MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170000F043.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170000F043.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 43 hour NAM valid 19Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 38.57,-90.79 Latitude: 38.57 Longitude: -90.79 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 57 SFC 988 165 22.0 19.1 84 2.9 20.0 187 4 296.2 298.8 293.6 337.1 14.21 2 950 501 19.7 17.4 87 2.3 18.2 192 11 297.2 299.6 293.2 335.7 13.30 3 900 965 16.5 16.2 98 0.3 16.3 241 21 298.5 300.9 293.4 336.3 12.99 4 850 1452 14.3 12.6 89 1.7 13.2 229 23 301.1 303.1 292.5 333.0 10.83 5 800 1963 11.7 9.2 84 2.6 10.2 231 29 303.7 305.4 292.0 331.0 9.15 6 750 2500 8.4 7.6 95 0.7 7.9 225 32 305.7 307.3 292.3 332.2 8.80 7 700 3068 5.3 4.5 94 0.9 4.8 221 38 308.4 309.8 292.1 331.5 7.55 8 650 3670 1.0 0.9 100 0.0 1.0 235 46 310.1 311.2 291.6 329.6 6.31 9 600 4310 -2.4 -2.6 99 0.2 -2.5 228 48 313.3 314.3 291.7 329.9 5.27 10 550 4995 -7.4 -7.9 96 0.5 -7.7 232 52 315.3 316.0 291.0 327.6 3.83 11 500 5730 -11.7 -13.7 85 2.0 -12.4 238 50 318.8 319.3 291.0 327.6 2.66 12 450 6531 -16.9 -19.4 81 2.5 -17.7 237 54 322.0 322.3 291.2 328.2 1.83 13 400 7403 -23.0 -27.4 67 4.4 -23.9 236 55 325.1 325.3 291.3 328.7 1.01 14 350 8367 -29.9 -34.9 61 5.1 -30.6 237 64 328.5 328.6 291.9 330.5 0.56 15 300 9446 -38.7 -42.1 70 3.4 -39.0 242 79 330.8 330.9 292.3 332.0 0.31 16 250 10671 -48.8 -52.3 67 3.5 -49.0 237 88 333.5 333.5 292.8 334.0 0.12 17 200 12109 -53.7 -65.4 22 11.7 -53.9 243 88 347.7 347.8 296.1 347.9 0.03 18 150 13938 -58.1 -82.9 3 24.8 -58.4 249 70 369.9 369.9 300.5 370.0 0.00 19 100 16435 -66.2 -86.8 4 20.6 -66.3 238 43 399.8 399.8 305.2 399.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5673.35 m Freezing level: 635.85 mb = 3850.80 m = 12633.70 ft Wetbulb zero: 636.15 mb = 3841.78 m = 12604.12 ft Precipitable water: 1.75 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 93.32 % Est. max temperature: 27.50 C = 81.50 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 946.40 mb = 534.06 m = 1752.15 ft T: 19.47 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.40 C/km ThetaE index: 5.30 C Layer 850.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 902.15 mb = 944.94 m = 3100.16 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.31 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.25 C = 75.64 F Cap Strength: 0.56 C Lifted Index: -3.27 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.28 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.10 C Showalter Index: -1.87 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.23 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.97 C Cross Totals Index: 24.26 C K Index: 37.67 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 315.28 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.15 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 821.37 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 40.53 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7.61 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.56 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 914.37 mb = 829.44 m = 2721.24 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 799.37 mb = 1969.11 m = 6460.26 ft Equ Level (EL): 239.37 mb = 10950.72 m = 35927.11 ft B at Equ Level: 815.58 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 169.37 mb = 13165.89 m = 43194.67 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 230.8 at 37.0 knts Storm direction: 260.8 at 27.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.3 neg: 3.2 tot: 6.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 90.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 151.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 151.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 50.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.61 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.2 stream: 4.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.61 Bulk Rich Number: 6.81 Bulk Shear: 120.54 m/s