MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F028.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F028.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 28 hour NAM valid 4Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 34.54,-89.78 Latitude: 34.54 Longitude: -89.78 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 60 SFC 993 124 23.5 19.5 78 4.0 20.8 178 14 297.3 299.9 294.1 339.3 14.53 2 950 506 20.1 18.7 92 1.3 19.2 183 31 297.6 300.2 294.2 339.5 14.48 3 900 971 17.3 17.3 100 -0.0 17.3 195 45 299.3 301.9 294.3 340.0 13.95 4 850 1459 15.0 11.6 80 3.4 12.9 214 34 301.8 303.7 292.2 331.8 10.13 5 800 1969 11.5 9.5 87 2.1 10.3 213 39 303.5 305.2 292.0 331.3 9.33 6 750 2507 9.4 9.4 100 -0.0 9.5 223 39 306.8 308.7 293.5 336.9 9.95 7 700 3079 6.4 3.8 83 2.6 4.9 224 48 309.6 310.9 292.2 331.7 7.19 8 650 3685 4.3 -3.5 57 7.8 0.4 215 46 313.8 314.6 291.2 328.2 4.53 9 600 4330 -0.6 -6.1 67 5.5 -3.1 212 51 315.4 316.2 291.3 328.4 4.05 10 550 5019 -4.9 -11.3 61 6.4 -7.5 232 53 318.2 318.8 291.1 327.8 2.92 11 500 5764 -8.2 -19.2 41 11.0 -11.8 239 60 323.1 323.4 291.4 328.8 1.68 12 450 6574 -13.6 -27.7 29 14.1 -17.1 240 66 326.1 326.3 291.5 329.3 0.87 13 400 7459 -19.0 -26.4 52 7.4 -20.8 233 70 330.3 330.6 292.9 334.3 1.11 14 350 8440 -25.6 -37.7 31 12.1 -27.5 243 68 334.3 334.4 293.3 335.9 0.42 15 300 9537 -35.0 -40.4 58 5.3 -35.7 234 74 336.0 336.1 293.7 337.4 0.38 16 250 10781 -44.4 -48.3 65 3.9 -44.6 233 88 340.1 340.2 294.6 340.9 0.19 17 200 12239 -54.9 -68.3 18 13.3 -55.2 239 76 345.8 345.8 295.7 345.9 0.02 18 150 14052 -60.3 -80.4 5 20.2 -60.4 251 62 366.3 366.3 299.9 366.3 0.00 19 100 16522 -68.5 -86.7 6 18.1 -68.7 261 40 395.3 395.3 304.6 395.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5703.72 m Freezing level: 606.40 mb = 4247.36 m = 13934.73 ft Wetbulb zero: 644.72 mb = 3750.37 m = 12304.21 ft Precipitable water: 1.71 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 75.84 % Est. max temperature: 28.30 C = 82.94 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 936.18 mb = 631.96 m = 2073.33 ft T: 19.32 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.43 C/km ThetaE index: 8.76 C Layer 850.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 910.55 mb = 870.85 m = 2857.07 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.29 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.17 C = 77.31 F Cap Strength: 0.42 C Lifted Index: -1.22 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.73 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.17 C Showalter Index: 2.18 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 42.91 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 23.16 C Cross Totals Index: 19.75 C K Index: 32.12 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 345.48 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.58 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 346.85 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 26.34 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.01 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.42 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 922.06 mb = 762.77 m = 2502.49 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 877.06 mb = 1191.34 m = 3908.56 ft Equ Level (EL): 267.06 mb = 10330.74 m = 33893.10 ft B at Equ Level: 342.87 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 177.06 mb = 13007.02 m = 42673.42 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 219.5 at 45.4 knts Storm direction: 249.5 at 34.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.5 neg: 1.2 tot: 6.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 88.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 373.7 neg: -11.6 tot: 362.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 120.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.66 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.5 stream: 7.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.71 Bulk Rich Number: 3.04 Bulk Shear: 114.18 m/s