MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F043.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F043.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 43 hour NAM valid 13Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 31.74,-87.85 Latitude: 31.74 Longitude: -87.85 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 89 SFC 1000 91 21.7 21.4 98 0.3 21.5 176 10 294.9 297.8 294.6 341.3 16.22 2 950 535 20.8 20.9 100 -0.0 20.9 200 39 298.3 301.4 295.8 346.5 16.57 3 900 1003 18.0 18.0 100 -0.0 17.9 221 50 300.0 302.7 295.0 342.6 14.56 4 850 1491 15.0 15.0 100 -0.0 15.0 228 46 301.8 304.1 294.1 339.2 12.69 5 800 2004 12.9 11.4 90 1.6 11.9 242 32 305.0 306.9 293.5 336.7 10.62 6 750 2545 10.5 8.7 88 1.9 9.4 264 31 308.0 309.8 293.5 336.7 9.43 7 700 3117 7.1 7.1 100 0.0 7.2 261 35 310.4 312.1 293.9 338.4 9.11 8 650 3724 3.6 1.2 84 2.5 2.3 254 36 313.1 314.3 292.6 333.2 6.43 9 600 4369 -0.2 -4.7 72 4.4 -2.4 260 35 315.8 316.7 291.7 330.2 4.50 10 550 5060 -4.5 -8.7 73 4.1 -6.4 262 37 318.7 319.4 291.9 330.5 3.61 11 500 5805 -8.3 -13.7 65 5.4 -10.4 255 38 323.0 323.5 292.2 331.9 2.66 12 450 6615 -13.6 -20.3 57 6.7 -15.6 257 41 326.2 326.5 292.3 332.1 1.70 13 400 7499 -20.1 -27.2 53 7.1 -21.7 260 48 328.9 329.1 292.4 332.6 1.03 14 350 8476 -26.1 -31.7 59 5.6 -27.1 258 51 333.6 333.8 293.4 336.5 0.77 15 300 9575 -33.6 -38.0 65 4.3 -34.2 262 51 337.9 338.0 294.3 339.8 0.48 16 250 10828 -43.4 -46.7 70 3.3 -43.7 259 47 341.5 341.5 294.9 342.4 0.23 17 200 12290 -54.1 -58.2 60 4.1 -54.2 251 53 347.2 347.2 296.1 347.5 0.07 18 150 14093 -63.5 -73.1 26 9.5 -63.7 252 57 360.6 360.6 298.8 360.7 0.01 19 100 16534 -71.0 -86.0 9 15.1 -71.0 266 19 390.6 390.6 303.9 390.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5715.81 m Freezing level: 603.19 mb = 4327.88 m = 14198.90 ft Wetbulb zero: 625.41 mb = 4034.69 m = 13237.01 ft Precipitable water: 2.02 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 86.75 % Est. max temperature: 28.66 C = 83.58 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 995.27 mb = 130.55 m = 428.30 ft T: 21.62 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.73 C/km ThetaE index: 9.85 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 936.33 mb = 660.43 m = 2166.74 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.96 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.63 C = 78.13 F Cap Strength: 0.45 C Lifted Index: -3.17 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.09 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.84 C Showalter Index: -1.12 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.42 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.20 C Cross Totals Index: 23.22 C K Index: 38.16 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 392.50 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.52 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 988.96 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 44.47 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.82 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.45 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 948.50 mb = 548.65 m = 1800.01 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 923.50 mb = 779.78 m = 2558.29 ft Equ Level (EL): 223.50 mb = 11561.90 m = 37932.27 ft B at Equ Level: 981.77 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 133.50 mb = 14794.74 m = 48538.57 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 245.7 at 36.6 knts Storm direction: 275.7 at 27.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.6 neg: 0.6 tot: 6.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 106.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 540.9 neg: -17.1 tot: 523.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 174.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.61 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 15.6 stream: 9.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.23 Bulk Rich Number: 9.53 Bulk Shear: 103.73 m/s