MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181800F015.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181800F015.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 15 hour NAM valid 9Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 30.71,-88.29 Latitude: 30.71 Longitude: -88.29 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1005 55 23.2 22.7 97 0.5 22.8 171 10 295.9 299.1 295.8 346.3 17.51 1 1000 100 23.0 22.6 98 0.4 22.7 172 12 296.1 299.3 295.8 346.6 17.52 2 950 547 20.7 20.8 100 -0.0 20.8 184 28 298.2 301.2 295.7 346.1 16.47 3 900 1014 18.0 18.0 100 -0.0 18.0 196 31 300.0 302.7 295.0 342.7 14.57 4 850 1504 15.7 13.1 85 2.6 14.0 219 25 302.6 304.7 293.3 335.9 11.25 5 800 2017 13.2 10.7 84 2.6 11.6 226 29 305.3 307.1 293.2 335.7 10.13 6 750 2559 11.6 9.1 85 2.5 10.0 241 40 309.1 311.0 294.0 338.8 9.73 7 700 3132 6.8 4.4 84 2.4 5.4 238 37 310.1 311.5 292.6 333.2 7.52 8 650 3739 4.0 3.9 99 0.1 3.9 244 40 313.5 315.0 293.8 337.9 7.83 9 600 4386 -0.1 -0.1 100 0.0 -0.1 222 35 316.1 317.3 293.3 336.2 6.36 10 550 5083 -2.3 -2.3 100 0.0 -2.3 234 30 321.3 322.5 294.4 340.3 5.87 11 500 5834 -7.0 -7.1 99 0.1 -7.0 230 31 324.6 325.4 294.2 339.5 4.51 12 450 6647 -12.6 -12.7 99 0.2 -12.6 224 34 327.4 328.1 293.9 338.3 3.20 13 400 7535 -18.8 -35.4 22 16.5 -21.9 238 42 330.5 330.6 292.3 332.3 0.47 14 350 8516 -25.1 -46.9 11 21.8 -27.6 247 52 334.9 334.9 293.2 335.5 0.16 15 300 9614 -34.8 -40.4 57 5.5 -35.5 243 51 336.3 336.3 293.7 337.7 0.38 16 250 10867 -41.9 -45.3 70 3.4 -42.2 261 44 343.8 343.8 295.5 344.9 0.27 17 200 12341 -52.9 -65.1 22 12.2 -53.2 250 48 349.0 349.0 296.4 349.1 0.03 18 150 14137 -64.3 -79.9 10 15.6 -64.4 251 48 359.3 359.3 298.5 359.3 0.00 19 100 16559 -73.5 -86.5 12 12.9 -73.6 250 32 385.6 385.6 303.1 385.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5733.44 m Freezing level: 600.72 mb = 4376.22 m = 14357.50 ft Wetbulb zero: 601.20 mb = 4369.38 m = 14335.07 ft Precipitable water: 2.16 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 94.05 % Est. max temperature: 29.62 C = 85.31 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 998.00 mb = 117.59 m = 385.80 ft T: 22.86 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.11 C/km ThetaE index: 10.92 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 949.22 mb = 554.32 m = 1818.61 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.38 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.56 C = 78.01 F Cap Strength: 0.11 C Lifted Index: -2.41 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.04 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.49 C Showalter Index: 1.58 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 42.75 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.66 C Cross Totals Index: 20.10 C K Index: 33.37 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 287.90 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.62 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 939.73 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 43.35 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.15 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.10 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 953.60 mb = 514.23 m = 1687.09 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 938.60 mb = 651.51 m = 2137.47 ft Equ Level (EL): 238.60 mb = 11175.48 m = 36664.51 ft B at Equ Level: 935.43 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 128.60 mb = 15056.31 m = 49396.74 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 226.5 at 32.1 knts Storm direction: 256.5 at 24.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.5 neg: 0.5 tot: 7.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 112.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 270.2 neg: -12.3 tot: 257.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 86.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.69 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.4 stream: 7.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.28 Bulk Rich Number: 12.92 Bulk Shear: 72.76 m/s