MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F040.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F040.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 40 hour NAM valid 4Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 32.36,-90.83 Latitude: 32.36 Longitude: -90.83 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1001 81 22.9 22.1 95 0.8 22.4 165 8 296.0 299.0 295.5 344.9 17.00 1 1000 92 22.9 22.0 95 0.9 22.3 164 6 296.1 299.1 295.4 344.8 16.92 2 950 539 20.5 20.0 97 0.4 20.2 192 28 297.9 300.8 295.1 343.5 15.71 3 900 1006 18.2 15.1 82 3.1 16.1 204 30 300.2 302.4 293.2 335.6 12.05 4 850 1495 17.6 11.7 68 5.9 13.8 215 27 304.6 306.5 293.1 335.1 10.23 5 800 2010 14.8 4.6 50 10.3 8.9 212 29 306.9 308.2 290.9 327.2 6.64 6 750 2552 10.4 6.8 78 3.6 8.3 217 31 307.9 309.4 292.6 333.2 8.31 7 700 3125 9.2 -9.5 26 18.7 0.9 223 30 312.6 313.1 289.1 321.2 2.65 8 650 3735 5.1 -9.4 34 14.4 -1.3 227 33 314.7 315.2 290.0 324.0 2.89 9 600 4381 0.1 -10.4 45 10.5 -4.4 229 39 316.2 316.8 290.5 325.6 2.88 10 550 5072 -4.7 -11.1 60 6.5 -7.3 236 43 318.6 319.1 291.2 328.3 2.97 11 500 5815 -9.2 -15.4 61 6.2 -11.5 232 43 321.8 322.2 291.6 329.5 2.30 12 450 6622 -13.6 -30.3 23 16.6 -17.4 237 52 326.1 326.3 291.3 328.6 0.69 13 400 7508 -19.3 -45.5 8 26.2 -22.9 239 59 329.9 329.9 291.9 330.5 0.16 14 350 8485 -26.5 -41.2 23 14.8 -28.4 241 66 333.1 333.2 292.9 334.2 0.30 15 300 9579 -34.8 -52.4 15 17.6 -36.1 242 70 336.4 336.4 293.5 336.8 0.10 16 250 10826 -43.9 -55.5 26 11.7 -44.4 246 66 340.9 340.9 294.6 341.2 0.08 17 200 12293 -52.8 -62.9 29 10.0 -53.1 245 61 349.1 349.1 296.5 349.3 0.04 18 150 14107 -62.6 -79.0 9 16.4 -62.7 253 51 362.3 362.3 299.1 362.3 0.01 19 100 16554 -69.8 -87.0 6 17.2 -69.9 255 32 392.8 392.8 304.2 392.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5722.66 m Freezing level: 599.14 mb = 4392.79 m = 14411.87 ft Wetbulb zero: 679.27 mb = 3372.49 m = 11064.45 ft Precipitable water: 1.52 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 59.45 % Est. max temperature: 31.42 C = 88.55 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 990.07 mb = 179.12 m = 587.66 ft T: 22.44 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.83 C/km ThetaE index: 17.72 C Layer 1000.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 914.45 mb = 867.94 m = 2847.53 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.13 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.53 C = 79.75 F Cap Strength: 1.86 C Lifted Index: -3.26 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.87 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.88 C Showalter Index: -0.33 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.74 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.81 C Cross Totals Index: 20.94 C K Index: 19.82 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 299.70 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.11 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 608.21 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 34.88 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 61.95 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.86 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 935.49 mb = 671.58 m = 2203.31 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 760.49 mb = 2435.67 m = 7990.95 ft Equ Level (EL): 720.49 mb = 2885.70 m = 9467.41 ft B at Equ Level: 18.08 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 160.49 mb = 13680.76 m = 44883.84 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 222.3 at 33.2 knts Storm direction: 252.3 at 24.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.4 neg: 0.4 tot: 4.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 76.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 207.3 neg: -0.1 tot: 207.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 69.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.77 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.2 stream: 5.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.72 Bulk Rich Number: 10.26 Bulk Shear: 59.26 m/s