MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F034.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F034.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 34 hour NAM valid 10Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 30.48,-88.60 Latitude: 30.48 Longitude: -88.60 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1009 2 24.2 24.0 99 0.2 24.0 218 13 296.6 300.0 296.9 351.2 18.89 1 1000 78 23.7 23.7 100 -0.0 23.8 225 19 296.8 300.2 296.9 351.2 18.79 2 950 528 22.2 22.2 100 -0.0 22.2 218 36 299.7 303.0 297.1 352.3 18.00 3 900 998 20.1 20.1 100 -0.0 20.1 222 45 302.2 305.2 296.9 351.4 16.66 4 850 1491 17.4 17.4 100 -0.0 17.4 231 50 304.4 307.2 296.4 348.8 14.91 5 800 2008 14.3 14.3 99 0.1 14.3 241 52 306.4 308.9 295.6 345.2 12.89 6 750 2552 11.2 10.9 99 0.2 11.0 253 54 308.7 310.8 294.8 342.2 11.02 7 700 3126 7.3 6.7 96 0.6 6.9 260 57 310.5 312.2 293.7 337.6 8.80 8 650 3733 3.4 2.6 95 0.7 2.9 262 59 312.8 314.1 293.1 335.0 7.15 9 600 4378 0.1 -0.6 95 0.7 -0.3 265 57 316.2 317.4 293.2 335.5 6.11 10 550 5074 -1.9 -4.5 82 2.6 -3.2 267 53 321.8 322.8 293.9 338.0 4.97 11 500 5826 -6.4 -17.5 41 11.1 -10.4 265 53 325.3 325.6 292.2 331.9 1.94 12 450 6640 -12.2 -25.7 31 13.6 -15.9 264 51 327.9 328.1 292.2 331.7 1.04 13 400 7529 -18.3 -34.8 22 16.5 -21.5 262 52 331.1 331.2 292.5 333.0 0.50 14 350 8511 -25.7 -39.0 28 13.3 -27.6 265 51 334.1 334.2 293.2 335.5 0.37 15 300 9612 -32.4 -37.8 59 5.4 -33.1 276 47 339.7 339.8 294.7 341.6 0.49 16 250 10882 -39.0 -41.6 76 2.7 -39.2 294 38 348.1 348.2 296.5 349.7 0.40 17 200 12371 -51.3 -55.1 64 3.8 -51.5 317 34 351.5 351.5 297.1 352.0 0.11 18 150 14175 -65.4 -69.6 56 4.2 -65.4 331 34 357.5 357.5 298.2 357.6 0.02 19 100 16579 -72.5 -86.2 11 13.7 -72.5 243 38 387.7 387.7 303.5 387.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5748.36 m Freezing level: 598.57 mb = 4397.97 m = 14428.86 ft Wetbulb zero: 605.06 mb = 4310.44 m = 14141.69 ft Precipitable water: 2.32 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 91.99 % Est. max temperature: 31.61 C = 88.89 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 1006.22 mb = 23.93 m = 78.50 ft T: 24.03 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.05 C/km ThetaE index: 17.29 C Layer 900.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 955.86 mb = 474.07 m = 1555.31 ft Mean mixing ratio: 18.03 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.94 C = 80.48 F Cap Strength: 0.05 C Lifted Index: -4.12 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.04 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.84 C Showalter Index: -3.01 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 47.64 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.81 C Cross Totals Index: 23.83 C K Index: 40.65 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 457.13 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.38 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1609.25 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 56.73 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.18 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.06 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 958.75 mb = 447.58 m = 1468.42 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 933.75 mb = 678.14 m = 2224.85 ft Equ Level (EL): 203.75 mb = 12247.41 m = 40181.30 ft B at Equ Level: 1608.52 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 252.4 at 50.9 knts Storm direction: 282.4 at 38.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 8.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 99.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 571.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 571.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 190.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.90 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.6 stream: 10.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 4.59 Bulk Rich Number: 11.88 Bulk Shear: 135.42 m/s