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: 32.36,-88.08 Latitude: 32.36 Longitude: -88.08 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1004 39 22.0 20.6 92 1.3 21.1 163 12 294.8 297.5 294.0 338.9 15.41 1 1000 74 21.7 20.4 92 1.3 20.8 164 13 294.9 297.6 294.0 338.7 15.29 2 950 518 19.1 19.1 100 -0.0 19.1 175 37 296.5 299.2 294.1 339.1 14.78 3 900 984 17.9 17.9 100 0.0 17.9 197 48 300.0 302.6 294.9 342.4 14.50 4 850 1473 16.0 15.5 96 0.6 15.7 218 44 303.0 305.4 294.7 341.8 13.11 5 800 1988 13.5 11.3 86 2.3 12.1 227 48 305.6 307.5 293.6 337.2 10.54 6 750 2530 10.1 8.8 91 1.3 9.3 227 47 307.6 309.4 293.4 336.5 9.53 7 700 3101 8.1 6.0 86 2.1 6.8 228 53 311.4 313.0 293.7 337.3 8.40 8 650 3710 4.1 1.6 84 2.5 2.7 232 47 313.6 314.9 292.9 334.3 6.61 9 600 4357 0.4 -3.6 74 4.1 -1.6 235 42 316.6 317.5 292.3 332.2 4.87 10 550 5050 -3.9 -13.0 49 9.1 -7.5 236 42 319.4 319.9 291.1 327.9 2.55 11 500 5796 -7.8 -28.3 18 20.5 -13.1 232 46 323.5 323.7 290.6 326.2 0.74 12 450 6605 -13.3 -17.3 72 4.0 -14.7 230 48 326.5 326.9 292.8 334.0 2.18 13 400 7491 -19.4 -24.7 63 5.3 -20.8 234 56 329.8 330.0 292.9 334.3 1.29 14 350 8470 -26.4 -38.0 33 11.6 -28.1 234 60 333.1 333.2 293.0 334.7 0.41 15 300 9570 -33.4 -36.2 76 2.8 -33.8 250 47 338.2 338.4 294.4 340.4 0.58 16 250 10823 -43.4 -46.7 70 3.3 -43.6 256 47 341.5 341.6 294.9 342.5 0.23 17 200 12284 -55.0 -58.8 63 3.8 -55.1 258 63 345.7 345.7 295.7 346.0 0.07 18 150 14086 -62.3 -86.0 3 23.7 -62.4 249 69 362.8 362.8 299.2 362.8 0.00 19 100 16539 -71.9 -86.9 9 15.0 -72.0 248 29 388.8 388.8 303.6 388.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5721.80 m Freezing level: 595.15 mb = 4424.06 m = 14514.45 ft Wetbulb zero: 618.69 mb = 4108.92 m = 13480.56 ft Precipitable water: 1.96 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 78.71 % Est. max temperature: 29.90 C = 85.82 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 985.04 mb = 204.33 m = 670.38 ft T: 20.94 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.89 C/km ThetaE index: 5.91 C Layer 850.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 953.52 mb = 486.19 m = 1595.09 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.87 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.59 C = 74.47 F Cap Strength: 0.90 C Lifted Index: -0.89 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.76 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.51 C Showalter Index: -1.71 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.08 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.83 C Cross Totals Index: 23.25 C K Index: 37.18 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 374.45 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.06 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 250.34 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 22.38 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.94 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 948.32 mb = 533.48 m = 1750.23 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 943.32 mb = 579.01 m = 1899.60 ft Equ Level (EL): 933.32 mb = 670.79 m = 2200.72 ft B at Equ Level: 18.73 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 843.32 mb = 1540.14 m = 5052.89 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 223.6 at 43.9 knts Storm direction: 253.6 at 32.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 8.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 102.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 617.4 neg: -2.3 tot: 615.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 205.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.83 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.1 stream: 10.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.93 Bulk Rich Number: 1.59 Bulk Shear: 157.23 m/s