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: 32.18,-89.86 Latitude: 32.18 Longitude: -89.86 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 83 SFC 994 132 22.0 21.4 97 0.6 21.6 180 8 295.6 298.6 295.0 342.7 16.36 2 950 528 20.2 20.2 100 -0.0 20.2 188 32 297.6 300.5 295.2 343.6 15.85 3 900 995 18.6 18.2 98 0.3 18.4 205 46 300.6 303.4 295.3 344.1 14.80 4 850 1484 15.7 14.7 94 1.0 15.0 208 45 302.6 304.9 294.1 339.4 12.43 5 800 1998 12.6 11.3 92 1.3 11.8 217 45 304.6 306.5 293.3 336.2 10.56 6 750 2539 11.2 11.2 100 -0.0 11.2 228 46 308.7 310.8 295.0 342.6 11.19 7 700 3111 6.8 4.4 85 2.4 5.4 237 48 310.0 311.4 292.5 333.0 7.49 8 650 3717 3.3 1.2 86 2.1 2.2 241 43 312.7 314.0 292.5 332.8 6.44 9 600 4362 -0.5 -3.7 79 3.2 -2.1 246 45 315.5 316.4 292.0 330.9 4.84 10 550 5054 -4.4 -10.6 62 6.2 -7.0 251 51 318.9 319.5 291.5 329.1 3.11 11 500 5798 -8.9 -13.6 69 4.7 -10.7 254 48 322.2 322.7 292.0 331.2 2.69 12 450 6606 -13.5 -16.0 82 2.5 -14.4 247 44 326.2 326.7 292.9 334.6 2.45 13 400 7495 -18.3 -20.1 86 1.8 -18.8 238 42 331.2 331.6 293.8 338.0 1.93 14 350 8477 -24.8 -26.8 83 2.0 -25.3 251 52 335.3 335.6 294.3 339.8 1.22 15 300 9580 -33.1 -35.9 76 2.7 -33.6 257 50 338.7 338.8 294.6 340.9 0.60 16 250 10836 -42.8 -46.1 70 3.3 -43.0 258 42 342.4 342.5 295.1 343.4 0.24 17 200 12301 -54.1 -57.9 62 3.9 -54.2 266 50 347.1 347.1 296.1 347.4 0.08 18 150 14099 -62.8 -80.1 8 17.3 -63.0 247 58 361.8 361.8 299.1 361.8 0.00 19 100 16535 -70.9 -88.3 6 17.3 -71.0 258 33 390.6 390.6 303.9 390.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5714.88 m Freezing level: 607.01 mb = 4271.81 m = 14014.94 ft Wetbulb zero: 624.43 mb = 4040.58 m = 13256.34 ft Precipitable water: 2.02 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 85.50 % Est. max temperature: 29.15 C = 84.47 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 986.36 mb = 202.00 m = 662.73 ft T: 21.67 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.83 C/km ThetaE index: 13.54 C Layer 700.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 936.72 mb = 649.33 m = 2130.32 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.62 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.79 C = 76.62 F Cap Strength: 0.33 C Lifted Index: -3.56 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.18 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.00 C Showalter Index: -1.83 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.14 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.58 C Cross Totals Index: 23.56 C K Index: 36.84 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 428.80 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.68 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 727.22 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 38.14 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.59 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.35 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 940.69 mb = 612.77 m = 2010.38 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 875.69 mb = 1229.30 m = 4033.08 ft Equ Level (EL): 245.69 mb = 10949.78 m = 35924.04 ft B at Equ Level: 723.63 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 145.69 mb = 14273.76 m = 46829.35 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 232.8 at 44.4 knts Storm direction: 262.8 at 33.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 101.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 557.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 557.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 185.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.89 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.6 stream: 10.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.15 Bulk Rich Number: 5.20 Bulk Shear: 139.97 m/s