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: 34.04,-87.61 Latitude: 34.04 Longitude: -87.61 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 84 SFC 986 209 22.4 18.2 77 4.2 19.5 173 12 296.7 299.2 293.2 335.6 13.47 2 950 528 19.6 17.4 87 2.2 18.2 177 29 297.1 299.5 293.2 335.6 13.31 3 900 992 16.4 15.2 93 1.2 15.6 184 46 298.4 300.6 292.7 333.8 12.15 4 850 1478 15.4 12.8 85 2.5 13.7 200 44 302.2 304.3 293.0 334.8 11.03 5 800 1990 12.9 7.0 67 5.9 9.3 207 42 304.8 306.3 291.3 328.5 7.86 6 750 2530 10.8 -7.5 27 18.3 2.5 214 42 308.3 308.8 287.9 317.4 2.89 7 700 3101 7.0 -7.4 35 14.4 0.5 220 36 310.2 310.8 288.8 320.2 3.14 8 650 3705 3.2 2.4 95 0.8 2.7 222 37 312.6 313.9 292.9 334.4 7.01 9 600 4352 -0.1 -0.2 100 0.0 -0.2 215 40 316.0 317.2 293.3 335.9 6.32 10 550 5045 -3.9 -3.9 100 0.0 -3.9 219 46 319.5 320.5 293.4 336.3 5.22 11 500 5791 -9.0 -9.0 100 0.0 -9.0 218 52 322.0 322.8 293.0 334.8 3.86 12 450 6600 -13.9 -14.4 97 0.4 -14.1 218 52 325.7 326.3 293.1 335.2 2.80 13 400 7486 -18.7 -20.3 87 1.6 -19.1 222 52 330.7 331.1 293.7 337.4 1.91 14 350 8467 -26.4 -28.8 80 2.4 -26.9 229 57 333.2 333.4 293.6 336.9 1.02 15 300 9565 -33.5 -36.4 75 3.0 -33.9 244 59 338.2 338.3 294.4 340.4 0.56 16 250 10819 -43.2 -46.6 69 3.4 -43.5 249 62 341.8 341.9 295.0 342.7 0.23 17 200 12279 -55.4 -59.4 61 4.0 -55.5 244 66 345.0 345.0 295.6 345.3 0.06 18 150 14086 -63.0 -72.4 27 9.4 -63.1 253 59 361.5 361.5 299.0 361.6 0.01 19 100 16541 -69.5 -86.0 7 16.5 -69.6 252 34 393.4 393.4 304.3 393.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5706.77 m Freezing level: 602.18 mb = 4323.74 m = 14185.32 ft Wetbulb zero: 602.72 mb = 4315.47 m = 14158.18 ft Precipitable water: 1.63 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 78.90 % Est. max temperature: 28.57 C = 83.42 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 927.40 mb = 735.13 m = 2411.82 ft T: 18.20 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.95 C/km ThetaE index: 17.43 C Layer 800.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 843.95 mb = 1538.58 m = 5047.76 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.85 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.15 C = 82.66 F Cap Strength: 1.94 C Lifted Index: -0.07 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.72 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.95 C Showalter Index: -0.01 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.22 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.36 C Cross Totals Index: 21.86 C K Index: 22.84 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 358.12 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.08 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 7.71 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.93 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 143.10 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.88 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 905.50 mb = 940.16 m = 3084.47 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 500.50 mb = 5782.96 m = 18972.74 ft Equ Level (EL): 490.50 mb = 5938.13 m = 19481.82 ft B at Equ Level: 7.70 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 430.50 mb = 6933.37 m = 22747.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 210.7 at 41.5 knts Storm direction: 240.7 at 31.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 81.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 384.9 neg: -7.0 tot: 377.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 126.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.69 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.2 stream: 7.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 0.09 Bulk Shear: 82.46 m/s