MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F036.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F036.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 36 hour NAM valid 12Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 30.57,-88.13 Latitude: 30.57 Longitude: -88.13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1010 4 24.7 23.9 96 0.8 24.1 195 14 296.9 300.3 296.9 351.3 18.79 1 1000 94 24.0 23.7 98 0.3 23.8 196 19 297.1 300.5 296.9 351.3 18.72 2 950 544 21.3 21.4 100 -0.0 21.3 204 35 298.8 301.9 296.3 348.6 17.08 3 900 1012 18.8 18.7 100 0.0 18.8 236 37 300.8 303.6 295.7 345.7 15.29 4 850 1501 15.5 15.1 97 0.4 15.3 250 38 302.4 304.8 294.4 340.3 12.81 5 800 2016 14.0 11.4 84 2.6 12.3 253 34 306.1 308.0 293.8 338.0 10.63 6 750 2558 11.2 6.5 73 4.7 8.4 254 35 308.7 310.3 292.7 333.6 8.15 7 700 3132 8.4 5.6 83 2.7 6.8 253 35 311.7 313.3 293.6 337.1 8.20 8 650 3742 5.0 -2.8 57 7.8 1.0 257 34 314.6 315.5 291.6 329.8 4.78 9 600 4390 1.2 -8.7 47 9.9 -3.2 255 33 317.6 318.2 291.2 328.3 3.31 10 550 5084 -2.9 -25.2 16 22.4 -9.4 254 36 320.7 320.9 289.9 323.8 0.90 11 500 5833 -6.8 -42.8 4 36.0 -13.5 254 31 324.8 324.8 290.4 325.4 0.17 12 450 6644 -12.3 -38.0 10 25.6 -17.3 249 33 327.7 327.8 291.4 329.0 0.32 13 400 7533 -18.7 -35.4 21 16.7 -21.8 252 38 330.7 330.8 292.4 332.5 0.47 14 350 8513 -25.7 -57.9 3 32.2 -28.3 250 48 334.1 334.1 292.9 334.3 0.04 15 300 9611 -34.3 -51.7 16 17.3 -35.7 257 48 337.0 337.0 293.7 337.4 0.11 16 250 10863 -42.8 -47.0 64 4.1 -43.1 262 37 342.4 342.4 295.1 343.3 0.22 17 200 12331 -53.5 -61.6 36 8.1 -53.7 260 51 348.1 348.1 296.3 348.3 0.05 18 150 14123 -66.3 -75.7 26 9.3 -66.4 252 53 355.8 355.8 297.8 355.8 0.01 19 100 16549 -71.0 -87.1 7 16.1 -71.1 251 29 390.6 390.6 303.9 390.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5738.21 m Freezing level: 584.81 mb = 4600.72 m = 15094.04 ft Wetbulb zero: 637.88 mb = 3894.16 m = 12775.96 ft Precipitable water: 1.89 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 65.64 % Est. max temperature: 29.81 C = 85.66 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 999.92 mb = 95.09 m = 311.97 ft T: 23.97 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.61 C/km ThetaE index: 17.70 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 958.59 mb = 465.30 m = 1526.56 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.36 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.27 C = 79.28 F Cap Strength: -0.02 C Lifted Index: -3.53 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.54 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.01 C Showalter Index: -0.13 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 44.20 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.30 C Cross Totals Index: 21.90 C K Index: 34.70 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 289.30 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.83 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1509.71 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 54.95 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.00 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 958.73 mb = 464.10 m = 1522.61 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 953.73 mb = 509.96 m = 1673.07 ft Equ Level (EL): 193.73 mb = 12529.18 m = 41105.73 ft B at Equ Level: 1506.90 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 247.6 at 34.0 knts Storm direction: 277.6 at 25.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.2 neg: 0.1 tot: 5.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 83.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 350.4 neg: -9.6 tot: 340.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 113.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.74 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.0 stream: 7.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.26 Bulk Rich Number: 17.78 Bulk Shear: 84.90 m/s