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: 32.77,-90.78 Latitude: 32.77 Longitude: -90.78 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1006 26 21.8 21.7 99 0.1 21.8 314 12 294.5 297.5 294.7 341.7 16.49 1 1000 74 21.5 21.5 100 -0.0 21.5 315 15 294.6 297.5 294.6 341.3 16.33 2 950 519 19.4 19.4 100 -0.0 19.4 304 12 296.9 299.6 294.4 340.5 15.10 3 900 985 17.5 17.6 100 -0.0 17.5 242 8 299.6 302.2 294.6 341.0 14.17 4 850 1473 15.5 15.5 100 -0.0 15.5 211 18 302.4 304.8 294.6 341.2 13.15 5 800 1987 13.5 13.5 100 -0.0 13.6 207 30 305.6 307.9 294.9 342.3 12.28 6 750 2530 11.3 11.3 100 -0.0 11.3 211 38 308.8 310.9 295.0 343.0 11.26 7 700 3105 8.8 8.8 100 0.0 8.8 216 43 312.2 314.2 295.2 343.7 10.21 8 650 3717 5.6 5.6 100 0.0 5.6 222 45 315.3 317.0 295.0 343.0 8.83 9 600 4369 2.2 2.2 100 0.0 2.2 225 46 318.6 320.1 294.9 342.5 7.49 10 550 5068 -1.2 -1.2 100 0.0 -1.2 227 49 322.7 323.9 295.1 343.4 6.39 11 500 5824 -4.9 -4.9 100 0.0 -5.0 230 50 327.0 328.1 295.4 344.7 5.31 12 450 6646 -9.5 -9.5 100 0.0 -9.5 234 51 331.3 332.1 295.6 345.3 4.13 13 400 7547 -15.1 -15.1 100 0.0 -15.1 239 55 335.4 336.0 295.7 345.7 2.96 14 350 8544 -21.7 -21.7 100 0.0 -21.7 243 61 339.5 339.9 295.8 346.4 1.92 15 300 9658 -31.4 -31.4 100 -0.0 -31.4 246 62 341.1 341.3 295.4 344.6 0.92 16 250 10922 -41.7 -42.7 91 0.9 -41.8 250 58 344.0 344.1 295.6 345.4 0.36 17 200 12387 -55.4 -59.1 63 3.7 -55.5 256 49 345.1 345.1 295.6 345.4 0.07 18 150 14166 -66.0 -70.9 50 4.9 -66.1 261 66 356.4 356.4 298.0 356.4 0.02 19 100 16614 -71.2 -86.5 9 15.3 -71.2 256 34 390.2 390.2 303.8 390.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5749.80 m Freezing level: 567.57 mb = 4822.26 m = 15820.87 ft Wetbulb zero: 567.81 mb = 4811.82 m = 15786.63 ft Precipitable water: 2.46 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 100.00 % Est. max temperature: 29.38 C = 84.89 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 1004.37 mb = 36.49 m = 119.73 ft T: 21.75 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.04 C/km ThetaE index: 1.23 C Layer 1000.0- 900.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 959.38 mb = 434.22 m = 1424.58 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.28 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.74 C = 74.74 F Cap Strength: 0.91 C Lifted Index: 1.51 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.13 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.86 C Showalter Index: 1.39 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 40.83 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 20.41 C Cross Totals Index: 20.42 C K Index: 35.91 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 336.98 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.55 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 19.96 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.32 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.40 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 955.34 mb = 470.78 m = 1544.53 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 950.34 mb = 516.34 m = 1694.02 ft Equ Level (EL): 880.34 mb = 1173.43 m = 3849.79 ft B at Equ Level: 19.95 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 720.34 mb = 2866.35 m = 9403.93 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 224.1 at 35.2 knts Storm direction: 254.1 at 26.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.2 neg: 6.1 tot: 8.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 131.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 253.5 neg: -17.9 tot: 235.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 78.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.81 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.5 stream: 7.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 0.11 Bulk Shear: 180.98 m/s