MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170600F060.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170600F060.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 60 hour NAM valid 18Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 31.30,-86.08 Latitude: 31.30 Longitude: -86.08 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 93 24.1 22.8 92 1.3 23.2 224 8 297.0 300.2 296.3 348.2 17.68 1 1000 116 23.9 22.7 93 1.2 23.0 225 7 297.0 300.2 296.1 347.9 17.58 2 950 563 20.6 20.4 99 0.2 20.5 234 21 298.1 301.0 295.4 344.6 16.05 3 900 1030 17.9 17.6 98 0.3 17.7 266 32 300.0 302.6 294.7 341.7 14.25 4 850 1518 15.3 15.2 100 0.1 15.3 270 31 302.1 304.5 294.4 340.2 12.89 5 800 2031 12.3 11.6 95 0.7 11.9 271 32 304.3 306.3 293.4 336.5 10.80 6 750 2571 10.1 8.7 91 1.4 9.2 261 32 307.5 309.3 293.4 336.2 9.46 7 700 3143 7.8 -0.2 57 8.0 3.6 253 32 311.2 312.2 291.2 328.0 5.40 8 650 3751 5.7 -10.9 29 16.7 -1.4 260 29 315.5 316.0 289.9 323.8 2.56 9 600 4401 2.2 -35.9 4 38.1 -7.0 279 24 318.7 318.7 288.6 319.8 0.30 10 550 5094 -4.0 -35.3 7 31.3 -11.0 281 26 319.4 319.4 288.9 320.6 0.34 11 500 5837 -9.1 -44.0 4 34.8 -15.0 278 31 321.9 321.9 289.5 322.5 0.15 12 450 6641 -16.1 -47.4 5 31.2 -20.3 285 37 323.0 323.0 289.8 323.4 0.12 13 400 7515 -23.0 -42.2 15 19.3 -25.5 282 42 325.2 325.2 290.6 326.0 0.23 14 350 8478 -29.6 -37.7 45 8.1 -30.7 256 40 328.8 328.9 291.8 330.4 0.42 15 300 9562 -36.2 -43.2 48 7.1 -36.8 252 56 334.4 334.4 293.2 335.5 0.28 16 250 10805 -44.5 -65.0 8 20.5 -45.1 242 70 340.0 340.0 294.3 340.1 0.02 17 200 12270 -53.2 -70.6 10 17.3 -53.5 247 74 348.5 348.5 296.3 348.5 0.01 18 150 14085 -61.3 -81.5 5 20.1 -61.5 264 65 364.4 364.4 299.5 364.4 0.00 19 100 16533 -73.1 -85.8 13 12.7 -73.1 244 29 386.5 386.5 303.3 386.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5721.87 m Freezing level: 582.11 mb = 4649.18 m = 15253.03 ft Wetbulb zero: 663.92 mb = 3577.09 m = 11735.71 ft Precipitable water: 1.63 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 55.52 % Est. max temperature: 29.11 C = 84.39 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 983.79 mb = 258.22 m = 847.18 ft T: 22.81 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.30 C/km ThetaE index: 28.42 C Layer 1000.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 944.73 mb = 611.26 m = 2005.42 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.04 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.33 C = 77.60 F Cap Strength: 0.00 C Lifted Index: -4.28 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.97 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.31 C Showalter Index: -2.40 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 48.72 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.40 C Cross Totals Index: 24.33 C K Index: 31.57 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 275.38 Risk: None Energy Index: -3.42 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1484.44 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 54.49 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.00 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 945.64 mb = 602.89 m = 1977.95 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 940.64 mb = 648.63 m = 2128.02 ft Equ Level (EL): 220.64 mb = 11624.99 m = 38139.27 ft B at Equ Level: 1479.23 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 120.64 mb = 15399.89 m = 50523.95 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 266.7 at 28.1 knts Storm direction: 296.7 at 21.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.4 neg: 1.6 tot: 6.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 73.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 169.8 neg: -37.5 tot: 132.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 44.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.57 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.7 stream: 4.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.58 Bulk Rich Number: 33.20 Bulk Shear: 44.71 m/s