MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F035.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F035.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 35 hour NAM valid 23Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 34.03,-89.27 Latitude: 34.03 Longitude: -89.27 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 94 SFC 1000 97 24.2 19.9 77 4.3 21.2 172 6 297.4 300.1 294.4 340.2 14.81 2 950 542 20.7 18.8 89 1.9 19.4 175 16 298.2 300.8 294.4 340.5 14.56 3 900 1009 17.8 16.1 90 1.7 16.7 196 29 299.9 302.2 293.7 337.6 12.88 4 850 1496 15.7 11.5 76 4.2 13.0 202 27 302.6 304.4 292.4 332.5 10.09 5 800 2008 12.6 6.1 65 6.5 8.8 201 29 304.6 305.9 290.8 326.9 7.40 6 750 2548 10.3 2.9 60 7.4 6.2 202 30 307.8 309.0 290.9 327.1 6.29 7 700 3120 8.5 -17.5 14 26.0 -1.1 212 31 311.9 312.1 287.6 316.4 1.38 8 650 3729 5.6 -13.5 24 19.1 -2.1 225 23 315.3 315.7 289.4 322.1 2.07 9 600 4376 0.3 -12.2 39 12.5 -4.8 231 22 316.4 316.9 290.2 324.6 2.50 10 550 5068 -3.9 -14.0 46 10.0 -7.8 231 25 319.4 319.9 290.9 327.3 2.36 11 500 5812 -9.1 -20.3 40 11.2 -12.6 233 33 322.0 322.3 290.9 327.2 1.52 12 450 6619 -13.1 -32.3 18 19.2 -17.3 232 39 326.7 326.8 291.4 328.8 0.56 13 400 7507 -18.5 -48.2 5 29.8 -22.4 236 40 331.0 331.0 292.1 331.5 0.12 14 350 8487 -26.0 -50.1 9 24.0 -28.5 235 45 333.7 333.7 292.8 334.1 0.11 15 300 9582 -35.4 -53.0 15 17.5 -36.7 241 53 335.4 335.4 293.3 335.8 0.09 16 250 10823 -45.3 -55.8 30 10.5 -45.7 244 59 338.8 338.8 294.1 339.1 0.08 17 200 12285 -52.7 -72.6 7 19.9 -53.1 250 71 349.3 349.3 296.5 349.3 0.01 18 150 14094 -63.0 -80.3 8 17.3 -63.2 249 61 361.5 361.5 299.0 361.5 0.00 19 100 16532 -71.3 -86.5 9 15.2 -71.4 250 34 389.9 389.9 303.8 389.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5717.87 m Freezing level: 596.75 mb = 4420.62 m = 14503.16 ft Wetbulb zero: 707.53 mb = 3030.99 m = 9944.08 ft Precipitable water: 1.37 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 52.33 % Est. max temperature: 29.40 C = 84.93 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 939.32 mb = 639.66 m = 2098.59 ft T: 20.09 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.51 C/km ThetaE index: 13.62 C Layer 900.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 890.62 mb = 1097.97 m = 3602.22 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.18 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.19 C = 80.93 F Cap Strength: 0.99 C Lifted Index: -2.18 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.19 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.89 C Showalter Index: 0.98 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.34 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.75 C Cross Totals Index: 20.59 C K Index: 10.29 Risk: None Sweat Index: 315.01 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.01 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 273.49 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 23.39 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 20.30 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.01 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 916.15 mb = 855.19 m = 2805.70 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 811.15 mb = 1891.38 m = 6205.25 ft Equ Level (EL): 751.15 mb = 2534.94 m = 8316.64 ft B at Equ Level: 11.58 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 691.15 mb = 3224.22 m = 10578.01 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 214.2 at 25.9 knts Storm direction: 244.2 at 19.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.1 neg: 0.4 tot: 4.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 91.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 168.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 168.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 56.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.87 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.3 stream: 5.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.24 Bulk Rich Number: 6.14 Bulk Shear: 44.52 m/s