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,-90.78 Latitude: 32.84 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 1008 25 21.9 21.8 99 0.1 21.9 292 16 294.4 297.4 294.7 341.7 16.52 1 1000 94 21.5 21.5 100 -0.0 21.5 291 21 294.6 297.5 294.6 341.3 16.33 2 950 539 19.1 19.1 100 -0.0 19.1 287 23 296.5 299.2 294.1 339.2 14.80 3 900 1004 17.1 17.2 100 -0.0 17.1 267 18 299.2 301.7 294.1 339.4 13.80 4 850 1492 15.2 15.3 100 -0.0 15.3 249 19 302.1 304.5 294.4 340.3 12.93 5 800 2005 13.1 13.1 100 -0.0 13.1 236 23 305.2 307.4 294.6 340.9 11.96 6 750 2547 10.8 10.8 100 -0.0 10.9 231 27 308.3 310.4 294.7 341.5 10.95 7 700 3122 8.1 8.1 100 0.0 8.1 231 32 311.4 313.3 294.6 341.3 9.72 8 650 3731 4.8 4.8 100 0.0 4.8 231 36 314.4 316.0 294.4 340.5 8.35 9 600 4380 1.0 1.0 100 0.0 1.0 229 38 317.2 318.6 294.1 339.0 6.85 10 550 5077 -2.3 -2.4 100 0.0 -2.4 227 38 321.3 322.4 294.4 340.3 5.86 11 500 5829 -6.1 -6.1 100 0.0 -6.1 224 36 325.7 326.6 294.7 341.8 4.87 12 450 6649 -9.8 -9.8 100 0.0 -9.8 221 33 330.9 331.7 295.4 344.6 4.03 13 400 7549 -15.4 -15.5 100 0.0 -15.4 222 33 334.9 335.5 295.5 345.0 2.87 14 350 8545 -22.2 -22.2 100 0.0 -22.2 226 35 338.9 339.3 295.6 345.6 1.85 15 300 9663 -30.0 -30.0 100 -0.0 -30.0 228 39 343.2 343.4 296.0 347.2 1.06 16 250 10934 -40.3 -41.3 91 0.9 -40.4 229 45 346.1 346.2 296.1 347.8 0.41 17 200 12409 -54.0 -57.4 66 3.4 -54.1 232 51 347.2 347.2 296.1 347.5 0.08 18 150 14186 -68.9 -73.1 54 4.2 -68.9 251 60 351.5 351.5 297.0 351.5 0.01 19 100 16636 -71.2 -86.1 9 14.9 -71.2 255 34 390.2 390.2 303.8 390.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5735.40 m Freezing level: 585.44 mb = 4583.36 m = 15037.09 ft Wetbulb zero: 585.67 mb = 4574.10 m = 15006.72 ft Precipitable water: 2.39 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 99.99 % Est. max temperature: 29.17 C = 84.50 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 1006.40 mb = 38.88 m = 127.55 ft T: 21.84 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.22 C/km ThetaE index: 2.56 C Layer 700.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 961.91 mb = 431.11 m = 1414.38 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.12 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.59 C = 74.46 F Cap Strength: 0.45 C Lifted Index: 0.73 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.13 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.38 C Showalter Index: 0.61 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 42.60 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.29 C Cross Totals Index: 21.31 C K Index: 36.55 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 256.49 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.17 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 28.34 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.53 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.63 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 957.84 mb = 467.99 m = 1535.38 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 952.84 mb = 513.43 m = 1684.46 ft Equ Level (EL): 852.84 mb = 1463.44 m = 4801.27 ft B at Equ Level: 21.34 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 662.84 mb = 3570.25 m = 11713.28 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 236.7 at 29.6 knts Storm direction: 266.7 at 22.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 4.7 tot: 4.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 140.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 45.2 neg: -18.6 tot: 26.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 8.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.32 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.5 stream: 2.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.38 Bulk Shear: 74.67 m/s