MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170600F040.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170600F040.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 40 hour NAM valid 22Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 38.39,-89.16 Latitude: 38.39 Longitude: -89.16 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 987 162 26.6 14.9 49 11.7 18.8 236 9 300.9 302.9 292.5 332.9 10.85 2 950 496 23.9 14.0 54 9.9 17.4 225 17 301.4 303.3 292.4 332.7 10.63 3 900 966 19.7 12.4 63 7.2 15.0 210 21 301.8 303.6 292.2 331.7 10.12 4 850 1454 14.9 11.4 80 3.4 12.7 203 22 301.7 303.5 292.1 331.4 10.04 5 800 1964 10.7 10.6 99 0.1 10.7 201 23 302.6 304.5 292.4 332.5 10.08 6 750 2501 7.8 4.5 80 3.2 5.9 211 26 305.0 306.3 290.7 326.3 7.07 7 700 3067 5.8 -11.4 28 17.1 -1.2 213 32 308.9 309.3 287.5 316.2 2.29 8 650 3670 2.5 -5.4 56 7.9 -1.2 209 36 311.8 312.6 290.1 324.3 3.95 9 600 4311 -1.6 -10.4 51 8.8 -5.2 210 43 314.3 314.9 289.9 323.7 2.89 10 550 4998 -6.9 -8.5 89 1.5 -7.6 215 50 315.8 316.5 291.0 327.7 3.67 11 500 5732 -13.0 -14.8 87 1.7 -13.6 219 52 317.1 317.6 290.3 325.1 2.43 12 450 6530 -16.6 -26.8 41 10.2 -19.1 227 53 322.3 322.5 290.5 325.6 0.95 13 400 7405 -22.6 -40.4 18 17.9 -25.1 230 52 325.7 325.7 290.8 326.7 0.28 14 350 8368 -30.8 -38.3 48 7.4 -31.8 228 67 327.2 327.2 291.3 328.6 0.40 15 300 9449 -37.5 -40.5 73 3.0 -37.8 236 68 332.6 332.7 292.8 334.0 0.37 16 250 10680 -47.3 -50.9 67 3.5 -47.5 237 53 335.7 335.7 293.4 336.2 0.14 17 200 12118 -55.2 -58.9 63 3.7 -55.2 238 60 345.4 345.4 295.7 345.7 0.07 18 150 13938 -58.9 -78.4 6 19.5 -59.1 246 72 368.7 368.7 300.4 368.7 0.01 19 100 16439 -66.5 -87.0 4 20.5 -66.6 239 44 399.3 399.3 305.1 399.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5685.54 m Freezing level: 618.91 mb = 4068.64 m = 13348.39 ft Wetbulb zero: 708.47 mb = 2967.94 m = 9737.21 ft Precipitable water: 1.35 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 67.60 % Est. max temperature: 27.66 C = 81.79 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 831.32 mb = 1640.91 m = 5383.49 ft T: 13.35 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.05 C/km ThetaE index: 16.34 C Layer 750.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 806.25 mb = 1898.32 m = 6228.01 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.47 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.21 C = 82.78 F Cap Strength: 0.78 C Lifted Index: -2.93 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.32 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.57 C Showalter Index: -2.46 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.39 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.90 C Cross Totals Index: 24.49 C K Index: 22.23 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 362.20 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.28 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 234.43 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 21.65 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 15.45 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.78 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 818.47 mb = 1771.84 m = 5813.04 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 773.47 mb = 2244.34 m = 7363.22 ft Equ Level (EL): 733.47 mb = 2683.51 m = 8804.04 ft B at Equ Level: 5.41 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 693.47 mb = 3142.78 m = 10310.82 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 213.1 at 34.3 knts Storm direction: 243.1 at 25.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.9 neg: 2.7 tot: 4.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 94.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 86.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 86.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 28.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.76 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.2 stream: 3.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.08 Bulk Rich Number: 4.23 Bulk Shear: 55.36 m/s MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170600F040.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170600F040.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 40 hour NAM valid 22Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 36.82,-90.6 Latitude: 36.82 Longitude: -90.60 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 45 SFC 986 170 26.8 15.0 48 11.8 18.9 186 11 301.2 303.2 292.6 333.4 10.94 2 950 495 24.0 13.8 53 10.2 17.3 189 24 301.5 303.4 292.4 332.4 10.48 3 900 965 19.3 12.6 65 6.8 15.0 190 27 301.4 303.3 292.2 331.5 10.21 4 850 1453 14.6 11.7 83 2.9 12.8 191 28 301.5 303.3 292.2 331.7 10.25 5 800 1962 11.5 1.2 49 10.3 6.1 202 32 303.4 304.4 288.5 319.2 5.21 6 750 2500 10.6 -3.0 38 13.6 3.9 210 35 308.1 308.9 289.0 320.9 4.10 7 700 3072 7.8 -5.5 39 13.2 1.5 213 40 311.1 311.8 289.6 322.6 3.64 8 650 3679 3.7 0.9 82 2.7 2.2 218 44 313.1 314.3 292.5 332.8 6.31 9 600 4324 -0.3 -5.0 71 4.7 -2.6 220 49 315.7 316.6 291.6 329.8 4.39 10 550 5014 -6.1 -8.5 83 2.4 -7.1 221 50 316.8 317.5 291.3 328.7 3.65 11 500 5751 -11.1 -12.0 93 0.9 -11.5 226 51 319.5 320.1 291.6 329.5 3.04 12 450 6552 -16.5 -26.6 41 10.1 -18.9 233 58 322.5 322.7 290.5 325.9 0.96 13 400 7426 -22.3 -42.4 14 20.1 -25.0 234 61 325.9 326.0 290.8 326.8 0.23 14 350 8394 -29.0 -47.6 15 18.7 -30.7 232 69 329.7 329.7 291.8 330.3 0.15 15 300 9479 -37.5 -46.5 39 9.0 -38.2 232 74 332.5 332.5 292.6 333.2 0.20 16 250 10709 -47.4 -54.1 46 6.7 -47.7 239 61 335.6 335.6 293.3 336.0 0.10 17 200 12154 -55.1 -68.6 17 13.5 -55.4 243 68 345.5 345.5 295.7 345.6 0.02 18 150 13972 -58.5 -81.8 3 23.3 -58.8 249 74 369.2 369.2 300.4 369.2 0.00 19 100 16468 -67.5 -86.8 5 19.3 -67.6 248 41 397.3 397.3 304.8 397.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5706.45 m Freezing level: 604.36 mb = 4267.79 m = 14001.77 ft Wetbulb zero: 626.95 mb = 3969.72 m = 13023.86 ft Precipitable water: 1.30 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 65.44 % Est. max temperature: 27.62 C = 81.72 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 829.72 mb = 1655.77 m = 5432.25 ft T: 13.37 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.06 C/km ThetaE index: 12.51 C Layer 800.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 737.11 mb = 2643.87 m = 8674.00 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.45 g/kg Conv temperature: 34.45 C = 94.01 F Cap Strength: 2.68 C Lifted Index: -0.96 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.29 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.68 C Showalter Index: -0.72 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.62 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.74 C Cross Totals Index: 22.88 C K Index: 24.24 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 345.93 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.47 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 83.89 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 12.95 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 189.68 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.65 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 818.68 mb = 1768.39 m = 5801.73 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 563.68 mb = 4819.11 m = 15810.53 ft Equ Level (EL): 373.68 mb = 7919.85 m = 25983.45 ft B at Equ Level: 83.56 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 273.68 mb = 10098.30 m = 33130.51 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 213.9 at 39.6 knts Storm direction: 243.9 at 29.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 83.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 212.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 212.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 70.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.95 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.2 stream: 5.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.09 Bulk Rich Number: 1.19 Bulk Shear: 70.78 m/s