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: 32.25,-89.92 Latitude: 32.25 Longitude: -89.92 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 85 SFC 995 126 22.6 22.1 97 0.4 22.3 185 9 296.1 299.2 295.6 345.3 17.09 2 950 531 20.3 20.4 100 -0.0 20.4 198 31 297.8 300.7 295.4 344.3 16.04 3 900 998 18.6 18.0 96 0.6 18.2 220 39 300.6 303.3 295.1 343.3 14.54 4 850 1487 15.5 15.5 100 0.0 15.5 232 42 302.4 304.8 294.6 341.2 13.14 5 800 2001 12.9 12.9 100 0.0 12.9 234 42 304.9 307.1 294.3 340.0 11.75 6 750 2542 10.1 10.1 100 0.0 10.1 232 46 307.5 309.5 294.0 338.9 10.38 7 700 3112 6.1 3.8 85 2.3 4.8 238 43 309.2 310.6 292.1 331.3 7.20 8 650 3719 4.3 -2.7 60 7.0 0.8 239 44 313.8 314.7 291.5 329.1 4.83 9 600 4363 -0.7 -6.9 63 6.2 -3.6 234 46 315.3 316.0 291.0 327.4 3.80 10 550 5053 -4.7 -12.7 54 8.0 -7.8 235 49 318.5 319.0 290.9 327.2 2.63 11 500 5796 -9.3 -29.1 18 19.8 -14.2 236 49 321.7 321.8 290.0 324.1 0.69 12 450 6603 -14.2 -30.9 23 16.7 -17.9 243 52 325.4 325.6 291.1 327.8 0.65 13 400 7486 -19.9 -26.2 57 6.3 -21.4 247 59 329.1 329.3 292.6 333.1 1.13 14 350 8463 -26.3 -35.7 41 9.5 -27.8 249 52 333.4 333.5 293.2 335.3 0.52 15 300 9560 -34.3 -38.7 64 4.5 -34.8 256 43 337.1 337.2 294.0 338.8 0.45 16 250 10809 -44.2 -47.9 66 3.7 -44.4 260 39 340.4 340.5 294.6 341.2 0.20 17 200 12277 -51.8 -71.8 7 20.0 -52.2 246 62 350.7 350.7 296.8 350.8 0.01 18 150 14094 -62.6 -86.3 3 23.7 -62.7 257 60 362.3 362.3 299.1 362.3 0.00 19 100 16535 -72.7 -85.7 12 13.1 -72.7 258 32 387.4 387.4 303.4 387.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5710.81 m Freezing level: 607.43 mb = 4267.62 m = 14001.20 ft Wetbulb zero: 640.99 mb = 3831.13 m = 12569.16 ft Precipitable water: 1.87 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 77.32 % Est. max temperature: 29.09 C = 84.35 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 989.38 mb = 178.34 m = 585.10 ft T: 22.28 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.74 C/km ThetaE index: 21.21 C Layer 950.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 939.84 mb = 624.21 m = 2047.91 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.82 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.84 C = 76.72 F Cap Strength: 0.15 C Lifted Index: -4.24 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.70 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.89 C Showalter Index: -3.04 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.67 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.85 C Cross Totals Index: 24.82 C K Index: 38.04 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 365.91 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.38 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1115.04 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 47.22 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.07 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.13 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 941.29 mb = 610.98 m = 2004.49 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 886.29 mb = 1129.61 m = 3706.03 ft Equ Level (EL): 226.29 mb = 11464.46 m = 37612.60 ft B at Equ Level: 1102.25 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 136.29 mb = 14671.54 m = 48134.39 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 232.3 at 42.9 knts Storm direction: 262.3 at 32.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.1 neg: 0.5 tot: 6.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 95.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 367.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 367.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 122.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.82 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.0 stream: 8.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.43 Bulk Rich Number: 10.64 Bulk Shear: 104.84 m/s