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: 32.02,-91.12 Latitude: 32.02 Longitude: -91.12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 17 23.0 22.3 96 0.7 22.5 289 10 295.5 298.6 295.4 344.5 17.06 1 1000 78 22.4 22.1 98 0.3 22.2 287 11 295.6 298.7 295.4 344.4 16.99 2 950 524 20.1 20.2 100 -0.0 20.2 227 14 297.6 300.5 295.1 343.5 15.85 3 900 991 18.2 18.2 100 -0.0 18.2 203 24 300.2 302.9 295.1 343.4 14.75 4 850 1481 16.5 16.5 100 -0.0 16.5 203 29 303.4 306.0 295.5 344.9 14.00 5 800 1997 14.3 14.3 100 -0.0 14.3 204 33 306.4 308.8 295.6 345.3 12.94 6 750 2541 11.7 11.7 100 -0.0 11.7 208 33 309.3 311.5 295.4 344.7 11.62 7 700 3117 9.0 9.0 100 0.0 9.0 214 31 312.4 314.4 295.3 344.3 10.34 8 650 3730 6.1 6.1 100 0.0 6.1 221 30 315.9 317.6 295.4 344.5 9.14 9 600 4383 2.8 2.7 100 0.0 2.7 228 30 319.3 320.8 295.3 344.1 7.80 10 550 5083 -0.9 -1.0 100 0.0 -1.0 232 30 323.0 324.2 295.3 344.1 6.50 11 500 5840 -4.6 -4.6 100 0.0 -4.6 238 30 327.4 328.5 295.6 345.5 5.44 12 450 6664 -9.1 -9.1 100 0.0 -9.1 245 33 331.8 332.7 295.8 346.4 4.27 13 400 7566 -14.7 -14.7 100 0.0 -14.7 246 37 335.9 336.5 295.8 346.5 3.05 14 350 8564 -21.3 -21.3 100 0.0 -21.4 248 41 340.0 340.4 296.0 347.2 1.99 15 300 9685 -29.4 -29.4 100 -0.0 -29.5 249 47 343.9 344.1 296.2 348.1 1.11 16 250 10960 -39.6 -40.3 93 0.7 -39.7 249 51 347.2 347.3 296.4 349.0 0.46 17 200 12438 -53.7 -57.0 67 3.4 -53.8 250 59 347.8 347.8 296.2 348.1 0.09 18 150 14218 -68.6 -72.4 57 3.9 -68.6 257 71 352.0 352.0 297.1 352.0 0.01 19 100 16627 -69.9 -86.9 7 17.1 -69.9 261 41 392.8 392.8 304.2 392.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5762.57 m Freezing level: 562.81 mb = 4903.85 m = 16088.55 ft Wetbulb zero: 563.22 mb = 4892.09 m = 16049.96 ft Precipitable water: 2.57 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 99.90 % Est. max temperature: 30.38 C = 86.69 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 997.52 mb = 99.19 m = 325.41 ft T: 22.34 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.99 C/km ThetaE index: 1.12 C Layer 1000.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 956.64 mb = 463.72 m = 1521.37 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.00 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.80 C = 76.63 F Cap Strength: 0.34 C Lifted Index: 0.61 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.36 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.11 C Showalter Index: 0.23 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 42.14 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.06 C Cross Totals Index: 21.08 C K Index: 37.53 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 381.77 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.02 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 19.50 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.25 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.57 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 955.15 mb = 477.31 m = 1565.95 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 950.15 mb = 523.03 m = 1715.97 ft Equ Level (EL): 870.15 mb = 1280.29 m = 4200.39 ft B at Equ Level: 19.23 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 620.15 mb = 4113.54 m = 13495.69 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 219.8 at 28.2 knts Storm direction: 249.8 at 21.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.0 neg: 5.1 tot: 6.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 125.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 103.8 neg: -3.8 tot: 100.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 33.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.64 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.2 stream: 4.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.38 Bulk Shear: 51.91 m/s