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: 32.93,-89.78 Latitude: 32.93 Longitude: -89.78 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 74 SFC 999 87 22.1 21.7 97 0.4 21.8 179 10 295.4 298.4 295.0 343.0 16.57 2 950 519 19.9 19.9 100 -0.0 19.9 197 36 297.4 300.2 294.9 342.5 15.60 3 900 985 17.7 17.7 100 -0.0 17.7 218 51 299.8 302.4 294.7 341.6 14.33 4 850 1474 15.4 14.8 96 0.6 15.0 238 54 302.3 304.6 294.1 339.4 12.55 5 800 1985 11.6 9.0 84 2.7 10.0 242 59 303.6 305.2 291.9 330.5 9.01 6 750 2523 8.7 5.6 80 3.2 6.9 241 56 306.1 307.5 291.5 329.1 7.60 7 700 3092 6.0 4.3 89 1.7 5.1 237 53 309.2 310.6 292.3 332.1 7.48 8 650 3697 2.7 -0.6 79 3.3 1.0 238 50 312.0 313.1 291.6 329.6 5.63 9 600 4340 -0.7 -8.6 55 7.9 -4.1 242 51 315.3 316.0 290.6 326.0 3.32 10 550 5031 -4.7 -8.7 73 4.0 -6.4 240 52 318.5 319.2 291.8 330.3 3.60 11 500 5774 -9.1 -10.9 87 1.8 -9.9 238 53 321.9 322.5 292.5 332.9 3.32 12 450 6582 -14.1 -16.7 80 2.6 -15.0 241 42 325.6 326.0 292.6 333.4 2.30 13 400 7467 -19.2 -29.1 41 10.0 -21.4 247 48 330.1 330.2 292.6 333.2 0.86 14 350 8447 -25.7 -37.8 31 12.1 -27.5 249 49 334.1 334.2 293.2 335.7 0.42 15 300 9545 -34.1 -40.3 54 6.2 -34.8 243 48 337.3 337.4 294.0 338.7 0.38 16 250 10795 -44.1 -54.6 30 10.5 -44.6 242 49 340.5 340.5 294.5 340.8 0.09 17 200 12253 -53.5 -69.6 12 16.1 -53.8 244 59 348.0 348.0 296.2 348.1 0.02 18 150 14072 -61.3 -81.9 5 20.6 -61.4 259 56 364.5 364.5 299.5 364.5 0.00 19 100 16523 -69.7 -86.1 7 16.4 -69.8 255 32 393.1 393.1 304.2 393.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5700.65 m Freezing level: 610.30 mb = 4207.61 m = 13804.34 ft Wetbulb zero: 640.61 mb = 3813.56 m = 12511.52 ft Precipitable water: 1.86 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 82.85 % Est. max temperature: 29.03 C = 84.25 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 992.42 mb = 139.73 m = 458.44 ft T: 21.86 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.66 C/km ThetaE index: 13.91 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 947.27 mb = 543.91 m = 1784.45 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.48 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.23 C = 75.61 F Cap Strength: -0.03 C Lifted Index: -3.36 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.51 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.43 C Showalter Index: -2.07 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 48.47 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.53 C Cross Totals Index: 23.94 C K Index: 37.65 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 339.25 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.39 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 840.77 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 41.01 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.00 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 946.83 mb = 547.87 m = 1797.45 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 941.83 mb = 593.49 m = 1947.12 ft Equ Level (EL): 241.83 mb = 11012.33 m = 36129.27 ft B at Equ Level: 839.30 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 151.83 mb = 13995.08 m = 45915.04 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 235.7 at 50.3 knts Storm direction: 265.7 at 37.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 9.3 neg: 1.2 tot: 10.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 94.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 674.9 neg: -49.9 tot: 625.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 208.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.77 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.8 stream: 10.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.55 Bulk Rich Number: 5.01 Bulk Shear: 167.73 m/s