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: 33,-91.25 Latitude: 33.00 Longitude: -91.25 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1006 30 22.7 20.9 90 1.8 21.4 192 6 295.3 298.1 294.3 340.1 15.61 1 1000 85 23.0 20.8 87 2.2 21.4 190 11 296.1 299.0 294.6 341.1 15.60 2 950 533 21.0 18.5 86 2.5 19.3 201 29 298.5 301.1 294.3 340.0 14.25 3 900 999 17.6 17.3 98 0.3 17.4 206 32 299.6 302.2 294.4 340.4 13.96 4 850 1487 15.3 10.0 71 5.3 12.0 218 27 302.2 303.9 291.5 329.2 9.12 5 800 1998 12.2 10.0 87 2.2 10.9 212 31 304.1 305.9 292.6 333.1 9.70 6 750 2539 10.2 10.2 100 -0.0 10.2 211 33 307.7 309.7 294.2 339.5 10.51 7 700 3111 6.5 5.2 92 1.2 5.8 210 33 309.6 311.1 292.8 334.1 7.97 8 650 3717 3.3 3.1 99 0.2 3.2 215 42 312.7 314.1 293.2 335.7 7.40 9 600 4363 -0.1 -0.1 100 0.0 -0.2 210 39 316.0 317.2 293.3 336.0 6.32 10 550 5054 -4.9 -4.9 100 0.0 -4.9 219 43 318.3 319.2 292.7 333.9 4.84 11 500 5798 -9.0 -9.0 100 0.1 -9.0 224 47 322.1 322.9 293.0 334.9 3.87 12 450 6605 -14.6 -14.7 100 0.1 -14.6 230 48 324.9 325.4 292.8 334.1 2.72 13 400 7489 -20.2 -20.7 96 0.5 -20.4 239 57 328.7 329.1 293.1 335.1 1.84 14 350 8463 -26.5 -28.9 80 2.4 -27.1 242 55 333.0 333.2 293.4 336.6 1.00 15 300 9560 -34.2 -36.9 76 2.7 -34.6 255 60 337.2 337.3 294.1 339.3 0.54 16 250 10810 -44.0 -47.2 70 3.2 -44.2 255 66 340.7 340.8 294.7 341.6 0.22 17 200 12272 -52.5 -69.0 12 16.5 -52.8 248 62 349.6 349.6 296.5 349.7 0.02 18 150 14096 -61.4 -81.5 5 20.1 -61.6 252 51 364.3 364.3 299.5 364.3 0.00 19 100 16547 -70.3 -86.0 8 15.8 -70.3 260 39 392.0 392.0 304.1 392.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5713.78 m Freezing level: 601.96 mb = 4337.37 m = 14230.04 ft Wetbulb zero: 602.34 mb = 4331.40 m = 14210.44 ft Precipitable water: 2.06 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 93.54 % Est. max temperature: 29.24 C = 84.63 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 980.65 mb = 255.42 m = 837.97 ft T: 22.24 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.73 C/km ThetaE index: 11.18 C Layer 850.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 908.59 mb = 916.92 m = 3008.22 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.61 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.84 C = 80.31 F Cap Strength: 0.99 C Lifted Index: -2.35 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.32 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.36 C Showalter Index: 2.63 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 43.24 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 24.25 C Cross Totals Index: 18.99 C K Index: 33.07 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 260.01 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.08 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 541.94 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 32.92 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 11.51 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.99 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 928.34 mb = 731.64 m = 2400.36 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 843.34 mb = 1553.52 m = 5096.79 ft Equ Level (EL): 283.34 mb = 9951.59 m = 32649.16 ft B at Equ Level: 541.64 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 173.34 mb = 13178.82 m = 43237.06 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 213.7 at 35.4 knts Storm direction: 243.7 at 26.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.8 neg: 1.1 tot: 4.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 79.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 155.0 neg: -7.1 tot: 148.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 49.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.67 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.1 stream: 4.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.50 Bulk Rich Number: 12.28 Bulk Shear: 44.15 m/s