MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F042.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F042.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 42 hour NAM valid 6Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 32.39,-90.26 Latitude: 32.39 Longitude: -90.26 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 87 SFC 1000 89 22.6 21.7 95 0.9 22.0 181 10 295.8 298.7 295.1 343.4 16.56 2 950 533 20.4 19.9 97 0.5 20.1 196 34 297.9 300.8 295.1 343.2 15.59 3 900 1000 18.4 15.9 85 2.5 16.7 210 33 300.5 302.8 293.8 337.8 12.73 4 850 1489 16.4 15.7 96 0.7 16.0 219 38 303.3 305.8 295.0 343.0 13.35 5 800 2004 13.9 8.8 71 5.1 10.7 222 37 306.0 307.6 292.5 332.9 8.92 6 750 2545 9.5 8.6 94 0.9 8.9 223 36 306.8 308.6 293.1 335.2 9.39 7 700 3117 7.3 3.6 77 3.8 5.2 230 38 310.6 311.9 292.4 332.5 7.08 8 650 3724 3.8 -0.6 73 4.4 1.5 234 40 313.3 314.4 292.0 331.0 5.64 9 600 4369 -0.7 -3.7 80 3.0 -2.1 241 42 315.3 316.2 291.9 330.8 4.85 10 550 5059 -5.2 -8.4 78 3.2 -6.5 231 42 318.0 318.7 291.7 330.0 3.70 11 500 5802 -8.7 -27.0 21 18.3 -13.5 230 47 322.5 322.6 290.4 325.4 0.84 12 450 6610 -13.8 -43.7 6 29.9 -18.5 237 55 326.0 326.0 290.7 326.6 0.18 13 400 7494 -19.7 -35.0 24 15.3 -22.5 239 59 329.4 329.5 292.0 331.2 0.49 14 350 8469 -27.6 -30.4 77 2.8 -28.1 243 61 331.6 331.8 293.0 334.8 0.87 15 300 9566 -34.0 -36.8 76 2.8 -34.4 258 47 337.4 337.5 294.2 339.5 0.54 16 250 10815 -44.2 -47.6 69 3.4 -44.4 257 47 340.4 340.4 294.6 341.2 0.21 17 200 12274 -53.2 -57.6 59 4.4 -53.3 247 63 348.6 348.6 296.4 348.9 0.08 18 150 14091 -61.7 -83.0 4 21.3 -61.8 252 57 363.9 363.9 299.4 363.9 0.00 19 100 16543 -70.8 -87.1 7 16.3 -70.9 261 34 390.9 390.9 303.9 390.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5714.44 m Freezing level: 607.70 mb = 4269.58 m = 14007.65 ft Wetbulb zero: 629.57 mb = 3981.38 m = 13062.13 ft Precipitable water: 1.83 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 78.78 % Est. max temperature: 30.19 C = 86.34 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 987.22 mb = 199.01 m = 652.90 ft T: 22.06 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.96 C/km ThetaE index: 10.07 C Layer 800.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 905.08 mb = 951.55 m = 3121.86 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.09 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.06 C = 80.71 F Cap Strength: 0.70 C Lifted Index: -2.65 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.08 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.95 C Showalter Index: -3.06 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.49 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.09 C Cross Totals Index: 24.40 C K Index: 37.06 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 372.82 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.46 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 724.77 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 38.07 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 30.70 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.71 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 934.17 mb = 678.23 m = 2225.15 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 779.17 mb = 2225.14 m = 7300.25 ft Equ Level (EL): 239.17 mb = 11104.39 m = 36431.28 ft B at Equ Level: 716.39 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 159.17 mb = 13716.39 m = 45000.75 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 226.1 at 38.4 knts Storm direction: 256.1 at 28.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 88.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 289.7 neg: -1.9 tot: 287.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 95.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.83 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.4 stream: 7.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.21 Bulk Rich Number: 10.60 Bulk Shear: 68.39 m/s