MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F034.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F034.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 34 hour NAM valid 22Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 30.57,-83.41 Latitude: 30.57 Longitude: -83.41 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1009 38 24.3 22.5 89 1.8 23.0 179 9 296.7 299.9 295.8 346.5 17.23 1 1000 113 23.3 22.3 94 1.0 22.6 181 11 296.4 299.5 295.7 346.0 17.18 2 950 561 20.8 20.8 100 -0.0 20.8 199 25 298.3 301.3 295.8 346.4 16.54 3 900 1029 18.2 18.1 99 0.1 18.1 223 29 300.3 302.9 295.1 343.2 14.65 4 850 1518 16.4 14.3 87 2.1 15.1 241 27 303.4 305.6 294.2 339.5 12.18 5 800 2033 13.9 11.7 86 2.3 12.5 247 28 306.0 308.0 294.0 338.6 10.84 6 750 2575 10.6 9.1 91 1.5 9.7 257 28 308.1 309.9 293.7 337.7 9.76 7 700 3148 7.7 3.7 76 4.0 5.4 260 27 311.0 312.4 292.6 333.2 7.16 8 650 3757 4.9 -3.1 56 8.0 0.8 248 27 314.5 315.4 291.5 329.4 4.68 9 600 4405 0.6 -3.7 73 4.3 -1.5 275 22 316.8 317.7 292.3 332.4 4.86 10 550 5098 -3.8 -12.6 51 8.7 -7.3 286 17 319.5 320.0 291.2 328.3 2.64 11 500 5842 -9.1 -25.1 26 16.0 -13.5 301 24 322.0 322.2 290.4 325.5 1.00 12 450 6648 -14.9 -21.2 59 6.3 -16.8 277 31 324.5 324.8 291.7 329.9 1.56 13 400 7528 -20.8 -28.0 52 7.2 -22.4 245 33 327.9 328.1 292.1 331.3 0.95 14 350 8501 -27.3 -29.5 81 2.2 -27.8 254 36 331.9 332.1 293.2 335.4 0.95 15 300 9593 -35.0 -40.6 57 5.6 -35.6 244 44 336.1 336.2 293.7 337.5 0.37 16 250 10844 -42.7 -48.3 54 5.6 -43.0 244 60 342.7 342.7 295.1 343.4 0.19 17 200 12317 -52.5 -73.3 6 20.8 -52.9 250 62 349.6 349.6 296.5 349.6 0.01 18 150 14120 -64.6 -68.5 59 3.9 -64.7 259 46 358.7 358.7 298.5 358.8 0.03 19 100 16541 -71.9 -86.0 10 14.1 -72.0 232 25 388.8 388.8 303.6 388.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5728.93 m Freezing level: 593.37 mb = 4496.55 m = 14752.28 ft Wetbulb zero: 632.30 mb = 3980.17 m = 13058.13 ft Precipitable water: 1.97 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 74.53 % Est. max temperature: 30.41 C = 86.73 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 982.33 mb = 268.82 m = 881.94 ft T: 22.42 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.24 C/km ThetaE index: 17.00 C Layer 900.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 948.05 mb = 578.84 m = 1899.06 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.42 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.97 C = 78.74 F Cap Strength: 0.14 C Lifted Index: -4.58 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.23 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.67 C Showalter Index: -2.09 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 48.93 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.50 C Cross Totals Index: 23.42 C K Index: 35.84 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 384.32 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.75 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1276.53 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 50.53 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.21 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.14 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 953.11 mb = 532.51 m = 1747.07 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 938.11 mb = 669.98 m = 2198.09 ft Equ Level (EL): 228.11 mb = 11449.29 m = 37562.85 ft B at Equ Level: 1270.51 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 118.11 mb = 15547.52 m = 51008.31 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 254.2 at 24.3 knts Storm direction: 284.2 at 18.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 97.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 258.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 258.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 86.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.83 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.3 stream: 6.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.93 Bulk Rich Number: 19.50 Bulk Shear: 65.48 m/s