MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170000F048.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170000F048.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 48 hour NAM valid 0Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 38.53,-90.32 Latitude: 38.53 Longitude: -90.32 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 50 SFC 987 159 18.0 16.7 92 1.3 17.1 238 6 292.2 294.4 290.8 326.8 12.19 2 950 487 16.4 13.1 81 3.3 14.4 260 25 293.8 295.6 289.5 322.5 10.03 3 900 948 15.9 8.9 63 7.0 11.7 272 29 297.9 299.3 289.1 321.2 7.99 4 850 1431 13.8 6.7 62 7.0 9.7 273 31 300.6 301.9 289.4 322.1 7.27 5 800 1940 10.9 4.8 66 6.1 7.5 267 32 302.8 304.0 289.6 322.9 6.73 6 750 2475 7.1 2.5 73 4.6 4.6 259 27 304.3 305.4 289.6 322.9 6.14 7 700 3038 3.3 0.9 84 2.4 2.0 237 27 306.1 307.2 289.9 323.9 5.83 8 650 3636 -0.0 -0.2 98 0.2 -0.1 207 32 309.0 310.1 290.8 326.8 5.79 9 600 4274 -2.5 -2.5 100 0.0 -2.5 202 36 313.3 314.3 291.7 330.0 5.32 10 550 4962 -6.3 -6.9 96 0.6 -6.5 203 47 316.6 317.4 291.7 330.0 4.16 11 500 5701 -9.9 -13.5 75 3.6 -11.2 208 62 321.0 321.5 291.7 330.0 2.71 12 450 6505 -15.4 -17.9 82 2.4 -16.2 216 61 323.8 324.2 292.0 330.9 2.08 13 400 7384 -21.3 -23.5 83 2.1 -21.9 219 61 327.3 327.6 292.3 332.3 1.44 14 350 8355 -27.7 -30.3 79 2.5 -28.2 220 60 331.4 331.6 292.9 334.6 0.88 15 300 9443 -37.1 -40.0 74 2.9 -37.4 231 58 333.1 333.2 293.0 334.6 0.39 16 250 10674 -47.9 -51.4 67 3.5 -48.0 235 58 334.9 334.9 293.2 335.4 0.14 17 200 12104 -58.9 -63.2 57 4.3 -58.9 238 69 339.6 339.6 294.3 339.7 0.04 18 150 13933 -58.9 -81.0 4 22.1 -59.1 253 48 368.6 368.6 300.3 368.7 0.00 19 100 16440 -64.3 -86.6 3 22.2 -64.5 253 40 403.4 403.4 305.7 403.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5651.42 m Freezing level: 650.00 mb = 3636.36 m = 11930.17 ft Wetbulb zero: 652.96 mb = 3599.66 m = 11809.75 ft Precipitable water: 1.40 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 82.21 % Est. max temperature: 26.87 C = 80.37 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 968.55 mb = 322.39 m = 1057.69 ft T: 17.21 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.95 C/km ThetaE index: 5.57 C Layer 950.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 782.03 mb = 2128.19 m = 6982.15 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.62 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.05 C = 84.29 F Cap Strength: 3.86 C Lifted Index: 4.96 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 7.87 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.68 C Showalter Index: 5.31 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 40.31 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 23.68 C Cross Totals Index: 16.63 C K Index: 28.01 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 206.04 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.54 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 23.33 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.83 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7027.45 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.66 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 879.27 mb = 1144.81 m = 3755.89 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 226.4 at 36.5 knts Storm direction: 256.4 at 27.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.4 neg: 3.5 tot: 7.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 76.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 9.1 neg: -20.1 tot: -11.0 m^2/s^2 ave: -3.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.12 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.2 stream: -1.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.34 Bulk Shear: 69.02 m/s