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: 32.55,-90.02 Latitude: 32.55 Longitude: -90.02 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1001 79 23.1 22.7 98 0.4 22.8 239 10 296.2 299.3 295.9 346.8 17.59 1 1000 86 23.1 22.7 98 0.4 22.8 233 10 296.2 299.4 296.0 347.0 17.63 2 950 533 20.8 20.9 100 -0.0 20.9 242 28 298.3 301.3 295.8 346.5 16.56 3 900 1000 17.5 17.5 100 -0.0 17.5 247 38 299.6 302.2 294.6 341.0 14.16 4 850 1488 15.2 14.0 93 1.2 14.4 258 39 302.1 304.3 293.7 337.4 11.95 5 800 2001 12.9 11.8 93 1.1 12.2 260 41 304.9 306.9 293.7 337.6 10.93 6 750 2542 10.3 9.3 93 1.0 9.7 260 38 307.8 309.6 293.7 337.6 9.84 7 700 3113 6.5 5.1 91 1.4 5.7 260 34 309.7 311.2 292.8 334.0 7.92 8 650 3720 3.8 1.2 83 2.6 2.4 260 32 313.2 314.4 292.6 333.3 6.42 9 600 4364 -1.5 -6.6 68 5.0 -3.8 257 31 314.3 315.1 290.8 326.8 3.89 10 550 5052 -4.3 -14.5 45 10.2 -8.2 256 33 318.9 319.4 290.7 326.4 2.25 11 500 5797 -8.7 -24.3 27 15.6 -13.1 246 38 322.5 322.7 290.6 326.2 1.07 12 450 6604 -14.2 -19.3 65 5.1 -15.8 242 41 325.4 325.7 292.2 331.7 1.84 13 400 7488 -20.0 -24.6 67 4.6 -21.2 239 50 329.0 329.2 292.7 333.6 1.30 14 350 8463 -28.1 -33.9 58 5.7 -29.0 233 50 330.8 331.0 292.6 333.1 0.62 15 300 9552 -34.9 -37.8 75 2.9 -35.3 243 54 336.2 336.3 293.9 338.1 0.49 16 250 10804 -42.7 -46.1 69 3.5 -42.9 244 61 342.6 342.7 295.2 343.6 0.24 17 200 12279 -51.8 -63.0 25 11.2 -52.1 238 73 350.7 350.7 296.8 350.9 0.04 18 150 14093 -62.5 -76.6 14 14.0 -62.7 252 56 362.4 362.4 299.2 362.4 0.01 19 100 16532 -69.0 -86.5 6 17.6 -69.1 251 31 394.5 394.5 304.5 394.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5711.08 m Freezing level: 614.59 mb = 4175.64 m = 13699.45 ft Wetbulb zero: 630.97 mb = 3958.70 m = 12987.69 ft Precipitable water: 1.95 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 79.18 % Est. max temperature: 28.96 C = 84.12 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 995.44 mb = 126.04 m = 413.50 ft T: 22.87 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.67 C/km ThetaE index: 11.38 C Layer 750.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 944.34 mb = 585.11 m = 1919.62 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.23 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.39 C = 77.71 F Cap Strength: 0.22 C Lifted Index: -3.99 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.90 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.73 C Showalter Index: -0.77 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.58 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.87 C Cross Totals Index: 22.71 C K Index: 36.52 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 285.39 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.20 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1331.53 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 51.60 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.27 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.22 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 949.68 mb = 536.33 m = 1759.58 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 934.68 mb = 673.83 m = 2210.69 ft Equ Level (EL): 234.68 mb = 11222.11 m = 36817.50 ft B at Equ Level: 1325.70 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 124.68 mb = 15204.59 m = 49883.22 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 254.7 at 34.0 knts Storm direction: 284.7 at 25.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.8 neg: 0.5 tot: 5.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 89.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 195.5 neg: -19.9 tot: 175.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 58.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.72 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.7 stream: 5.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.63 Bulk Rich Number: 40.61 Bulk Shear: 32.79 m/s