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: 32.52,-90.39 Latitude: 32.52 Longitude: -90.39 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1001 64 21.9 21.2 96 0.7 21.5 153 12 295.0 297.9 294.6 341.0 16.05 1 1000 75 21.9 21.2 95 0.8 21.4 152 11 295.1 298.0 294.6 341.0 16.00 2 950 520 19.7 19.7 100 -0.0 19.8 172 36 297.2 300.0 294.7 341.8 15.42 3 900 987 18.5 17.6 95 0.9 17.9 193 49 300.6 303.2 294.8 342.2 14.21 4 850 1477 16.0 15.3 96 0.7 15.5 201 48 302.9 305.3 294.6 341.3 12.96 5 800 1990 13.2 12.8 97 0.4 13.0 215 54 305.2 307.4 294.4 340.2 11.68 6 750 2531 10.5 8.8 90 1.6 9.5 227 52 307.9 309.7 293.6 336.9 9.55 7 700 3103 7.0 5.2 88 1.9 5.9 233 52 310.3 311.8 293.0 334.7 7.93 8 650 3709 3.9 2.6 91 1.3 3.2 232 53 313.4 314.7 293.2 335.6 7.12 9 600 4357 0.5 -1.0 90 1.4 -0.3 234 56 316.6 317.8 293.2 335.6 5.96 10 550 5050 -4.3 -8.5 73 4.2 -6.1 228 53 319.0 319.7 292.0 330.9 3.67 11 500 5794 -8.7 -10.7 85 2.0 -9.5 228 58 322.4 323.1 292.7 333.6 3.38 12 450 6604 -13.3 -15.2 85 1.9 -14.0 234 60 326.6 327.1 293.2 335.5 2.61 13 400 7493 -18.0 -19.7 86 1.7 -18.6 248 49 331.6 332.0 294.0 338.6 2.00 14 350 8478 -24.2 -26.4 82 2.2 -24.8 261 49 336.1 336.3 294.5 340.7 1.26 15 300 9585 -32.3 -35.0 77 2.7 -32.7 265 50 339.9 340.0 294.9 342.4 0.65 16 250 10843 -43.0 -46.2 71 3.2 -43.2 267 55 342.2 342.2 295.1 343.2 0.24 17 200 12305 -54.8 -58.6 62 3.8 -54.9 261 63 346.0 346.1 295.8 346.3 0.07 18 150 14097 -62.4 -82.6 5 20.2 -62.5 250 73 362.7 362.7 299.2 362.7 0.00 19 100 16552 -71.5 -86.6 9 15.0 -71.6 256 38 389.5 389.5 303.7 389.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5718.93 m Freezing level: 595.19 mb = 4423.50 m = 14512.62 ft Wetbulb zero: 603.95 mb = 4303.79 m = 14119.86 ft Precipitable water: 2.12 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 89.77 % Est. max temperature: 29.81 C = 85.65 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 991.28 mb = 151.33 m = 496.50 ft T: 21.55 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.85 C/km ThetaE index: 7.57 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 935.94 mb = 649.10 m = 2129.57 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.27 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.07 C = 77.13 F Cap Strength: 0.71 C Lifted Index: -2.63 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.77 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.18 C Showalter Index: -2.46 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 48.70 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.71 C Cross Totals Index: 23.99 C K Index: 38.10 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 419.88 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.60 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 375.15 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 27.39 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 16.17 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.71 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 945.13 mb = 564.82 m = 1853.06 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 810.13 mb = 1883.48 m = 6179.32 ft Equ Level (EL): 340.13 mb = 8683.37 m = 28488.40 ft B at Equ Level: 374.70 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 180.13 mb = 12956.65 m = 42508.18 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 220.8 at 50.4 knts Storm direction: 250.8 at 37.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 8.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 110.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 756.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 756.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 252.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.88 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 14.1 stream: 12.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.61 Bulk Rich Number: 1.71 Bulk Shear: 219.14 m/s