MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F033.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F033.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 33 hour NAM valid 3Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 30.60,-90.31 Latitude: 30.60 Longitude: -90.31 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1010 27 24.3 22.6 90 1.7 23.1 136 7 296.6 299.8 296.0 346.9 17.39 1 1000 111 23.6 22.5 93 1.1 22.8 139 10 296.7 299.9 296.0 346.9 17.36 2 950 560 20.3 20.3 100 -0.0 20.4 165 21 297.8 300.7 295.3 344.2 16.02 3 900 1027 19.7 14.2 71 5.4 16.1 179 23 301.8 303.9 293.2 335.5 11.42 4 850 1517 16.3 14.4 88 1.9 15.0 179 24 303.2 305.5 294.1 339.4 12.19 5 800 2032 13.8 9.6 76 4.2 11.2 206 22 305.9 307.7 292.9 334.3 9.45 6 750 2575 11.9 4.9 62 7.0 7.8 223 19 309.5 310.9 292.2 331.8 7.25 7 700 3149 7.8 6.4 91 1.4 7.0 225 19 311.2 312.8 293.8 337.9 8.67 8 650 3758 5.1 -1.2 64 6.2 1.8 230 24 314.7 315.8 292.2 331.9 5.41 9 600 4407 0.7 -2.5 79 3.2 -1.0 233 28 316.9 317.9 292.7 333.8 5.29 10 550 5100 -3.2 -4.5 91 1.3 -3.8 228 34 320.2 321.2 293.4 336.4 4.98 11 500 5850 -7.1 -16.8 46 9.7 -10.6 233 35 324.4 324.8 292.1 331.4 2.05 12 450 6662 -11.3 -34.4 13 23.2 -16.3 241 34 329.1 329.2 291.9 330.8 0.46 13 400 7555 -17.8 -46.3 6 28.5 -21.8 247 37 331.9 331.9 292.4 332.5 0.15 14 350 8537 -25.4 -50.0 8 24.6 -28.0 246 43 334.5 334.5 293.0 335.0 0.11 15 300 9637 -34.0 -55.0 10 21.0 -35.4 245 44 337.5 337.5 293.8 337.8 0.07 16 250 10888 -42.9 -55.4 24 12.4 -43.6 257 48 342.2 342.2 294.9 342.6 0.08 17 200 12361 -52.5 -77.3 3 24.8 -52.8 260 51 349.7 349.7 296.5 349.7 0.01 18 150 14163 -64.5 -78.2 14 13.6 -64.7 250 43 358.9 358.9 298.5 358.9 0.01 19 100 16580 -74.0 -85.0 17 11.1 -74.0 252 27 384.8 384.8 303.0 384.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5738.47 m Freezing level: 591.66 mb = 4522.44 m = 14837.23 ft Wetbulb zero: 617.36 mb = 4175.80 m = 13699.97 ft Precipitable water: 1.89 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 78.43 % Est. max temperature: 30.62 C = 87.12 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 985.96 mb = 235.11 m = 771.34 ft T: 22.68 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.53 C/km ThetaE index: 11.43 C Layer 950.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 889.45 mb = 1128.29 m = 3701.69 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.69 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.77 C = 85.59 F Cap Strength: 1.43 C Lifted Index: -1.80 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.06 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.98 C Showalter Index: -0.07 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 44.87 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.40 C Cross Totals Index: 21.47 C K Index: 36.37 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 382.24 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.59 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 505.85 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 31.81 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 24.40 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.34 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 942.46 mb = 628.77 m = 2062.86 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 817.46 mb = 1848.59 m = 6064.84 ft Equ Level (EL): 787.46 mb = 2164.67 m = 7101.86 ft B at Equ Level: 16.47 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 157.46 mb = 13859.02 m = 45468.68 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 215.1 at 24.6 knts Storm direction: 245.1 at 18.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 65.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 166.2 neg: -1.0 tot: 165.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 55.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.64 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.2 stream: 4.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.52 Bulk Rich Number: 8.11 Bulk Shear: 62.37 m/s