MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F024.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F024.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 24 hour NAM valid 12Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 37.37,-93.36 Latitude: 37.37 Longitude: -93.36 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 80 SFC 968 356 17.2 17.1 99 0.1 17.1 293 5 293.0 295.3 291.5 329.2 12.75 2 950 519 16.6 16.7 100 -0.0 16.7 289 15 294.1 296.3 291.7 330.2 12.65 3 900 979 15.1 14.5 97 0.5 14.7 273 33 297.0 299.1 291.9 330.7 11.64 4 850 1463 13.7 12.9 95 0.8 13.2 261 36 300.5 302.5 292.6 333.1 11.10 5 800 1974 12.3 12.3 100 -0.0 12.3 243 40 304.3 306.4 293.8 338.0 11.31 6 750 2514 9.3 9.3 100 -0.0 9.3 233 36 306.7 308.5 293.4 336.4 9.85 7 700 3085 6.9 6.9 100 0.0 6.9 218 31 310.1 311.8 293.7 337.5 8.95 8 650 3690 2.9 2.9 100 0.0 2.9 218 37 312.2 313.6 293.0 334.8 7.26 9 600 4333 -1.9 -3.4 90 1.4 -2.6 222 44 313.9 314.8 291.6 329.6 4.97 10 550 5020 -6.0 -11.4 66 5.4 -8.1 222 46 317.0 317.6 290.7 326.5 2.92 11 500 5758 -11.6 -21.7 43 10.1 -14.5 222 49 318.9 319.1 289.8 323.4 1.34 12 450 6555 -17.4 -22.5 64 5.1 -18.8 235 56 321.3 321.6 290.6 326.1 1.39 13 400 7430 -21.5 -22.7 91 1.1 -21.8 256 58 327.0 327.3 292.4 332.4 1.55 14 350 8401 -27.7 -29.1 88 1.4 -28.0 264 44 331.4 331.6 293.0 334.9 0.98 15 300 9492 -36.1 -39.0 75 2.9 -36.4 269 48 334.5 334.6 293.3 336.2 0.44 16 250 10728 -46.8 -50.3 68 3.4 -47.0 273 54 336.4 336.5 293.6 337.1 0.15 17 200 12167 -57.8 -62.5 55 4.7 -57.9 264 75 341.2 341.2 294.7 341.4 0.04 18 150 13980 -59.2 -84.0 3 24.8 -59.4 253 77 368.1 368.1 300.2 368.1 0.00 19 100 16477 -69.0 -86.4 6 17.4 -69.1 252 36 394.3 394.3 304.4 394.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5677.71 m Freezing level: 620.09 mb = 4074.62 m = 13368.01 ft Wetbulb zero: 623.76 mb = 4021.11 m = 13192.47 ft Precipitable water: 1.68 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 89.13 % Est. max temperature: 26.93 C = 80.47 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 967.35 mb = 363.99 m = 1194.18 ft T: 17.13 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.93 C/km ThetaE index: 1.62 C Layer 750.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 896.88 mb = 1008.46 m = 3308.54 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.02 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.36 C = 70.45 F Cap Strength: 2.30 C Lifted Index: -0.76 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.73 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.30 C Showalter Index: -1.87 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.92 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.35 C Cross Totals Index: 24.57 C K Index: 38.29 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 295.01 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.91 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 67.31 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 11.60 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 190.16 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.29 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 912.79 mb = 858.83 m = 2817.63 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 527.79 mb = 5339.31 m = 17517.22 ft Equ Level (EL): 417.79 mb = 7106.85 m = 23316.17 ft B at Equ Level: 64.87 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 357.79 mb = 8241.05 m = 27037.23 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 231.8 at 38.9 knts Storm direction: 261.8 at 29.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 5.7 tot: 5.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 84.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 12.4 neg: -190.5 tot: -178.1 m^2/s^2 ave: -59.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.75 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.0 stream: -9.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.53 Bulk Shear: 126.76 m/s