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,-90.36 Latitude: 32.48 Longitude: -90.36 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1001 70 22.2 21.3 95 0.9 21.6 207 12 295.3 298.2 294.7 341.7 16.17 1 1000 81 22.3 21.3 94 1.0 21.6 207 10 295.4 298.3 294.7 341.6 16.10 2 950 526 19.9 20.0 100 -0.0 19.9 201 36 297.4 300.3 295.0 342.7 15.64 3 900 993 18.2 17.9 98 0.3 18.1 212 51 300.3 302.9 295.0 342.8 14.53 4 850 1481 15.3 15.3 100 0.0 15.3 214 54 302.2 304.6 294.4 340.4 12.94 5 800 1995 12.6 12.6 100 -0.0 12.6 225 55 304.6 306.7 294.0 338.9 11.53 6 750 2535 9.9 8.7 92 1.2 9.2 234 56 307.3 309.1 293.3 335.9 9.46 7 700 3106 6.3 4.6 89 1.7 5.3 241 55 309.4 310.9 292.4 332.8 7.61 8 650 3711 3.1 1.4 89 1.7 2.2 241 54 312.5 313.7 292.5 332.9 6.54 9 600 4356 0.5 -3.0 78 3.4 -1.3 242 56 316.6 317.6 292.5 333.0 5.13 10 550 5050 -3.8 -7.7 74 3.9 -5.5 237 56 319.6 320.3 292.3 332.3 3.89 11 500 5795 -8.6 -10.7 84 2.2 -9.5 240 52 322.6 323.3 292.7 333.8 3.38 12 450 6606 -13.0 -21.7 48 8.7 -15.6 240 53 326.9 327.2 292.3 332.1 1.50 13 400 7494 -18.7 -28.5 42 9.9 -21.0 242 49 330.7 330.9 292.8 334.0 0.91 14 350 8475 -25.1 -27.7 79 2.6 -25.6 246 44 334.9 335.2 294.1 339.0 1.12 15 300 9578 -32.6 -35.5 76 2.9 -33.1 252 47 339.4 339.5 294.7 341.7 0.62 16 250 10837 -42.8 -46.0 71 3.2 -43.0 260 50 342.4 342.5 295.1 343.4 0.25 17 200 12301 -54.4 -58.2 62 3.9 -54.5 266 55 346.6 346.7 296.0 347.0 0.07 18 150 14095 -61.9 -73.0 21 11.1 -62.0 248 71 363.5 363.5 299.4 363.6 0.01 19 100 16544 -70.6 -85.9 9 15.2 -70.7 251 34 391.3 391.3 304.0 391.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5714.75 m Freezing level: 594.70 mb = 4430.01 m = 14533.99 ft Wetbulb zero: 618.36 mb = 4113.43 m = 13495.34 ft Precipitable water: 2.04 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 89.36 % Est. max temperature: 29.08 C = 84.35 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 988.62 mb = 180.11 m = 590.90 ft T: 21.75 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.52 C/km ThetaE index: 10.04 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 943.36 mb = 586.69 m = 1924.81 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.49 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.75 C = 76.54 F Cap Strength: 0.27 C Lifted Index: -2.79 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.05 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.17 C Showalter Index: -1.97 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.70 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.87 C Cross Totals Index: 23.83 C K Index: 37.44 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 422.76 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.40 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 561.04 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 33.50 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.41 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.19 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 946.28 mb = 560.03 m = 1837.33 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 881.28 mb = 1172.37 m = 3846.32 ft Equ Level (EL): 291.28 mb = 9782.05 m = 32092.94 ft B at Equ Level: 560.55 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 161.28 mb = 13642.82 m = 44759.37 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 231.6 at 51.4 knts Storm direction: 261.6 at 38.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.9 neg: 4.3 tot: 10.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 104.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 574.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 574.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 191.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.89 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.0 stream: 10.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.74 Bulk Rich Number: 3.94 Bulk Shear: 142.28 m/s