MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F039.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F039.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 39 hour NAM valid 9Z 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 72 SFC 998 92 22.6 21.9 96 0.7 22.1 188 10 295.9 299.0 295.3 344.3 16.79 2 950 518 20.3 20.2 100 0.1 20.3 201 35 297.8 300.7 295.3 343.9 15.92 3 900 985 18.5 18.4 99 0.1 18.5 222 46 300.6 303.3 295.4 344.5 14.98 4 850 1475 16.4 16.4 100 -0.0 16.4 229 42 303.3 305.9 295.4 344.7 13.96 5 800 1990 13.7 12.2 91 1.5 12.7 244 50 305.7 307.8 294.1 339.3 11.20 6 750 2531 9.8 5.9 77 3.9 7.5 236 47 307.2 308.7 291.9 330.9 7.78 7 700 3103 7.4 4.5 82 2.9 5.7 236 48 310.7 312.1 292.8 334.0 7.56 8 650 3710 3.4 -0.1 78 3.5 1.6 239 49 312.8 314.0 292.0 331.2 5.87 9 600 4355 -0.6 -4.3 76 3.7 -2.4 241 48 315.4 316.3 291.7 330.1 4.62 10 550 5047 -4.1 -5.3 91 1.2 -4.7 240 41 319.2 320.1 292.9 334.3 4.68 11 500 5791 -9.6 -13.6 72 4.1 -11.1 236 39 321.4 321.9 291.8 330.3 2.67 12 450 6598 -14.6 -20.9 59 6.3 -16.4 250 40 324.9 325.2 291.9 330.5 1.61 13 400 7481 -19.3 -23.9 67 4.6 -20.5 274 44 329.9 330.2 293.0 334.8 1.39 14 350 8462 -24.9 -32.7 48 7.8 -26.3 268 50 335.2 335.3 293.8 337.8 0.70 15 300 9563 -33.5 -38.8 59 5.3 -34.1 260 49 338.2 338.3 294.3 339.9 0.44 16 250 10818 -42.7 -45.9 70 3.2 -42.9 261 44 342.6 342.7 295.2 343.6 0.25 17 200 12284 -52.9 -56.7 63 3.8 -53.0 257 61 349.0 349.0 296.5 349.4 0.09 18 150 14089 -64.6 -76.3 18 11.7 -64.7 252 60 358.9 358.9 298.5 358.9 0.01 19 100 16525 -70.8 -86.4 8 15.6 -70.9 265 39 390.9 390.9 303.9 390.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5718.10 m Freezing level: 607.95 mb = 4252.06 m = 13950.17 ft Wetbulb zero: 630.41 mb = 3956.28 m = 12979.77 ft Precipitable water: 2.00 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 86.38 % Est. max temperature: 30.09 C = 86.17 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 987.80 mb = 179.24 m = 588.05 ft T: 22.12 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.31 C/km ThetaE index: 13.87 C Layer 800.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 945.31 mb = 561.07 m = 1840.76 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.86 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.69 C = 76.44 F Cap Strength: 0.10 C Lifted Index: -4.51 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.86 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.61 C Showalter Index: -4.68 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.00 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.99 C Cross Totals Index: 26.01 C K Index: 39.53 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 419.78 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.94 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 907.85 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 42.61 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.12 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 944.25 mb = 570.75 m = 1872.52 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 939.25 mb = 616.58 m = 2022.87 ft Equ Level (EL): 919.25 mb = 802.37 m = 2632.40 ft B at Equ Level: 18.37 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 139.25 mb = 14535.64 m = 47688.53 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 234.4 at 43.5 knts Storm direction: 264.4 at 32.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.8 neg: 1.1 tot: 8.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 95.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 474.0 neg: -47.0 tot: 427.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 142.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.70 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.7 stream: 8.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.66 Bulk Rich Number: 9.16 Bulk Shear: 99.14 m/s