MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F029.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F029.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 29 hour NAM valid 5Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 30.48,-90.68 Latitude: 30.48 Longitude: -90.68 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1010 7 24.2 22.8 92 1.3 23.2 152 5 296.4 299.6 296.0 347.2 17.59 1 1000 96 23.5 22.6 95 0.8 22.9 151 8 296.6 299.8 296.0 347.3 17.55 2 950 545 21.4 21.4 100 -0.0 21.4 167 25 298.9 302.0 296.4 348.8 17.12 3 900 1014 19.5 19.3 99 0.2 19.4 186 28 301.6 304.6 296.3 348.5 15.90 4 850 1506 17.2 14.7 85 2.5 15.5 204 27 304.2 306.5 294.7 341.4 12.50 5 800 2022 15.3 9.0 66 6.4 11.4 205 25 307.5 309.2 293.0 334.9 9.03 6 750 2567 12.0 7.3 73 4.8 9.2 209 31 309.6 311.3 293.3 335.9 8.58 7 700 3142 8.4 4.5 76 3.9 6.2 207 28 311.8 313.3 293.2 335.4 7.59 8 650 3751 3.8 2.4 91 1.4 3.0 218 31 313.3 314.6 293.1 335.2 7.03 9 600 4398 1.1 -0.1 91 1.2 0.4 232 27 317.4 318.6 293.7 337.5 6.33 10 550 5093 -3.0 -15.5 37 12.5 -7.7 240 32 320.5 320.9 291.0 327.5 2.07 11 500 5841 -7.0 -30.2 14 23.2 -12.8 246 32 324.6 324.7 290.8 326.8 0.62 12 450 6655 -11.5 -45.2 4 33.8 -17.0 249 40 328.8 328.9 291.6 329.4 0.15 13 400 7547 -17.7 -52.7 3 35.0 -22.0 251 46 331.9 331.9 292.3 332.2 0.07 14 350 8529 -25.3 -53.9 5 28.7 -28.0 247 50 334.7 334.7 293.0 335.0 0.07 15 300 9629 -34.0 -60.3 5 26.3 -35.5 251 50 337.5 337.5 293.7 337.7 0.04 16 250 10880 -42.4 -65.0 7 22.5 -43.3 261 51 343.0 343.0 295.1 343.1 0.02 17 200 12355 -52.0 -68.8 12 16.7 -52.4 265 53 350.3 350.3 296.7 350.4 0.02 18 150 14158 -65.6 -77.9 17 12.3 -65.6 254 44 357.2 357.2 298.1 357.2 0.01 19 100 16564 -73.6 -86.2 13 12.5 -73.7 231 25 385.4 385.4 303.1 385.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5744.79 m Freezing level: 586.51 mb = 4585.27 m = 15043.36 ft Wetbulb zero: 597.35 mb = 4433.03 m = 14543.89 ft Precipitable water: 1.96 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 74.39 % Est. max temperature: 31.41 C = 88.54 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 991.36 mb = 171.89 m = 563.92 ft T: 23.10 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.71 C/km ThetaE index: 13.87 C Layer 900.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 950.39 mb = 541.24 m = 1775.69 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.07 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.57 C = 79.82 F Cap Strength: 0.21 C Lifted Index: -3.41 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.62 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.65 C Showalter Index: -0.77 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.91 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.21 C Cross Totals Index: 21.70 C K Index: 35.05 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 370.13 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.82 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1161.05 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 48.19 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.65 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.17 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 955.19 mb = 497.12 m = 1630.94 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 860.19 mb = 1403.10 m = 4603.29 ft Equ Level (EL): 830.19 mb = 1706.45 m = 5598.54 ft B at Equ Level: 18.18 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 110.19 mb = 15988.06 m = 52453.64 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 215.4 at 27.8 knts Storm direction: 245.4 at 20.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.8 neg: 0.3 tot: 5.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 82.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 238.0 neg: -14.4 tot: 223.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 74.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.73 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.2 stream: 5.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.53 Bulk Rich Number: 17.12 Bulk Shear: 67.81 m/s