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: 33.65,-88.45 Latitude: 33.65 Longitude: -88.45 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1003 57 23.9 19.0 74 4.9 20.5 171 15 296.8 299.3 293.6 336.9 13.90 1 1000 86 23.8 19.0 74 4.9 20.5 173 16 297.0 299.5 293.6 337.2 13.92 2 950 533 19.6 18.2 91 1.5 18.7 176 31 297.1 299.6 293.7 337.4 13.94 3 900 997 17.0 14.6 86 2.4 15.4 188 43 299.0 301.1 292.6 333.1 11.68 4 850 1485 16.2 7.2 55 9.0 10.9 198 40 303.2 304.6 290.5 325.7 7.54 5 800 1998 13.2 0.1 41 13.1 6.3 204 38 305.2 306.1 288.8 320.0 4.83 6 750 2538 10.8 6.4 74 4.4 8.2 216 33 308.2 309.8 292.4 332.8 8.05 7 700 3111 8.2 6.2 87 2.0 7.0 223 35 311.5 313.1 293.8 337.8 8.52 8 650 3719 3.6 1.3 85 2.3 2.4 221 39 313.1 314.3 292.6 333.4 6.50 9 600 4365 -0.1 -1.0 94 0.9 -0.6 229 44 316.0 317.2 293.0 334.9 5.96 10 550 5056 -5.5 -8.1 82 2.6 -6.6 230 44 317.6 318.3 291.7 329.8 3.78 11 500 5798 -8.8 -10.1 91 1.2 -9.4 224 44 322.3 323.0 292.8 334.1 3.56 12 450 6609 -13.3 -14.4 91 1.1 -13.7 214 45 326.6 327.1 293.3 336.0 2.79 13 400 7495 -19.9 -22.3 81 2.4 -20.5 226 51 329.2 329.5 293.0 334.8 1.60 14 350 8471 -25.2 -27.9 78 2.7 -25.8 227 57 334.8 335.0 294.0 338.8 1.10 15 300 9574 -32.6 -35.4 76 2.8 -33.0 243 56 339.4 339.5 294.7 341.8 0.62 16 250 10833 -42.5 -45.8 70 3.3 -42.8 256 65 342.8 342.9 295.3 343.8 0.25 17 200 12296 -54.8 -58.4 64 3.6 -54.9 247 60 345.9 345.9 295.8 346.2 0.07 18 150 14097 -62.2 -80.4 7 18.1 -62.4 248 60 362.8 362.8 299.2 362.9 0.00 19 100 16549 -69.6 -86.0 7 16.5 -69.6 256 35 393.3 393.3 304.3 393.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5711.25 m Freezing level: 600.88 mb = 4353.35 m = 14282.48 ft Wetbulb zero: 609.66 mb = 4235.79 m = 13896.79 ft Precipitable water: 1.76 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 78.78 % Est. max temperature: 30.01 C = 86.02 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 934.01 mb = 678.44 m = 2225.84 ft T: 18.81 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.32 C/km ThetaE index: 17.44 C Layer 900.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 840.23 mb = 1582.92 m = 5193.24 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.43 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.70 C = 87.27 F Cap Strength: 2.04 C Lifted Index: -0.52 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.61 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.65 C Showalter Index: 4.52 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 41.12 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 25.06 C Cross Totals Index: 16.06 C K Index: 30.32 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 289.26 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.66 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 68.35 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 11.69 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 134.09 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.03 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 916.89 mb = 837.25 m = 2746.86 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 621.89 mb = 4075.49 m = 13370.87 ft Equ Level (EL): 461.89 mb = 6408.25 m = 21024.19 ft B at Equ Level: 65.91 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 331.89 mb = 8851.13 m = 29038.78 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 214.0 at 38.5 knts Storm direction: 244.0 at 28.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 76.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 302.1 neg: -0.3 tot: 301.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 100.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.68 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.6 stream: 6.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.12 Bulk Rich Number: 0.81 Bulk Shear: 84.18 m/s