MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F048.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F048.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 48 hour NAM valid 18Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 30.53,-86.24 Latitude: 30.53 Longitude: -86.24 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1008 26 24.7 24.7 100 0.0 24.7 102 8 297.2 300.8 297.6 354.5 19.76 1 1000 94 24.3 24.3 100 -0.0 24.3 104 11 297.4 300.9 297.4 353.9 19.46 2 950 545 22.2 22.2 100 -0.0 22.2 149 20 299.7 303.0 297.1 352.4 18.02 3 900 1016 20.2 20.2 100 -0.0 20.2 177 22 302.3 305.4 297.0 351.9 16.78 4 850 1509 17.7 17.7 100 -0.0 17.7 190 20 304.7 307.5 296.6 350.0 15.18 5 800 2028 16.0 16.0 100 -0.0 16.1 205 18 308.2 311.0 297.1 352.1 14.49 6 750 2577 14.0 14.0 100 -0.0 14.0 219 17 311.8 314.4 297.4 353.4 13.55 7 700 3158 11.3 11.3 100 -0.0 11.3 240 17 315.0 317.4 297.2 352.8 12.14 8 650 3775 7.3 7.3 100 0.0 7.3 263 19 317.2 319.1 296.3 348.4 9.91 9 600 4428 1.6 1.6 100 0.0 1.6 276 24 318.0 319.4 294.5 340.8 7.18 10 550 5122 -4.9 -5.9 93 1.0 -5.3 286 27 318.3 319.2 292.4 332.8 4.49 11 500 5862 -11.4 -13.5 84 2.1 -12.2 293 28 319.2 319.7 291.2 328.1 2.70 12 450 6662 -16.6 -18.9 82 2.3 -17.3 287 27 322.3 322.7 291.4 328.8 1.90 13 400 7537 -22.5 -22.5 100 0.0 -22.5 268 26 325.8 326.1 292.0 331.2 1.57 14 350 8507 -26.9 -26.9 100 -0.0 -26.9 240 28 332.5 332.8 293.6 336.9 1.21 15 300 9601 -34.7 -36.8 81 2.2 -35.0 221 35 336.5 336.6 294.0 338.5 0.54 16 250 10855 -41.7 -46.5 59 4.8 -42.1 214 39 344.0 344.1 295.5 345.0 0.23 17 200 12330 -52.6 -58.1 51 5.5 -52.8 212 41 349.5 349.5 296.6 349.8 0.08 18 150 14126 -66.3 -74.5 31 8.1 -66.4 234 46 355.8 355.8 297.8 355.8 0.01 19 100 16540 -72.2 -85.7 12 13.4 -72.3 253 36 388.2 388.2 303.5 388.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5768.04 m Freezing level: 587.55 mb = 4601.22 m = 15095.67 ft Wetbulb zero: 588.42 mb = 4583.90 m = 15038.87 ft Precipitable water: 2.61 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 98.00 % Est. max temperature: 31.84 C = 89.30 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 1008.00 mb = 26.10 m = 85.63 ft T: 24.69 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.39 C/km ThetaE index: 25.30 C Layer 700.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 960.94 mb = 444.57 m = 1458.54 ft Mean mixing ratio: 18.27 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.70 C = 80.06 F Cap Strength: 0.11 C Lifted Index: -9.46 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -7.88 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.06 C Showalter Index: -8.41 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 58.17 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 29.08 C Cross Totals Index: 29.10 C K Index: 46.80 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 609.64 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.31 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2393.41 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 69.19 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.07 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 958.08 mb = 470.70 m = 1544.28 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 953.08 mb = 516.70 m = 1695.18 ft Equ Level (EL): 763.08 mb = 2430.01 m = 7972.37 ft B at Equ Level: 40.15 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 243.8 at 20.9 knts Storm direction: 273.8 at 15.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 73.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 239.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 239.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 79.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.69 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.3 stream: 5.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.37 Bulk Rich Number: 20.30 Bulk Shear: 117.91 m/s