MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170600F039.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170600F039.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 39 hour NAM valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 37.19,-91.75 Latitude: 37.19 Longitude: -91.75 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 47 SFC 960 399 21.8 19.8 88 2.0 20.4 200 3 298.4 301.1 295.0 342.8 15.28 2 950 490 21.1 18.9 87 2.2 19.6 192 7 298.6 301.3 294.6 341.3 14.64 3 900 958 18.2 16.8 91 1.4 17.2 178 23 300.3 302.7 294.3 339.7 13.46 4 850 1446 14.6 14.6 100 0.0 14.6 178 25 301.4 303.7 293.8 337.8 12.37 5 800 1956 11.0 11.0 100 0.0 11.0 185 27 302.9 304.8 292.7 333.7 10.37 6 750 2494 9.0 8.9 99 0.1 9.0 182 26 306.4 308.2 293.2 335.4 9.62 7 700 3062 6.0 -3.6 50 9.5 1.4 200 39 309.1 309.9 289.4 322.2 4.20 8 650 3665 2.9 -4.8 57 7.7 -0.7 212 49 312.3 313.0 290.3 325.3 4.13 9 600 4308 -1.3 -6.5 68 5.2 -3.7 220 55 314.6 315.3 290.9 327.1 3.90 10 550 4995 -6.4 -10.6 72 4.2 -8.1 220 59 316.5 317.1 290.7 326.6 3.10 11 500 5732 -11.8 -14.1 83 2.2 -12.6 224 65 318.6 319.1 290.9 327.1 2.57 12 450 6531 -17.0 -22.3 64 5.3 -18.4 231 62 321.9 322.1 290.8 326.8 1.43 13 400 7405 -22.0 -34.6 31 12.7 -24.1 235 68 326.5 326.6 291.2 328.3 0.51 14 350 8372 -29.3 -33.1 70 3.7 -29.9 238 72 329.2 329.3 292.2 331.7 0.67 15 300 9458 -36.8 -39.8 74 3.0 -37.1 245 62 333.4 333.5 293.0 335.0 0.40 16 250 10691 -47.0 -50.5 67 3.6 -47.1 247 58 336.2 336.3 293.5 336.8 0.15 17 200 12134 -55.8 -64.3 34 8.5 -56.0 244 67 344.3 344.3 295.4 344.5 0.03 18 150 13960 -57.3 -82.6 3 25.4 -57.5 252 68 371.4 371.4 300.8 371.5 0.00 19 100 16459 -66.4 -87.0 4 20.5 -66.6 250 35 399.3 399.3 305.1 399.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5685.15 m Freezing level: 615.68 mb = 4105.91 m = 13470.68 ft Wetbulb zero: 667.59 mb = 3447.43 m = 11310.31 ft Precipitable water: 1.53 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 78.68 % Est. max temperature: 25.94 C = 78.70 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 932.67 mb = 649.58 m = 2131.14 ft T: 20.15 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.67 C/km ThetaE index: 13.17 C Layer 700.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 878.71 mb = 1162.16 m = 3812.81 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.71 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.12 C = 75.42 F Cap Strength: 0.59 C Lifted Index: -5.06 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.76 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.72 C Showalter Index: -4.12 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.81 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.41 C Cross Totals Index: 26.41 C K Index: 31.43 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 482.00 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.21 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1169.86 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 48.37 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.42 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.59 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 889.99 mb = 1053.37 m = 3455.91 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 864.99 mb = 1296.48 m = 4253.50 ft Equ Level (EL): 224.99 mb = 11372.44 m = 37310.69 ft B at Equ Level: 1164.42 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 144.99 mb = 14169.73 m = 46488.06 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 211.3 at 42.8 knts Storm direction: 241.3 at 32.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.5 neg: 3.8 tot: 8.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 96.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 344.3 neg: -8.0 tot: 336.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 112.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.90 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.8 stream: 7.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.30 Bulk Rich Number: 8.35 Bulk Shear: 140.13 m/s