MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180600F023.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180600F023.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 23 hour NAM valid 5Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 34.97,-90.23 Latitude: 34.97 Longitude: -90.23 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 1000 51 SFC 999 62 21.2 21.1 99 0.1 21.2 203 7 294.5 297.4 294.4 340.2 15.97 2 950 496 19.1 19.2 100 -0.0 19.2 193 28 296.6 299.3 294.2 339.5 14.87 3 900 960 17.2 17.2 100 -0.0 17.2 199 42 299.2 301.7 294.2 339.5 13.83 4 850 1448 15.1 15.1 100 -0.0 15.1 215 50 301.9 304.3 294.2 339.7 12.79 5 800 1961 12.2 10.7 91 1.5 11.3 225 59 304.1 306.0 292.9 334.4 10.15 6 750 2501 10.1 6.2 77 3.9 7.8 227 66 307.5 309.0 292.2 331.7 7.96 7 700 3070 5.2 0.1 69 5.1 2.5 225 69 308.3 309.3 290.3 325.3 5.51 8 650 3672 2.2 -1.8 75 4.0 0.1 224 70 311.4 312.4 291.0 327.5 5.15 9 600 4314 -1.3 -4.7 78 3.4 -2.9 221 70 314.6 315.5 291.4 328.9 4.51 10 550 5003 -5.7 -6.6 94 0.8 -6.1 224 61 317.3 318.1 292.0 331.0 4.26 11 500 5744 -9.6 -10.0 97 0.4 -9.7 231 53 321.4 322.1 292.6 333.2 3.59 12 450 6551 -15.1 -15.5 96 0.4 -15.3 229 50 324.2 324.7 292.5 332.8 2.54 13 400 7433 -19.6 -19.8 99 0.1 -19.7 238 55 329.5 329.9 293.4 336.4 1.99 14 350 8414 -25.0 -26.4 89 1.3 -25.3 245 48 335.0 335.3 294.2 339.7 1.27 15 300 9514 -34.1 -37.5 71 3.4 -34.5 242 49 337.4 337.5 294.1 339.3 0.51 16 250 10764 -44.1 -47.4 69 3.4 -44.3 244 57 340.6 340.6 294.7 341.4 0.21 17 200 12219 -55.1 -58.9 62 3.8 -55.2 244 71 345.5 345.5 295.7 345.8 0.07 18 150 14040 -58.0 -85.3 2 27.3 -58.3 251 54 370.1 370.1 300.6 370.2 0.00 19 100 16506 -68.9 -86.1 7 17.3 -68.9 254 44 394.7 394.7 304.5 394.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5692.92 m Freezing level: 618.81 mb = 4072.49 m = 13361.03 ft Wetbulb zero: 647.75 mb = 3699.49 m = 12137.27 ft Precipitable water: 1.91 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 87.26 % Est. max temperature: 28.74 C = 83.72 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 997.36 mb = 74.43 m = 244.20 ft T: 21.18 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.54 C/km ThetaE index: 14.38 C Layer 800.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 951.14 mb = 485.12 m = 1591.57 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.85 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.31 C = 73.96 F Cap Strength: -0.06 C Lifted Index: -2.68 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.20 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.33 C Showalter Index: -2.65 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.31 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.65 C Cross Totals Index: 24.66 C K Index: 34.59 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 398.27 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.41 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 522.33 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 32.32 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.00 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 948.09 mb = 512.88 m = 1682.64 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 943.09 mb = 558.33 m = 1831.77 ft Equ Level (EL): 353.09 mb = 8349.07 m = 27391.64 ft B at Equ Level: 521.64 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 173.09 mb = 13134.30 m = 43091.03 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 221.6 at 56.4 knts Storm direction: 251.6 at 42.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.6 neg: 4.3 tot: 12.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 114.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 595.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 595.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 198.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.90 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.7 stream: 11.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.81 Bulk Rich Number: 2.41 Bulk Shear: 217.12 m/s