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: 32.21,-90.78 Latitude: 32.21 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 1004 43 22.7 21.9 96 0.8 22.2 201 7 295.5 298.5 295.2 343.6 16.74 1 1000 75 22.6 21.8 95 0.8 22.0 197 8 295.7 298.7 295.1 343.5 16.64 2 950 521 19.7 18.8 94 0.9 19.1 200 33 297.2 299.8 294.1 339.1 14.50 3 900 987 18.6 16.3 87 2.3 17.1 222 41 300.7 303.1 294.1 339.1 13.10 4 850 1478 16.6 16.3 98 0.3 16.4 243 45 303.5 306.0 295.4 344.6 13.84 5 800 1992 13.4 12.0 91 1.4 12.5 245 50 305.4 307.5 294.0 338.6 11.06 6 750 2534 10.6 8.8 89 1.8 9.5 247 49 308.1 309.9 293.6 337.1 9.55 7 700 3108 8.0 6.7 91 1.3 7.2 247 52 311.3 313.0 293.9 338.4 8.80 8 650 3717 4.0 1.5 84 2.4 2.7 246 51 313.5 314.7 292.8 334.1 6.60 9 600 4363 0.1 -2.9 80 3.0 -1.4 246 50 316.2 317.2 292.4 332.6 5.14 10 550 5054 -2.9 -8.5 65 5.6 -5.4 249 44 320.6 321.4 292.4 332.7 3.66 11 500 5805 -7.2 -16.1 49 8.9 -10.4 251 40 324.3 324.7 292.2 331.7 2.18 12 450 6616 -13.3 -24.7 38 11.4 -16.4 246 42 326.5 326.7 291.9 330.6 1.15 13 400 7502 -19.2 -26.0 55 6.9 -20.9 247 36 330.1 330.3 292.9 334.2 1.14 14 350 8482 -25.0 -27.4 81 2.3 -25.5 248 35 335.0 335.3 294.1 339.2 1.16 15 300 9587 -32.7 -35.4 77 2.7 -33.1 261 34 339.3 339.4 294.7 341.6 0.62 16 250 10844 -42.5 -45.7 71 3.2 -42.8 277 39 342.8 342.9 295.3 343.8 0.26 17 200 12311 -53.7 -57.5 63 3.8 -53.8 275 40 347.7 347.8 296.2 348.1 0.08 18 150 14111 -63.4 -69.4 44 6.0 -63.5 250 58 360.9 360.9 298.9 361.0 0.02 19 100 16542 -69.8 -84.0 11 14.2 -69.9 252 35 392.9 392.9 304.2 392.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5729.37 m Freezing level: 598.53 mb = 4383.09 m = 14380.04 ft Wetbulb zero: 617.62 mb = 4129.23 m = 13547.19 ft Precipitable water: 2.02 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 83.24 % Est. max temperature: 30.44 C = 86.80 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 993.12 mb = 135.25 m = 443.73 ft T: 22.17 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.63 C/km ThetaE index: 7.44 C Layer 800.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 883.20 mb = 1148.90 m = 3769.32 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.79 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.79 C = 83.81 F Cap Strength: 1.24 C Lifted Index: -0.60 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.12 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.17 C Showalter Index: -2.25 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 47.25 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.76 C Cross Totals Index: 23.49 C K Index: 38.72 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 369.66 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.60 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 216.08 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 20.79 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 51.78 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.26 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 937.12 mb = 639.08 m = 2096.71 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 682.12 mb = 3320.67 m = 10894.44 ft Equ Level (EL): 342.12 mb = 8645.34 m = 28363.63 ft B at Equ Level: 216.02 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 222.12 mb = 11621.39 m = 38127.47 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 242.3 at 44.5 knts Storm direction: 272.3 at 33.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.4 neg: 4.4 tot: 10.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 108.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 504.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 504.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 168.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.88 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.6 stream: 10.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.66 Bulk Rich Number: 1.51 Bulk Shear: 142.86 m/s