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: 32.12,-87.87 Latitude: 32.12 Longitude: -87.87 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1000 73 22.2 20.2 89 1.9 20.8 169 12 295.3 298.0 294.0 338.5 15.08 1 1000 77 22.2 20.1 88 2.0 20.8 169 9 295.3 298.0 293.9 338.4 15.01 2 950 522 19.2 19.3 100 -0.0 19.3 180 37 296.7 299.4 294.3 339.9 14.97 3 900 988 18.2 18.2 100 -0.0 18.2 196 44 300.2 302.9 295.1 343.5 14.76 4 850 1477 16.4 14.7 90 1.7 15.3 216 46 303.3 305.6 294.4 340.4 12.48 5 800 1991 13.4 12.1 92 1.2 12.6 230 45 305.4 307.5 294.0 338.9 11.19 6 750 2534 11.0 9.5 90 1.6 10.0 239 46 308.5 310.4 294.0 338.8 9.97 7 700 3106 7.6 4.0 78 3.6 5.5 241 48 310.9 312.3 292.6 333.4 7.30 8 650 3714 4.2 0.8 79 3.3 2.4 242 46 313.7 314.9 292.6 333.4 6.27 9 600 4361 0.2 -5.8 64 6.0 -2.6 248 48 316.3 317.1 291.6 329.6 4.14 10 550 5053 -4.0 -19.4 29 15.4 -9.1 243 46 319.4 319.7 290.1 324.5 1.50 11 500 5798 -8.4 -30.2 15 21.8 -13.7 245 52 322.8 322.9 290.3 325.0 0.62 12 450 6606 -13.3 -43.3 6 30.0 -18.1 237 49 326.5 326.6 290.9 327.3 0.18 13 400 7491 -19.4 -46.2 7 26.7 -23.0 238 54 329.7 329.7 291.8 330.3 0.15 14 350 8470 -26.2 -32.8 54 6.6 -27.3 239 59 333.5 333.6 293.3 336.1 0.69 15 300 9570 -33.2 -36.2 75 2.9 -33.7 246 46 338.5 338.6 294.5 340.7 0.58 16 250 10825 -43.0 -46.3 70 3.3 -43.3 257 46 342.1 342.1 295.0 343.0 0.24 17 200 12287 -54.6 -58.4 62 3.8 -54.6 258 61 346.4 346.4 295.9 346.7 0.07 18 150 14087 -63.9 -74.1 24 10.2 -64.0 249 63 359.9 359.9 298.7 360.0 0.01 19 100 16539 -71.3 -86.4 9 15.0 -71.4 241 27 389.9 389.9 303.8 389.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5720.57 m Freezing level: 597.80 mb = 4391.34 m = 14407.11 ft Wetbulb zero: 626.27 mb = 4014.66 m = 13171.30 ft Precipitable water: 1.83 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 73.00 % Est. max temperature: 30.18 C = 86.33 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 972.85 mb = 315.53 m = 1035.21 ft T: 20.59 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.94 C/km ThetaE index: 18.99 C Layer 850.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 950.00 mb = 521.54 m = 1711.08 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.93 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.61 C = 74.50 F Cap Strength: 1.08 C Lifted Index: -1.80 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.54 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.24 C Showalter Index: -1.74 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.91 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.80 C Cross Totals Index: 23.11 C K Index: 35.92 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 406.68 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.98 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 336.21 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 25.93 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 42.74 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.08 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 943.01 mb = 585.21 m = 1919.95 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 708.01 mb = 3012.02 m = 9881.84 ft Equ Level (EL): 308.01 mb = 9381.62 m = 30779.22 ft B at Equ Level: 334.36 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 188.01 mb = 12674.12 m = 41581.26 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 232.6 at 45.1 knts Storm direction: 262.6 at 33.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 102.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 636.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 636.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 212.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.84 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.0 stream: 11.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.25 Bulk Rich Number: 1.90 Bulk Shear: 176.91 m/s