MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170600F034.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170600F034.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 34 hour NAM valid 16Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 38.68,-90.32 Latitude: 38.68 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 69 SFC 988 172 23.6 15.2 59 8.4 18.1 203 9 297.7 299.7 291.7 329.9 11.06 2 950 515 20.4 14.7 70 5.6 16.7 208 14 297.8 299.9 291.8 330.2 11.15 3 900 979 17.7 14.3 81 3.3 15.5 246 27 299.7 301.8 292.6 333.3 11.48 4 850 1468 16.7 11.6 72 5.1 13.4 240 24 303.7 305.5 292.7 333.9 10.14 5 800 1982 13.4 7.1 65 6.3 9.6 228 23 305.5 306.9 291.5 329.4 7.93 6 750 2523 9.9 6.6 80 3.3 7.9 220 26 307.3 308.8 292.3 332.0 8.15 7 700 3093 5.8 1.7 74 4.2 3.6 232 34 309.0 310.1 291.2 328.0 6.17 8 650 3694 1.2 0.1 93 1.1 0.6 237 37 310.3 311.4 291.3 328.6 5.93 9 600 4334 -2.4 -2.8 97 0.4 -2.6 242 42 313.3 314.3 291.6 329.7 5.18 10 550 5020 -7.4 -8.4 92 1.0 -7.8 243 45 315.3 316.0 290.9 327.2 3.68 11 500 5754 -12.5 -20.6 51 8.0 -14.9 246 48 317.7 318.0 289.6 322.8 1.49 12 450 6550 -17.5 -28.3 39 10.7 -19.9 240 46 321.2 321.4 290.0 324.1 0.83 13 400 7423 -22.8 -33.6 37 10.8 -24.6 239 51 325.4 325.5 291.0 327.4 0.56 14 350 8387 -29.6 -45.5 20 15.9 -31.2 236 59 328.9 328.9 291.6 329.6 0.19 15 300 9468 -38.1 -47.8 35 9.7 -38.8 240 66 331.7 331.8 292.4 332.4 0.17 16 250 10696 -48.0 -51.5 67 3.4 -48.2 245 78 334.6 334.7 293.1 335.2 0.13 17 200 12136 -54.2 -69.1 14 14.9 -54.5 248 84 346.9 346.9 296.0 346.9 0.02 18 150 13963 -59.2 -84.2 3 25.0 -59.4 248 71 368.2 368.2 300.2 368.2 0.00 19 100 16456 -67.7 -88.1 4 20.3 -67.8 250 36 396.8 396.8 304.8 396.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5684.92 m Freezing level: 633.83 mb = 3901.26 m = 12799.26 ft Wetbulb zero: 640.60 mb = 3810.71 m = 12502.17 ft Precipitable water: 1.51 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 79.23 % Est. max temperature: 29.90 C = 85.81 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 873.80 mb = 1232.03 m = 4042.06 ft T: 17.16 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.91 C/km ThetaE index: 4.46 C Layer 800.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 775.98 mb = 2237.58 m = 7341.05 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.24 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.15 C = 89.86 F Cap Strength: 4.04 C Lifted Index: -1.95 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.36 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.02 C Showalter Index: -3.13 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.38 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.25 C Cross Totals Index: 24.13 C K Index: 36.65 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 359.48 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.21 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 182.47 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 19.10 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 200.96 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.93 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 866.58 mb = 1302.92 m = 4274.62 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 661.58 mb = 3550.88 m = 11649.72 ft Equ Level (EL): 371.58 mb = 7955.17 m = 26099.32 ft B at Equ Level: 181.91 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 241.58 mb = 10917.04 m = 35816.63 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 238.1 at 33.5 knts Storm direction: 268.1 at 25.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.8 neg: 1.7 tot: 6.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 77.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 159.6 neg: -18.6 tot: 141.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 47.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.56 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.2 stream: 4.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.11 Bulk Rich Number: 2.66 Bulk Shear: 68.67 m/s