MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F044.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F044.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 44 hour NAM valid 8Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 31.95,-90.25 Latitude: 31.95 Longitude: -90.25 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 1000 87 SFC 999 99 22.7 22.3 97 0.4 22.5 191 9 296.0 299.1 295.6 345.6 17.21 2 950 534 20.5 20.4 100 0.1 20.5 210 32 298.0 300.9 295.4 344.7 16.11 3 900 1001 18.5 18.2 98 0.3 18.3 229 41 300.6 303.3 295.3 343.9 14.76 4 850 1490 16.1 13.8 86 2.3 14.6 230 41 303.0 305.2 293.8 338.0 11.79 5 800 2005 13.6 13.4 99 0.2 13.4 242 41 305.6 307.9 294.8 342.1 12.16 6 750 2547 9.9 8.9 93 1.0 9.3 248 41 307.3 309.1 293.4 336.3 9.56 7 700 3117 6.7 2.4 74 4.3 4.4 252 40 309.9 311.1 291.7 330.1 6.53 8 650 3723 3.5 1.5 87 2.0 2.4 244 39 312.9 314.1 292.6 333.4 6.57 9 600 4368 -0.6 -4.4 76 3.7 -2.4 239 42 315.4 316.3 291.7 330.1 4.61 10 550 5058 -4.5 -17.6 35 13.0 -9.1 240 45 318.7 319.0 290.2 324.6 1.75 11 500 5802 -9.0 -28.5 19 19.5 -13.9 237 47 322.1 322.2 290.2 324.7 0.73 12 450 6610 -13.8 -23.3 45 9.5 -16.5 244 47 325.9 326.1 291.8 330.4 1.30 13 400 7494 -19.5 -38.9 16 19.4 -22.7 252 50 329.6 329.6 291.9 330.8 0.33 14 350 8471 -26.6 -57.4 4 30.8 -29.1 256 52 332.9 332.9 292.6 333.1 0.05 15 300 9566 -34.3 -44.1 37 9.7 -35.3 256 44 337.0 337.0 293.8 338.0 0.25 16 250 10816 -43.8 -49.4 53 5.7 -44.1 266 50 341.0 341.0 294.7 341.7 0.17 17 200 12284 -51.9 -67.2 14 15.4 -52.2 250 62 350.7 350.7 296.8 350.8 0.02 18 150 14102 -62.2 -83.2 4 20.9 -62.4 257 59 362.9 362.9 299.2 362.9 0.00 19 100 16543 -72.4 -86.3 11 13.9 -72.5 262 33 387.7 387.7 303.5 387.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5714.22 m Freezing level: 607.65 mb = 4269.54 m = 14007.51 ft Wetbulb zero: 625.40 mb = 4033.93 m = 13234.51 ft Precipitable water: 1.87 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 76.62 % Est. max temperature: 29.83 C = 85.69 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 992.54 mb = 152.49 m = 500.27 ft T: 22.46 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.84 C/km ThetaE index: 11.99 C Layer 750.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 943.75 mb = 590.81 m = 1938.34 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.00 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.02 C = 77.04 F Cap Strength: 0.00 C Lifted Index: -4.08 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.02 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.41 C Showalter Index: -1.32 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.92 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.10 C Cross Totals Index: 22.83 C K Index: 34.69 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 335.30 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.60 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1132.24 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 47.59 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.05 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.02 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 945.20 mb = 577.58 m = 1894.92 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 920.20 mb = 809.19 m = 2654.78 ft Equ Level (EL): 230.20 mb = 11359.27 m = 37267.48 ft B at Equ Level: 1126.01 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 130.20 mb = 14954.66 m = 49063.23 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 238.3 at 40.2 knts Storm direction: 268.3 at 30.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 108.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 353.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 353.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 117.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.90 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.5 stream: 8.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.37 Bulk Rich Number: 14.26 Bulk Shear: 79.38 m/s