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: 39.28,-91.92 Latitude: 39.28 Longitude: -91.92 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 42 SFC 978 238 22.4 19.5 83 2.9 20.4 219 9 297.5 300.2 294.4 340.1 14.73 2 950 486 19.2 18.4 96 0.7 18.7 225 12 296.6 299.2 293.7 337.6 14.20 3 900 949 16.5 12.2 76 4.3 13.8 259 16 298.5 300.3 291.0 327.7 9.99 4 850 1434 14.1 8.6 69 5.5 10.8 262 20 300.9 302.4 290.4 325.3 8.25 5 800 1944 12.7 -7.2 24 19.9 3.7 258 31 304.7 305.2 286.5 313.3 2.77 6 750 2481 8.7 -10.8 24 19.5 0.7 249 36 306.1 306.5 286.5 313.2 2.24 7 700 3047 4.7 -17.0 19 21.8 -2.9 250 38 307.7 308.0 286.2 312.4 1.44 8 650 3644 0.1 -15.1 31 15.1 -5.4 256 40 309.0 309.4 287.1 314.9 1.82 9 600 4280 -4.5 -7.4 80 3.0 -5.7 252 49 311.0 311.7 289.5 322.5 3.65 10 550 4960 -8.3 -14.6 61 6.3 -10.5 237 57 314.2 314.7 289.2 321.6 2.24 11 500 5694 -12.4 -31.0 20 18.6 -16.4 234 61 317.9 318.0 288.7 319.9 0.58 12 450 6489 -18.4 -24.9 56 6.5 -20.0 239 64 320.2 320.4 290.0 324.1 1.13 13 400 7358 -23.6 -26.8 75 3.2 -24.3 235 69 324.3 324.5 291.2 328.0 1.07 14 350 8322 -30.2 -33.4 74 3.2 -30.7 215 69 328.0 328.2 291.8 330.4 0.65 15 300 9398 -39.3 -42.8 69 3.5 -39.6 221 78 329.9 330.0 292.0 331.0 0.29 16 250 10619 -49.2 -53.1 64 3.9 -49.4 228 76 332.9 332.9 292.6 333.3 0.11 17 200 12061 -51.5 -73.7 5 22.3 -51.9 256 59 351.2 351.2 296.9 351.3 0.01 18 150 13905 -57.5 -85.4 2 27.9 -57.8 241 53 371.0 371.0 300.8 371.1 0.00 19 100 16414 -63.5 -87.7 2 24.2 -63.7 245 41 405.0 405.0 305.9 405.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5652.29 m Freezing level: 649.45 mb = 3651.51 m = 11979.89 ft Wetbulb zero: 740.78 mb = 2582.50 m = 8472.67 ft Precipitable water: 1.02 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 49.84 % Est. max temperature: 27.46 C = 81.42 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 936.38 mb = 609.41 m = 1999.35 ft T: 18.46 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.48 C/km ThetaE index: 27.71 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 856.64 mb = 1367.98 m = 4488.06 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.14 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.49 C = 77.89 F Cap Strength: 1.87 C Lifted Index: -2.59 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.99 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.66 C Showalter Index: 1.13 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 47.49 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.51 C Cross Totals Index: 20.98 C K Index: 13.31 Risk: None Sweat Index: 203.38 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.03 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 571.12 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 33.80 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 63.66 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.82 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 892.16 mb = 1023.34 m = 3357.39 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 727.16 mb = 2734.62 m = 8971.73 ft Equ Level (EL): 257.16 mb = 10429.77 m = 34217.98 ft B at Equ Level: 569.73 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 187.16 mb = 12486.12 m = 40964.48 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 245.4 at 39.5 knts Storm direction: 275.4 at 29.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.6 neg: 3.3 tot: 5.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 93.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 67.5 neg: -7.2 tot: 60.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 20.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.48 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.4 stream: 3.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.19 Bulk Rich Number: 5.26 Bulk Shear: 108.61 m/s