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: 32.93,-89.92 Latitude: 32.93 Longitude: -89.92 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 71 SFC 1000 74 21.7 21.5 99 0.2 21.5 64 4 294.8 297.8 294.7 341.6 16.32 2 950 516 19.4 19.4 100 -0.0 19.4 165 24 296.8 299.5 294.4 340.3 15.07 3 900 981 17.7 17.4 99 0.2 17.5 184 42 299.7 302.3 294.5 340.9 14.07 4 850 1469 15.3 15.1 98 0.2 15.2 189 41 302.2 304.5 294.3 339.9 12.78 5 800 1981 12.5 12.1 98 0.4 12.3 190 37 304.5 306.6 293.8 337.9 11.19 6 750 2522 10.1 9.2 94 0.9 9.6 208 41 307.6 309.4 293.6 337.2 9.78 7 700 3093 6.3 2.0 74 4.3 3.9 217 47 309.4 310.6 291.4 329.0 6.34 8 650 3695 1.7 -1.7 78 3.4 0.0 214 55 310.9 311.9 290.9 327.2 5.22 9 600 4338 -1.4 -3.7 84 2.3 -2.6 212 57 314.5 315.4 291.7 329.8 4.84 10 550 5027 -4.8 -5.9 92 1.1 -5.3 219 59 318.4 319.3 292.5 332.9 4.49 11 500 5774 -7.3 -7.3 100 0.0 -7.4 229 61 324.1 325.0 294.0 338.7 4.41 12 450 6589 -10.9 -10.9 100 0.0 -10.9 239 68 329.5 330.2 294.8 342.0 3.69 13 400 7487 -16.0 -16.0 100 0.0 -16.0 248 74 334.2 334.7 295.2 343.7 2.74 14 350 8477 -23.6 -23.6 100 0.0 -23.6 256 72 337.0 337.3 295.0 342.8 1.63 15 300 9588 -31.9 -32.9 91 1.0 -32.0 259 70 340.4 340.6 295.1 343.5 0.80 16 250 10844 -43.3 -46.5 70 3.3 -43.5 255 64 341.7 341.8 295.0 342.7 0.23 17 200 12305 -55.0 -58.9 62 3.8 -55.1 245 59 345.6 345.6 295.7 345.9 0.07 18 150 14091 -63.6 -75.6 18 11.9 -63.7 252 76 360.5 360.5 298.8 360.5 0.01 19 100 16550 -71.3 -86.4 9 15.1 -71.4 261 35 389.9 389.9 303.8 389.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5702.95 m Freezing level: 622.67 mb = 4046.51 m = 13275.78 ft Wetbulb zero: 649.62 mb = 3700.18 m = 12139.54 ft Precipitable water: 2.08 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 90.86 % Est. max temperature: 29.03 C = 84.25 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 997.35 mb = 93.88 m = 308.01 ft T: 21.55 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.07 C/km ThetaE index: 13.64 C Layer 850.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 952.91 mb = 489.11 m = 1604.66 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.11 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.52 C = 74.34 F Cap Strength: 0.14 C Lifted Index: -0.90 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.73 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.65 C Showalter Index: -0.52 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.05 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.64 C Cross Totals Index: 22.40 C K Index: 33.46 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 429.09 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.41 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 311.39 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 24.96 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.16 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 947.76 mb = 535.93 m = 1758.28 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 942.76 mb = 581.45 m = 1907.62 ft Equ Level (EL): 922.76 mb = 765.98 m = 2513.03 ft B at Equ Level: 19.45 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 212.76 mb = 11900.48 m = 39043.11 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 209.5 at 46.8 knts Storm direction: 239.5 at 35.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 8.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 112.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 640.3 neg: -25.8 tot: 614.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 204.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.80 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 14.1 stream: 11.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.05 Bulk Rich Number: 1.52 Bulk Shear: 204.94 m/s