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: 32.95,-90.57 Latitude: 32.95 Longitude: -90.57 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1005 29 21.7 21.6 99 0.2 21.6 100 7 294.5 297.4 294.6 341.3 16.36 1 1000 70 21.5 21.5 100 -0.0 21.5 106 9 294.6 297.5 294.6 341.3 16.33 2 950 516 20.2 20.1 99 0.1 20.1 159 27 297.7 300.5 295.1 343.3 15.74 3 900 982 17.5 17.0 97 0.5 17.2 176 29 299.6 302.1 294.2 339.6 13.71 4 850 1469 14.5 14.5 100 -0.0 14.5 191 20 301.3 303.6 293.7 337.5 12.30 5 800 1981 12.8 12.8 100 -0.0 12.8 193 26 304.8 306.9 294.2 339.6 11.68 6 750 2522 10.1 10.1 100 -0.0 10.1 200 35 307.6 309.5 294.1 339.1 10.42 7 700 3094 6.7 6.6 100 0.1 6.6 202 39 309.9 311.6 293.5 336.9 8.80 8 650 3701 3.9 3.9 100 0.0 3.8 210 40 313.3 314.8 293.7 337.6 7.79 9 600 4348 0.3 0.3 100 0.0 0.3 220 42 316.5 317.8 293.6 337.3 6.55 10 550 5043 -3.0 -3.0 100 0.0 -3.0 224 46 320.6 321.7 294.0 338.7 5.60 11 500 5792 -7.4 -7.4 100 0.0 -7.4 230 51 324.0 324.9 294.0 338.5 4.39 12 450 6606 -12.4 -12.4 100 0.0 -12.4 232 54 327.7 328.3 294.0 338.8 3.28 13 400 7498 -17.7 -17.7 100 0.0 -17.7 234 58 332.0 332.5 294.4 340.3 2.38 14 350 8481 -25.6 -26.5 92 0.9 -25.8 236 59 334.3 334.6 294.0 338.9 1.26 15 300 9582 -32.9 -35.3 79 2.4 -33.3 240 60 339.0 339.1 294.7 341.4 0.63 16 250 10840 -42.6 -45.7 71 3.1 -42.8 244 67 342.7 342.8 295.2 343.8 0.26 17 200 12302 -55.8 -59.6 63 3.8 -55.9 246 74 344.4 344.4 295.4 344.6 0.06 18 150 14087 -62.9 -69.4 41 6.5 -63.0 248 74 361.7 361.7 299.1 361.8 0.02 19 100 16553 -71.9 -85.7 11 13.9 -71.9 260 37 388.9 388.9 303.6 388.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5722.19 m Freezing level: 594.72 mb = 4421.18 m = 14505.02 ft Wetbulb zero: 595.23 mb = 4411.56 m = 14473.44 ft Precipitable water: 2.26 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 99.64 % Est. max temperature: 28.40 C = 83.12 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 1002.94 mb = 44.62 m = 146.39 ft T: 21.63 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.22 C/km ThetaE index: 5.77 C Layer 900.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 940.04 mb = 606.61 m = 1990.16 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.48 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.29 C = 77.52 F Cap Strength: 0.34 C Lifted Index: -1.43 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.00 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.58 C Showalter Index: 0.45 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 43.74 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.86 C Cross Totals Index: 21.87 C K Index: 36.28 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 369.29 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.10 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 398.12 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 28.22 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.65 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.34 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 952.28 mb = 494.93 m = 1623.77 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 917.28 mb = 817.87 m = 2683.26 ft Equ Level (EL): 297.28 mb = 9645.02 m = 31643.38 ft B at Equ Level: 397.96 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 167.28 mb = 13410.75 m = 43997.98 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 208.0 at 35.6 knts Storm direction: 238.0 at 26.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 92.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 383.4 neg: -27.7 tot: 355.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 118.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.71 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.9 stream: 7.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.78 Bulk Rich Number: 3.05 Bulk Shear: 130.68 m/s