MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F030.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F030.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 30 hour NAM valid 6Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 32,-90.99 Latitude: 32.00 Longitude: -90.99 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1003 50 22.4 21.9 97 0.5 22.1 189 7 295.4 298.4 295.1 343.5 16.76 1 1000 74 22.5 22.0 97 0.5 22.2 190 7 295.6 298.6 295.3 344.1 16.87 2 950 520 20.2 20.1 99 0.1 20.1 186 33 297.7 300.6 295.1 343.4 15.75 3 900 988 18.4 18.4 100 -0.0 18.4 196 44 300.4 303.2 295.3 344.2 14.94 4 850 1478 16.8 16.8 100 -0.0 16.8 203 44 303.7 306.4 295.8 346.2 14.30 5 800 1994 13.5 13.5 100 -0.0 13.5 200 38 305.5 307.8 294.8 342.2 12.24 6 750 2537 11.5 11.5 100 -0.0 11.5 219 38 309.1 311.3 295.3 343.9 11.47 7 700 3111 7.7 7.7 100 0.0 7.6 238 36 311.0 312.8 294.3 340.0 9.44 8 650 3719 4.1 3.5 96 0.6 3.8 244 39 313.6 315.1 293.7 337.4 7.61 9 600 4366 0.2 -5.4 66 5.6 -2.4 247 41 316.3 317.1 291.7 330.0 4.27 10 550 5058 -4.2 -9.0 70 4.7 -6.3 252 39 319.0 319.7 291.9 330.6 3.53 11 500 5802 -9.1 -11.8 81 2.7 -10.1 248 38 322.0 322.6 292.3 332.3 3.10 12 450 6611 -13.3 -14.6 90 1.2 -13.7 247 44 326.5 327.1 293.3 335.9 2.75 13 400 7502 -17.1 -18.4 89 1.3 -17.6 256 49 332.8 333.2 294.4 340.6 2.23 14 350 8490 -24.4 -26.8 80 2.4 -24.9 255 46 335.9 336.1 294.4 340.4 1.22 15 300 9595 -32.5 -35.5 74 3.0 -33.0 263 45 339.6 339.7 294.8 341.9 0.62 16 250 10853 -42.3 -45.7 69 3.4 -42.5 272 36 343.2 343.3 295.3 344.3 0.26 17 200 12325 -54.0 -60.9 42 7.0 -54.1 265 65 347.3 347.3 296.1 347.5 0.05 18 150 14122 -64.5 -84.2 5 19.7 -64.6 263 62 359.0 359.0 298.5 359.0 0.00 19 100 16550 -70.0 -87.2 6 17.1 -70.1 257 39 392.4 392.4 304.2 392.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5728.44 m Freezing level: 598.04 mb = 4393.08 m = 14412.82 ft Wetbulb zero: 619.65 mb = 4105.63 m = 13469.74 ft Precipitable water: 2.23 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 90.01 % Est. max temperature: 30.62 C = 87.11 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 995.77 mb = 110.68 m = 363.13 ft T: 22.27 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.21 C/km ThetaE index: 13.90 C Layer 700.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 950.00 mb = 520.06 m = 1706.22 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.87 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.78 C = 76.60 F Cap Strength: 0.58 C Lifted Index: -3.80 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.65 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.15 C Showalter Index: -4.68 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.68 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.83 C Cross Totals Index: 25.85 C K Index: 42.62 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 494.85 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.82 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 566.81 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 33.67 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.55 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 949.56 mb = 524.09 m = 1719.43 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 944.56 mb = 569.75 m = 1869.23 ft Equ Level (EL): 934.56 mb = 661.79 m = 2171.21 ft B at Equ Level: 18.19 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 154.56 mb = 13934.54 m = 45716.45 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 227.3 at 38.0 knts Storm direction: 257.3 at 28.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.1 neg: 3.8 tot: 8.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 98.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 427.5 neg: -42.5 tot: 385.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 128.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.67 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.4 stream: 8.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.21 Bulk Rich Number: 6.31 Bulk Shear: 89.86 m/s