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: 32.39,-90.6 Latitude: 32.39 Longitude: -90.60 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 49 22.6 21.9 96 0.7 22.1 239 7 295.4 298.4 295.1 343.2 16.67 1 1000 85 22.4 21.8 96 0.6 22.0 234 8 295.5 298.5 295.1 343.4 16.65 2 950 531 20.1 20.1 100 -0.0 20.2 215 26 297.6 300.5 295.1 343.5 15.83 3 900 997 17.6 17.7 100 -0.0 17.7 215 42 299.7 302.3 294.6 341.3 14.26 4 850 1484 14.1 14.1 100 0.0 14.1 217 49 300.9 303.1 293.3 336.1 11.98 5 800 1997 13.3 13.3 100 -0.0 13.3 220 45 305.3 307.5 294.7 341.4 12.06 6 750 2539 10.1 9.9 99 0.1 10.0 231 50 307.5 309.4 294.0 338.6 10.29 7 700 3110 5.9 5.5 97 0.4 5.6 235 52 309.0 310.5 292.7 333.7 8.09 8 650 3716 3.7 2.9 95 0.7 3.2 238 49 313.1 314.5 293.3 335.8 7.29 9 600 4362 0.1 -2.6 82 2.7 -1.3 242 47 316.2 317.2 292.6 333.1 5.28 10 550 5056 -3.4 -6.8 77 3.5 -5.0 242 47 320.1 320.9 292.7 333.7 4.16 11 500 5803 -7.9 -13.3 65 5.4 -10.0 243 49 323.4 324.0 292.4 332.6 2.74 12 450 6614 -13.2 -18.0 67 4.8 -14.9 242 50 326.6 327.0 292.7 333.7 2.05 13 400 7501 -18.7 -22.1 75 3.4 -19.7 244 46 330.7 331.0 293.4 336.4 1.63 14 350 8483 -25.7 -28.3 79 2.6 -26.3 244 39 334.1 334.3 293.8 337.9 1.06 15 300 9586 -32.9 -35.8 75 2.9 -33.3 252 41 339.0 339.1 294.6 341.3 0.60 16 250 10842 -42.7 -46.0 70 3.3 -42.9 261 50 342.6 342.7 295.2 343.6 0.25 17 200 12307 -54.2 -58.0 62 3.9 -54.3 268 50 347.0 347.0 296.0 347.3 0.08 18 150 14105 -64.1 -69.2 49 5.2 -64.1 254 69 359.7 359.7 298.7 359.8 0.02 19 100 16546 -70.0 -86.4 7 16.4 -70.1 259 32 392.4 392.4 304.2 392.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5717.93 m Freezing level: 598.62 mb = 4380.92 m = 14372.92 ft Wetbulb zero: 614.07 mb = 4174.80 m = 13696.69 ft Precipitable water: 2.12 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 91.37 % Est. max temperature: 28.02 C = 82.43 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 994.03 mb = 136.96 m = 449.35 ft T: 22.11 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.11 C/km ThetaE index: 7.63 C Layer 750.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 948.05 mb = 548.49 m = 1799.47 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.72 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.90 C = 76.81 F Cap Strength: 0.08 C Lifted Index: -2.35 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.64 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.74 C Showalter Index: 0.52 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 43.98 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.99 C Cross Totals Index: 21.99 C K Index: 35.67 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 395.89 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.75 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 660.04 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 36.33 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.04 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.08 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 951.58 mb = 516.24 m = 1693.69 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 936.58 mb = 653.45 m = 2143.83 ft Equ Level (EL): 266.58 mb = 10399.27 m = 34117.91 ft B at Equ Level: 658.61 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 146.58 mb = 14243.31 m = 46729.46 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 232.6 at 44.6 knts Storm direction: 262.6 at 33.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.9 neg: 3.4 tot: 8.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 110.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 376.3 neg: -5.8 tot: 370.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 123.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.86 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.3 stream: 8.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.17 Bulk Rich Number: 5.93 Bulk Shear: 111.36 m/s