MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F033.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F033.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 33 hour NAM valid 9Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 31.02,-88.29 Latitude: 31.02 Longitude: -88.29 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 65 22.7 22.3 97 0.5 22.4 160 8 295.6 298.7 295.4 344.7 17.08 1 1000 94 22.6 22.2 98 0.4 22.3 160 8 295.7 298.8 295.4 344.8 17.06 2 950 540 20.7 20.7 100 -0.0 20.7 173 31 298.1 301.1 295.7 345.7 16.36 3 900 1007 18.2 18.2 100 -0.0 18.2 203 36 300.3 303.0 295.2 343.6 14.80 4 850 1497 15.9 15.7 99 0.2 15.8 212 32 302.8 305.2 294.8 342.2 13.31 5 800 2011 13.8 12.6 93 1.1 13.0 222 40 305.9 308.0 294.4 340.6 11.57 6 750 2554 11.3 6.4 72 4.9 8.3 228 33 308.8 310.3 292.6 333.4 8.05 7 700 3127 7.6 6.1 90 1.6 6.7 232 38 310.9 312.5 293.6 337.0 8.46 8 650 3735 4.3 3.0 91 1.3 3.6 228 37 313.9 315.3 293.5 336.8 7.33 9 600 4382 -0.5 -3.6 80 3.1 -2.0 234 38 315.6 316.5 292.0 331.2 4.90 10 550 5073 -3.8 -9.8 63 6.0 -6.3 227 36 319.6 320.3 291.9 330.5 3.32 11 500 5821 -6.9 -22.8 27 15.9 -11.8 231 39 324.7 324.9 291.4 329.0 1.22 12 450 6635 -12.3 -43.5 5 31.2 -17.5 239 43 327.8 327.8 291.3 328.5 0.18 13 400 7522 -18.9 -47.0 6 28.2 -22.6 239 47 330.5 330.5 292.0 331.0 0.14 14 350 8502 -25.9 -45.1 15 19.2 -28.2 242 53 333.9 333.9 293.0 334.6 0.20 15 300 9599 -34.5 -58.0 7 23.6 -35.9 243 54 336.8 336.8 293.6 337.0 0.05 16 250 10849 -42.7 -47.3 61 4.5 -43.0 252 54 342.5 342.6 295.1 343.4 0.21 17 200 12321 -52.9 -60.0 42 7.1 -53.1 267 56 349.1 349.1 296.5 349.3 0.06 18 150 14119 -66.0 -75.9 24 10.0 -66.0 250 55 356.5 356.5 298.0 356.5 0.01 19 100 16545 -71.7 -86.6 9 15.0 -71.7 230 27 389.3 389.3 303.7 389.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5727.30 m Freezing level: 605.08 mb = 4316.34 m = 14161.05 ft Wetbulb zero: 618.05 mb = 4142.54 m = 13590.85 ft Precipitable water: 1.97 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 82.16 % Est. max temperature: 29.75 C = 85.54 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 996.86 mb = 121.31 m = 398.01 ft T: 22.43 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.38 C/km ThetaE index: 12.24 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 946.48 mb = 572.47 m = 1878.15 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.21 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.43 C = 77.78 F Cap Strength: 0.12 C Lifted Index: -2.08 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.30 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.55 C Showalter Index: -0.97 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.31 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.75 C Cross Totals Index: 22.56 C K Index: 36.89 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 355.45 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.62 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 895.36 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 42.32 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.20 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.11 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 951.72 mb = 524.70 m = 1721.43 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 936.72 mb = 662.03 m = 2171.98 ft Equ Level (EL): 236.72 mb = 11209.33 m = 36775.57 ft B at Equ Level: 893.43 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 126.72 mb = 15128.45 m = 49633.42 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 222.1 at 35.0 knts Storm direction: 252.1 at 26.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 108.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 387.6 neg: -9.1 tot: 378.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 126.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.71 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.1 stream: 8.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.06 Bulk Rich Number: 8.87 Bulk Shear: 100.92 m/s