MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F030.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F030.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 30 hour NAM valid 18Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 37.34,-93.41 Latitude: 37.34 Longitude: -93.41 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 56 SFC 967 346 23.9 20.6 81 3.4 21.5 198 8 299.9 302.8 295.8 346.6 15.95 2 950 502 22.2 19.8 86 2.4 20.5 199 12 299.7 302.6 295.5 345.0 15.48 3 900 970 18.4 18.4 100 -0.0 18.4 206 15 300.4 303.2 295.3 344.2 14.93 4 850 1459 15.2 15.2 100 -0.0 15.2 242 26 302.1 304.4 294.4 340.1 12.90 5 800 1971 11.6 11.6 100 0.1 11.6 234 21 303.5 305.5 293.2 335.6 10.77 6 750 2510 10.2 5.2 71 5.0 7.3 239 21 307.7 309.1 291.8 330.3 7.42 7 700 3081 6.2 2.0 74 4.2 3.9 244 29 309.3 310.5 291.4 328.8 6.31 8 650 3683 1.1 0.2 93 0.9 0.6 241 34 310.2 311.4 291.3 328.7 5.97 9 600 4322 -2.8 -6.3 77 3.5 -4.4 246 39 312.9 313.7 290.5 325.6 3.98 10 550 5007 -6.6 -13.5 58 6.8 -9.2 241 42 316.2 316.7 290.0 324.3 2.46 11 500 5744 -11.7 -23.2 38 11.5 -14.9 239 49 318.7 319.0 289.6 322.8 1.18 12 450 6543 -17.0 -33.5 23 16.4 -20.1 238 51 321.8 321.9 289.9 323.7 0.50 13 400 7414 -23.6 -29.2 60 5.5 -24.7 238 64 324.3 324.5 291.0 327.3 0.86 14 350 8379 -28.8 -31.6 77 2.7 -29.3 223 63 329.9 330.0 292.4 332.7 0.78 15 300 9464 -37.3 -40.2 74 2.9 -37.6 219 64 332.8 332.8 292.9 334.2 0.38 16 250 10695 -47.6 -50.9 69 3.3 -47.8 221 72 335.2 335.3 293.3 335.8 0.14 17 200 12131 -55.9 -63.9 36 8.1 -56.0 237 98 344.3 344.3 295.4 344.5 0.04 18 150 13955 -57.6 -83.0 3 25.3 -57.9 251 72 370.8 370.8 300.7 370.8 0.00 19 100 16456 -68.2 -86.8 5 18.6 -68.3 249 43 396.0 396.0 304.6 396.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5687.69 m Freezing level: 635.63 mb = 3866.55 m = 12685.38 ft Wetbulb zero: 643.92 mb = 3758.02 m = 12329.32 ft Precipitable water: 1.61 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 79.26 % Est. max temperature: 27.01 C = 80.61 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 920.79 mb = 771.84 m = 2532.27 ft T: 19.99 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.72 C/km ThetaE index: 23.81 C Layer 950.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 901.17 mb = 958.31 m = 3144.02 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.97 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.40 C = 75.93 F Cap Strength: 0.04 C Lifted Index: -6.65 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.74 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.80 C Showalter Index: -5.00 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.86 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.92 C Cross Totals Index: 26.94 C K Index: 37.92 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 380.62 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.50 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2062.19 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 64.22 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.04 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 902.33 mb = 947.21 m = 3107.62 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 897.33 mb = 995.02 m = 3264.45 ft Equ Level (EL): 197.33 mb = 12216.06 m = 40078.44 ft B at Equ Level: 2044.66 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 117.33 mb = 15470.41 m = 50755.32 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 239.0 at 32.0 knts Storm direction: 269.0 at 24.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 86.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 130.3 neg: -16.1 tot: 114.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 38.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.62 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.9 stream: 4.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.31 Bulk Rich Number: 27.76 Bulk Shear: 74.29 m/s