MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F045.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F045.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 45 hour NAM valid 9Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 33.25,-88.26 Latitude: 33.25 Longitude: -88.26 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1003 48 21.2 20.0 93 1.2 20.4 162 12 294.1 296.8 293.4 336.4 14.80 1 1000 72 21.0 19.8 93 1.2 20.2 159 11 294.2 296.8 293.4 336.2 14.72 2 950 515 18.6 18.6 100 -0.0 18.6 172 37 296.1 298.6 293.7 337.3 14.35 3 900 980 17.5 17.4 100 0.0 17.5 198 52 299.5 302.1 294.4 340.6 14.07 4 850 1468 14.9 14.9 100 -0.0 15.0 203 49 301.8 304.1 294.1 339.1 12.67 5 800 1980 11.7 11.7 100 -0.0 11.7 205 43 303.6 305.7 293.3 336.0 10.89 6 750 2520 9.5 9.5 100 -0.0 9.5 207 44 306.9 308.7 293.6 337.0 9.98 7 700 3093 7.7 7.7 100 0.0 7.7 212 44 311.0 312.8 294.3 340.0 9.44 8 650 3702 4.3 4.3 100 0.1 4.3 216 44 313.9 315.4 294.0 338.9 8.04 9 600 4349 0.1 -0.5 96 0.6 -0.2 220 45 316.2 317.4 293.3 335.7 6.16 10 550 5043 -3.8 -3.9 100 0.0 -3.8 223 45 319.5 320.5 293.4 336.4 5.23 11 500 5789 -8.1 -8.1 100 0.0 -8.1 227 46 323.1 324.0 293.5 336.8 4.14 12 450 6602 -12.4 -12.4 100 0.0 -12.4 229 49 327.7 328.3 294.0 338.8 3.29 13 400 7493 -17.9 -17.9 100 0.0 -17.9 231 52 331.7 332.2 294.3 339.9 2.34 14 350 8477 -25.0 -25.0 100 0.0 -25.0 236 56 335.0 335.3 294.4 340.2 1.43 15 300 9578 -33.9 -34.0 99 0.1 -34.0 243 58 337.5 337.7 294.4 340.2 0.72 16 250 10826 -45.0 -48.0 72 3.0 -45.2 243 63 339.1 339.2 294.3 339.9 0.20 17 200 12277 -54.2 -61.8 39 7.6 -54.4 245 72 347.0 347.0 296.0 347.2 0.05 18 150 14098 -61.1 -83.2 4 22.1 -61.2 257 54 364.9 364.9 299.7 364.9 0.00 19 100 16553 -70.0 -86.7 7 16.6 -70.1 246 30 392.4 392.4 304.2 392.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5716.86 m Freezing level: 598.95 mb = 4363.44 m = 14315.58 ft Wetbulb zero: 602.38 mb = 4316.93 m = 14162.99 ft Precipitable water: 2.20 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 99.15 % Est. max temperature: 28.74 C = 83.74 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 985.20 mb = 201.01 m = 659.47 ft T: 20.30 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.86 C/km ThetaE index: 4.54 C Layer 850.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 952.54 mb = 492.24 m = 1614.94 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.39 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.04 C = 73.47 F Cap Strength: 0.74 C Lifted Index: -0.41 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.44 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.67 C Showalter Index: -1.00 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.11 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.05 C Cross Totals Index: 23.06 C K Index: 37.99 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 400.07 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.56 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 64.64 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 11.37 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.69 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 947.69 mb = 536.24 m = 1759.28 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 942.69 mb = 581.73 m = 1908.55 ft Equ Level (EL): 932.69 mb = 673.45 m = 2209.47 ft B at Equ Level: 19.62 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 642.69 mb = 3793.49 m = 12445.68 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 210.5 at 43.8 knts Storm direction: 240.5 at 32.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 82.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 514.6 neg: -19.4 tot: 495.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 165.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.78 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.4 stream: 8.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.20 Bulk Rich Number: 0.53 Bulk Shear: 120.82 m/s