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: 33.72,-88.92 Latitude: 33.72 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 1000 82 SFC 998 104 22.5 20.4 88 2.1 21.1 178 10 295.9 298.6 294.3 339.8 15.27 2 950 527 19.2 19.3 100 -0.0 19.3 185 27 296.7 299.4 294.3 339.9 14.96 3 900 992 17.2 17.1 99 0.1 17.2 203 45 299.2 301.8 294.1 339.4 13.77 4 850 1479 14.4 14.3 100 0.0 14.4 209 45 301.2 303.4 293.6 337.0 12.18 5 800 1991 13.4 -0.9 37 14.3 6.0 216 40 305.4 306.2 288.5 319.1 4.46 6 750 2532 10.3 4.6 68 5.7 7.1 221 35 307.8 309.1 291.6 329.6 7.13 7 700 3102 6.8 -6.4 38 13.2 0.7 216 39 310.0 310.6 288.9 320.6 3.37 8 650 3707 4.1 -15.3 23 19.3 -3.3 213 36 313.6 313.9 288.6 319.5 1.79 9 600 4351 -0.6 -13.5 37 13.0 -5.6 213 38 315.4 315.9 289.6 322.8 2.24 10 550 5040 -5.7 -11.7 62 6.0 -8.1 224 47 317.4 317.9 290.7 326.6 2.83 11 500 5780 -9.9 -15.1 66 5.2 -11.8 222 50 320.9 321.4 291.4 328.8 2.36 12 450 6586 -14.5 -26.5 35 12.0 -17.5 226 58 325.0 325.2 291.3 328.5 0.97 13 400 7468 -20.0 -32.1 33 12.0 -22.4 229 65 328.9 329.1 292.1 331.3 0.65 14 350 8444 -27.3 -31.0 71 3.7 -28.0 229 62 331.9 332.1 293.0 334.9 0.82 15 300 9538 -34.9 -38.0 73 3.1 -35.3 243 57 336.2 336.3 293.9 338.1 0.48 16 250 10783 -44.9 -48.7 66 3.7 -45.2 243 61 339.2 339.3 294.3 340.0 0.18 17 200 12244 -52.2 -65.2 19 13.0 -52.5 241 67 350.1 350.1 296.7 350.3 0.03 18 150 14068 -60.7 -80.8 5 20.2 -60.8 253 54 365.6 365.6 299.8 365.6 0.00 19 100 16532 -68.8 -86.1 7 17.3 -68.9 264 31 394.7 394.7 304.5 394.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5698.27 m Freezing level: 606.25 mb = 4270.89 m = 14011.95 ft Wetbulb zero: 690.93 mb = 3208.30 m = 10525.79 ft Precipitable water: 1.48 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 60.72 % Est. max temperature: 28.03 C = 82.46 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 967.07 mb = 372.77 m = 1222.98 ft T: 20.44 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.24 C/km ThetaE index: 20.76 C Layer 900.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 939.06 mb = 626.81 m = 2056.44 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.69 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.90 C = 75.03 F Cap Strength: 0.53 C Lifted Index: -3.05 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.66 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.80 C Showalter Index: -1.88 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.60 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.31 C Cross Totals Index: 24.28 C K Index: 25.43 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 364.71 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.69 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 544.89 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 33.01 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.57 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 939.76 mb = 620.45 m = 2035.56 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 934.76 mb = 666.30 m = 2185.98 ft Equ Level (EL): 814.76 mb = 1836.75 m = 6026.01 ft B at Equ Level: 24.41 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 174.76 mb = 13099.19 m = 42975.81 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 214.5 at 39.7 knts Storm direction: 244.5 at 29.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.0 neg: 0.8 tot: 5.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 84.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 316.6 neg: -6.9 tot: 309.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 103.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.70 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.3 stream: 7.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.07 Bulk Rich Number: 6.61 Bulk Shear: 82.42 m/s