MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170000F044.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170000F044.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 44 hour NAM valid 20Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 37.21,-91.86 Latitude: 37.21 Longitude: -91.86 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 53 SFC 960 410 23.4 19.3 78 4.2 20.5 182 9 300.1 302.8 295.1 343.5 14.83 2 950 500 22.6 18.9 80 3.6 20.1 184 12 300.1 302.8 295.0 343.0 14.66 3 900 968 18.1 17.7 98 0.4 17.8 194 17 300.1 302.8 294.8 342.0 14.32 4 850 1456 15.5 13.2 86 2.3 14.0 231 18 302.4 304.4 293.3 335.8 11.29 5 800 1968 11.2 10.8 97 0.4 10.9 222 18 303.1 305.0 292.6 333.5 10.21 6 750 2506 9.4 1.3 57 8.1 5.1 211 23 306.8 307.9 290.0 324.0 5.60 7 700 3074 6.9 -5.7 40 12.6 1.0 210 30 310.1 310.8 289.2 321.3 3.56 8 650 3679 3.1 -5.2 55 8.3 -0.8 224 31 312.5 313.3 290.3 325.2 4.01 9 600 4323 -1.5 -5.3 75 3.8 -3.3 220 39 314.4 315.2 291.2 328.1 4.30 10 550 5009 -6.4 -9.8 77 3.4 -7.8 224 48 316.5 317.1 290.9 327.2 3.30 11 500 5747 -12.1 -12.6 96 0.5 -12.3 227 54 318.2 318.8 291.1 327.8 2.89 12 450 6548 -16.4 -26.5 41 10.1 -18.8 229 53 322.6 322.8 290.6 326.0 0.97 13 400 7422 -21.6 -39.7 18 18.1 -24.3 237 62 326.9 326.9 291.2 328.0 0.30 14 350 8391 -29.0 -43.2 24 14.3 -30.6 236 68 329.7 329.8 291.9 330.6 0.24 15 300 9473 -37.5 -41.0 70 3.4 -37.9 237 68 332.4 332.5 292.7 333.8 0.35 16 250 10704 -47.8 -51.1 68 3.4 -48.0 247 75 335.0 335.0 293.2 335.6 0.14 17 200 12144 -55.6 -64.8 31 9.2 -55.8 244 75 344.7 344.7 295.4 344.8 0.03 18 150 13970 -57.6 -85.5 2 27.9 -57.8 253 53 370.9 370.9 300.7 370.9 0.00 19 100 16456 -67.4 -86.7 5 19.3 -67.5 246 41 397.5 397.5 304.9 397.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5694.20 m Freezing level: 615.97 mb = 4117.19 m = 13507.67 ft Wetbulb zero: 672.77 mb = 3398.11 m = 11148.53 ft Precipitable water: 1.42 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 74.01 % Est. max temperature: 26.28 C = 79.31 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 903.26 mb = 936.43 m = 3072.25 ft T: 18.38 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.11 C/km ThetaE index: 22.17 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 876.95 mb = 1189.44 m = 3902.31 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.93 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.49 C = 76.08 F Cap Strength: 0.27 C Lifted Index: -5.92 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.29 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.24 C Showalter Index: -3.55 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.96 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.61 C Cross Totals Index: 25.34 C K Index: 28.21 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 326.94 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.66 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1393.48 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 52.79 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.11 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.27 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 885.51 mb = 1106.49 m = 3630.16 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 850.51 mb = 1451.06 m = 4760.64 ft Equ Level (EL): 210.51 mb = 11813.45 m = 38757.56 ft B at Equ Level: 1380.07 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 130.51 mb = 14823.31 m = 48632.32 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 220.8 at 33.2 knts Storm direction: 250.8 at 24.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.0 neg: 2.1 tot: 5.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 72.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 118.2 neg: -5.3 tot: 112.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 37.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.58 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.7 stream: 3.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.62 Bulk Rich Number: 20.37 Bulk Shear: 68.42 m/s