MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F038.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F038.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 38 hour NAM valid 8Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 32.36,-90.07 Latitude: 32.36 Longitude: -90.07 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 76 SFC 998 92 22.4 21.7 96 0.7 21.9 188 11 295.7 298.7 295.1 343.5 16.62 2 950 522 20.1 20.1 100 -0.0 20.1 193 35 297.6 300.5 295.1 343.4 15.81 3 900 988 18.9 17.2 90 1.7 17.8 199 44 301.0 303.6 294.7 341.8 13.87 4 850 1479 16.4 16.0 98 0.4 16.1 214 45 303.3 305.8 295.2 343.6 13.58 5 800 1994 13.7 13.1 96 0.6 13.3 233 49 305.8 308.0 294.7 341.6 11.97 6 750 2536 10.5 8.8 89 1.7 9.5 233 46 308.0 309.7 293.5 336.8 9.52 7 700 3108 7.0 4.7 85 2.3 5.6 234 42 310.2 311.6 292.7 333.8 7.67 8 650 3715 3.8 1.4 84 2.4 2.5 237 42 313.3 314.5 292.7 333.7 6.53 9 600 4360 -0.2 -2.2 86 2.0 -1.2 241 41 315.9 317.0 292.6 333.2 5.44 10 550 5054 -3.4 -4.8 90 1.4 -4.1 246 39 320.1 321.0 293.3 335.8 4.87 11 500 5802 -7.9 -9.1 91 1.2 -8.4 249 39 323.4 324.2 293.3 336.2 3.86 12 450 6611 -13.5 -22.5 47 9.0 -16.1 255 43 326.3 326.5 292.0 331.1 1.40 13 400 7496 -19.7 -30.5 38 10.7 -22.0 259 44 329.3 329.5 292.3 332.1 0.76 14 350 8474 -26.1 -31.8 59 5.7 -27.2 258 50 333.6 333.7 293.4 336.4 0.76 15 300 9570 -34.9 -38.2 72 3.3 -35.3 250 38 336.2 336.3 293.8 338.0 0.47 16 250 10816 -44.1 -47.6 69 3.4 -44.3 259 48 340.5 340.5 294.6 341.3 0.21 17 200 12286 -51.6 -61.2 31 9.6 -51.9 258 66 351.1 351.1 296.9 351.3 0.05 18 150 14094 -64.6 -82.3 7 17.7 -64.7 253 59 358.8 358.8 298.5 358.8 0.00 19 100 16531 -71.6 -86.6 9 15.0 -71.6 271 38 389.4 389.4 303.7 389.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5726.00 m Freezing level: 602.14 mb = 4332.80 m = 14215.06 ft Wetbulb zero: 616.40 mb = 4142.95 m = 13592.20 ft Precipitable water: 2.06 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 90.63 % Est. max temperature: 30.06 C = 86.11 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 988.08 mb = 180.13 m = 590.98 ft T: 21.96 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.52 C/km ThetaE index: 10.38 C Layer 800.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 901.56 mb = 973.46 m = 3193.73 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.46 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.59 C = 81.66 F Cap Strength: 0.83 C Lifted Index: -2.36 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.64 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.61 C Showalter Index: -2.54 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 48.18 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.26 C Cross Totals Index: 23.91 C K Index: 38.00 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 417.94 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.57 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 781.72 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 39.54 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 19.13 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.81 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 939.12 mb = 620.97 m = 2037.28 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 794.12 mb = 2055.68 m = 6744.27 ft Equ Level (EL): 234.12 mb = 11248.15 m = 36902.94 ft B at Equ Level: 770.01 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 144.12 mb = 14334.22 m = 47027.70 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 230.9 at 41.0 knts Storm direction: 260.9 at 30.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 89.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 484.5 neg: -18.5 tot: 466.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 155.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.77 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.7 stream: 9.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.37 Bulk Rich Number: 8.26 Bulk Shear: 94.61 m/s