 -2.0 67 5.5 0.7 264 31 313.0 313.9 291.4 328.9 5.08 9 600 4390 -0.4 -5.0 71 4.5 -2.6 260 31 315.6 316.5 291.6 329.7 4.41 10 550 5082 -3.8 -14.4 44 10.6 -7.8 267 33 319.6 320.0 290.9 327.2 2.28 11 500 5826 -9.1 -20.7 38 11.6 -12.7 270 34 321.9 322.2 290.9 327.0 1.47 12 450 6632 -14.3 -36.5 13 22.2 -18.5 279 40 325.3 325.4 290.7 326.7 0.37 13 400 7516 -19.5 -46.1 8 26.6 -23.0 282 45 329.7 329.7 291.8 330.3 0.15 14 350 8493 -26.7 -39.1 30 12.5 -28.4 281 43 332.8 332.9 292.9 334.2 0.37 15 300 9586 -34.7 -38.0 72 3.3 -35.1 264 36 336.5 336.6 293.9 338.3 0.48 16 250 10836 -43.7 -47.5 66 3.7 -44.0 268 42 341.1 341.1 294.8 341.9 0.21 17 200 12302 -52.2 -65.1 20 13.0 -52.5 266 72 350.2 350.2 296.7 350.3 0.03 18 150 14115 -62.6 -71.4 30 8.7 -62.7 252 48 362.2 362.2 299.1 362.2 0.02 19 100 16543 -72.2 -86.3 10 14.2 -72.2 267 31 388.3 388.3 303.5 388.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5722.69 m Freezing level: 605.33 mb = 4321.14 m = 14176.79 ft Wetbulb zero: 639.18 mb = 3880.44 m = 12730.96 ft Precipitable water: 1.96 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 77.39 % Est. max temperature: 30.12 C = 86.22 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 997.92 mb = 121.98 m = 400.21 ft T: 22.84 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.17 C/km ThetaE index: 19.74 C Layer 900.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 943.75 mb = 608.44 m = 1996.16 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.86 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.15 C = 79.08 F Cap Strength: 0.18 C Lifted Index: -5.37 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.13 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.50 C Showalter Index: -3.97 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.75 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.37 C Cross Totals Index: 25.38 C K Index: 36.82 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 406.69 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.43 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1627.31 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 57.05 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.57 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.16 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 950.81 mb = 543.81 m = 1784.12 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 925.81 mb = 774.79 m = 2541.93 ft Equ Level (EL): 215.81 mb = 11802.22 m = 38720.72 ft B at Equ Level: 1626.18 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 105.81 mb = 16204.85 m = 53164.87 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 257.8 at 28.7 knts Storm direction: 287.8 at 21.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.3 neg: 0.7 tot: 5.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 122.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 249.5 neg: -7.6 tot: 242.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 80.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.73 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.9 stream: 7.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.26 Bulk Rich Number: 27.49 Bulk Shear: 59.20 m/s