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: 32.7,-90.68 Latitude: 32.70 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 1004 25 21.8 21.6 99 0.2 21.7 128 13 294.6 297.6 294.7 341.5 16.37 1 1000 61 21.6 21.4 99 0.1 21.5 130 14 294.7 297.6 294.7 341.4 16.30 2 950 506 19.6 19.6 100 -0.0 19.6 162 35 297.1 299.9 294.7 341.4 15.33 3 900 972 18.0 18.0 100 -0.0 18.0 187 54 300.1 302.7 295.0 342.8 14.61 4 850 1462 16.0 16.0 100 -0.0 16.0 201 60 302.9 305.4 295.1 343.2 13.61 5 800 1976 13.1 12.9 99 0.1 13.0 215 63 305.1 307.3 294.4 340.4 11.80 6 750 2517 10.2 8.6 90 1.6 9.2 224 67 307.6 309.4 293.3 336.1 9.40 7 700 3090 8.0 6.1 88 1.9 6.9 231 72 311.4 313.0 293.7 337.6 8.49 8 650 3699 4.2 1.0 80 3.2 2.4 238 67 313.7 314.9 292.7 333.6 6.33 9 600 4345 -0.1 -1.1 93 1.1 -0.6 240 60 316.0 317.2 293.0 334.7 5.88 10 550 5038 -3.4 -3.9 97 0.4 -3.6 243 58 320.0 321.1 293.6 337.0 5.24 11 500 5787 -7.6 -8.0 97 0.4 -7.8 251 57 323.7 324.5 293.7 337.5 4.18 12 450 6600 -12.2 -12.6 97 0.3 -12.3 256 56 327.9 328.5 294.0 338.8 3.24 13 400 7492 -17.1 -17.1 100 0.0 -17.1 258 48 332.8 333.3 294.7 341.5 2.50 14 350 8482 -23.3 -23.5 98 0.2 -23.4 266 44 337.3 337.6 295.1 343.2 1.64 15 300 9589 -32.3 -33.8 86 1.5 -32.6 270 44 339.8 340.0 295.0 342.6 0.73 16 250 10848 -42.6 -45.6 72 3.0 -42.8 268 46 342.7 342.8 295.2 343.8 0.26 17 200 12312 -55.0 -58.7 63 3.7 -55.1 265 54 345.7 345.7 295.7 346.0 0.07 18 150 14101 -63.9 -68.9 50 5.0 -63.9 258 74 360.1 360.1 298.7 360.2 0.02 19 100 16549 -71.5 -86.0 10 14.5 -71.5 253 34 389.6 389.6 303.8 389.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5725.93 m Freezing level: 600.78 mb = 4334.68 m = 14221.22 ft Wetbulb zero: 610.25 mb = 4208.01 m = 13805.64 ft Precipitable water: 2.23 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 93.96 % Est. max temperature: 29.89 C = 85.81 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 1000.99 mb = 52.29 m = 171.54 ft T: 21.62 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.82 C/km ThetaE index: 7.12 C Layer 800.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 957.42 mb = 438.68 m = 1439.21 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.45 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.94 C = 75.08 F Cap Strength: 0.36 C Lifted Index: -1.57 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.70 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.18 C Showalter Index: -2.16 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 47.35 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.67 C Cross Totals Index: 23.68 C K Index: 37.80 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 491.10 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.25 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 247.67 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 22.26 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.37 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 953.30 mb = 476.18 m = 1562.24 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 948.30 mb = 521.72 m = 1711.67 ft Equ Level (EL): 928.30 mb = 705.47 m = 2314.49 ft B at Equ Level: 20.35 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 198.30 mb = 12365.11 m = 40567.46 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 225.7 at 58.1 knts Storm direction: 255.7 at 43.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 12.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 12.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 112.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 1321.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 1321.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 440.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.95 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 17.7 stream: 16.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.76 Bulk Rich Number: 0.60 Bulk Shear: 415.55 m/s