MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F046.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F046.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 46 hour NAM valid 16Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 30.71,-86.27 Latitude: 30.71 Longitude: -86.27 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1005 70 24.3 23.7 96 0.6 23.9 178 10 297.1 300.5 296.9 351.3 18.71 1 1000 110 23.9 23.6 98 0.3 23.7 179 11 297.0 300.4 296.8 351.0 18.64 2 950 558 21.1 21.2 100 -0.0 21.2 195 30 298.6 301.7 296.1 347.8 16.88 3 900 1026 18.5 18.6 100 -0.0 18.6 219 37 300.6 303.4 295.5 345.0 15.12 4 850 1517 17.0 16.4 96 0.6 16.6 240 32 304.0 306.6 295.6 345.5 13.95 5 800 2032 14.3 11.5 83 2.8 12.5 248 30 306.4 308.4 294.0 338.7 10.73 6 750 2574 10.7 7.1 78 3.6 8.5 252 32 308.1 309.7 292.7 333.9 8.45 7 700 3147 8.5 1.8 63 6.6 4.8 256 30 311.9 313.1 292.1 331.4 6.26 8 650 3757 5.3 -5.2 47 10.4 0.2 252 34 314.9 315.7 291.0 327.7 4.01 9 600 4405 1.0 -15.1 29 16.1 -5.1 246 38 317.3 317.7 289.9 323.9 1.97 10 550 5097 -3.8 -20.4 26 16.6 -9.2 250 39 319.6 319.8 290.0 324.2 1.37 11 500 5842 -8.3 -40.0 6 31.7 -14.3 247 39 322.9 322.9 289.9 323.8 0.24 12 450 6651 -14.0 -22.2 50 8.2 -16.4 249 40 325.6 325.9 291.9 330.6 1.43 13 400 7532 -21.0 -29.7 45 8.8 -22.8 246 37 327.7 327.9 291.9 330.7 0.81 14 350 8504 -27.6 -46.6 15 18.9 -29.7 242 43 331.5 331.5 292.3 332.1 0.17 15 300 9594 -34.5 -42.8 42 8.4 -35.4 247 49 336.8 336.8 293.8 337.9 0.29 16 250 10848 -42.7 -51.3 39 8.6 -43.2 249 52 342.6 342.6 295.1 343.1 0.14 17 200 12321 -52.4 -71.4 8 19.0 -52.8 252 60 349.8 349.8 296.6 349.8 0.01 18 150 14121 -64.4 -77.6 15 13.2 -64.6 252 52 359.1 359.1 298.5 359.1 0.01 19 100 16552 -73.8 -85.6 15 11.8 -73.9 247 28 385.0 385.0 303.1 385.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5731.98 m Freezing level: 589.54 mb = 4549.46 m = 14925.86 ft Wetbulb zero: 647.90 mb = 3782.79 m = 12410.58 ft Precipitable water: 1.83 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 61.81 % Est. max temperature: 30.91 C = 87.64 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 996.37 mb = 141.80 m = 465.22 ft T: 23.66 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.23 C/km ThetaE index: 21.61 C Layer 800.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 954.69 mb = 515.32 m = 1690.65 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.02 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.73 C = 78.31 F Cap Strength: -0.07 C Lifted Index: -4.71 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.10 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.62 C Showalter Index: -3.71 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.07 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.35 C Cross Totals Index: 24.73 C K Index: 35.12 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 363.35 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.22 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1575.01 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 56.13 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.00 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 953.66 mb = 524.72 m = 1721.50 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 948.66 mb = 570.55 m = 1871.86 ft Equ Level (EL): 208.66 mb = 12040.94 m = 39503.90 ft B at Equ Level: 1566.62 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 108.66 mb = 16054.15 m = 52670.44 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 242.6 at 33.6 knts Storm direction: 272.6 at 25.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 92.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 330.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 330.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 110.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.74 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.1 stream: 7.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.16 Bulk Rich Number: 17.00 Bulk Shear: 92.67 m/s