MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181800F013.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181800F013.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 13 hour NAM valid 7Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 32.12,-90.55 Latitude: 32.12 Longitude: -90.55 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1002 75 22.5 21.7 95 0.9 21.9 195 9 295.5 298.5 295.0 342.9 16.49 1 1000 91 22.6 21.7 95 0.9 22.0 195 7 295.8 298.8 295.1 343.4 16.56 2 950 537 20.3 20.3 100 -0.0 20.4 203 32 297.8 300.7 295.3 344.3 16.03 3 900 1005 19.0 19.0 100 -0.0 19.0 222 39 301.1 303.9 295.9 346.8 15.55 4 850 1495 16.4 11.9 74 4.6 13.5 234 39 303.4 305.3 292.8 334.1 10.33 5 800 2009 13.5 9.3 76 4.2 10.9 243 38 305.5 307.2 292.6 333.2 9.20 6 750 2550 9.8 9.8 100 -0.0 9.8 250 37 307.2 309.2 293.9 338.1 10.22 7 700 3120 7.0 5.3 89 1.6 6.0 257 33 310.2 311.7 293.0 334.9 8.03 8 650 3727 3.1 0.8 85 2.3 1.8 260 31 312.5 313.7 292.3 332.0 6.25 9 600 4370 -1.3 -13.8 38 12.5 -6.0 247 37 314.7 315.1 289.3 321.9 2.20 10 550 5058 -4.5 -20.1 28 15.6 -9.6 239 34 318.7 319.0 289.8 323.5 1.41 11 500 5802 -9.0 -31.7 14 22.7 -14.2 237 39 322.1 322.2 290.0 324.0 0.54 12 450 6608 -14.2 -49.0 3 34.8 -19.0 241 46 325.4 325.4 290.5 325.8 0.10 13 400 7492 -19.4 -45.4 8 26.0 -22.9 241 50 329.8 329.8 291.8 330.4 0.17 14 350 8469 -27.2 -38.6 33 11.4 -28.8 237 55 332.1 332.2 292.7 333.6 0.39 15 300 9571 -32.1 -34.8 77 2.7 -32.5 258 47 340.1 340.3 295.0 342.7 0.66 16 250 10830 -42.7 -46.2 68 3.5 -42.9 259 46 342.6 342.7 295.2 343.6 0.24 17 200 12301 -52.2 -63.9 23 11.7 -52.5 253 66 350.1 350.1 296.7 350.3 0.04 18 150 14105 -64.3 -78.4 13 14.1 -64.4 251 56 359.3 359.3 298.5 359.3 0.01 19 100 16538 -69.2 -85.8 7 16.5 -69.4 261 25 393.9 393.9 304.3 393.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5711.18 m Freezing level: 614.37 mb = 4185.18 m = 13730.75 ft Wetbulb zero: 638.31 mb = 3872.84 m = 12706.01 ft Precipitable water: 1.78 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 69.91 % Est. max temperature: 30.28 C = 86.50 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 989.53 mb = 182.56 m = 598.94 ft T: 22.15 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.95 C/km ThetaE index: 16.25 C Layer 700.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 952.34 mb = 515.79 m = 1692.19 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.05 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.72 C = 76.49 F Cap Strength: 0.45 C Lifted Index: -4.10 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.76 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.14 C Showalter Index: 0.35 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.30 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.43 C Cross Totals Index: 20.87 C K Index: 35.67 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 288.51 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.93 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1026.21 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 45.30 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.47 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 948.07 mb = 554.77 m = 1820.10 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 943.07 mb = 600.53 m = 1970.21 ft Equ Level (EL): 933.07 mb = 692.77 m = 2272.84 ft B at Equ Level: 20.07 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 133.07 mb = 14823.76 m = 48633.78 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 240.4 at 34.8 knts Storm direction: 270.4 at 26.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 109.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 357.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 357.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 119.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.81 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.6 stream: 8.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.19 Bulk Rich Number: 14.78 Bulk Shear: 69.44 m/s