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: 32.77,-89.1 Latitude: 32.77 Longitude: -89.10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 71 SFC 992 138 22.0 21.4 96 0.6 21.6 179 12 295.8 298.7 295.0 342.9 16.38 2 950 516 20.2 20.2 100 -0.0 20.2 189 34 297.6 300.5 295.2 343.6 15.85 3 900 982 18.4 17.5 94 1.0 17.8 205 50 300.5 303.1 294.7 341.8 14.09 4 850 1471 15.2 14.8 98 0.4 15.0 224 46 302.1 304.4 294.1 339.2 12.58 5 800 1984 13.4 12.8 96 0.7 13.0 238 45 305.5 307.7 294.4 340.5 11.68 6 750 2526 10.2 10.1 99 0.1 10.2 238 44 307.7 309.6 294.1 339.2 10.42 7 700 3098 6.7 6.1 96 0.5 6.3 239 46 309.9 311.5 293.3 335.8 8.48 8 650 3702 2.3 -1.2 78 3.5 0.5 234 44 311.6 312.6 291.3 328.5 5.41 9 600 4346 0.4 -5.7 64 6.1 -2.5 235 46 316.6 317.4 291.7 329.9 4.16 10 550 5038 -4.9 -10.1 67 5.2 -7.1 236 49 318.2 318.9 291.3 328.8 3.22 11 500 5781 -8.7 -9.9 91 1.2 -9.2 246 45 322.5 323.2 292.9 334.4 3.61 12 450 6590 -13.9 -15.3 89 1.4 -14.4 246 45 325.7 326.2 292.9 334.5 2.59 13 400 7474 -19.6 -22.1 81 2.5 -20.3 251 49 329.5 329.8 293.1 335.2 1.63 14 350 8453 -26.0 -29.1 76 3.0 -26.6 251 51 333.7 333.9 293.6 337.3 0.99 15 300 9554 -33.2 -40.8 46 7.6 -34.1 251 53 338.6 338.7 294.3 340.0 0.36 16 250 10805 -43.7 -47.4 67 3.7 -44.0 258 57 341.0 341.1 294.8 341.9 0.21 17 200 12267 -53.6 -57.6 62 3.9 -53.8 260 68 347.8 347.9 296.2 348.2 0.08 18 150 14071 -63.8 -79.1 11 15.2 -63.9 248 62 360.1 360.1 298.7 360.2 0.01 19 100 16521 -71.5 -86.5 9 15.0 -71.5 273 34 389.6 389.6 303.8 389.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5709.93 m Freezing level: 596.43 mb = 4395.52 m = 14420.82 ft Wetbulb zero: 641.02 mb = 3814.01 m = 12513.01 ft Precipitable water: 2.00 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 86.41 % Est. max temperature: 28.77 C = 83.78 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 984.18 mb = 209.43 m = 687.08 ft T: 21.64 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.72 C/km ThetaE index: 11.97 C Layer 750.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 923.05 mb = 764.10 m = 2506.86 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.36 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.35 C = 77.63 F Cap Strength: 0.37 C Lifted Index: -3.08 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.82 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.92 C Showalter Index: -1.56 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.40 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.89 C Cross Totals Index: 23.51 C K Index: 38.18 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 387.52 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.06 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 779.99 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 39.50 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.97 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.34 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 935.94 mb = 644.36 m = 2114.01 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 880.94 mb = 1165.34 m = 3823.25 ft Equ Level (EL): 240.94 mb = 11047.34 m = 36244.10 ft B at Equ Level: 777.16 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 140.94 mb = 14447.75 m = 47400.19 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 231.3 at 44.3 knts Storm direction: 261.3 at 33.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.1 neg: 0.1 tot: 7.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 96.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 558.9 neg: -5.4 tot: 553.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 184.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.81 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.4 stream: 10.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.68 Bulk Rich Number: 6.14 Bulk Shear: 127.07 m/s