MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F032.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F032.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 32 hour NAM valid 8Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 30.89,-88.97 Latitude: 30.89 Longitude: -88.97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1006 39 23.7 23.0 96 0.7 23.2 176 6 296.3 299.6 296.1 347.9 17.86 1 1000 90 23.4 22.9 97 0.5 23.1 176 7 296.5 299.8 296.2 348.2 17.88 2 950 538 21.2 21.2 100 -0.0 21.2 175 28 298.7 301.8 296.2 348.0 16.95 3 900 1006 18.0 18.0 100 -0.0 18.1 201 34 300.1 302.8 295.0 342.9 14.63 4 850 1496 16.6 15.4 93 1.2 15.8 200 38 303.6 306.0 294.9 342.5 13.09 5 800 2012 14.4 12.0 86 2.4 12.8 215 33 306.5 308.5 294.3 339.8 11.08 6 750 2555 10.8 10.6 98 0.3 10.7 212 32 308.3 310.3 294.6 340.9 10.75 7 700 3129 8.1 5.7 85 2.3 6.6 229 34 311.4 313.0 293.5 336.8 8.24 8 650 3739 4.6 -1.2 66 5.8 1.6 230 36 314.2 315.3 292.0 331.3 5.41 9 600 4385 -0.3 -3.2 81 2.8 -1.7 240 37 315.7 316.7 292.2 331.8 5.05 10 550 5078 -3.3 -14.4 42 11.0 -7.5 236 34 320.1 320.6 291.1 327.8 2.28 11 500 5826 -6.7 -34.5 9 27.8 -13.0 239 34 324.8 324.9 290.7 326.3 0.41 12 450 6640 -11.8 -29.9 21 18.0 -16.2 240 40 328.3 328.5 292.0 330.9 0.71 13 400 7530 -18.0 -43.9 8 25.9 -21.9 241 49 331.5 331.6 292.3 332.3 0.19 14 350 8512 -25.5 -49.7 9 24.2 -28.1 244 54 334.3 334.3 293.0 334.8 0.12 15 300 9609 -34.3 -57.1 8 22.8 -35.8 244 53 337.0 337.0 293.6 337.2 0.06 16 250 10860 -42.7 -49.4 48 6.7 -43.2 253 53 342.5 342.5 295.1 343.2 0.17 17 200 12331 -52.7 -61.0 36 8.3 -52.9 258 55 349.3 349.3 296.5 349.6 0.05 18 150 14130 -66.2 -77.8 18 11.5 -66.3 254 52 356.0 356.0 297.9 356.0 0.01 19 100 16543 -73.0 -86.8 10 13.8 -73.0 225 27 386.8 386.8 303.3 386.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5735.74 m Freezing level: 603.44 mb = 4340.04 m = 14238.81 ft Wetbulb zero: 626.02 mb = 4041.95 m = 13260.84 ft Precipitable water: 1.97 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 76.54 % Est. max temperature: 30.51 C = 86.92 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 996.57 mb = 119.90 m = 393.38 ft T: 23.25 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.48 C/km ThetaE index: 9.64 C Layer 700.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 947.27 mb = 562.95 m = 1846.92 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.76 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.12 C = 79.02 F Cap Strength: 0.20 C Lifted Index: -2.72 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.37 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.75 C Showalter Index: -0.96 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.56 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.38 C Cross Totals Index: 22.18 C K Index: 36.48 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 400.66 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.12 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1131.58 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 47.57 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.31 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.20 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 953.87 mb = 502.48 m = 1648.53 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 938.87 mb = 639.99 m = 2099.68 ft Equ Level (EL): 218.87 mb = 11736.91 m = 38506.44 ft B at Equ Level: 1128.64 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 118.87 mb = 15514.26 m = 50899.20 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 221.3 at 33.1 knts Storm direction: 251.3 at 24.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.0 neg: 4.0 tot: 9.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 98.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 319.9 neg: -8.1 tot: 311.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 103.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.72 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.6 stream: 7.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.05 Bulk Rich Number: 14.04 Bulk Shear: 80.60 m/s