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: 30.71,-86.64 Latitude: 30.71 Longitude: -86.64 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1010 36 22.9 20.6 87 2.3 21.3 227 7 295.2 297.9 294.1 339.1 15.31 1 1000 122 21.4 19.6 90 1.7 20.2 228 9 294.5 297.1 293.3 336.1 14.55 2 950 569 21.0 19.1 89 1.9 19.7 259 19 298.5 301.2 294.7 341.7 14.84 3 900 1036 18.8 14.4 76 4.4 15.9 277 23 300.9 303.0 293.0 334.8 11.52 4 850 1525 15.8 12.4 80 3.5 13.6 269 23 302.7 304.7 292.9 334.5 10.70 5 800 2039 13.5 9.9 79 3.6 11.3 268 30 305.6 307.3 292.9 334.5 9.64 6 750 2580 10.5 7.8 83 2.7 8.9 268 30 308.0 309.6 293.0 335.0 8.88 7 700 3152 7.8 0.1 58 7.7 3.7 264 33 311.1 312.2 291.2 328.3 5.51 8 650 3760 4.9 -6.8 42 11.7 -0.5 268 31 314.5 315.2 290.5 325.8 3.53 9 600 4407 0.4 -13.8 34 14.2 -5.1 266 36 316.6 317.1 289.9 323.9 2.20 10 550 5099 -3.3 -25.3 16 22.0 -9.6 263 39 320.2 320.4 289.8 323.3 0.89 11 500 5845 -8.9 -21.9 34 12.9 -12.9 251 37 322.1 322.4 290.7 326.7 1.33 12 450 6652 -13.9 -35.8 14 21.9 -18.1 243 35 325.8 325.9 290.9 327.3 0.40 13 400 7535 -20.1 -31.2 36 11.1 -22.4 230 41 328.9 329.0 292.1 331.5 0.71 14 350 8512 -26.6 -34.8 46 8.2 -27.9 228 44 332.9 333.0 293.1 335.0 0.57 15 300 9610 -33.6 -37.1 70 3.6 -34.0 227 43 338.1 338.2 294.3 340.1 0.52 16 250 10868 -41.7 -48.7 47 7.0 -42.2 225 43 344.0 344.0 295.4 344.8 0.18 17 200 12340 -53.3 -56.7 66 3.4 -53.4 235 51 348.4 348.4 296.4 348.7 0.09 18 150 14139 -64.9 -78.0 15 13.0 -65.0 252 59 358.2 358.2 298.4 358.2 0.01 19 100 16553 -73.8 -84.6 18 10.8 -73.9 271 26 385.1 385.1 303.1 385.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5722.81 m Freezing level: 594.07 mb = 4489.49 m = 14729.12 ft Wetbulb zero: 656.02 mb = 3684.77 m = 12088.99 ft Precipitable water: 1.62 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 57.80 % Est. max temperature: 30.07 C = 86.13 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 977.41 mb = 320.97 m = 1053.05 ft T: 21.21 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.23 C/km ThetaE index: 11.64 C Layer 700.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 871.09 mb = 1314.95 m = 4314.10 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.22 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.65 C = 85.37 F Cap Strength: 1.92 C Lifted Index: -1.64 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.22 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.53 C Showalter Index: 0.24 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.12 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.79 C Cross Totals Index: 21.33 C K Index: 29.45 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 231.58 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.49 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 222.97 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 21.12 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 105.75 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.92 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 928.10 mb = 770.32 m = 2527.27 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 613.10 mb = 4232.86 m = 13887.15 ft Equ Level (EL): 323.10 mb = 9081.48 m = 29794.53 ft B at Equ Level: 221.16 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 233.10 mb = 11329.51 m = 37169.87 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 264.0 at 29.8 knts Storm direction: 294.0 at 22.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.3 neg: 1.8 tot: 5.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 91.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 81.4 neg: -1.1 tot: 80.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 26.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.62 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.9 stream: 3.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.11 Bulk Rich Number: 4.90 Bulk Shear: 45.51 m/s