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: 30.85,-88.55 Latitude: 30.85 Longitude: -88.55 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1003 67 23.0 22.8 99 0.2 22.9 168 6 295.9 299.1 296.0 346.9 17.72 1 1000 97 22.8 22.8 100 0.0 22.8 169 6 295.9 299.1 295.9 346.9 17.69 2 950 544 20.6 20.6 100 -0.0 20.6 191 31 298.0 301.0 295.6 345.3 16.27 3 900 1011 18.1 17.8 98 0.3 17.9 197 28 300.2 302.8 294.9 342.4 14.41 4 850 1500 15.4 15.4 100 -0.0 15.4 211 28 302.3 304.7 294.5 340.8 13.05 5 800 2013 13.0 13.0 100 -0.0 13.0 221 25 305.0 307.2 294.4 340.6 11.88 6 750 2555 10.7 10.7 100 -0.0 10.7 226 28 308.2 310.3 294.6 341.2 10.88 7 700 3129 8.3 8.3 100 0.0 8.3 249 36 311.7 313.6 294.8 342.1 9.88 8 650 3738 4.2 2.6 90 1.6 3.3 241 37 313.7 315.1 293.3 336.0 7.13 9 600 4385 0.2 -1.4 89 1.6 -0.6 223 34 316.4 317.5 293.0 334.7 5.78 10 550 5079 -2.9 -6.7 75 3.7 -4.7 224 33 320.6 321.4 292.9 334.4 4.22 11 500 5829 -6.5 -18.0 40 11.4 -10.5 232 40 325.1 325.5 292.1 331.5 1.86 12 450 6642 -12.8 -33.4 16 20.6 -17.2 235 40 327.2 327.3 291.5 329.0 0.51 13 400 7530 -18.6 -56.7 2 38.2 -22.6 247 48 330.8 330.8 292.0 331.0 0.04 14 350 8511 -24.7 -61.2 2 36.5 -27.6 243 52 335.5 335.5 293.2 335.6 0.03 15 300 9611 -34.5 -48.9 22 14.3 -35.7 248 52 336.7 336.7 293.6 337.3 0.15 16 250 10862 -42.2 -49.2 47 6.9 -42.7 255 46 343.3 343.3 295.3 344.0 0.17 17 200 12336 -53.0 -66.3 19 13.2 -53.4 246 47 348.8 348.8 296.4 348.9 0.03 18 150 14133 -63.9 -79.9 9 16.0 -64.0 252 48 360.0 360.0 298.7 360.0 0.00 19 100 16559 -73.5 -86.0 13 12.5 -73.5 253 35 385.8 385.8 303.2 385.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5732.36 m Freezing level: 596.48 mb = 4433.67 m = 14545.98 ft Wetbulb zero: 607.96 mb = 4278.39 m = 14036.53 ft Precipitable water: 2.10 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 90.05 % Est. max temperature: 29.26 C = 84.67 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 1001.25 mb = 86.04 m = 282.27 ft T: 22.87 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.49 C/km ThetaE index: 6.36 C Layer 1000.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 951.17 mb = 533.21 m = 1749.36 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.25 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.14 C = 77.25 F Cap Strength: 0.01 C Lifted Index: -1.79 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.46 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.90 C Showalter Index: -0.03 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 43.81 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.90 C Cross Totals Index: 21.91 C K Index: 37.29 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 350.97 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.87 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 831.90 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 40.79 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.01 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 952.43 mb = 521.70 m = 1711.59 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 947.43 mb = 567.36 m = 1861.40 ft Equ Level (EL): 237.43 mb = 11202.88 m = 36754.40 ft B at Equ Level: 827.15 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 137.43 mb = 14656.78 m = 48085.96 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 224.5 at 31.4 knts Storm direction: 254.5 at 23.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 143.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 257.9 neg: -1.8 tot: 256.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 85.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.77 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.3 stream: 8.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.06 Bulk Rich Number: 15.43 Bulk Shear: 53.90 m/s