MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F017.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F017.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 17 hour NAM valid 5Z 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 22.6 20.5 88 2.1 21.1 212 8 295.7 298.5 294.3 339.7 15.31 1 1000 89 22.6 20.4 88 2.2 21.1 208 6 295.7 298.5 294.2 339.6 15.26 2 950 534 19.3 19.3 100 -0.0 19.4 196 27 296.8 299.5 294.4 340.2 15.04 3 900 999 18.0 18.0 100 0.0 18.1 214 41 300.1 302.8 295.0 342.9 14.62 4 850 1489 16.2 15.9 98 0.3 16.0 246 44 303.1 305.6 295.1 343.1 13.48 5 800 2005 14.1 12.6 90 1.5 13.1 254 44 306.2 308.4 294.6 341.0 11.55 6 750 2546 10.5 6.5 76 4.0 8.1 256 45 308.0 309.5 292.4 332.6 8.10 7 700 3118 7.5 2.8 72 4.7 4.8 254 44 310.7 312.0 292.1 331.5 6.69 8 650 3725 4.8 -6.7 43 11.5 -0.5 250 45 314.4 315.1 290.5 325.8 3.56 9 600 4373 0.5 -14.6 31 15.1 -5.3 249 49 316.7 317.1 289.8 323.5 2.05 10 550 5064 -5.4 -8.8 77 3.4 -6.9 242 42 317.7 318.3 291.5 329.3 3.57 11 500 5807 -7.7 -15.4 54 7.7 -10.5 229 36 323.6 324.1 292.1 331.4 2.30 12 450 6619 -12.8 -40.0 8 27.2 -17.7 235 45 327.2 327.2 291.2 328.2 0.26 13 400 7507 -18.8 -41.0 12 22.3 -22.2 236 53 330.6 330.7 292.2 331.6 0.26 14 350 8485 -26.1 -41.0 23 14.9 -28.2 234 62 333.5 333.6 293.0 334.7 0.30 15 300 9580 -33.7 -39.2 57 5.5 -34.4 236 64 337.9 338.0 294.2 339.5 0.42 16 250 10837 -42.5 -45.7 70 3.3 -42.7 244 49 343.0 343.0 295.3 344.0 0.25 17 200 12309 -52.5 -56.4 63 3.8 -52.7 245 54 349.6 349.6 296.6 350.0 0.09 18 150 14114 -64.7 -80.2 10 15.6 -64.8 246 58 358.7 358.7 298.4 358.7 0.00 19 100 16548 -69.8 -87.8 6 18.0 -69.9 257 24 392.8 392.8 304.2 392.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5718.50 m Freezing level: 595.53 mb = 4434.76 m = 14549.57 ft Wetbulb zero: 655.01 mb = 3662.44 m = 12015.74 ft Precipitable water: 1.78 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 72.50 % Est. max temperature: 30.01 C = 86.01 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 969.70 mb = 355.74 m = 1167.10 ft T: 20.62 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.64 C/km ThetaE index: 19.56 C Layer 800.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 947.66 mb = 555.01 m = 1820.87 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.99 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.84 C = 74.91 F Cap Strength: 1.06 C Lifted Index: -1.25 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.10 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.47 C Showalter Index: -2.16 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 47.53 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.94 C Cross Totals Index: 23.59 C K Index: 35.14 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 314.75 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.37 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 335.87 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 25.92 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.04 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 942.32 mb = 603.61 m = 1980.31 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 937.32 mb = 649.40 m = 2130.56 ft Equ Level (EL): 927.32 mb = 741.73 m = 2433.48 ft B at Equ Level: 16.92 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 837.32 mb = 1617.03 m = 5305.15 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 242.5 at 40.8 knts Storm direction: 272.5 at 30.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.6 neg: 3.8 tot: 10.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 115.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 488.0 neg: -6.7 tot: 481.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 160.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.84 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.1 stream: 10.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.01 Bulk Rich Number: 2.66 Bulk Shear: 126.18 m/s