MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F015.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F015.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 15 hour NAM valid 3Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 38.96,-94.46 Latitude: 38.96 Longitude: -94.46 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 47 SFC 973 286 22.3 17.2 72 5.2 18.8 194 10 297.8 300.1 293.0 334.8 12.76 2 950 493 22.6 16.5 68 6.1 18.5 197 27 300.1 302.4 293.5 336.7 12.50 3 900 963 19.8 15.4 76 4.4 16.8 211 38 301.9 304.1 293.9 338.2 12.31 4 850 1453 15.7 14.0 90 1.7 14.6 232 35 302.5 304.7 293.7 337.7 11.87 5 800 1965 12.5 11.7 95 0.7 12.0 238 34 304.5 306.5 293.6 337.0 10.90 6 750 2504 8.7 7.2 90 1.5 7.8 241 34 306.0 307.6 292.2 331.6 8.50 7 700 3074 7.3 0.3 61 7.0 3.6 244 34 310.6 311.6 291.2 328.0 5.61 8 650 3679 3.1 -9.2 40 12.4 -2.2 241 36 312.5 313.1 289.3 321.9 2.92 9 600 4322 -0.5 -30.3 8 29.8 -8.2 242 40 315.6 315.7 287.9 317.4 0.51 10 550 5011 -5.4 -39.6 5 34.2 -12.1 245 45 317.7 317.7 288.2 318.5 0.22 11 500 5751 -9.9 -38.8 7 28.9 -15.3 244 45 321.0 321.0 289.3 322.0 0.27 12 450 6555 -15.4 -42.6 8 27.2 -19.7 236 43 323.8 323.9 290.2 324.6 0.20 13 400 7431 -22.1 -47.6 8 25.5 -25.1 236 47 326.2 326.2 290.7 326.7 0.13 14 350 8397 -29.2 -54.8 7 25.6 -31.2 237 51 329.4 329.4 291.6 329.7 0.06 15 300 9478 -38.0 -53.7 18 15.7 -38.9 241 50 331.8 331.8 292.3 332.1 0.09 16 250 10706 -48.5 -57.5 34 9.0 -48.7 233 56 334.0 334.0 292.9 334.3 0.06 17 200 12149 -53.2 -71.2 9 18.0 -53.5 235 62 348.4 348.4 296.3 348.5 0.01 18 150 13974 -59.8 -82.9 3 23.0 -60.0 248 58 367.0 367.0 300.0 367.0 0.00 19 100 16456 -68.2 -86.3 6 18.2 -68.2 258 42 396.1 396.1 304.6 396.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5703.92 m Freezing level: 606.52 mb = 4238.51 m = 13905.71 ft Wetbulb zero: 669.02 mb = 3443.59 m = 11297.73 ft Precipitable water: 1.30 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 50.99 % Est. max temperature: 28.05 C = 82.48 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 901.57 mb = 947.58 m = 3108.81 ft T: 19.86 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.43 C/km ThetaE index: 20.82 C Layer 850.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 826.56 mb = 1689.20 m = 5541.91 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.40 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.91 C = 82.23 F Cap Strength: 1.53 C Lifted Index: -1.97 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.29 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.49 C Showalter Index: -2.12 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.39 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.54 C Cross Totals Index: 23.85 C K Index: 32.52 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 341.57 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.07 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 613.69 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 35.03 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 38.21 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.53 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 857.83 mb = 1374.10 m = 4508.15 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 782.83 mb = 2146.51 m = 7042.26 ft Equ Level (EL): 712.83 mb = 2924.16 m = 9593.58 ft B at Equ Level: 24.12 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 172.83 mb = 13075.25 m = 42897.27 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 237.4 at 37.5 knts Storm direction: 267.4 at 28.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 81.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 294.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 294.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 98.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.75 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.9 stream: 6.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.11 Bulk Rich Number: 8.78 Bulk Shear: 69.87 m/s