MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510190000F008.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510190000F008.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 8 hour NAM valid 8Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 32.02,-90.41 Latitude: 32.02 Longitude: -90.41 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 1000 92 SFC 998 105 23.4 22.8 96 0.6 23.0 215 8 296.7 299.9 296.2 348.1 17.78 2 950 540 21.2 21.3 100 -0.0 21.3 236 30 298.7 301.8 296.2 348.2 16.98 3 900 1007 18.3 17.1 93 1.2 17.5 256 39 300.3 302.8 294.4 340.6 13.72 4 850 1497 16.0 12.8 82 3.1 14.0 267 36 302.9 304.9 293.2 335.6 11.03 5 800 2009 12.0 10.6 91 1.4 11.2 266 36 304.0 305.8 292.9 334.2 10.12 6 750 2549 10.8 3.5 60 7.3 6.6 269 37 308.3 309.5 291.3 328.4 6.55 7 700 3121 7.1 0.9 64 6.3 3.8 265 38 310.4 311.5 291.3 328.5 5.84 8 650 3727 3.4 -9.0 40 12.4 -2.0 259 40 312.8 313.4 289.5 322.4 2.98 9 600 4370 -0.7 -17.4 27 16.7 -6.5 256 42 315.3 315.6 289.0 320.8 1.63 10 550 5061 -3.7 -28.8 12 25.0 -10.4 253 39 319.7 319.8 289.3 321.9 0.65 11 500 5806 -7.8 -27.9 18 20.1 -13.1 248 45 323.5 323.6 290.6 326.2 0.77 12 450 6617 -12.7 -41.3 7 28.6 -17.7 255 52 327.2 327.3 291.2 328.1 0.23 13 400 7504 -19.3 -49.9 5 30.7 -23.0 253 50 329.9 330.0 291.8 330.3 0.10 14 350 8478 -28.2 -53.8 7 25.6 -30.3 238 43 330.8 330.8 292.0 331.1 0.07 15 300 9565 -35.4 -44.4 40 8.9 -36.3 239 49 335.4 335.5 293.4 336.4 0.25 16 250 10822 -40.2 -58.2 13 18.1 -41.1 245 61 346.4 346.4 295.9 346.6 0.06 17 200 12306 -52.4 -60.9 35 8.5 -52.7 245 60 349.7 349.7 296.6 349.9 0.05 18 150 14107 -65.6 -77.1 19 11.5 -65.7 245 54 357.0 357.0 298.1 357.0 0.01 19 100 16531 -70.0 -85.2 9 15.2 -70.1 248 30 392.4 392.4 304.2 392.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5714.61 m Freezing level: 608.35 mb = 4262.31 m = 13983.78 ft Wetbulb zero: 667.17 mb = 3513.44 m = 11526.88 ft Precipitable water: 1.56 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 56.71 % Est. max temperature: 29.63 C = 85.33 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 989.86 mb = 180.85 m = 593.34 ft T: 23.05 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.58 C/km ThetaE index: 19.79 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 934.96 mb = 677.70 m = 2223.40 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.28 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.93 C = 78.67 F Cap Strength: 0.28 C Lifted Index: -3.47 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.94 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.38 C Showalter Index: 0.81 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 44.50 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.81 C Cross Totals Index: 20.69 C K Index: 30.41 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 271.43 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.81 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1267.43 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 50.35 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.93 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.28 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 942.37 mb = 609.44 m = 1999.46 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 927.37 mb = 748.25 m = 2454.86 ft Equ Level (EL): 257.37 mb = 10621.57 m = 34847.24 ft B at Equ Level: 1264.75 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 117.37 mb = 15573.77 m = 51094.42 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 257.1 at 37.7 knts Storm direction: 287.1 at 28.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.7 neg: 0.4 tot: 6.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 98.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 261.0 neg: -8.6 tot: 252.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 84.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.79 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.7 stream: 6.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.01 Bulk Rich Number: 21.67 Bulk Shear: 58.49 m/s