MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F031.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F031.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 31 hour NAM valid 7Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 32,-90.52 Latitude: 32.00 Longitude: -90.52 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 75 SFC 997 97 22.4 21.9 97 0.4 22.1 312 8 295.7 298.8 295.3 344.2 16.85 2 950 520 20.0 20.0 100 -0.0 20.1 271 11 297.5 300.3 295.0 343.0 15.72 3 900 987 18.2 18.2 100 -0.0 18.2 225 20 300.3 303.0 295.2 343.6 14.80 4 850 1476 15.8 15.8 100 -0.0 15.8 218 32 302.7 305.2 294.9 342.4 13.42 5 800 1992 14.5 14.5 100 -0.0 14.6 219 38 306.6 309.1 295.8 346.1 13.13 6 750 2537 12.1 12.1 100 -0.0 12.1 224 38 309.7 312.0 295.8 346.1 11.95 7 700 3113 8.9 8.9 100 0.0 8.9 233 42 312.3 314.3 295.3 344.0 10.27 8 650 3726 6.3 6.3 100 0.0 6.3 241 41 316.1 317.8 295.5 345.0 9.24 9 600 4379 2.0 1.9 99 0.1 2.0 231 40 318.5 319.9 294.8 341.9 7.37 10 550 5074 -3.9 -4.1 98 0.2 -4.0 226 40 319.5 320.5 293.3 336.1 5.14 11 500 5819 -9.5 -12.0 82 2.5 -10.5 230 42 321.5 322.1 292.2 331.6 3.05 12 450 6627 -13.1 -13.4 98 0.3 -13.2 237 46 326.8 327.4 293.6 337.0 3.03 13 400 7514 -19.0 -19.7 94 0.7 -19.2 243 45 330.3 330.7 293.6 337.3 2.00 14 350 8498 -24.7 -25.4 94 0.7 -24.8 250 46 335.5 335.8 294.4 340.5 1.39 15 300 9602 -32.7 -34.1 87 1.4 -32.9 253 51 339.3 339.5 294.8 342.0 0.71 16 250 10861 -41.9 -45.1 70 3.3 -42.1 259 59 343.8 343.9 295.5 344.9 0.27 17 200 12333 -53.6 -57.5 62 3.9 -53.7 263 67 347.9 347.9 296.3 348.3 0.08 18 150 14129 -64.9 -69.3 54 4.4 -65.0 257 62 358.3 358.3 298.4 358.4 0.02 19 100 16563 -70.8 -86.5 8 15.7 -70.8 257 35 391.0 391.0 303.9 391.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5744.14 m Freezing level: 582.80 mb = 4617.98 m = 15150.67 ft Wetbulb zero: 583.50 mb = 4601.61 m = 15096.97 ft Precipitable water: 2.35 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 98.38 % Est. max temperature: 29.53 C = 85.15 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 991.52 mb = 148.59 m = 487.49 ft T: 22.08 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.78 C/km ThetaE index: 2.16 C Layer 700.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 951.48 mb = 506.57 m = 1661.94 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.72 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.07 C = 75.33 F Cap Strength: 0.69 C Lifted Index: -4.10 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.66 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.12 C Showalter Index: -3.69 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.58 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.28 C Cross Totals Index: 25.30 C K Index: 41.10 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 377.99 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.16 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 504.15 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 31.75 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.70 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 945.75 mb = 558.82 m = 1833.37 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 940.75 mb = 604.57 m = 1983.48 ft Equ Level (EL): 830.75 mb = 1671.01 m = 5482.25 ft B at Equ Level: 22.69 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 720.75 mb = 2869.37 m = 9413.83 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 229.8 at 35.1 knts Storm direction: 259.8 at 26.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.2 neg: 6.0 tot: 8.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 137.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 188.6 neg: -0.5 tot: 188.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 62.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.76 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.0 stream: 6.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.42 Bulk Rich Number: 4.14 Bulk Shear: 121.80 m/s