MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180600F024.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180600F024.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 24 hour NAM valid 6Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 34.23,-90.07 Latitude: 34.23 Longitude: -90.07 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 48 SFC 997 77 22.5 19.9 85 2.6 20.7 175 13 295.9 298.6 294.0 338.7 14.85 2 950 493 19.2 18.9 98 0.3 19.0 179 33 296.6 299.3 294.0 338.7 14.59 3 900 958 17.3 17.3 100 -0.0 17.4 191 50 299.4 301.9 294.4 340.1 13.98 4 850 1445 14.9 14.8 100 0.1 14.8 201 56 301.7 304.1 294.0 338.8 12.56 5 800 1959 13.5 13.5 100 -0.0 13.5 205 56 305.5 307.8 294.8 342.2 12.25 6 750 2500 9.7 9.7 100 0.0 9.7 216 48 307.1 309.0 293.7 337.7 10.11 7 700 3071 7.3 7.0 98 0.3 7.1 215 46 310.5 312.2 293.9 338.2 9.02 8 650 3678 3.1 2.0 93 1.1 2.5 211 44 312.4 313.7 292.7 333.6 6.82 9 600 4321 -1.0 -3.5 84 2.4 -2.2 217 45 314.9 315.9 291.9 330.6 4.94 10 550 5010 -5.4 -8.8 77 3.4 -6.8 220 49 317.7 318.4 291.5 329.4 3.59 11 500 5752 -9.5 -12.7 77 3.2 -10.8 228 53 321.5 322.0 292.0 331.1 2.88 12 450 6561 -13.5 -14.9 89 1.4 -14.0 229 54 326.3 326.9 293.2 335.4 2.68 13 400 7447 -19.4 -20.7 90 1.2 -19.8 233 55 329.7 330.1 293.4 336.2 1.84 14 350 8427 -25.7 -27.1 88 1.4 -26.1 237 55 334.1 334.3 293.9 338.4 1.18 15 300 9529 -33.1 -35.6 79 2.5 -33.5 244 56 338.7 338.8 294.6 341.0 0.61 16 250 10782 -43.4 -46.8 69 3.4 -43.6 250 56 341.5 341.6 294.9 342.4 0.23 17 200 12244 -54.6 -58.4 62 3.8 -54.6 254 67 346.4 346.4 295.9 346.7 0.07 18 150 14053 -60.6 -76.4 11 15.8 -60.7 251 68 365.7 365.7 299.8 365.7 0.01 19 100 16517 -69.7 -86.1 7 16.5 -69.7 254 37 393.2 393.2 304.2 393.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5704.01 m Freezing level: 612.63 mb = 4159.00 m = 13644.84 ft Wetbulb zero: 623.54 mb = 4012.22 m = 13163.28 ft Precipitable water: 2.05 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 91.69 % Est. max temperature: 28.55 C = 83.39 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 960.00 mb = 402.41 m = 1320.23 ft T: 19.90 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.24 C/km ThetaE index: 4.51 C Layer 750.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 928.52 mb = 689.80 m = 2263.11 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.47 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.36 C = 75.86 F Cap Strength: 0.81 C Lifted Index: -2.36 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.42 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.15 C Showalter Index: -2.18 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 48.67 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.37 C Cross Totals Index: 24.30 C K Index: 38.93 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 424.79 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.61 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 329.16 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 25.66 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.25 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.74 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 935.85 mb = 622.15 m = 2041.15 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 860.85 mb = 1337.10 m = 4386.77 ft Equ Level (EL): 840.85 mb = 1536.91 m = 5042.30 ft B at Equ Level: 14.45 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 200.85 mb = 12216.29 m = 40079.21 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 210.9 at 47.0 knts Storm direction: 240.9 at 35.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.7 neg: 0.4 tot: 7.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 84.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 513.7 neg: -13.4 tot: 500.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 166.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.76 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.9 stream: 9.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.04 Bulk Rich Number: 2.84 Bulk Shear: 115.92 m/s