MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510161800F052.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510161800F052.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 52 hour NAM valid 22Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 38.59,-90.08 Latitude: 38.59 Longitude: -90.08 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 1000 43 SFC 990 135 27.0 16.8 54 10.2 20.1 182 10 301.1 303.3 293.6 337.1 12.25 2 950 494 24.0 15.8 60 8.2 18.5 184 19 301.6 303.8 293.6 336.9 12.00 3 900 964 19.4 14.9 75 4.5 16.4 186 21 301.6 303.7 293.5 336.8 11.95 4 850 1453 14.8 14.1 96 0.7 14.3 188 22 301.6 303.8 293.6 336.9 11.96 5 800 1964 12.4 8.7 78 3.8 10.2 221 19 304.4 306.1 292.0 330.9 8.84 6 750 2503 9.2 4.0 70 5.3 6.3 246 24 306.6 307.9 290.9 327.3 6.79 7 700 3071 4.8 2.9 87 1.9 3.8 243 30 307.8 309.1 291.3 328.5 6.77 8 650 3671 1.0 -1.0 87 2.0 -0.0 239 36 310.1 311.1 290.9 327.1 5.47 9 600 4311 -2.6 -6.7 73 4.1 -4.4 231 42 313.1 313.9 290.4 325.4 3.86 10 550 4996 -7.4 -15.0 54 7.6 -10.1 231 46 315.3 315.7 289.5 322.4 2.16 11 500 5729 -12.7 -26.9 29 14.2 -16.2 231 48 317.5 317.7 288.9 320.4 0.84 12 450 6525 -18.0 -36.8 18 18.8 -21.2 231 52 320.6 320.6 289.3 321.9 0.36 13 400 7393 -24.5 -37.5 29 13.1 -26.3 230 59 323.2 323.3 290.2 324.6 0.38 14 350 8349 -32.4 -36.3 68 4.0 -32.9 230 75 325.1 325.2 290.8 326.9 0.49 15 300 9425 -38.2 -41.4 72 3.2 -38.5 240 88 331.5 331.5 292.4 332.8 0.34 16 250 10654 -47.4 -51.0 67 3.5 -47.6 244 84 335.5 335.6 293.3 336.1 0.14 17 200 12099 -53.7 -57.4 63 3.7 -53.8 255 55 347.7 347.8 296.2 348.1 0.08 18 150 13932 -57.5 -83.4 2 25.9 -57.8 247 60 371.0 371.0 300.7 371.0 0.00 19 100 16432 -65.6 -87.7 3 22.0 -65.8 242 44 400.9 400.9 305.3 400.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5686.08 m Freezing level: 636.37 mb = 3845.79 m = 12617.25 ft Wetbulb zero: 650.51 mb = 3665.12 m = 12024.51 ft Precipitable water: 1.51 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 71.30 % Est. max temperature: 28.14 C = 82.65 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 852.77 mb = 1424.72 m = 4674.23 ft T: 15.04 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.61 C/km ThetaE index: 9.62 C Layer 800.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 827.73 mb = 1676.64 m = 5500.72 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.03 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.80 C = 83.84 F Cap Strength: 0.44 C Lifted Index: -4.67 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.28 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.86 C Showalter Index: -4.61 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 54.31 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.51 C Cross Totals Index: 26.80 C K Index: 39.66 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 475.82 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.29 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1093.62 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 46.77 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 13.28 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.45 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 844.35 mb = 1508.90 m = 4950.41 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 759.35 mb = 2399.62 m = 7872.66 ft Equ Level (EL): 239.35 mb = 10936.16 m = 35879.35 ft B at Equ Level: 1080.76 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 159.35 mb = 13546.80 m = 44444.34 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 227.3 at 32.4 knts Storm direction: 257.3 at 24.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.9 neg: 1.0 tot: 4.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 101.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 104.3 neg: -1.8 tot: 102.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 34.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.52 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.1 stream: 3.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.61 Bulk Rich Number: 14.96 Bulk Shear: 73.12 m/s