MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F047.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F047.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 47 hour NAM valid 17Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 30.71,-86.53 Latitude: 30.71 Longitude: -86.53 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1007 42 25.5 24.8 96 0.8 25.0 188 8 298.1 301.7 297.9 356.0 19.89 1 1000 102 24.8 24.5 98 0.3 24.6 188 10 298.0 301.5 297.8 355.3 19.72 2 950 553 22.3 22.3 100 -0.0 22.3 195 24 299.8 303.1 297.3 352.8 18.12 3 900 1023 19.0 19.0 100 -0.0 19.0 218 29 301.0 303.9 295.9 346.7 15.52 4 850 1514 16.6 16.2 98 0.4 16.3 233 26 303.5 306.0 295.3 344.3 13.74 5 800 2029 13.6 12.9 96 0.7 13.2 238 29 305.7 307.9 294.6 341.1 11.81 6 750 2570 10.5 6.2 75 4.3 7.9 254 30 308.0 309.5 292.3 332.2 7.94 7 700 3143 8.2 -0.1 56 8.3 3.8 252 31 311.6 312.6 291.3 328.5 5.43 8 650 3752 5.2 -9.4 34 14.6 -1.2 247 33 314.9 315.4 290.0 324.2 2.89 9 600 4399 0.6 -14.3 32 14.9 -5.2 254 33 316.8 317.2 289.9 323.7 2.10 10 550 5091 -3.8 -13.6 46 9.8 -7.6 264 30 319.6 320.0 291.0 327.6 2.43 11 500 5836 -8.8 -18.3 46 9.5 -12.0 260 31 322.3 322.6 291.3 328.4 1.80 12 450 6643 -14.8 -28.5 30 13.7 -18.0 261 36 324.6 324.7 291.0 327.5 0.81 13 400 7522 -21.2 -38.9 19 17.6 -23.9 257 35 327.4 327.4 291.3 328.6 0.33 14 350 8494 -28.1 -43.7 21 15.6 -29.9 245 42 330.8 330.9 292.2 331.7 0.23 15 300 9587 -34.9 -41.2 53 6.3 -35.6 240 50 336.2 336.2 293.7 337.5 0.35 16 250 10835 -43.0 -51.9 37 9.0 -43.5 243 51 342.2 342.2 295.0 342.7 0.13 17 200 12309 -52.0 -66.6 16 14.6 -52.3 246 60 350.5 350.5 296.8 350.6 0.02 18 150 14111 -65.3 -72.6 36 7.3 -65.4 253 53 357.5 357.5 298.2 357.6 0.01 19 100 16541 -73.3 -85.5 14 12.2 -73.4 249 32 386.0 386.0 303.2 386.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5733.94 m Freezing level: 593.38 mb = 4490.37 m = 14731.99 ft Wetbulb zero: 662.15 mb = 3599.46 m = 11809.10 ft Precipitable water: 1.89 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 66.33 % Est. max temperature: 30.59 C = 87.05 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 996.36 mb = 134.23 m = 440.39 ft T: 24.62 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.31 C/km ThetaE index: 32.22 C Layer 1000.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 951.76 mb = 537.16 m = 1762.30 ft Mean mixing ratio: 18.12 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.15 C = 80.87 F Cap Strength: 0.10 C Lifted Index: -6.76 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -7.91 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.08 C Showalter Index: -3.74 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.36 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.37 C Cross Totals Index: 24.99 C K Index: 33.25 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 384.72 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.16 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2487.01 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 70.53 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.10 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 955.85 mb = 499.37 m = 1638.34 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 950.85 mb = 545.52 m = 1789.73 ft Equ Level (EL): 180.85 mb = 12939.48 m = 42451.85 ft B at Equ Level: 2478.02 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 245.1 at 29.0 knts Storm direction: 275.1 at 21.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.8 neg: 0.1 tot: 4.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 97.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 234.4 neg: -1.9 tot: 232.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 77.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.77 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.3 stream: 6.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.24 Bulk Rich Number: 35.01 Bulk Shear: 71.05 m/s