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: 33.04,-88.05 Latitude: 33.04 Longitude: -88.05 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1004 55 22.8 20.1 85 2.7 20.9 165 10 295.6 298.3 293.9 338.3 14.86 1 1000 92 22.5 20.0 86 2.5 20.8 165 10 295.6 298.3 293.9 338.3 14.84 2 950 536 18.8 18.5 98 0.3 18.7 174 34 296.3 298.9 293.7 337.4 14.29 3 900 1000 16.7 16.7 100 -0.0 16.7 183 45 298.7 301.2 293.8 337.8 13.43 4 850 1487 15.6 14.8 95 0.7 15.1 199 38 302.5 304.8 294.3 339.7 12.58 5 800 2000 13.4 4.5 55 8.9 8.3 210 37 305.5 306.7 290.4 325.5 6.60 6 750 2540 11.2 -9.8 22 20.9 2.1 217 33 308.7 309.2 287.6 316.4 2.42 7 700 3111 7.0 -0.2 60 7.2 3.2 219 33 310.3 311.3 290.9 327.1 5.40 8 650 3721 5.0 3.2 88 1.8 3.9 223 38 314.6 316.0 293.8 337.8 7.42 9 600 4369 0.3 0.3 100 0.0 0.3 224 44 316.5 317.8 293.6 337.2 6.54 10 550 5060 -4.3 -7.2 80 2.9 -5.6 224 44 319.0 319.8 292.3 332.2 4.06 11 500 5806 -8.3 -15.2 58 6.8 -10.8 232 44 322.9 323.4 291.9 330.8 2.35 12 450 6616 -12.9 -18.7 62 5.8 -14.8 229 46 327.0 327.4 292.7 333.8 1.95 13 400 7505 -18.5 -26.0 52 7.5 -20.4 225 50 331.0 331.2 293.1 335.1 1.15 14 350 8485 -26.1 -30.1 69 4.0 -26.9 235 59 333.6 333.8 293.6 336.9 0.90 15 300 9582 -33.6 -36.6 74 3.0 -34.0 242 54 338.0 338.1 294.4 340.1 0.55 16 250 10838 -42.8 -46.1 70 3.3 -43.0 252 42 342.5 342.5 295.1 343.4 0.25 17 200 12301 -54.6 -58.9 59 4.2 -54.8 258 50 346.2 346.2 295.8 346.5 0.07 18 150 14108 -62.2 -78.6 9 16.4 -62.3 251 66 362.9 362.9 299.2 363.0 0.01 19 100 16556 -71.3 -85.8 10 14.5 -71.3 249 34 390.0 390.0 303.8 390.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5714.32 m Freezing level: 596.40 mb = 4418.43 m = 14495.99 ft Wetbulb zero: 597.36 mb = 4403.67 m = 14447.57 ft Precipitable water: 1.75 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 76.43 % Est. max temperature: 29.35 C = 84.83 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 964.98 mb = 400.54 m = 1314.08 ft T: 19.93 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.70 C/km ThetaE index: 23.23 C Layer 800.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 938.67 mb = 639.02 m = 2096.49 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.26 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.02 C = 75.24 F Cap Strength: 1.43 C Lifted Index: -0.61 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.83 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.05 C Showalter Index: -1.43 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.06 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.90 C Cross Totals Index: 23.16 C K Index: 31.52 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 390.08 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.80 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 60.12 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 10.97 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 87.77 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.45 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 941.71 mb = 611.27 m = 2005.45 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 606.71 mb = 4278.54 m = 14037.02 ft Equ Level (EL): 436.71 mb = 6842.50 m = 22448.87 ft B at Equ Level: 59.94 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 296.71 mb = 9657.61 m = 31684.70 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 213.5 at 38.2 knts Storm direction: 243.5 at 28.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 77.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 365.0 neg: -1.1 tot: 363.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 121.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.67 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.9 stream: 7.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.14 Bulk Rich Number: 0.65 Bulk Shear: 92.06 m/s