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: 32.34,-90.10 Latitude: 32.34 Longitude: -90.10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1000 85 22.9 21.8 94 1.1 22.2 213 9 296.1 299.1 295.3 344.2 16.71 2 950 531 20.2 20.2 100 0.0 20.2 208 29 297.7 300.6 295.2 343.7 15.86 3 900 998 18.2 17.9 98 0.3 18.0 227 39 300.3 302.9 295.0 342.8 14.52 4 850 1487 15.5 14.7 95 0.9 15.0 238 41 302.4 304.7 294.1 339.3 12.45 5 800 2000 12.7 12.3 98 0.4 12.4 239 44 304.7 306.8 294.0 338.5 11.34 6 750 2540 9.5 9.1 98 0.4 9.3 239 42 306.9 308.7 293.4 336.3 9.74 7 700 3112 7.0 6.6 97 0.4 6.8 242 41 310.3 311.9 293.6 337.1 8.76 8 650 3719 3.3 2.3 93 1.0 2.8 244 44 312.7 314.0 292.9 334.5 6.99 9 600 4364 -0.7 -2.0 91 1.3 -1.4 239 45 315.3 316.3 292.4 332.7 5.49 10 550 5055 -4.9 -6.6 88 1.7 -5.7 235 47 318.3 319.1 292.3 332.1 4.25 11 500 5798 -9.2 -10.8 88 1.6 -9.9 234 46 321.8 322.4 292.5 332.8 3.35 12 450 6605 -14.8 -16.6 86 1.8 -15.4 237 51 324.6 325.1 292.4 332.5 2.32 13 400 7486 -20.3 -21.6 89 1.4 -20.6 244 50 328.7 329.0 293.0 334.6 1.70 14 350 8463 -26.1 -27.9 84 1.9 -26.5 247 46 333.6 333.8 293.7 337.6 1.10 15 300 9562 -34.0 -36.8 76 2.8 -34.4 250 44 337.5 337.6 294.2 339.6 0.55 16 250 10813 -43.8 -47.1 69 3.3 -44.0 257 42 341.0 341.0 294.8 341.9 0.22 17 200 12280 -50.9 -70.5 8 19.6 -51.3 246 64 352.2 352.2 297.1 352.2 0.01 18 150 14102 -62.3 -81.0 6 18.8 -62.4 257 57 362.8 362.8 299.2 362.8 0.00 19 100 16543 -72.2 -86.1 11 13.9 -72.2 255 33 388.3 388.3 303.5 388.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5713.48 m Freezing level: 609.05 mb = 4247.05 m = 13933.72 ft Wetbulb zero: 616.66 mb = 4143.20 m = 13593.02 ft Precipitable water: 2.11 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 94.16 % Est. max temperature: 29.28 C = 84.70 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 984.65 mb = 219.04 m = 718.64 ft T: 22.11 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.06 C/km ThetaE index: 7.92 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 943.75 mb = 587.76 m = 1928.32 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.72 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.85 C = 76.73 F Cap Strength: -0.00 C Lifted Index: -3.93 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.04 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.76 C Showalter Index: -2.17 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 48.70 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.79 C Cross Totals Index: 23.92 C K Index: 39.03 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 303.49 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.35 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1021.65 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 45.20 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.00 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 944.72 mb = 578.92 m = 1899.31 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 939.72 mb = 624.77 m = 2049.75 ft Equ Level (EL): 239.72 mb = 11088.88 m = 36380.38 ft B at Equ Level: 1017.51 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 139.72 mb = 14529.42 m = 47668.12 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 236.0 at 41.4 knts Storm direction: 266.0 at 31.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.8 neg: 3.5 tot: 7.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 94.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 288.0 neg: -6.4 tot: 281.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 93.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.82 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.7 stream: 7.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.82 Bulk Rich Number: 12.26 Bulk Shear: 83.35 m/s