MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F034.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F034.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 34 hour NAM valid 4Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 34.77,-86.53 Latitude: 34.77 Longitude: -86.53 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 104 SFC 981 266 20.8 16.5 77 4.2 17.9 151 12 295.5 297.7 291.8 330.4 12.15 2 950 547 20.1 15.8 76 4.3 17.2 163 32 297.6 299.7 292.3 332.2 11.94 3 900 1012 17.1 13.5 79 3.7 14.8 187 37 299.2 301.2 292.0 330.9 10.86 4 850 1497 13.5 11.7 89 1.7 12.4 199 35 300.2 302.1 291.8 330.3 10.22 5 800 2008 13.7 1.6 44 12.1 7.2 206 27 305.8 306.8 289.4 322.2 5.37 6 750 2549 10.2 2.7 60 7.5 6.1 201 28 307.7 308.9 290.8 326.8 6.23 7 700 3119 6.8 -2.6 51 9.4 2.1 212 32 310.0 310.9 290.0 324.2 4.52 8 650 3724 3.2 -2.4 66 5.7 0.4 223 36 312.6 313.6 291.2 328.1 4.92 9 600 4369 0.0 -15.4 30 15.4 -5.7 222 35 316.1 316.5 289.5 322.5 1.93 10 550 5059 -4.9 -15.1 45 10.1 -8.7 224 39 318.2 318.6 290.4 325.4 2.15 11 500 5801 -9.2 -25.5 25 16.3 -13.6 229 42 321.9 322.1 290.3 325.2 0.96 12 450 6606 -13.8 -33.1 18 19.3 -17.9 226 43 325.9 326.0 291.1 327.8 0.52 13 400 7493 -18.9 -51.3 4 32.3 -22.8 226 45 330.4 330.4 291.9 330.7 0.09 14 350 8470 -26.8 -50.7 9 23.9 -29.2 227 49 332.6 332.6 292.5 333.0 0.10 15 300 9562 -35.8 -43.8 44 8.0 -36.6 230 57 334.9 334.9 293.3 335.9 0.26 16 250 10804 -45.5 -48.7 70 3.2 -45.7 239 57 338.3 338.4 294.1 339.1 0.18 17 200 12260 -52.7 -67.9 14 15.1 -53.1 242 62 349.2 349.2 296.5 349.3 0.02 18 150 14075 -62.6 -80.7 7 18.1 -62.7 251 67 362.3 362.3 299.1 362.3 0.00 19 100 16529 -70.7 -86.3 8 15.7 -70.7 255 35 391.2 391.2 304.0 391.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5697.44 m Freezing level: 599.90 mb = 4370.24 m = 14337.89 ft Wetbulb zero: 646.95 mb = 3761.84 m = 12341.86 ft Precipitable water: 1.23 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 55.62 % Est. max temperature: 27.47 C = 81.45 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 921.98 mb = 804.72 m = 2640.12 ft T: 18.46 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.96 C/km ThetaE index: 10.02 C Layer 900.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 775.39 mb = 2270.06 m = 7447.60 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.47 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.92 C = 89.45 F Cap Strength: 3.44 C Lifted Index: 1.42 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.59 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.00 C Showalter Index: 1.95 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 43.49 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.61 C Cross Totals Index: 20.88 C K Index: 24.93 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 340.48 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.94 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 13.68 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.23 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4953.48 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.39 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 877.62 mb = 1225.90 m = 4021.94 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 211.9 at 34.7 knts Storm direction: 241.9 at 26.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 78.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 347.7 neg: -21.2 tot: 326.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 108.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.63 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.8 stream: 6.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 0.16 Bulk Shear: 86.82 m/s