MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F021.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F021.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 21 hour NAM valid 9Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 34.31,-87.76 Latitude: 34.31 Longitude: -87.76 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 71 SFC 978 260 20.1 19.7 98 0.4 19.8 199 10 295.1 297.8 293.8 337.9 14.93 2 950 513 18.6 18.6 100 -0.0 18.6 203 24 296.0 298.6 293.6 337.2 14.31 3 900 976 16.1 16.1 100 -0.0 16.1 214 46 298.1 300.5 293.2 335.6 12.92 4 850 1461 13.4 13.3 99 0.1 13.4 220 44 300.2 302.3 292.7 333.6 11.38 5 800 1971 11.1 11.1 100 0.0 11.1 241 39 303.0 304.9 292.8 334.0 10.43 6 750 2507 6.9 4.6 85 2.3 5.6 237 34 304.1 305.4 290.4 325.5 7.12 7 700 3073 6.1 -17.4 17 23.6 -2.3 246 36 309.3 309.5 286.6 313.8 1.39 8 650 3675 2.8 -11.7 33 14.6 -3.0 242 50 312.2 312.6 288.7 319.9 2.40 9 600 4318 -1.3 -6.7 66 5.4 -3.7 241 57 314.7 315.4 290.9 327.0 3.86 10 550 5006 -4.9 -9.5 70 4.6 -6.8 231 65 318.3 318.9 291.5 329.4 3.39 11 500 5751 -8.8 -16.6 53 7.8 -11.6 232 65 322.3 322.7 291.5 329.3 2.09 12 450 6557 -14.9 -18.4 75 3.5 -16.0 233 68 324.5 324.9 292.1 331.3 2.00 13 400 7439 -19.8 -22.0 83 2.2 -20.4 224 73 329.2 329.6 293.0 335.0 1.64 14 350 8416 -27.0 -29.4 80 2.4 -27.5 217 72 332.4 332.6 293.3 335.9 0.96 15 300 9512 -34.2 -37.1 75 2.8 -34.6 217 67 337.1 337.2 294.1 339.1 0.53 16 250 10762 -43.5 -47.2 67 3.7 -43.7 216 63 341.4 341.4 294.8 342.3 0.22 17 200 12231 -52.2 -58.8 45 6.6 -52.4 240 86 350.1 350.1 296.7 350.4 0.07 18 150 14052 -61.4 -83.4 4 22.0 -61.6 256 67 364.2 364.2 299.5 364.2 0.00 19 100 16507 -71.6 -86.2 9 14.7 -71.6 242 35 389.4 389.4 303.7 389.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5679.85 m Freezing level: 615.37 mb = 4120.13 m = 13517.32 ft Wetbulb zero: 714.56 mb = 2903.97 m = 9527.34 ft Precipitable water: 1.50 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 70.35 % Est. max temperature: 26.36 C = 79.46 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 972.75 mb = 309.06 m = 1013.96 ft T: 19.81 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.58 C/km ThetaE index: 20.16 C Layer 750.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 927.73 mb = 715.92 m = 2348.77 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.65 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.92 C = 71.46 F Cap Strength: -0.04 C Lifted Index: -0.60 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.96 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.41 C Showalter Index: 0.69 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 44.43 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.27 C Cross Totals Index: 22.16 C K Index: 12.03 Risk: None Sweat Index: 364.68 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.91 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 247.46 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 22.25 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.00 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 927.18 mb = 721.08 m = 2365.71 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 922.18 mb = 767.41 m = 2517.73 ft Equ Level (EL): 352.18 mb = 8370.65 m = 27462.44 ft B at Equ Level: 246.35 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 242.18 mb = 10971.19 m = 35994.27 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 233.1 at 48.3 knts Storm direction: 263.1 at 36.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 82.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 365.7 neg: -20.9 tot: 344.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 115.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.58 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.3 stream: 7.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.54 Bulk Rich Number: 2.08 Bulk Shear: 118.84 m/s