MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F025.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F025.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 25 hour NAM valid 13Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 31.37,-86.82 Latitude: 31.37 Longitude: -86.82 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1001 94 22.5 20.2 87 2.3 20.9 182 7 295.5 298.2 294.0 338.7 15.02 1 1000 106 22.5 20.2 87 2.3 20.9 182 6 295.6 298.3 294.0 338.8 15.04 2 950 552 20.2 19.6 96 0.6 19.8 196 31 297.7 300.5 294.8 342.1 15.30 3 900 1018 17.4 17.4 100 -0.0 17.4 224 36 299.4 301.9 294.4 340.2 14.00 4 850 1506 15.4 14.5 95 0.8 14.8 244 36 302.2 304.5 294.0 338.6 12.32 5 800 2019 12.7 11.7 93 1.0 12.1 244 33 304.7 306.8 293.6 337.2 10.87 6 750 2561 10.4 10.2 99 0.2 10.2 242 36 307.8 309.8 294.2 339.5 10.46 7 700 3133 7.2 6.0 92 1.2 6.5 241 36 310.5 312.1 293.4 336.4 8.43 8 650 3739 3.4 2.1 91 1.3 2.7 243 35 312.8 314.1 292.8 334.1 6.85 9 600 4385 -0.2 -0.4 99 0.2 -0.3 248 39 315.9 317.1 293.2 335.6 6.22 10 550 5081 -2.8 -2.9 100 0.1 -2.9 240 42 320.7 321.8 294.0 338.9 5.63 11 500 5828 -9.0 -9.4 96 0.5 -9.2 242 42 322.1 322.8 292.9 334.4 3.74 12 450 6635 -13.4 -27.1 31 13.7 -16.9 241 43 326.3 326.5 291.6 329.6 0.92 13 400 7522 -19.3 -31.0 35 11.6 -21.8 240 52 329.9 330.0 292.4 332.5 0.72 14 350 8499 -26.8 -39.9 28 13.1 -28.6 233 56 332.6 332.6 292.7 333.9 0.34 15 300 9593 -34.3 -44.9 33 10.6 -35.3 236 60 337.1 337.1 293.8 338.0 0.23 16 250 10846 -42.8 -46.4 68 3.6 -43.1 240 57 342.4 342.4 295.1 343.3 0.24 17 200 12316 -52.6 -59.8 42 7.2 -52.8 255 64 349.4 349.4 296.5 349.7 0.06 18 150 14118 -64.1 -80.6 9 16.5 -64.1 257 55 359.7 359.7 298.7 359.8 0.00 19 100 16551 -74.4 -85.1 17 10.8 -74.4 259 29 384.1 384.1 302.9 384.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5721.60 m Freezing level: 602.94 mb = 4347.39 m = 14262.91 ft Wetbulb zero: 604.66 mb = 4322.88 m = 14182.51 ft Precipitable water: 2.06 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 95.82 % Est. max temperature: 29.12 C = 84.42 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 968.52 mb = 384.57 m = 1261.71 ft T: 21.08 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.01 C/km ThetaE index: 5.38 C Layer 700.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 924.80 mb = 783.91 m = 2571.85 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.92 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.53 C = 77.95 F Cap Strength: 0.52 C Lifted Index: -2.55 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.72 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.72 C Showalter Index: -1.61 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.82 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.33 C Cross Totals Index: 23.49 C K Index: 37.67 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 288.13 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.90 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 464.90 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 30.49 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.42 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.52 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 938.27 mb = 659.45 m = 2163.53 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 903.27 mb = 986.81 m = 3237.54 ft Equ Level (EL): 283.27 mb = 9987.63 m = 32767.42 ft B at Equ Level: 464.57 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 183.27 mb = 12863.02 m = 42201.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 238.2 at 35.9 knts Storm direction: 268.2 at 27.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.6 neg: 0.3 tot: 6.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 91.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 347.2 neg: -8.7 tot: 338.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 112.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.75 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.2 stream: 7.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.00 Bulk Rich Number: 5.23 Bulk Shear: 88.94 m/s