MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F012.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F012.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 12 hour NAM valid 0Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 33.20,-89.89 Latitude: 33.20 Longitude: -89.89 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 81 SFC 997 104 23.5 21.4 88 2.1 22.1 149 8 296.9 299.9 295.3 344.1 16.34 2 950 529 22.2 19.5 85 2.6 20.4 157 30 299.7 302.4 295.3 344.2 15.23 3 900 997 18.4 17.7 96 0.6 17.9 164 29 300.4 303.0 294.9 342.4 14.33 4 850 1487 16.0 11.9 77 4.1 13.4 195 30 303.0 304.9 292.7 333.8 10.38 5 800 2000 14.1 3.8 50 10.3 8.3 205 25 306.2 307.4 290.4 325.3 6.28 6 750 2542 11.7 -2.4 37 14.2 4.6 208 28 309.3 310.1 289.6 322.7 4.27 7 700 3116 8.4 -1.9 48 10.4 3.1 217 31 311.8 312.7 290.8 326.7 4.74 8 650 3724 4.8 -7.6 40 12.5 -0.8 217 33 314.4 315.1 290.3 325.1 3.31 9 600 4372 1.7 -24.6 12 26.2 -6.4 225 36 318.0 318.2 289.0 321.0 0.87 10 550 5065 -3.8 -16.4 37 12.6 -8.4 228 42 319.5 319.9 290.6 326.0 1.93 11 500 5810 -8.3 -25.8 23 17.4 -13.1 231 44 322.9 323.0 290.6 326.2 0.94 12 450 6620 -12.8 -41.5 7 28.7 -17.7 233 47 327.2 327.3 291.2 328.1 0.22 13 400 7507 -19.0 -44.0 9 25.1 -22.5 236 51 330.4 330.4 292.0 331.1 0.19 14 350 8485 -26.4 -46.7 13 20.4 -28.6 242 53 333.2 333.3 292.7 333.9 0.16 15 300 9580 -33.8 -40.9 49 7.1 -34.7 254 58 337.7 337.7 294.1 339.1 0.36 16 250 10837 -42.5 -45.8 70 3.3 -42.8 264 62 342.8 342.9 295.3 343.8 0.25 17 200 12305 -53.3 -56.0 72 2.7 -53.4 255 67 348.4 348.5 296.4 348.8 0.10 18 150 14113 -63.8 -79.7 10 15.9 -64.0 245 50 360.1 360.1 298.7 360.1 0.00 19 100 16537 -71.6 -86.1 10 14.5 -71.7 244 33 389.3 389.3 303.7 389.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5729.13 m Freezing level: 585.00 mb = 4579.69 m = 15025.05 ft Wetbulb zero: 660.49 mb = 3592.50 m = 11786.29 ft Precipitable water: 1.40 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 49.19 % Est. max temperature: 29.74 C = 85.54 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 967.71 mb = 367.75 m = 1206.52 ft T: 22.67 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.23 C/km ThetaE index: 21.54 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 905.66 mb = 943.01 m = 3093.82 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.22 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.95 C = 80.51 F Cap Strength: 0.85 C Lifted Index: -3.04 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.93 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.37 C Showalter Index: 1.12 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.68 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.40 C Cross Totals Index: 20.28 C K Index: 25.96 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 344.37 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.43 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 639.52 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 35.76 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8.99 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.85 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 920.35 mb = 803.73 m = 2636.87 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 875.35 mb = 1234.97 m = 4051.68 ft Equ Level (EL): 825.35 mb = 1735.89 m = 5695.10 ft B at Equ Level: 14.30 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 155.35 mb = 13892.73 m = 45579.28 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 211.8 at 32.8 knts Storm direction: 241.8 at 24.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 88.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 291.0 neg: -10.6 tot: 280.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 93.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.67 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.9 stream: 6.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.03 Bulk Rich Number: 6.53 Bulk Shear: 97.91 m/s