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: 34.47,-87.53 Latitude: 34.47 Longitude: -87.53 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 63 SFC 981 229 20.8 18.8 89 1.9 19.5 175 15 295.6 298.1 293.3 336.1 14.10 2 950 505 18.7 18.0 95 0.8 18.2 179 31 296.2 298.7 293.3 335.8 13.76 3 900 968 16.5 16.3 99 0.2 16.4 195 50 298.5 300.9 293.4 336.5 13.07 4 850 1456 15.2 14.0 93 1.1 14.4 211 47 302.0 304.2 293.6 337.3 11.95 5 800 1968 13.0 10.2 83 2.8 11.2 218 43 305.0 306.8 292.9 334.4 9.80 6 750 2508 9.8 2.4 60 7.4 5.8 221 42 307.2 308.4 290.5 325.8 6.07 7 700 3077 6.0 5.3 95 0.7 5.6 221 43 309.1 310.6 292.7 333.5 7.99 8 650 3684 3.9 1.5 84 2.4 2.6 218 44 313.4 314.7 292.8 334.0 6.57 9 600 4328 -1.4 -2.5 92 1.1 -1.9 218 46 314.5 315.5 292.1 331.4 5.33 10 550 5018 -5.4 -5.6 99 0.1 -5.5 218 48 317.6 318.5 292.4 332.4 4.59 11 500 5759 -9.7 -17.1 55 7.4 -12.2 221 51 321.2 321.6 291.2 328.0 2.00 12 450 6566 -14.8 -17.4 80 2.6 -15.6 221 47 324.7 325.1 292.3 332.0 2.16 13 400 7448 -19.9 -23.4 74 3.4 -20.8 227 62 329.1 329.4 292.9 334.2 1.45 14 350 8423 -26.9 -29.5 78 2.6 -27.4 229 50 332.6 332.7 293.3 336.0 0.95 15 300 9518 -34.9 -37.7 76 2.7 -35.3 239 60 336.1 336.2 293.8 338.0 0.50 16 250 10762 -45.2 -48.4 70 3.2 -45.3 246 69 338.9 339.0 294.3 339.7 0.19 17 200 12219 -52.1 -64.1 22 12.0 -52.4 249 81 350.3 350.3 296.7 350.5 0.03 18 150 14046 -61.8 -84.5 3 22.7 -62.0 245 61 363.5 363.6 299.4 363.6 0.00 19 100 16499 -69.0 -86.3 7 17.3 -69.1 254 37 394.4 394.4 304.4 394.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5696.11 m Freezing level: 612.98 mb = 4160.82 m = 13650.83 ft Wetbulb zero: 621.21 mb = 4048.38 m = 13281.94 ft Precipitable water: 1.74 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 86.54 % Est. max temperature: 28.33 C = 83.00 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 953.53 mb = 473.30 m = 1552.82 ft T: 18.97 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.84 C/km ThetaE index: 11.51 C Layer 800.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 910.55 mb = 868.66 m = 2849.91 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.46 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.21 C = 73.77 F Cap Strength: 1.21 C Lifted Index: -1.33 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.42 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.50 C Showalter Index: -1.80 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.59 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.85 C Cross Totals Index: 23.74 C K Index: 38.21 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 360.17 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.89 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 172.15 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 18.56 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 49.83 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.23 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 920.44 mb = 776.13 m = 2546.32 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 715.44 mb = 2897.50 m = 9506.10 ft Equ Level (EL): 665.44 mb = 3491.64 m = 11455.39 ft B at Equ Level: 20.29 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 245.44 mb = 10882.22 m = 35702.39 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 214.7 at 44.5 knts Storm direction: 244.7 at 33.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.8 neg: 0.2 tot: 6.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 81.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 423.9 neg: -0.3 tot: 423.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 141.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.76 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.7 stream: 8.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.45 Bulk Rich Number: 1.88 Bulk Shear: 91.63 m/s