MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510190600F009.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510190600F009.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 9 hour NAM valid 15Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 30.66,-85.87 Latitude: 30.66 Longitude: -85.87 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1012 14 21.1 20.2 95 0.9 20.5 83 5 293.2 295.8 293.2 335.5 14.87 1 1000 121 20.7 20.0 96 0.7 20.3 127 9 293.9 296.5 293.4 336.4 14.92 2 950 569 20.8 20.8 100 -0.0 20.8 184 19 298.3 301.2 295.8 346.1 16.48 3 900 1036 18.3 18.3 100 -0.0 18.4 231 21 300.4 303.1 295.3 344.1 14.90 4 850 1526 16.1 15.8 98 0.3 15.9 263 26 303.0 305.5 295.0 342.6 13.38 5 800 2040 13.1 12.7 98 0.4 12.9 265 28 305.1 307.2 294.3 339.8 11.61 6 750 2582 11.2 11.1 99 0.2 11.2 252 32 308.8 310.9 294.9 342.5 11.12 7 700 3156 7.3 7.0 98 0.3 7.1 253 35 310.6 312.3 293.9 338.2 9.02 8 650 3763 4.2 0.4 77 3.8 2.1 254 39 313.7 314.9 292.4 332.8 6.08 9 600 4410 0.3 -2.8 80 3.1 -1.3 250 32 316.4 317.4 292.5 333.0 5.18 10 550 5103 -4.0 -5.0 93 1.0 -4.5 235 36 319.3 320.2 293.0 334.8 4.79 11 500 5847 -9.5 -10.8 90 1.3 -10.1 236 34 321.4 322.1 292.4 332.5 3.35 12 450 6654 -14.5 -16.0 88 1.6 -15.0 244 35 325.1 325.6 292.6 333.3 2.43 13 400 7537 -19.5 -21.6 84 2.0 -20.1 246 41 329.6 329.9 293.2 335.6 1.70 14 350 8520 -24.8 -26.9 82 2.1 -25.3 237 40 335.3 335.6 294.3 339.7 1.21 15 300 9622 -33.7 -36.4 77 2.7 -34.1 234 29 337.9 338.0 294.3 340.0 0.57 16 250 10875 -43.0 -46.3 70 3.3 -43.2 232 36 342.1 342.2 295.1 343.1 0.24 17 200 12342 -53.9 -57.8 62 4.0 -54.0 233 58 347.4 347.4 296.1 347.7 0.08 18 150 14143 -63.8 -77.9 13 14.1 -63.9 254 59 360.2 360.2 298.8 360.3 0.01 19 100 16564 -74.3 -85.1 17 10.8 -74.4 269 28 384.1 384.1 302.9 384.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5726.61 m Freezing level: 596.72 mb = 4455.82 m = 14618.66 ft Wetbulb zero: 618.67 mb = 4162.55 m = 13656.50 ft Precipitable water: 2.24 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 92.54 % Est. max temperature: 30.25 C = 86.46 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 999.65 mb = 123.81 m = 406.20 ft T: 20.71 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.25 C/km ThetaE index: 9.74 C Layer 700.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 1000.00 mb = 120.75 m = 396.16 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.68 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.89 C = 71.41 F Cap Strength: 0.88 C Lifted Index: -3.71 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.98 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.05 C Showalter Index: -3.83 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.96 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.64 C Cross Totals Index: 25.32 C K Index: 41.13 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 315.13 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.09 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 591.63 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 34.40 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 18.96 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.86 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 958.51 mb = 490.75 m = 1610.06 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 823.51 mb = 1794.12 m = 5886.16 ft Equ Level (EL): 753.51 mb = 2542.73 m = 8342.18 ft B at Equ Level: 32.41 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 153.51 mb = 13997.96 m = 45924.50 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 245.1 at 29.8 knts Storm direction: 275.1 at 22.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.6 neg: 1.6 tot: 7.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 127.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 275.4 neg: -7.7 tot: 267.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 89.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.64 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.3 stream: 7.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.00 Bulk Rich Number: 4.31 Bulk Shear: 137.41 m/s