MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170600F041.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170600F041.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 41 hour NAM valid 23Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 37.07,-89.55 Latitude: 37.07 Longitude: -89.55 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 993 108 26.7 15.8 51 10.9 19.4 180 15 300.5 302.5 292.8 334.0 11.44 2 950 499 23.4 15.2 60 8.3 17.9 185 28 301.0 303.1 293.0 334.7 11.48 3 900 968 18.9 14.2 74 4.8 15.8 187 30 301.0 303.1 292.9 334.4 11.36 4 850 1456 14.2 13.4 95 0.9 13.7 187 30 301.0 303.1 293.0 334.6 11.42 5 800 1966 12.4 -3.9 32 16.3 4.5 208 33 304.4 305.0 287.2 315.4 3.57 6 750 2504 10.3 -6.7 30 17.0 2.5 209 36 307.7 308.3 287.9 317.4 3.08 7 700 3075 7.8 -2.1 50 9.8 2.8 211 40 311.1 312.0 290.5 325.8 4.70 8 650 3682 3.8 -0.2 75 4.0 1.7 218 43 313.2 314.3 292.1 331.4 5.80 9 600 4327 -0.5 -5.0 72 4.4 -2.7 220 47 315.5 316.3 291.6 329.6 4.41 10 550 5017 -5.9 -10.0 73 4.1 -7.6 222 49 317.1 317.7 291.0 327.7 3.26 11 500 5754 -11.8 -14.8 79 2.9 -12.9 227 50 318.6 319.1 290.7 326.6 2.43 12 450 6555 -16.3 -27.3 38 11.0 -18.8 235 55 322.8 323.0 290.6 326.0 0.91 13 400 7430 -21.9 -47.3 8 25.5 -24.9 232 58 326.6 326.6 290.9 327.1 0.13 14 350 8399 -28.5 -44.9 19 16.4 -30.3 227 66 330.3 330.3 292.0 331.0 0.20 15 300 9484 -37.7 -46.1 41 8.3 -38.4 230 75 332.2 332.2 292.5 333.0 0.20 16 250 10712 -47.7 -60.1 23 12.5 -48.0 236 69 335.2 335.2 293.2 335.4 0.05 17 200 12157 -55.3 -69.7 15 14.3 -55.6 242 69 345.1 345.1 295.6 345.2 0.02 18 150 13974 -59.2 -84.2 3 25.0 -59.5 253 70 368.0 368.0 300.2 368.0 0.00 19 100 16465 -67.0 -87.5 4 20.4 -67.1 246 40 398.2 398.2 305.0 398.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5705.15 m Freezing level: 606.40 mb = 4244.94 m = 13926.79 ft Wetbulb zero: 630.85 mb = 3923.30 m = 12871.57 ft Precipitable water: 1.33 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 63.36 % Est. max temperature: 27.75 C = 81.95 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 846.84 mb = 1487.11 m = 4878.90 ft T: 14.11 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.32 C/km ThetaE index: 19.27 C Layer 800.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 803.91 mb = 1924.95 m = 6315.37 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.43 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.37 C = 86.66 F Cap Strength: 1.89 C Lifted Index: -2.73 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.33 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.89 C Showalter Index: -2.79 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.29 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.07 C Cross Totals Index: 25.22 C K Index: 29.60 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 420.95 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.62 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 239.25 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 21.87 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 120.17 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.87 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 841.91 mb = 1536.28 m = 5040.23 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 586.91 mb = 4502.25 m = 14770.99 ft Equ Level (EL): 276.91 mb = 10023.64 m = 32885.57 ft B at Equ Level: 236.82 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 206.91 mb = 11937.24 m = 39163.71 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 212.9 at 39.5 knts Storm direction: 242.9 at 29.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 72.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 197.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 197.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 65.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.87 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.0 stream: 5.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.25 Bulk Rich Number: 3.50 Bulk Shear: 68.26 m/s