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: 33.38,-88.79 Latitude: 33.38 Longitude: -88.79 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 71 SFC 997 94 21.6 21.0 97 0.6 21.2 166 10 295.0 297.8 294.4 340.6 15.92 2 950 515 19.5 19.5 100 -0.0 19.5 183 30 296.9 299.7 294.5 340.8 15.17 3 900 981 17.0 17.1 100 -0.0 17.1 202 44 299.1 301.6 294.1 339.0 13.72 4 850 1468 14.9 14.9 100 -0.0 14.8 216 38 301.7 304.0 294.0 338.9 12.61 5 800 1981 13.4 12.9 97 0.5 13.0 218 40 305.4 307.6 294.4 340.6 11.74 6 750 2522 9.6 6.7 82 2.9 7.9 221 43 307.0 308.6 292.3 332.0 8.24 7 700 3091 6.5 1.0 68 5.5 3.5 222 43 309.6 310.7 291.1 327.8 5.87 8 650 3698 3.7 -1.4 69 5.1 1.1 222 46 313.2 314.2 291.7 329.9 5.32 9 600 4342 -1.2 -4.4 79 3.2 -2.7 227 48 314.7 315.6 291.5 329.3 4.59 10 550 5032 -4.9 -8.3 77 3.4 -6.4 225 51 318.3 319.0 291.8 330.4 3.72 11 500 5773 -10.5 -18.4 52 7.9 -13.0 223 57 320.3 320.6 290.6 326.3 1.79 12 450 6575 -14.4 -16.4 85 1.9 -15.1 226 62 325.1 325.5 292.6 333.1 2.37 13 400 7462 -19.1 -20.7 87 1.6 -19.6 243 62 330.2 330.6 293.4 336.6 1.84 14 350 8442 -25.7 -28.4 79 2.6 -26.3 243 60 334.0 334.3 293.8 337.9 1.05 15 300 9539 -34.8 -37.8 74 3.1 -35.2 245 56 336.3 336.4 293.9 338.2 0.49 16 250 10783 -45.3 -48.8 68 3.5 -45.4 243 60 338.8 338.8 294.2 339.5 0.18 17 200 12244 -51.5 -68.2 12 16.7 -51.8 246 64 351.3 351.3 296.9 351.4 0.02 18 150 14071 -60.7 -80.9 5 20.2 -60.9 255 55 365.6 365.6 299.8 365.6 0.00 19 100 16523 -70.0 -86.4 7 16.4 -70.1 250 29 392.5 392.5 304.2 392.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5702.50 m Freezing level: 612.20 mb = 4184.57 m = 13728.75 ft Wetbulb zero: 635.89 mb = 3874.17 m = 12710.39 ft Precipitable water: 1.89 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 82.17 % Est. max temperature: 28.52 C = 83.34 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 989.61 mb = 161.53 m = 529.94 ft T: 21.24 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.31 C/km ThetaE index: 12.78 C Layer 750.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 943.16 mb = 577.54 m = 1894.78 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.93 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.85 C = 74.93 F Cap Strength: 0.41 C Lifted Index: -3.82 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.88 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.30 C Showalter Index: -3.23 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.68 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.33 C Cross Totals Index: 25.35 C K Index: 34.71 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 383.61 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.53 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 556.51 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 33.36 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.34 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 945.36 mb = 557.54 m = 1829.16 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 940.36 mb = 603.16 m = 1978.86 ft Equ Level (EL): 820.36 mb = 1768.65 m = 5802.60 ft B at Equ Level: 26.05 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 170.36 mb = 13262.26 m = 43510.82 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 218.9 at 44.0 knts Storm direction: 248.9 at 33.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 87.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 392.4 neg: -0.7 tot: 391.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 130.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.80 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.0 stream: 8.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.30 Bulk Rich Number: 4.66 Bulk Shear: 119.46 m/s