MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510190000F015.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510190000F015.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 15 hour NAM valid 15Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 30.43,-86.68 Latitude: 30.43 Longitude: -86.68 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1014 16 24.5 23.5 94 1.0 23.8 311 5 296.4 299.7 296.4 349.2 18.26 1 1000 135 23.2 23.1 99 0.1 23.1 308 7 296.4 299.6 296.3 348.4 18.04 2 950 584 20.6 20.6 100 -0.0 20.6 227 10 298.1 301.0 295.6 345.3 16.29 3 900 1050 17.2 15.3 89 1.9 16.0 220 13 299.2 301.4 293.0 335.0 12.25 4 850 1538 15.7 13.3 86 2.4 14.1 217 16 302.6 304.7 293.4 336.2 11.34 5 800 2051 12.4 10.3 87 2.1 11.1 218 15 304.4 306.2 292.8 333.9 9.88 6 750 2589 9.0 7.0 87 2.0 7.8 220 19 306.3 307.9 292.2 331.7 8.40 7 700 3159 5.4 4.0 91 1.3 4.6 223 22 308.4 309.8 291.9 330.8 7.33 8 650 3762 1.8 0.8 93 1.0 1.3 215 25 311.0 312.2 291.8 330.4 6.25 9 600 4405 -0.5 -1.0 96 0.6 -0.8 219 26 315.6 316.7 292.9 334.3 5.92 10 550 5095 -4.4 -5.1 95 0.7 -4.7 224 29 318.9 319.8 292.9 334.3 4.77 11 500 5841 -8.7 -9.2 96 0.6 -8.9 231 34 322.5 323.2 293.0 335.0 3.80 12 450 6652 -12.9 -13.0 99 0.1 -13.0 239 40 327.0 327.6 293.7 337.6 3.12 13 400 7541 -18.3 -18.3 99 0.1 -18.3 245 44 331.2 331.7 294.1 339.1 2.25 14 350 8526 -24.4 -24.4 100 0.0 -24.4 248 47 335.8 336.1 294.6 341.3 1.51 15 300 9633 -32.1 -32.1 100 -0.0 -32.1 246 52 340.1 340.3 295.1 343.3 0.86 16 250 10894 -41.5 -44.1 76 2.6 -41.8 248 57 344.3 344.4 295.6 345.6 0.30 17 200 12367 -53.9 -57.6 64 3.7 -54.0 248 65 347.4 347.4 296.1 347.7 0.08 18 150 14150 -67.1 -71.7 52 4.6 -67.1 248 62 354.6 354.6 297.6 354.6 0.02 19 100 16595 -73.3 -86.2 12 13.0 -73.3 266 24 386.2 386.2 303.2 386.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5706.01 m Freezing level: 610.51 mb = 4269.87 m = 14008.60 ft Wetbulb zero: 619.52 mb = 4147.84 m = 13608.25 ft Precipitable water: 2.14 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 92.36 % Est. max temperature: 29.66 C = 85.39 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 1000.00 mb = 135.02 m = 442.97 ft T: 23.21 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.23 C/km ThetaE index: 14.17 C Layer 1000.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 954.30 mb = 544.84 m = 1787.53 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.40 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.94 C = 78.69 F Cap Strength: 0.16 C Lifted Index: -3.94 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.09 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.85 C Showalter Index: -0.25 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.29 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.35 C Cross Totals Index: 21.93 C K Index: 36.30 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 280.01 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.33 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 966.09 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 43.96 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.25 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.16 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 959.42 mb = 497.91 m = 1633.55 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 944.42 mb = 635.09 m = 2083.61 ft Equ Level (EL): 254.42 mb = 10773.16 m = 35344.60 ft B at Equ Level: 962.94 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 124.42 mb = 15277.19 m = 50121.41 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 223.0 at 20.9 knts Storm direction: 253.0 at 15.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.0 neg: 2.9 tot: 3.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 120.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 44.0 neg: -6.6 tot: 37.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 12.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.66 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.5 stream: 3.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.18 Bulk Rich Number: 23.67 Bulk Shear: 40.82 m/s