MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F036.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F036.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 36 hour NAM valid 6Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 32.99,-90.43 Latitude: 32.99 Longitude: -90.43 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1004 29 22.9 21.9 94 1.0 22.2 170 14 295.7 298.7 295.2 343.8 16.74 1 1000 67 22.7 21.9 95 0.8 22.1 172 16 295.8 298.8 295.3 343.9 16.72 2 950 514 20.2 20.2 100 -0.0 20.2 185 39 297.6 300.5 295.2 343.6 15.85 3 900 980 17.4 17.2 98 0.3 17.2 204 46 299.5 302.0 294.3 339.9 13.83 4 850 1469 16.2 16.1 99 0.1 16.1 212 43 303.1 305.6 295.2 343.6 13.67 5 800 1984 13.5 12.4 93 1.1 12.9 225 44 305.6 307.7 294.3 339.8 11.41 6 750 2527 10.9 7.6 80 3.3 8.9 234 41 308.4 310.0 293.1 335.1 8.77 7 700 3098 6.8 1.9 71 5.0 4.1 235 40 310.1 311.3 291.6 329.4 6.27 8 650 3706 5.2 -0.8 65 6.0 2.0 236 47 314.8 315.9 292.3 332.4 5.56 9 600 4354 0.2 -3.6 76 3.7 -1.7 237 51 316.3 317.3 292.3 332.0 4.91 10 550 5045 -4.7 -9.6 69 4.9 -6.8 237 53 318.5 319.1 291.6 329.5 3.36 11 500 5787 -10.3 -13.5 78 3.2 -11.5 235 60 320.4 320.9 291.5 329.4 2.70 12 450 6592 -14.6 -16.7 84 2.1 -15.3 234 57 324.9 325.4 292.4 332.8 2.31 13 400 7475 -19.9 -22.2 82 2.3 -20.5 247 47 329.1 329.4 293.0 334.8 1.62 14 350 8453 -25.9 -28.4 80 2.5 -26.4 262 46 333.9 334.1 293.7 337.7 1.05 15 300 9553 -33.6 -36.5 75 2.9 -34.0 257 55 338.0 338.1 294.3 340.1 0.56 16 250 10806 -43.2 -46.6 69 3.4 -43.4 256 63 341.9 341.9 295.0 342.8 0.23 17 200 12271 -53.1 -57.9 56 4.8 -53.2 254 75 348.7 348.7 296.4 349.0 0.08 18 150 14080 -63.0 -79.3 9 16.4 -63.1 252 67 361.6 361.6 299.0 361.7 0.00 19 100 16530 -70.8 -85.9 9 15.1 -70.9 259 36 390.9 390.9 303.9 390.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5719.74 m Freezing level: 598.02 mb = 4381.67 m = 14375.38 ft Wetbulb zero: 622.75 mb = 4052.80 m = 13296.43 ft Precipitable water: 2.01 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 81.73 % Est. max temperature: 30.02 C = 86.03 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 990.91 mb = 146.95 m = 482.11 ft T: 22.22 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.39 C/km ThetaE index: 14.20 C Layer 800.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 946.09 mb = 549.71 m = 1803.49 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.67 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.00 C = 77.01 F Cap Strength: 0.24 C Lifted Index: -4.74 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.30 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.73 C Showalter Index: -5.04 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.00 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.55 C Cross Totals Index: 26.45 C K Index: 37.67 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 491.88 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.88 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 772.64 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 39.31 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.16 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.25 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 950.24 mb = 511.95 m = 1679.60 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 935.24 mb = 649.13 m = 2129.67 ft Equ Level (EL): 855.24 mb = 1416.46 m = 4647.12 ft B at Equ Level: 21.27 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 145.24 mb = 14274.44 m = 46831.58 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 227.0 at 45.9 knts Storm direction: 257.0 at 34.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 76.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 490.7 neg: -3.9 tot: 486.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 162.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.73 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.5 stream: 8.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.32 Bulk Rich Number: 5.20 Bulk Shear: 148.57 m/s