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: 32.8,-90.86 Latitude: 32.80 Longitude: -90.86 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1008 27 21.3 21.1 99 0.2 21.2 315 19 293.8 296.6 294.1 339.0 15.84 1 1000 94 20.7 20.7 100 -0.0 20.8 314 27 293.9 296.7 293.9 338.3 15.59 2 950 537 18.5 17.8 96 0.7 18.1 310 36 296.0 298.4 293.1 335.3 13.65 3 900 1001 16.9 15.6 92 1.3 16.1 310 31 298.9 301.2 293.2 335.4 12.51 4 850 1488 14.8 13.5 92 1.3 14.0 305 26 301.6 303.7 293.2 335.6 11.51 5 800 2000 12.3 11.3 94 1.0 11.7 299 23 304.3 306.2 293.3 335.9 10.58 6 750 2541 9.6 9.0 96 0.6 9.3 291 21 307.0 308.8 293.4 336.3 9.69 7 700 3110 5.3 4.8 97 0.4 5.0 284 20 308.3 309.8 292.3 332.0 7.76 8 650 3716 3.7 3.5 99 0.1 3.6 271 19 313.1 314.6 293.5 336.8 7.61 9 600 4363 0.5 0.5 100 0.0 0.4 253 21 316.7 317.9 293.7 337.6 6.61 10 550 5059 -2.1 -2.1 100 0.0 -2.1 244 25 321.6 322.8 294.6 340.9 5.97 11 500 5813 -5.5 -5.5 100 0.0 -5.5 243 30 326.4 327.4 295.1 343.3 5.10 12 450 6633 -10.5 -10.5 100 0.0 -10.5 243 37 330.0 330.8 295.0 342.9 3.81 13 400 7531 -16.2 -16.2 100 0.0 -16.2 243 43 333.9 334.5 295.1 343.3 2.69 14 350 8518 -24.7 -24.9 98 0.2 -24.8 241 47 335.4 335.7 294.5 340.6 1.44 15 300 9625 -32.1 -32.3 98 0.2 -32.1 244 42 340.2 340.3 295.1 343.3 0.85 16 250 10882 -43.5 -46.6 71 3.1 -43.7 249 37 341.4 341.4 294.9 342.3 0.23 17 200 12346 -53.2 -57.1 63 3.9 -53.3 238 29 348.5 348.5 296.4 348.9 0.09 18 150 14142 -65.6 -69.0 62 3.4 -65.7 259 66 357.0 357.0 298.1 357.1 0.02 19 100 16579 -70.3 -86.6 7 16.3 -70.4 259 35 391.9 391.9 304.0 392.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5719.54 m Freezing level: 590.84 mb = 4490.51 m = 14732.45 ft Wetbulb zero: 591.47 mb = 4477.49 m = 14689.76 ft Precipitable water: 2.18 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 97.02 % Est. max temperature: 28.72 C = 83.70 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 1005.65 mb = 45.07 m = 147.87 ft T: 21.14 C 700-500 lapse rate: 3.96 C/km ThetaE index: 4.31 C Layer 700.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 936.33 mb = 661.81 m = 2171.25 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.07 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.28 C = 75.70 F Cap Strength: 1.82 C Lifted Index: 2.91 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.22 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.27 C Showalter Index: 3.20 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 39.18 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 20.24 C Cross Totals Index: 18.94 C K Index: 33.32 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 244.29 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.39 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 39.35 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.87 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 33.46 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.63 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 949.41 mb = 542.80 m = 1780.81 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 734.41 mb = 2714.10 m = 8904.43 ft Equ Level (EL): 654.41 mb = 3660.37 m = 12008.95 ft B at Equ Level: 38.86 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 544.41 mb = 5139.89 m = 16862.96 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 280.2 at 24.7 knts Storm direction: 310.2 at 18.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 1.7 tot: 1.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -157.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: -34.9 tot: -34.8 m^2/s^2 ave: -11.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.52 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.3 stream: -3.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 1.21 Bulk Shear: 32.54 m/s