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: 32.48,-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 1003 70 18.5 18.0 97 0.4 18.2 221 8 291.4 293.7 291.2 328.3 13.09 1 1000 93 18.3 17.9 98 0.4 18.1 216 8 291.4 293.8 291.2 328.2 13.03 2 950 535 19.0 17.8 93 1.2 18.2 249 36 296.5 299.0 293.3 335.8 13.62 3 900 999 16.8 16.0 96 0.7 16.3 258 37 298.8 301.1 293.4 336.2 12.85 4 850 1485 14.1 13.7 98 0.3 13.8 264 34 300.9 303.0 293.2 335.3 11.70 5 800 1995 11.2 10.9 98 0.3 11.0 265 30 303.1 305.0 292.7 333.6 10.27 6 750 2533 8.6 8.3 98 0.2 8.4 268 29 305.9 307.6 292.7 333.7 9.22 7 700 3102 6.6 5.5 93 1.0 6.0 274 29 309.8 311.3 293.0 334.8 8.15 8 650 3708 3.0 2.4 95 0.7 2.7 268 37 312.4 313.7 292.9 334.2 7.01 9 600 4353 -0.4 -0.8 97 0.5 -0.6 257 48 315.7 316.9 293.0 334.7 6.01 10 550 5045 -3.9 -4.7 94 0.8 -4.3 253 56 319.5 320.4 293.2 335.3 4.92 11 500 5791 -8.4 -9.3 94 0.8 -8.8 250 48 322.7 323.5 293.2 335.3 3.80 12 450 6602 -12.6 -12.8 98 0.2 -12.7 241 42 327.4 328.1 293.9 338.2 3.17 13 400 7493 -17.8 -17.9 100 0.0 -17.9 223 44 331.8 332.3 294.3 340.0 2.35 14 350 8480 -23.9 -23.9 100 0.0 -23.9 207 50 336.6 336.9 294.8 342.3 1.59 15 300 9589 -32.0 -32.6 94 0.6 -32.1 206 53 340.2 340.4 295.1 343.3 0.82 16 250 10848 -42.3 -45.4 72 3.1 -42.5 209 51 343.2 343.3 295.3 344.3 0.27 17 200 12317 -53.9 -57.7 63 3.8 -54.0 213 41 347.4 347.4 296.1 347.7 0.08 18 150 14106 -66.2 -75.4 27 9.1 -66.3 251 75 356.0 356.0 297.9 356.1 0.01 19 100 16553 -67.5 -88.8 3 21.3 -67.6 266 28 397.4 397.4 304.9 397.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5698.12 m Freezing level: 605.27 mb = 4284.58 m = 14056.83 ft Wetbulb zero: 609.52 mb = 4225.76 m = 13863.87 ft Precipitable water: 2.04 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 95.64 % Est. max temperature: 27.86 C = 82.14 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 996.79 mb = 120.87 m = 396.56 ft T: 18.34 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.59 C/km ThetaE index: 2.59 C Layer 850.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 894.53 mb = 1050.48 m = 3446.41 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.28 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.09 C = 78.96 F Cap Strength: 1.29 C Lifted Index: 0.97 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.78 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.89 C Showalter Index: 0.32 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 44.71 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.52 C Cross Totals Index: 22.19 C K Index: 35.22 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 280.09 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.10 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 28.39 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.53 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4246.10 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.29 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 939.41 mb = 630.78 m = 2069.46 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 258.7 at 38.4 knts Storm direction: 288.7 at 28.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 71.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 226.2 neg: -15.3 tot: 210.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 70.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.64 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.6 stream: 5.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.04 Bulk Rich Number: 0.68 Bulk Shear: 41.94 m/s