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: 32.27,-89.97 Latitude: 32.27 Longitude: -89.97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 84 SFC 996 123 22.5 22.1 97 0.4 22.2 189 10 296.0 299.1 295.5 345.0 17.01 2 950 530 20.6 20.6 100 -0.0 20.6 197 31 298.1 301.0 295.6 345.3 16.28 3 900 998 18.8 18.8 100 -0.0 18.8 220 40 300.9 303.7 295.7 346.0 15.37 4 850 1487 15.5 14.7 95 0.8 15.0 232 42 302.4 304.7 294.1 339.2 12.47 5 800 2001 12.6 12.0 96 0.6 12.2 232 43 304.6 306.7 293.7 337.7 11.09 6 750 2541 9.4 8.5 94 0.9 8.9 235 46 306.8 308.6 293.1 335.1 9.35 7 700 3111 6.3 3.6 82 2.8 4.8 238 42 309.5 310.8 292.0 331.3 7.07 8 650 3718 4.3 0.6 77 3.7 2.3 240 43 313.8 315.0 292.6 333.1 6.16 9 600 4363 -0.7 -4.4 76 3.7 -2.5 238 45 315.3 316.2 291.7 330.0 4.61 10 550 5053 -5.1 -9.6 70 4.5 -7.0 238 48 318.1 318.7 291.5 329.0 3.35 11 500 5795 -9.5 -21.5 37 12.0 -13.1 239 49 321.5 321.7 290.6 326.2 1.37 12 450 6602 -14.4 -31.8 21 17.4 -18.1 243 53 325.1 325.3 290.9 327.3 0.59 13 400 7484 -20.0 -24.0 71 4.0 -21.0 247 58 329.0 329.3 292.7 333.9 1.38 14 350 8461 -26.1 -30.1 69 3.9 -26.9 248 50 333.5 333.7 293.5 336.8 0.90 15 300 9559 -34.2 -38.2 67 4.0 -34.7 255 42 337.2 337.3 294.1 339.1 0.47 16 250 10808 -44.1 -47.8 67 3.7 -44.3 262 40 340.5 340.5 294.6 341.3 0.20 17 200 12276 -51.9 -71.4 8 19.5 -52.2 246 61 350.6 350.6 296.8 350.7 0.01 18 150 14094 -62.7 -86.6 3 24.0 -62.8 256 60 362.2 362.2 299.1 362.2 0.00 19 100 16534 -72.5 -85.8 12 13.3 -72.5 257 32 387.7 387.7 303.5 387.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5710.78 m Freezing level: 606.97 mb = 4273.27 m = 14019.74 ft Wetbulb zero: 626.01 mb = 4020.90 m = 13191.77 ft Precipitable water: 1.93 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 82.98 % Est. max temperature: 29.03 C = 84.25 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 989.56 mb = 175.78 m = 576.70 ft T: 22.24 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.90 C/km ThetaE index: 14.76 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 946.09 mb = 566.10 m = 1857.25 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.16 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.75 C = 76.54 F Cap Strength: 0.09 C Lifted Index: -4.89 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.29 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.99 C Showalter Index: -2.40 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.19 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.98 C Cross Totals Index: 24.20 C K Index: 36.89 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 353.42 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.60 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1335.07 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 51.67 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.06 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 943.90 mb = 586.13 m = 1922.97 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 938.90 mb = 632.04 m = 2073.60 ft Equ Level (EL): 918.90 mb = 818.18 m = 2684.28 ft B at Equ Level: 19.80 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 118.90 mb = 15492.13 m = 50826.58 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 233.5 at 42.7 knts Storm direction: 263.5 at 32.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 90.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 375.4 neg: -3.2 tot: 372.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 124.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.85 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.4 stream: 8.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.01 Bulk Rich Number: 12.57 Bulk Shear: 106.19 m/s