MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170600F052.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170600F052.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 52 hour NAM valid 10Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 34.36,-86.42 Latitude: 34.36 Longitude: -86.42 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 1000 92 SFC 976 301 18.5 16.3 87 2.2 17.1 199 11 293.7 295.8 291.2 328.0 12.04 2 950 532 17.4 15.0 86 2.4 15.8 200 26 294.8 296.9 291.0 327.4 11.37 3 900 993 15.6 15.5 99 0.1 15.5 216 46 297.6 299.9 292.7 333.6 12.42 4 850 1478 13.7 12.4 92 1.3 12.9 224 42 300.5 302.5 292.3 332.0 10.71 5 800 1988 11.1 10.7 97 0.4 10.9 226 40 303.0 304.8 292.6 333.1 10.15 6 750 2524 7.3 7.1 98 0.3 7.2 230 38 304.6 306.1 291.7 330.0 8.47 7 700 3090 4.0 1.9 86 2.1 2.8 221 40 306.9 308.1 290.6 326.1 6.27 8 650 3689 1.2 -0.3 89 1.6 0.4 220 47 310.4 311.5 291.2 328.2 5.76 9 600 4331 -2.1 -4.4 84 2.3 -3.2 242 43 313.7 314.6 291.2 328.3 4.60 10 550 5017 -6.4 -12.1 64 5.7 -8.6 243 44 316.5 317.0 290.4 325.5 2.74 11 500 5756 -10.5 -22.9 35 12.4 -14.0 240 49 320.2 320.4 290.1 324.4 1.21 12 450 6558 -15.9 -33.2 21 17.3 -19.3 231 59 323.3 323.4 290.3 325.2 0.52 13 400 7435 -21.3 -45.6 9 24.2 -24.4 234 64 327.3 327.3 291.1 327.9 0.16 14 350 8408 -27.7 -44.9 18 17.3 -29.6 238 63 331.5 331.5 292.3 332.2 0.20 15 300 9497 -35.8 -38.8 74 3.0 -36.1 227 59 335.0 335.1 293.5 336.7 0.45 16 250 10738 -46.0 -49.5 68 3.5 -46.2 228 74 337.7 337.7 293.9 338.3 0.17 17 200 12192 -53.2 -70.7 10 17.5 -53.5 245 76 348.5 348.5 296.3 348.6 0.01 18 150 14026 -58.5 -83.6 3 25.2 -58.7 235 35 369.3 369.3 300.4 369.3 0.00 19 100 16495 -68.3 -86.5 6 18.2 -68.4 263 31 395.7 395.7 304.6 395.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5663.83 m Freezing level: 631.22 mb = 3930.31 m = 12894.55 ft Wetbulb zero: 644.08 mb = 3762.63 m = 12344.42 ft Precipitable water: 1.50 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 83.42 % Est. max temperature: 26.44 C = 79.60 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 945.22 mb = 575.03 m = 1886.57 ft T: 17.23 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.45 C/km ThetaE index: 7.07 C Layer 750.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 861.33 mb = 1365.94 m = 4481.36 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.87 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.62 C = 76.31 F Cap Strength: 1.29 C Lifted Index: 0.46 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.19 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.54 C Showalter Index: -0.24 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.21 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.27 C Cross Totals Index: 22.95 C K Index: 34.56 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 342.07 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.54 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 31.02 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.88 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 50.48 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.28 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 907.55 mb = 922.09 m = 3025.21 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 742.55 mb = 2606.06 m = 8549.98 ft Equ Level (EL): 632.55 mb = 3907.43 m = 12819.50 ft B at Equ Level: 30.61 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 432.55 mb = 6852.52 m = 22481.76 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 229.6 at 42.6 knts Storm direction: 259.6 at 31.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.1 neg: 1.1 tot: 6.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 73.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 308.5 neg: -17.3 tot: 291.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 97.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.63 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.2 stream: 6.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.06 Bulk Rich Number: 0.46 Bulk Shear: 67.53 m/s