MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510190000F013.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510190000F013.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 13 hour NAM valid 13Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 32.41,-86.32 Latitude: 32.41 Longitude: -86.32 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1007 50 21.7 19.7 88 2.0 20.3 190 11 294.3 296.8 293.2 335.6 14.47 1 1000 107 20.9 19.5 92 1.4 20.0 191 13 294.0 296.6 293.2 335.3 14.45 2 950 551 19.2 19.1 99 0.1 19.1 218 31 296.7 299.3 294.1 339.3 14.77 3 900 1016 17.6 17.6 100 0.0 17.6 245 37 299.6 302.2 294.6 341.1 14.19 4 850 1504 13.9 13.0 94 0.9 13.4 267 44 300.7 302.8 292.7 333.6 11.17 5 800 2013 11.8 7.5 75 4.3 9.2 266 38 303.7 305.2 291.2 328.0 8.13 6 750 2552 9.5 2.5 62 7.0 5.7 266 33 306.9 308.1 290.5 325.7 6.14 7 700 3120 5.3 4.1 92 1.1 4.6 266 35 308.3 309.7 291.9 330.8 7.36 8 650 3726 3.0 -0.5 78 3.4 1.2 259 43 312.3 313.4 291.7 330.2 5.70 9 600 4369 -0.2 -11.8 41 11.6 -4.9 251 47 315.9 316.4 290.1 324.4 2.58 10 550 5061 -3.8 -11.4 56 7.5 -7.0 249 50 319.5 320.1 291.5 329.2 2.92 11 500 5805 -9.8 -13.1 77 3.3 -11.1 247 49 321.1 321.6 291.8 330.4 2.80 12 450 6611 -14.3 -16.3 85 2.0 -15.0 238 49 325.3 325.7 292.6 333.4 2.39 13 400 7494 -20.1 -22.2 83 2.1 -20.7 230 49 328.9 329.2 292.9 334.5 1.61 14 350 8472 -26.0 -28.4 80 2.4 -26.5 231 53 333.7 333.9 293.7 337.5 1.05 15 300 9569 -34.5 -37.3 75 2.8 -34.8 223 60 336.8 336.9 294.0 338.8 0.52 16 250 10818 -43.4 -46.9 69 3.4 -43.7 218 69 341.5 341.5 294.9 342.4 0.23 17 200 12284 -53.6 -64.6 25 11.0 -53.9 231 77 347.9 347.9 296.2 348.0 0.03 18 150 14088 -62.1 -83.5 4 21.4 -62.3 254 54 363.1 363.1 299.3 363.1 0.00 19 100 16526 -72.6 -85.9 12 13.3 -72.6 255 30 387.5 387.5 303.4 387.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5697.41 m Freezing level: 602.81 mb = 4332.52 m = 14214.14 ft Wetbulb zero: 640.22 mb = 3847.28 m = 12622.16 ft Precipitable water: 1.79 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 75.64 % Est. max temperature: 28.01 C = 82.41 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 978.00 mb = 299.73 m = 983.35 ft T: 20.15 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.61 C/km ThetaE index: 15.40 C Layer 850.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 927.73 mb = 755.02 m = 2477.08 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.56 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.37 C = 77.67 F Cap Strength: 0.69 C Lifted Index: -2.37 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.55 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.91 C Showalter Index: -0.23 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.55 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.72 C Cross Totals Index: 22.83 C K Index: 35.62 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 293.46 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.68 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 342.49 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 26.17 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 10.20 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.67 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 948.94 mb = 560.48 m = 1838.82 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 873.94 mb = 1266.90 m = 4156.46 ft Equ Level (EL): 333.94 mb = 8806.13 m = 28891.14 ft B at Equ Level: 341.79 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 203.94 mb = 12156.20 m = 39882.06 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 253.3 at 40.3 knts Storm direction: 283.3 at 30.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.3 neg: 1.5 tot: 8.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 85.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 386.7 neg: -26.2 tot: 360.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 120.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.67 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.8 stream: 7.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.82 Bulk Rich Number: 2.99 Bulk Shear: 114.68 m/s