MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170600F054.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170600F054.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 54 hour NAM valid 12Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 34.38,-86.29 Latitude: 34.38 Longitude: -86.29 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 93 SFC 989 188 19.9 18.4 91 1.5 18.9 196 13 294.0 296.4 292.4 332.7 13.58 2 950 532 17.1 16.1 94 1.0 16.4 202 32 294.5 296.7 291.5 329.4 12.17 3 900 994 15.4 15.4 100 -0.0 15.4 227 45 297.4 299.6 292.6 333.1 12.34 4 850 1477 13.3 12.1 92 1.2 12.6 246 45 300.1 302.0 292.0 330.9 10.49 5 800 1986 10.8 10.2 96 0.6 10.4 240 46 302.6 304.4 292.2 331.8 9.81 6 750 2522 7.0 7.0 100 0.0 7.0 241 47 304.1 305.7 291.5 329.3 8.39 7 700 3087 4.9 4.9 100 0.0 4.9 244 43 307.9 309.3 292.2 331.5 7.76 8 650 3690 1.4 -0.0 90 1.5 0.7 248 41 310.6 311.7 291.4 328.9 5.89 9 600 4328 -3.1 -8.1 68 5.1 -5.3 248 42 312.6 313.2 289.9 323.6 3.46 10 550 5015 -5.5 -19.4 33 13.9 -10.0 254 50 317.5 317.8 289.5 322.6 1.49 11 500 5754 -11.1 -27.4 25 16.2 -15.1 258 56 319.5 319.6 289.5 322.3 0.81 12 450 6552 -17.4 -21.2 72 3.9 -18.4 252 51 321.4 321.7 290.8 326.7 1.56 13 400 7427 -21.9 -24.7 78 2.8 -22.6 241 47 326.5 326.8 292.0 331.0 1.29 14 350 8393 -29.6 -43.1 26 13.4 -31.1 243 59 328.8 328.9 291.6 329.7 0.24 15 300 9480 -35.5 -41.7 53 6.2 -36.1 231 72 335.4 335.4 293.5 336.6 0.33 16 250 10722 -45.7 -49.2 68 3.5 -45.9 222 79 338.1 338.1 294.0 338.7 0.17 17 200 12177 -53.4 -68.4 14 15.0 -53.7 243 85 348.3 348.3 296.3 348.3 0.02 18 150 14016 -56.6 -82.5 2 25.9 -56.9 256 40 372.5 372.5 301.0 372.5 0.00 19 100 16490 -69.9 -86.3 7 16.4 -70.0 248 40 392.6 392.6 304.2 392.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5661.36 m Freezing level: 633.99 mb = 3894.23 m = 12776.18 ft Wetbulb zero: 644.39 mb = 3758.92 m = 12332.28 ft Precipitable water: 1.59 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 78.97 % Est. max temperature: 26.54 C = 79.77 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 967.30 mb = 377.80 m = 1239.47 ft T: 18.36 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.99 C/km ThetaE index: 3.36 C Layer 950.0- 900.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 910.94 mb = 890.53 m = 2921.66 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.47 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.67 C = 72.81 F Cap Strength: 0.58 C Lifted Index: -0.53 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.94 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.04 C Showalter Index: -0.30 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.65 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.43 C Cross Totals Index: 23.22 C K Index: 36.53 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 342.54 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.69 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 110.15 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 14.84 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 23.01 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.58 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 927.74 mb = 734.62 m = 2410.14 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 772.74 mb = 2273.91 m = 7460.26 ft Equ Level (EL): 692.74 mb = 3171.55 m = 10405.23 ft B at Equ Level: 27.82 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 302.74 mb = 9415.63 m = 30890.80 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 244.9 at 44.7 knts Storm direction: 274.9 at 33.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.1 neg: 0.5 tot: 6.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 76.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 449.8 neg: -25.6 tot: 424.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 141.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.70 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.3 stream: 7.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.31 Bulk Rich Number: 0.88 Bulk Shear: 125.30 m/s