MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F015.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F015.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 15 hour NAM valid 3Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 34.15,-87.84 Latitude: 34.15 Longitude: -87.84 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 85 SFC 989 178 24.5 16.0 59 8.5 18.8 173 11 298.6 300.7 292.4 332.5 11.65 2 950 533 21.8 15.9 69 6.0 17.8 177 30 299.3 301.5 292.9 334.4 12.01 3 900 999 17.4 15.3 87 2.2 16.0 178 37 299.5 301.7 293.1 335.1 12.20 4 850 1486 14.8 7.5 61 7.4 10.5 182 39 301.7 303.1 290.1 324.4 7.65 5 800 1997 13.2 6.9 66 6.3 9.5 196 37 305.2 306.7 291.4 328.8 7.82 6 750 2538 10.4 5.7 73 4.6 7.6 201 34 307.8 309.3 292.1 331.3 7.71 7 700 3110 8.0 -1.5 51 9.5 3.1 212 34 311.3 312.3 290.7 326.7 4.90 8 650 3718 4.5 -7.2 42 11.7 -0.9 217 36 314.1 314.7 290.3 325.0 3.42 9 600 4365 1.3 -20.1 19 21.4 -6.0 225 35 317.6 317.8 289.3 322.0 1.29 10 550 5058 -4.0 -13.0 50 8.9 -7.5 227 41 319.3 319.8 291.1 327.8 2.56 11 500 5802 -8.5 -24.5 26 16.0 -13.0 229 42 322.7 322.9 290.7 326.4 1.05 12 450 6612 -13.1 -25.7 34 12.6 -16.4 227 47 326.8 327.0 291.9 330.5 1.05 13 400 7497 -19.8 -29.5 42 9.7 -21.9 222 50 329.3 329.4 292.3 332.3 0.83 14 350 8474 -25.7 -28.3 78 2.7 -26.2 224 52 334.2 334.4 293.9 338.0 1.06 15 300 9575 -33.7 -36.4 77 2.7 -34.0 247 48 337.9 338.0 294.3 340.1 0.57 16 250 10825 -44.2 -47.4 70 3.2 -44.4 244 52 340.4 340.5 294.6 341.3 0.21 17 200 12282 -54.7 -58.8 61 4.0 -54.9 245 68 346.1 346.1 295.8 346.4 0.07 18 150 14095 -62.8 -79.2 9 16.3 -63.0 245 50 361.9 361.9 299.1 361.9 0.01 19 100 16545 -69.6 -86.0 7 16.5 -69.6 259 36 393.3 393.3 304.3 393.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5716.83 m Freezing level: 588.11 mb = 4529.69 m = 14861.00 ft Wetbulb zero: 660.78 mb = 3582.74 m = 11754.25 ft Precipitable water: 1.34 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 52.95 % Est. max temperature: 28.34 C = 83.00 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 873.45 mb = 1254.13 m = 4114.54 ft T: 16.07 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.12 C/km ThetaE index: 10.68 C Layer 850.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 798.44 mb = 2013.81 m = 6606.91 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.95 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.21 C = 88.18 F Cap Strength: 2.24 C Lifted Index: 0.83 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.96 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.24 C Showalter Index: 5.51 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 39.23 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 23.29 C Cross Totals Index: 15.94 C K Index: 21.28 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 327.59 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.52 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3.55 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 2.67 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4897.96 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.18 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 870.11 mb = 1286.69 m = 4221.38 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 209.1 at 36.3 knts Storm direction: 239.1 at 27.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 79.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 265.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 265.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 88.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.73 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.6 stream: 6.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.06 Bulk Shear: 58.00 m/s