MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F019.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F019.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 19 hour NAM valid 7Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 29.69,-89.81 Latitude: 29.69 Longitude: -89.81 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1011 1 24.8 23.5 93 1.2 23.9 166 6 297.0 300.3 296.7 350.1 18.36 1 1000 101 24.3 23.4 95 0.9 23.7 173 11 297.5 300.8 296.8 350.9 18.43 2 950 551 20.9 20.9 100 0.0 20.9 191 22 298.4 301.4 295.8 346.5 16.55 3 900 1019 19.9 16.0 78 3.9 17.2 203 22 302.0 304.3 294.3 339.7 12.79 4 850 1510 17.0 13.6 80 3.4 14.7 216 22 303.9 306.1 293.9 338.4 11.57 5 800 2026 14.2 12.5 90 1.6 13.1 230 21 306.2 308.4 294.5 340.8 11.49 6 750 2569 12.1 8.7 80 3.4 10.0 238 22 309.7 311.5 294.0 338.6 9.44 7 700 3144 8.7 4.1 73 4.6 6.0 237 24 312.1 313.5 293.0 334.9 7.34 8 650 3753 4.6 2.4 85 2.2 3.4 243 24 314.2 315.5 293.4 336.2 7.02 9 600 4401 0.5 -4.3 70 4.8 -1.9 248 27 316.7 317.6 292.2 331.6 4.64 10 550 5096 -2.5 -15.7 35 13.2 -7.4 247 30 321.1 321.5 291.2 328.0 2.04 11 500 5846 -6.5 -16.6 45 10.1 -10.2 232 28 325.1 325.5 292.3 332.2 2.08 12 450 6662 -11.0 -39.2 8 28.2 -16.4 244 30 329.4 329.5 291.9 330.5 0.29 13 400 7555 -17.5 -46.2 6 28.8 -21.6 252 37 332.3 332.3 292.5 332.9 0.15 14 350 8538 -25.0 -48.6 9 23.6 -27.6 256 43 335.0 335.0 293.2 335.5 0.13 15 300 9639 -33.1 -59.4 5 26.3 -34.8 256 44 338.7 338.7 294.0 338.9 0.04 16 250 10895 -42.5 -58.3 16 15.7 -43.3 270 41 342.8 342.8 295.0 343.1 0.06 17 200 12364 -52.6 -69.4 11 16.8 -52.9 256 37 349.5 349.5 296.5 349.5 0.02 18 150 14163 -65.0 -77.0 18 12.0 -65.1 253 41 358.1 358.1 298.3 358.1 0.01 19 100 16568 -75.0 -86.0 16 11.0 -75.0 225 28 382.9 382.9 302.7 382.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5745.06 m Freezing level: 591.26 mb = 4522.75 m = 14838.24 ft Wetbulb zero: 617.79 mb = 4164.88 m = 13664.13 ft Precipitable water: 1.95 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 73.50 % Est. max temperature: 31.31 C = 88.36 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 993.91 mb = 154.36 m = 506.43 ft T: 23.92 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.64 C/km ThetaE index: 12.55 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 951.56 mb = 536.13 m = 1758.95 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.63 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.16 C = 79.09 F Cap Strength: 0.79 C Lifted Index: -2.53 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.09 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.05 C Showalter Index: 0.93 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 43.64 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 23.52 C Cross Totals Index: 20.12 C K Index: 32.47 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 293.66 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.22 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 873.49 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 41.80 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.78 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 948.72 mb = 562.23 m = 1844.57 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 943.72 mb = 608.03 m = 1994.81 ft Equ Level (EL): 933.72 mb = 700.35 m = 2297.71 ft B at Equ Level: 13.67 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 123.72 mb = 15305.54 m = 50214.40 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 231.6 at 23.8 knts Storm direction: 261.6 at 17.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 94.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 145.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 145.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 48.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.78 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.4 stream: 5.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.74 Bulk Rich Number: 19.99 Bulk Shear: 43.70 m/s