MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F006.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F006.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 6 hour NAM valid 18Z FRI 17 OCT 25 Station: 30.42,-88.92 Latitude: 30.42 Longitude: -88.92 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1014 6 28.0 20.1 62 7.9 22.4 144 7 299.9 302.6 295.0 343.0 14.72 1 1000 128 25.0 19.4 71 5.7 21.1 142 7 298.2 300.8 294.2 339.6 14.28 2 950 577 20.5 18.3 87 2.2 19.0 138 8 298.0 300.5 294.0 338.8 14.08 3 900 1042 16.9 13.9 82 3.1 15.0 140 10 298.9 301.0 292.1 331.4 11.13 4 850 1528 15.2 8.8 66 6.4 11.3 133 7 302.1 303.6 290.9 327.0 8.38 5 800 2041 14.0 3.8 50 10.3 8.2 86 4 306.1 307.3 290.3 325.2 6.27 6 750 2584 11.9 1.6 49 10.4 6.2 71 6 309.5 310.6 290.9 327.3 5.72 7 700 3158 8.9 -0.5 52 9.3 3.9 80 4 312.3 313.3 291.4 328.9 5.28 8 650 3768 5.7 -7.5 38 13.2 -0.3 165 3 315.5 316.1 290.6 326.3 3.35 9 600 4416 1.2 -15.1 28 16.3 -5.0 176 7 317.5 317.9 290.0 324.1 1.97 10 550 5112 -1.9 -38.9 4 37.0 -9.9 202 9 321.8 321.9 289.6 322.7 0.24 11 500 5862 -6.7 -42.3 4 35.6 -13.4 206 15 324.9 324.9 290.5 325.6 0.18 12 450 6675 -11.9 -34.7 13 22.8 -16.8 221 18 328.2 328.3 291.7 329.9 0.45 13 400 7565 -18.2 -29.2 38 11.0 -20.7 230 22 331.4 331.6 292.9 334.5 0.86 14 350 8547 -25.9 -31.4 60 5.5 -27.0 228 28 333.8 333.9 293.5 336.7 0.79 15 300 9646 -33.5 -48.5 21 14.9 -34.8 241 32 338.1 338.1 294.0 338.7 0.16 16 250 10900 -42.7 -61.6 11 18.9 -43.4 240 41 342.7 342.7 295.0 342.8 0.04 17 200 12371 -53.2 -68.0 15 14.8 -53.4 250 46 348.6 348.6 296.3 348.7 0.02 18 150 14168 -65.7 -77.7 17 12.0 -65.7 253 41 357.0 357.0 298.1 357.0 0.01 19 100 16576 -73.8 -85.9 14 12.1 -73.8 246 20 385.2 385.2 303.1 385.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5734.03 m Freezing level: 580.70 mb = 4684.76 m = 15369.77 ft Wetbulb zero: 653.93 mb = 3718.05 m = 12198.19 ft Precipitable water: 1.39 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 44.91 % Est. max temperature: 29.22 C = 84.60 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 904.15 mb = 1002.28 m = 3288.27 ft T: 17.22 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.74 C/km ThetaE index: 17.79 C Layer 1000.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 904.00 mb = 1003.67 m = 3292.84 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.78 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.90 C = 80.42 F Cap Strength: 2.03 C Lifted Index: 0.81 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.53 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.68 C Showalter Index: 6.03 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 37.32 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.86 C Cross Totals Index: 15.46 C K Index: 21.33 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 135.18 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.06 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3.31 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 2.57 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3402.89 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.05 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 911.91 mb = 928.77 m = 3047.12 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 157.2 at 7.3 knts Storm direction: 187.2 at 5.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.3 neg: 1.5 tot: 1.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -54.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 2.5 neg: -15.3 tot: -12.9 m^2/s^2 ave: -4.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.47 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 2.5 stream: -1.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 5.45 Bulk Shear: 0.61 m/s