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: 38.34,-90.71 Latitude: 38.34 Longitude: -90.71 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 67 SFC 985 195 21.8 13.9 61 7.9 16.7 197 5 296.2 298.1 290.5 325.7 10.18 2 950 511 21.7 13.5 60 8.1 16.4 227 27 299.2 301.0 291.5 329.3 10.30 3 900 979 19.1 14.2 73 4.9 15.8 257 32 301.1 303.2 293.0 334.6 11.38 4 850 1468 15.5 12.6 83 2.9 13.6 268 26 302.3 304.3 292.9 334.4 10.84 5 800 1980 12.4 9.3 81 3.1 10.4 234 16 304.4 306.1 292.2 331.9 9.21 6 750 2519 9.2 8.1 93 1.1 8.5 223 17 306.6 308.3 292.8 333.9 9.06 7 700 3089 6.0 0.2 66 5.8 2.9 229 26 309.1 310.2 290.6 326.3 5.54 8 650 3691 2.0 -0.1 86 2.1 0.8 219 31 311.2 312.3 291.5 329.4 5.85 9 600 4332 -1.4 -26.1 13 24.7 -8.3 226 36 314.5 314.6 287.8 317.1 0.76 10 550 5020 -5.6 -30.7 12 25.1 -11.6 233 39 317.4 317.5 288.5 319.3 0.54 11 500 5757 -11.3 -33.0 15 21.7 -15.9 234 42 319.3 319.4 289.0 321.0 0.48 12 450 6556 -17.2 -38.0 15 20.8 -20.6 238 43 321.7 321.7 289.6 322.8 0.32 13 400 7429 -22.3 -42.8 14 20.5 -25.0 245 47 326.0 326.0 290.8 326.8 0.22 14 350 8394 -30.6 -35.5 62 4.9 -31.3 237 47 327.5 327.6 291.6 329.5 0.53 15 300 9474 -37.7 -40.7 74 2.9 -38.0 246 53 332.2 332.3 292.7 333.6 0.37 16 250 10702 -48.3 -51.7 67 3.5 -48.4 255 65 334.3 334.3 293.0 334.8 0.13 17 200 12139 -56.0 -63.8 37 7.8 -56.1 264 90 344.1 344.1 295.3 344.3 0.04 18 150 13967 -59.4 -81.0 4 21.7 -59.6 252 67 367.8 367.8 300.2 367.8 0.00 19 100 16461 -67.4 -86.7 5 19.3 -67.5 253 35 397.5 397.5 304.9 397.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5690.35 m Freezing level: 620.88 mb = 4064.44 m = 13334.60 ft Wetbulb zero: 645.40 mb = 3748.10 m = 12296.77 ft Precipitable water: 1.34 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 56.50 % Est. max temperature: 28.49 C = 83.28 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 876.40 mb = 1206.47 m = 3958.20 ft T: 17.38 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.48 C/km ThetaE index: 7.67 C Layer 700.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 779.10 mb = 2201.11 m = 7221.41 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.71 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.83 C = 87.50 F Cap Strength: 2.86 C Lifted Index: -0.46 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.03 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.36 C Showalter Index: -2.10 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.60 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.73 C Cross Totals Index: 23.87 C K Index: 33.48 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 277.36 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.62 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 54.59 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 10.45 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 212.22 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.86 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 845.95 mb = 1508.35 m = 4948.59 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 520.95 mb = 5439.72 m = 17846.62 ft Equ Level (EL): 410.95 mb = 7228.95 m = 23716.73 ft B at Equ Level: 53.54 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 290.95 mb = 9680.65 m = 31760.28 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 233.6 at 30.0 knts Storm direction: 263.6 at 22.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.8 neg: 3.1 tot: 8.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 73.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 202.4 neg: -10.5 tot: 191.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 64.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.56 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.3 stream: 7.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.06 Bulk Rich Number: 4.10 Bulk Shear: 13.33 m/s