MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170000F045.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170000F045.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 45 hour NAM valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 37.21,-91.54 Latitude: 37.21 Longitude: -91.54 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 49 SFC 968 329 24.3 19.1 73 5.2 20.6 189 9 300.2 302.8 295.0 342.6 14.48 2 950 497 22.3 18.3 78 4.0 19.6 193 17 299.9 302.4 294.6 341.1 14.09 3 900 964 18.3 16.7 90 1.7 17.2 207 26 300.4 302.9 294.3 339.7 13.40 4 850 1453 14.8 13.0 89 1.8 13.6 212 22 301.6 303.7 292.9 334.4 11.11 5 800 1963 11.5 10.5 93 1.1 10.9 206 20 303.4 305.3 292.6 333.2 10.00 6 750 2502 8.7 5.8 82 2.9 7.0 210 25 306.0 307.4 291.5 329.3 7.71 7 700 3070 7.2 -5.1 41 12.3 1.3 213 32 310.4 311.1 289.4 322.2 3.72 8 650 3676 3.4 -6.3 49 9.7 -1.1 216 37 312.8 313.5 290.1 324.5 3.67 9 600 4320 -1.2 -4.6 78 3.4 -2.9 222 46 314.7 315.6 291.5 329.1 4.52 10 550 5008 -6.3 -9.0 81 2.7 -7.4 224 52 316.7 317.3 291.2 328.1 3.52 11 500 5744 -12.3 -12.4 100 0.0 -12.3 226 58 318.0 318.6 291.0 327.7 2.96 12 450 6545 -16.0 -28.8 32 12.8 -18.8 230 57 323.2 323.3 290.6 326.0 0.79 13 400 7422 -21.3 -44.0 11 22.8 -24.3 241 64 327.4 327.4 291.2 328.1 0.19 14 350 8390 -29.5 -43.8 24 14.3 -31.0 236 68 329.0 329.1 291.7 329.9 0.22 15 300 9471 -37.8 -44.7 48 7.0 -38.4 240 67 332.2 332.2 292.6 333.1 0.24 16 250 10702 -47.7 -51.0 69 3.3 -47.9 248 58 335.1 335.1 293.2 335.6 0.14 17 200 12143 -56.2 -60.4 59 4.2 -56.3 246 75 343.7 343.7 295.3 343.9 0.06 18 150 13965 -57.9 -81.3 3 23.5 -58.1 255 61 370.4 370.4 300.7 370.4 0.00 19 100 16456 -67.0 -86.4 5 19.3 -67.2 249 44 398.2 398.2 305.0 398.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5695.13 m Freezing level: 613.47 mb = 4146.29 m = 13603.14 ft Wetbulb zero: 672.76 mb = 3394.67 m = 11137.25 ft Precipitable water: 1.48 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 76.32 % Est. max temperature: 26.85 C = 80.33 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 897.18 mb = 991.23 m = 3252.03 ft T: 18.15 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.29 C/km ThetaE index: 20.43 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 870.90 mb = 1245.11 m = 4084.97 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.49 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.21 C = 77.38 F Cap Strength: 0.52 C Lifted Index: -5.51 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.61 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.48 C Showalter Index: -3.17 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.42 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.12 C Cross Totals Index: 25.31 C K Index: 27.77 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 380.41 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.39 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1136.10 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 47.67 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.32 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.52 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 880.98 mb = 1146.79 m = 3762.38 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 855.98 mb = 1392.64 m = 4568.98 ft Equ Level (EL): 215.98 mb = 11646.46 m = 38209.71 ft B at Equ Level: 1124.72 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 145.98 mb = 14131.74 m = 46363.42 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 218.9 at 37.0 knts Storm direction: 248.9 at 27.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.8 neg: 0.4 tot: 5.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 71.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 166.2 neg: -21.7 tot: 144.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 48.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.67 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.7 stream: 4.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.80 Bulk Rich Number: 18.63 Bulk Shear: 60.97 m/s