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: 38.53,-90.29 Latitude: 38.53 Longitude: -90.29 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 56 SFC 990 146 24.4 17.4 65 7.0 19.6 199 2 298.4 300.7 293.2 335.5 12.76 2 950 502 20.8 16.7 77 4.1 18.0 205 8 298.3 300.6 293.1 335.1 12.67 3 900 967 17.0 15.4 91 1.5 16.0 224 14 299.0 301.2 293.0 335.0 12.34 4 850 1453 13.9 12.7 92 1.2 13.1 219 20 300.7 302.7 292.5 332.9 10.92 5 800 1963 11.1 10.4 95 0.7 10.7 223 26 303.0 304.8 292.4 332.6 9.95 6 750 2501 8.4 8.4 100 0.0 8.5 221 27 305.7 307.5 292.7 333.7 9.30 7 700 3068 5.1 4.2 94 0.9 4.6 226 37 308.1 309.5 291.9 330.8 7.43 8 650 3670 1.7 -1.5 80 3.2 0.1 229 47 310.9 311.9 291.0 327.4 5.29 9 600 4311 -2.6 -4.0 90 1.4 -3.2 224 46 313.2 314.1 291.2 328.2 4.76 10 550 4996 -7.4 -8.3 93 0.9 -7.8 229 50 315.3 316.0 290.9 327.2 3.71 11 500 5732 -11.6 -18.1 58 6.5 -13.7 232 53 318.9 319.3 290.3 325.1 1.84 12 450 6529 -17.0 -22.1 65 5.1 -18.4 231 51 321.8 322.1 290.8 326.8 1.45 13 400 7403 -23.1 -28.1 64 4.9 -24.1 234 54 324.9 325.1 291.2 328.3 0.95 14 350 8366 -30.1 -33.6 72 3.5 -30.6 237 62 328.2 328.3 291.9 330.5 0.64 15 300 9443 -38.6 -41.7 73 3.1 -38.9 236 69 330.9 331.0 292.3 332.1 0.33 16 250 10668 -49.0 -52.4 67 3.4 -49.1 239 68 333.3 333.3 292.7 333.8 0.12 17 200 12106 -53.5 -65.6 22 12.1 -53.8 239 80 348.0 348.0 296.2 348.2 0.03 18 150 13936 -58.3 -81.7 3 23.4 -58.6 248 69 369.6 369.6 300.5 369.6 0.00 19 100 16435 -65.8 -86.4 4 20.6 -65.9 239 40 400.7 400.7 305.3 400.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5675.49 m Freezing level: 630.16 mb = 3924.63 m = 12875.94 ft Wetbulb zero: 648.82 mb = 3684.99 m = 12089.73 ft Precipitable water: 1.69 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 87.59 % Est. max temperature: 27.14 C = 80.85 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 893.81 mb = 1026.18 m = 3366.68 ft T: 16.58 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.27 C/km ThetaE index: 6.36 C Layer 700.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 870.51 mb = 1250.77 m = 4103.52 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.55 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.97 C = 78.75 F Cap Strength: 0.76 C Lifted Index: -2.72 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.58 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.02 C Showalter Index: -1.72 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.82 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.51 C Cross Totals Index: 24.30 C K Index: 37.36 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 312.98 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.59 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 665.96 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 36.50 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8.39 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.76 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 888.80 mb = 1073.96 m = 3523.45 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 833.80 mb = 1615.33 m = 5299.59 ft Equ Level (EL): 243.80 mb = 10829.71 m = 35530.12 ft B at Equ Level: 662.65 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 173.80 mb = 12999.13 m = 42647.55 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 226.5 at 34.9 knts Storm direction: 256.5 at 26.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.2 neg: 1.0 tot: 6.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 105.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 153.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 153.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 51.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.86 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.5 stream: 5.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.42 Bulk Rich Number: 5.87 Bulk Shear: 113.50 m/s