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: 33.23,-89.73 Latitude: 33.23 Longitude: -89.73 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 59 SFC 996 94 22.1 21.7 98 0.4 21.8 209 1 295.6 298.6 295.1 343.4 16.63 2 950 504 19.9 19.9 100 -0.0 19.9 210 11 297.4 300.2 295.0 342.6 15.61 3 900 970 17.8 17.8 100 -0.0 17.8 204 27 299.9 302.5 294.8 342.0 14.43 4 850 1459 16.2 16.2 100 -0.0 16.2 211 44 303.1 305.6 295.2 343.8 13.74 5 800 1974 13.7 13.7 100 -0.0 13.7 218 50 305.7 308.0 295.0 342.8 12.38 6 750 2516 9.8 9.8 100 -0.0 9.8 224 51 307.2 309.2 293.9 338.1 10.22 7 700 3087 7.0 7.0 100 0.0 7.0 230 56 310.2 311.9 293.8 337.8 9.00 8 650 3695 4.4 4.4 100 0.0 4.4 234 63 313.9 315.5 294.1 339.1 8.08 9 600 4343 0.5 0.4 100 0.0 0.4 237 63 316.6 317.9 293.7 337.6 6.60 10 550 5037 -4.1 -4.7 95 0.6 -4.4 241 61 319.2 320.2 293.1 335.1 4.90 11 500 5782 -8.4 -10.1 87 1.7 -9.1 243 65 322.8 323.5 292.9 334.6 3.54 12 450 6595 -11.8 -12.9 92 1.1 -12.3 239 70 328.4 329.0 294.1 339.1 3.15 13 400 7487 -18.7 -19.4 94 0.7 -18.9 243 79 330.7 331.2 293.8 337.9 2.06 14 350 8464 -27.0 -28.7 86 1.7 -27.3 243 76 332.3 332.5 293.3 336.0 1.02 15 300 9556 -34.7 -37.5 76 2.8 -35.1 242 65 336.4 336.6 293.9 338.4 0.51 16 250 10810 -42.3 -45.6 71 3.2 -42.6 253 58 343.1 343.2 295.3 344.2 0.26 17 200 12276 -55.1 -58.8 63 3.7 -55.2 260 61 345.5 345.5 295.7 345.8 0.07 18 150 14072 -62.5 -81.7 6 19.1 -62.7 246 71 362.4 362.4 299.2 362.4 0.00 19 100 16535 -70.6 -86.9 7 16.3 -70.6 267 36 391.3 391.3 304.0 391.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5723.10 m Freezing level: 595.00 mb = 4412.52 m = 14476.59 ft Wetbulb zero: 595.53 mb = 4402.79 m = 14444.67 ft Precipitable water: 2.22 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 98.42 % Est. max temperature: 29.79 C = 85.62 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 990.61 mb = 140.95 m = 462.44 ft T: 21.85 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.70 C/km ThetaE index: 6.02 C Layer 800.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 946.48 mb = 535.62 m = 1757.27 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.49 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.07 C = 75.32 F Cap Strength: 0.27 C Lifted Index: -2.67 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.21 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.55 C Showalter Index: -3.13 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.13 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.56 C Cross Totals Index: 24.57 C K Index: 40.74 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 441.44 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.93 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 638.49 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 35.73 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.25 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 944.50 mb = 553.70 m = 1816.60 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 939.50 mb = 599.46 m = 1966.72 ft Equ Level (EL): 869.50 mb = 1264.86 m = 4149.75 ft B at Equ Level: 19.42 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 149.50 mb = 14092.49 m = 46234.65 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 231.0 at 50.2 knts Storm direction: 261.0 at 37.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.3 neg: 5.1 tot: 10.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 108.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 534.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 534.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 178.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.95 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.1 stream: 10.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.77 Bulk Rich Number: 2.57 Bulk Shear: 248.56 m/s