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: 32.84,-90.76 Latitude: 32.84 Longitude: -90.76 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1007 26 21.9 21.8 99 0.1 21.9 290 12 294.5 297.4 294.7 341.8 16.56 1 1000 87 21.5 21.5 100 -0.0 21.5 287 16 294.6 297.5 294.6 341.3 16.33 2 950 532 19.4 19.4 100 -0.0 19.4 267 15 296.9 299.6 294.4 340.5 15.11 3 900 997 17.4 17.4 100 -0.0 17.4 228 16 299.4 302.0 294.4 340.3 14.02 4 850 1486 15.5 15.5 100 -0.0 15.5 215 23 302.4 304.8 294.6 341.3 13.16 5 800 2000 13.3 13.3 100 -0.0 13.3 216 29 305.4 307.6 294.7 341.6 12.12 6 750 2543 11.2 11.2 100 -0.0 11.2 219 36 308.7 310.9 295.0 342.8 11.23 7 700 3118 8.6 8.6 100 0.0 8.6 224 43 312.0 313.9 295.0 343.0 10.06 8 650 3728 5.0 5.0 100 0.0 5.0 228 46 314.7 316.3 294.6 341.1 8.47 9 600 4377 0.8 0.8 100 0.0 0.8 231 46 317.1 318.4 294.0 338.6 6.79 10 550 5073 -2.8 -2.9 100 0.0 -2.9 231 44 320.7 321.8 294.1 339.0 5.64 11 500 5824 -6.5 -6.6 100 0.0 -6.5 229 37 325.1 326.0 294.4 340.6 4.69 12 450 6642 -10.5 -10.5 100 0.0 -10.5 223 31 330.0 330.8 295.0 343.0 3.82 13 400 7540 -16.0 -16.1 100 0.0 -16.0 225 31 334.1 334.7 295.2 343.7 2.73 14 350 8534 -22.0 -22.0 100 0.0 -22.0 230 35 339.1 339.5 295.7 345.9 1.87 15 300 9651 -30.0 -30.0 100 -0.0 -30.0 230 42 343.1 343.3 296.0 347.0 1.05 16 250 10922 -40.6 -41.5 91 0.9 -40.6 232 50 345.8 345.9 296.0 347.4 0.40 17 200 12394 -54.6 -58.2 65 3.6 -54.7 238 56 346.3 346.3 295.8 346.6 0.07 18 150 14169 -68.5 -72.9 53 4.5 -68.5 253 63 352.2 352.2 297.1 352.2 0.01 19 100 16625 -71.4 -85.9 10 14.5 -71.4 255 35 389.9 389.9 303.8 389.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5737.19 m Freezing level: 588.68 mb = 4534.90 m = 14878.11 ft Wetbulb zero: 588.62 mb = 4530.53 m = 14863.76 ft Precipitable water: 2.40 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 100.00 % Est. max temperature: 29.42 C = 84.95 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 1006.28 mb = 32.47 m = 106.52 ft T: 21.85 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.58 C/km ThetaE index: 1.50 C Layer 1000.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 959.38 mb = 446.83 m = 1465.95 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.29 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.89 C = 74.99 F Cap Strength: 0.64 C Lifted Index: -0.11 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.59 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.64 C Showalter Index: -0.29 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 44.10 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.04 C Cross Totals Index: 22.06 C K Index: 37.57 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 324.91 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.25 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 59.35 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 10.89 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.62 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 956.92 mb = 469.07 m = 1538.92 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 951.92 mb = 514.58 m = 1688.23 ft Equ Level (EL): 871.92 mb = 1268.18 m = 4160.63 ft B at Equ Level: 21.01 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 701.92 mb = 3094.69 m = 10153.06 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 228.3 at 34.1 knts Storm direction: 258.3 at 25.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.2 neg: 4.0 tot: 7.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 131.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 173.4 neg: -8.9 tot: 164.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 54.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.78 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.0 stream: 6.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.04 Bulk Rich Number: 0.61 Bulk Shear: 97.48 m/s