MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F016.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F016.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 16 hour NAM valid 4Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 32.34,-90.13 Latitude: 32.34 Longitude: -90.13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1000 86 23.0 19.9 83 3.0 20.9 172 14 296.1 298.8 294.0 338.8 14.82 1 1000 87 23.0 19.9 83 3.1 20.9 171 10 296.2 298.8 294.0 338.8 14.79 2 950 533 19.9 18.8 93 1.1 19.2 179 36 297.4 300.0 294.2 339.5 14.54 3 900 999 18.5 16.2 87 2.2 17.0 203 45 300.5 302.9 294.0 338.7 13.01 4 850 1489 16.5 16.5 100 -0.0 16.5 222 49 303.4 306.0 295.6 345.1 14.05 5 800 2004 13.6 13.4 98 0.3 13.4 231 52 305.7 307.9 294.8 342.1 12.14 6 750 2545 10.1 10.1 100 0.0 10.2 234 50 307.6 309.5 294.1 339.1 10.43 7 700 3118 8.6 8.6 100 0.0 8.6 237 43 312.0 313.9 295.1 343.1 10.08 8 650 3729 4.7 3.3 91 1.4 3.9 235 40 314.3 315.7 293.7 337.6 7.48 9 600 4376 0.5 -8.8 50 9.2 -3.6 237 39 316.6 317.3 290.9 327.3 3.28 10 550 5068 -4.0 -10.2 62 6.2 -6.6 236 39 319.4 320.0 291.7 329.8 3.19 11 500 5815 -7.7 -16.8 48 9.1 -10.9 225 43 323.7 324.1 291.9 330.7 2.05 12 450 6626 -12.5 -22.4 43 9.9 -15.4 238 47 327.6 327.9 292.4 332.5 1.41 13 400 7515 -18.5 -40.0 13 21.5 -22.0 242 55 331.0 331.0 292.3 332.1 0.29 14 350 8496 -25.0 -41.2 21 16.2 -27.3 242 59 335.0 335.0 293.3 336.1 0.30 15 300 9597 -33.4 -51.2 15 17.8 -34.8 248 51 338.3 338.3 294.0 338.8 0.11 16 250 10855 -42.0 -56.0 20 14.0 -42.7 250 44 343.7 343.7 295.3 344.0 0.08 17 200 12328 -52.2 -71.7 8 19.4 -52.6 252 54 350.0 350.0 296.7 350.1 0.01 18 150 14132 -64.8 -70.6 45 5.8 -64.8 252 59 358.5 358.5 298.4 358.6 0.02 19 100 16569 -70.6 -86.3 8 15.7 -70.7 263 28 391.2 391.2 304.0 391.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5728.19 m Freezing level: 594.90 mb = 4446.80 m = 14589.05 ft Wetbulb zero: 624.09 mb = 4058.04 m = 13313.61 ft Precipitable water: 1.97 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 81.96 % Est. max temperature: 30.30 C = 86.53 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 957.23 mb = 466.67 m = 1531.06 ft T: 20.39 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.03 C/km ThetaE index: 6.01 C Layer 800.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 859.38 mb = 1394.49 m = 4575.03 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.21 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.75 C = 85.55 F Cap Strength: 1.55 C Lifted Index: -0.53 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.17 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.20 C Showalter Index: -2.93 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 48.36 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.17 C Cross Totals Index: 24.19 C K Index: 40.69 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 369.20 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.91 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 91.46 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 13.52 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 94.48 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.52 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 923.52 mb = 776.18 m = 2546.49 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 628.52 mb = 4000.80 m = 13125.83 ft Equ Level (EL): 378.52 mb = 7920.53 m = 25985.67 ft B at Equ Level: 91.29 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 268.52 mb = 10361.71 m = 33994.70 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 226.5 at 42.1 knts Storm direction: 256.5 at 31.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 98.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 581.0 neg: -8.2 tot: 572.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 190.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.81 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.9 stream: 10.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.33 Bulk Rich Number: 0.67 Bulk Shear: 135.65 m/s