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: 38.46,-90.34 Latitude: 38.46 Longitude: -90.34 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 37 SFC 988 144 17.4 17.1 98 0.3 17.2 235 4 291.6 293.8 290.9 327.0 12.53 2 950 475 16.5 16.2 98 0.3 16.3 279 12 293.9 296.1 291.4 328.9 12.27 3 900 934 13.8 13.6 99 0.1 13.7 286 16 295.7 297.7 290.9 327.3 10.97 4 850 1414 10.4 10.4 100 -0.0 10.3 294 8 297.0 298.7 290.0 324.1 9.33 5 800 1919 9.6 9.6 100 -0.0 9.6 187 17 301.4 303.1 291.5 329.3 9.43 6 750 2454 7.8 7.8 100 0.0 7.8 183 41 305.0 306.7 292.2 331.7 8.88 7 700 3020 3.8 3.8 100 0.0 3.8 184 46 306.7 308.1 291.3 328.6 7.21 8 650 3619 0.5 0.5 100 0.0 0.5 189 50 309.5 310.7 291.3 328.4 6.12 9 600 4259 -1.9 -1.9 100 0.0 -1.9 193 49 314.0 315.0 292.1 331.5 5.57 10 550 4948 -5.5 -5.5 100 0.0 -5.5 197 56 317.5 318.4 292.3 332.3 4.60 11 500 5689 -10.1 -10.1 100 0.0 -10.1 205 62 320.7 321.4 292.3 332.4 3.54 12 450 6493 -16.3 -16.4 99 0.1 -16.3 207 69 322.8 323.2 291.9 330.8 2.37 13 400 7368 -22.0 -22.9 92 1.0 -22.2 209 71 326.4 326.7 292.2 331.7 1.51 14 350 8338 -28.7 -31.3 78 2.6 -29.2 216 70 330.0 330.2 292.5 333.0 0.80 15 300 9423 -37.1 -40.1 73 3.1 -37.4 223 72 333.1 333.2 293.0 334.6 0.39 16 250 10655 -47.7 -51.2 67 3.5 -47.8 225 71 335.2 335.3 293.3 335.8 0.14 17 200 12104 -49.4 -72.7 5 23.3 -50.0 241 74 354.5 354.5 297.6 354.5 0.01 18 150 13952 -58.6 -81.7 4 23.2 -58.8 256 48 369.2 369.2 300.4 369.2 0.00 19 100 16452 -64.7 -86.9 3 22.2 -64.9 253 41 402.7 402.7 305.6 402.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5651.84 m Freezing level: 639.07 mb = 3759.14 m = 12332.97 ft Wetbulb zero: 639.58 mb = 3748.54 m = 12298.21 ft Precipitable water: 1.71 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 99.72 % Est. max temperature: 23.84 C = 74.92 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 984.09 mb = 174.12 m = 571.27 ft T: 17.30 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.22 C/km ThetaE index: 4.83 C Layer 900.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 926.17 mb = 690.37 m = 2264.97 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.79 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.54 C = 68.97 F Cap Strength: 1.95 C Lifted Index: 2.11 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.57 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.29 C Showalter Index: 4.11 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 40.94 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 20.47 C Cross Totals Index: 20.47 C K Index: 30.82 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 201.16 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.59 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 35.92 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.48 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.03 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.09 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 934.06 mb = 618.34 m = 2028.63 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 909.06 mb = 848.82 m = 2784.82 ft Equ Level (EL): 809.06 mb = 1824.88 m = 5987.07 ft B at Equ Level: 35.49 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 659.06 mb = 3507.52 m = 11507.47 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 197.8 at 38.8 knts Storm direction: 227.8 at 29.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.8 neg: 8.1 tot: 9.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 100.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 274.9 neg: -79.0 tot: 195.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 65.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.47 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.9 stream: 6.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.04 Bulk Rich Number: 0.19 Bulk Shear: 188.49 m/s