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: 30.73,-89.78 Latitude: 30.73 Longitude: -89.78 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1007 40 23.7 21.5 88 2.2 22.2 175 6 296.2 299.2 295.0 343.1 16.24 1 1000 98 23.3 21.4 89 1.9 22.0 176 9 296.4 299.4 295.1 343.4 16.28 2 950 546 20.6 20.6 100 -0.0 20.6 194 27 298.1 301.1 295.6 345.4 16.29 3 900 1014 20.2 15.0 72 5.2 16.7 204 30 302.3 304.5 293.7 337.8 11.99 4 850 1505 16.5 15.0 91 1.5 15.5 231 24 303.4 305.7 294.6 341.1 12.69 5 800 2020 13.2 13.0 99 0.1 13.1 250 29 305.2 307.4 294.5 340.8 11.88 6 750 2562 10.9 9.8 93 1.0 10.2 251 32 308.4 310.3 294.1 339.4 10.21 7 700 3135 7.7 5.8 87 2.0 6.6 249 29 311.0 312.6 293.4 336.5 8.28 8 650 3743 4.0 -2.1 65 6.1 0.9 255 29 313.5 314.5 291.6 329.5 5.06 9 600 4389 0.9 -10.1 44 11.0 -3.8 254 29 317.1 317.7 290.8 326.8 2.95 10 550 5083 -2.8 -22.3 21 19.5 -8.9 241 31 320.8 321.0 290.2 324.8 1.16 11 500 5832 -6.6 -33.5 10 26.9 -12.9 238 33 324.9 325.0 290.7 326.6 0.45 12 450 6646 -12.3 -39.0 9 26.7 -17.3 248 41 327.8 327.9 291.4 328.9 0.29 13 400 7535 -18.0 -45.3 7 27.4 -21.9 246 46 331.7 331.7 292.3 332.3 0.17 14 350 8518 -25.2 -44.8 14 19.6 -27.6 251 53 334.8 334.8 293.2 335.6 0.20 15 300 9618 -33.8 -53.7 12 19.9 -35.3 248 55 337.7 337.7 293.9 338.1 0.09 16 250 10872 -42.7 -52.1 35 9.4 -43.2 255 47 342.7 342.7 295.1 343.2 0.12 17 200 12343 -52.6 -70.9 9 18.3 -52.9 251 45 349.5 349.5 296.5 349.6 0.01 18 150 14138 -66.1 -76.7 21 10.6 -66.2 247 48 356.2 356.2 298.0 356.3 0.01 19 100 16552 -73.8 -85.5 15 11.8 -73.8 232 31 385.2 385.2 303.1 385.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5734.12 m Freezing level: 588.21 mb = 4553.08 m = 14937.74 ft Wetbulb zero: 640.53 mb = 3861.29 m = 12668.11 ft Precipitable water: 1.82 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 67.36 % Est. max temperature: 30.67 C = 87.21 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 975.90 mb = 311.31 m = 1021.36 ft T: 22.01 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.33 C/km ThetaE index: 16.24 C Layer 800.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 876.95 mb = 1237.23 m = 4059.11 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.44 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.24 C = 86.43 F Cap Strength: 2.02 C Lifted Index: -1.21 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.69 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.97 C Showalter Index: -0.27 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 44.70 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.09 C Cross Totals Index: 21.60 C K Index: 36.11 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 300.99 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.79 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 492.38 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 31.38 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 38.65 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.88 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 934.94 mb = 684.68 m = 2246.31 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 829.94 mb = 1707.95 m = 5603.43 ft Equ Level (EL): 249.94 mb = 10873.73 m = 35674.54 ft B at Equ Level: 486.96 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 159.94 mb = 13737.31 m = 45069.38 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 239.1 at 28.7 knts Storm direction: 269.1 at 21.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.3 neg: 0.5 tot: 5.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 105.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 245.3 neg: -7.0 tot: 238.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 79.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.68 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.8 stream: 6.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.73 Bulk Rich Number: 7.54 Bulk Shear: 65.29 m/s