MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F025.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F025.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 25 hour NAM valid 13Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 38.32,-90.53 Latitude: 38.32 Longitude: -90.53 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 71 SFC 983 220 21.2 14.1 64 7.1 16.6 203 6 295.8 297.6 290.4 325.5 10.31 2 950 515 21.0 13.9 64 7.1 16.4 228 25 298.5 300.5 291.5 329.4 10.57 3 900 982 19.0 13.9 72 5.1 15.7 257 35 301.1 303.1 292.7 333.9 11.14 4 850 1471 14.6 14.1 96 0.6 14.3 262 32 301.5 303.7 293.5 336.7 11.95 5 800 1981 11.7 8.6 81 3.1 9.8 239 19 303.6 305.3 291.7 329.9 8.79 6 750 2519 8.9 6.0 82 3.0 7.2 217 19 306.3 307.8 291.7 330.0 7.84 7 700 3089 6.5 -2.0 55 8.5 2.2 226 29 309.7 310.6 290.1 324.5 4.74 8 650 3691 1.9 -7.1 51 9.0 -2.1 227 35 311.1 311.7 289.3 322.0 3.44 9 600 4332 -1.3 -24.5 15 23.2 -8.1 232 37 314.6 314.8 288.0 317.6 0.88 10 550 5019 -5.9 -26.7 17 20.8 -11.4 232 39 317.1 317.3 288.7 319.8 0.78 11 500 5756 -11.8 -29.0 22 17.3 -15.7 230 43 318.7 318.8 289.1 321.1 0.69 12 450 6554 -17.5 -38.3 14 20.9 -20.8 231 44 321.3 321.4 289.5 322.4 0.31 13 400 7426 -22.8 -38.8 22 16.0 -25.1 233 47 325.4 325.4 290.7 326.6 0.33 14 350 8390 -29.2 -32.3 74 3.1 -29.7 239 65 329.4 329.6 292.3 332.1 0.72 15 300 9474 -37.4 -40.5 73 3.1 -37.8 252 51 332.6 332.7 292.8 334.0 0.37 16 250 10704 -48.0 -51.5 68 3.4 -48.2 255 59 334.7 334.7 293.1 335.2 0.13 17 200 12138 -56.3 -60.3 60 4.1 -56.3 256 78 343.7 343.7 295.3 343.9 0.06 18 150 13971 -58.2 -82.2 3 24.1 -58.4 252 64 369.9 369.9 300.5 369.9 0.00 19 100 16467 -68.2 -86.3 6 18.2 -68.2 252 33 396.1 396.1 304.6 396.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5684.93 m Freezing level: 620.46 mb = 4069.92 m = 13352.59 ft Wetbulb zero: 674.44 mb = 3391.16 m = 11125.73 ft Precipitable water: 1.27 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 53.13 % Est. max temperature: 27.56 C = 81.61 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 885.05 mb = 1125.41 m = 3692.24 ft T: 17.73 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.85 C/km ThetaE index: 12.37 C Layer 700.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 797.27 mb = 2009.99 m = 6594.39 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.80 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.14 C = 84.45 F Cap Strength: 2.15 C Lifted Index: -0.91 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.32 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.92 C Showalter Index: -3.58 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.20 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.39 C Cross Totals Index: 25.81 C K Index: 31.97 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 339.91 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.08 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 83.51 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 12.92 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 191.48 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.15 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 851.07 mb = 1459.87 m = 4789.55 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 536.07 mb = 5217.80 m = 17118.56 ft Equ Level (EL): 396.07 mb = 7497.46 m = 24597.66 ft B at Equ Level: 83.23 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 306.07 mb = 9332.89 m = 30619.35 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 234.1 at 32.1 knts Storm direction: 264.1 at 24.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.6 neg: 3.7 tot: 10.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 76.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 210.5 neg: -26.3 tot: 184.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 61.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.47 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.5 stream: 6.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.08 Bulk Rich Number: 4.42 Bulk Shear: 18.91 m/s