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: 32.48,-90.23 Latitude: 32.48 Longitude: -90.23 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 1000 77 SFC 997 99 22.0 21.1 94 0.9 21.4 187 14 295.4 298.3 294.6 341.3 15.99 2 950 522 19.9 19.9 100 0.0 19.9 193 39 297.4 300.2 294.9 342.5 15.58 3 900 989 18.4 17.8 97 0.5 18.0 207 50 300.4 303.1 295.0 342.7 14.43 4 850 1477 15.1 14.9 99 0.2 15.0 215 50 302.0 304.3 294.1 339.3 12.65 5 800 1990 14.0 13.9 99 0.1 14.0 225 59 306.1 308.4 295.3 343.9 12.59 6 750 2533 9.9 8.2 89 1.7 8.9 238 58 307.3 309.0 293.0 335.0 9.14 7 700 3103 6.3 4.8 90 1.6 5.4 241 52 309.5 310.9 292.6 333.1 7.70 8 650 3708 3.6 0.7 82 2.9 2.0 242 53 313.0 314.2 292.4 332.5 6.22 9 600 4355 0.4 -1.4 88 1.8 -0.5 241 59 316.6 317.7 293.0 335.0 5.78 10 550 5047 -4.1 -10.1 63 6.0 -6.7 233 58 319.2 319.8 291.6 329.8 3.23 11 500 5793 -8.5 -15.3 58 6.8 -11.0 238 53 322.7 323.2 291.9 330.6 2.33 12 450 6603 -12.7 -20.8 51 8.1 -15.2 239 53 327.3 327.6 292.5 332.9 1.61 13 400 7492 -18.4 -34.5 23 16.1 -21.5 243 51 331.1 331.2 292.5 333.0 0.51 14 350 8474 -25.2 -31.1 58 6.0 -26.3 245 47 334.8 335.0 293.8 337.8 0.81 15 300 9576 -32.6 -35.5 76 2.9 -33.0 251 48 339.4 339.5 294.7 341.8 0.62 16 250 10835 -42.7 -45.9 70 3.3 -42.9 258 45 342.6 342.7 295.2 343.6 0.25 17 200 12300 -54.4 -58.3 62 3.9 -54.5 267 51 346.6 346.6 296.0 346.9 0.07 18 150 14091 -62.5 -81.0 7 18.5 -62.6 250 66 362.5 362.5 299.2 362.5 0.00 19 100 16544 -71.1 -86.5 8 15.4 -71.2 251 36 390.3 390.3 303.8 390.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5715.58 m Freezing level: 595.35 mb = 4419.49 m = 14499.47 ft Wetbulb zero: 610.07 mb = 4220.50 m = 13846.61 ft Precipitable water: 1.99 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 85.97 % Est. max temperature: 28.80 C = 83.85 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 984.14 mb = 215.77 m = 707.89 ft T: 21.46 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.50 C/km ThetaE index: 11.38 C Layer 750.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 932.81 mb = 679.60 m = 2229.62 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.35 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.06 C = 77.10 F Cap Strength: 0.44 C Lifted Index: -2.64 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.05 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.09 C Showalter Index: -1.41 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.98 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.59 C Cross Totals Index: 23.40 C K Index: 36.95 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 405.97 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.79 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 497.87 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 31.56 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4.53 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.41 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 941.65 mb = 598.25 m = 1962.74 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 876.65 mb = 1213.30 m = 3980.59 ft Equ Level (EL): 816.65 mb = 1815.98 m = 5957.85 ft B at Equ Level: 27.03 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 166.65 mb = 13435.85 m = 44080.33 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 230.6 at 52.4 knts Storm direction: 260.6 at 39.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 97.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 671.6 neg: -9.4 tot: 662.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 220.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.82 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.6 stream: 11.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.90 Bulk Rich Number: 3.05 Bulk Shear: 163.35 m/s