MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170600F043.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170600F043.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 43 hour NAM valid 1Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 37.83,-90.46 Latitude: 37.83 Longitude: -90.46 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 32 SFC 970 296 16.8 16.5 98 0.3 16.6 350 1 292.5 294.7 290.9 327.3 12.26 2 950 470 15.5 15.4 99 0.1 15.4 317 4 292.9 295.0 290.6 326.0 11.63 3 900 931 16.3 14.3 88 2.0 15.0 183 25 298.3 300.4 292.1 331.5 11.42 4 850 1416 12.8 12.6 98 0.2 12.6 189 39 299.5 301.5 292.0 331.2 10.81 5 800 1924 10.4 10.4 100 -0.0 10.4 191 46 302.2 304.0 292.2 331.6 9.93 6 750 2459 7.5 7.5 100 0.0 7.5 195 48 304.7 306.4 291.9 330.9 8.71 7 700 3025 5.0 5.0 100 0.0 5.0 194 49 308.0 309.5 292.2 331.9 7.84 8 650 3628 2.0 2.0 100 0.0 2.0 200 50 311.2 312.5 292.3 332.3 6.81 9 600 4272 -0.3 -0.3 100 0.0 -0.3 202 53 315.8 317.0 293.2 335.5 6.25 10 550 4963 -5.4 -5.4 100 0.0 -5.4 205 57 317.7 318.6 292.4 332.6 4.64 11 500 5703 -11.1 -11.1 100 0.0 -11.1 215 63 319.5 320.1 291.8 330.3 3.27 12 450 6503 -16.8 -18.0 90 1.2 -17.1 221 71 322.2 322.6 291.5 329.1 2.06 13 400 7379 -21.4 -22.8 89 1.4 -21.8 226 74 327.2 327.5 292.4 332.5 1.53 14 350 8351 -27.9 -30.2 81 2.3 -28.3 226 67 331.1 331.3 292.9 334.4 0.89 15 300 9439 -36.7 -39.5 75 2.8 -37.0 231 69 333.7 333.8 293.2 335.3 0.41 16 250 10673 -47.6 -51.0 68 3.4 -47.8 234 68 335.2 335.3 293.3 335.8 0.14 17 200 12117 -51.3 -72.5 6 21.2 -51.7 236 74 351.6 351.6 297.0 351.6 0.01 18 150 13958 -58.7 -82.0 3 23.3 -58.9 260 50 369.0 369.0 300.4 369.0 0.00 19 100 16456 -64.4 -86.7 3 22.2 -64.6 247 36 403.2 403.2 305.6 403.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5671.20 m Freezing level: 606.57 mb = 4187.29 m = 13737.66 ft Wetbulb zero: 607.17 mb = 4176.36 m = 13701.81 ft Precipitable water: 1.69 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 98.71 % Est. max temperature: 25.35 C = 77.62 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 965.29 mb = 333.82 m = 1095.18 ft T: 16.51 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.01 C/km ThetaE index: 1.32 C Layer 950.0- 900.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 863.48 mb = 1282.66 m = 4208.16 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.52 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.42 C = 74.16 F Cap Strength: 2.49 C Lifted Index: 0.49 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.13 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.95 C Showalter Index: -0.45 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.53 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.88 C Cross Totals Index: 23.65 C K Index: 36.43 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 370.43 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.25 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 28.95 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.61 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6017.76 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.38 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 904.41 mb = 889.77 m = 2919.16 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 201.6 at 47.2 knts Storm direction: 231.6 at 35.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.7 neg: 6.2 tot: 8.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 101.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 303.0 neg: -68.9 tot: 234.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 78.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.56 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.3 stream: 6.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.05 Bulk Rich Number: 0.13 Bulk Shear: 225.26 m/s