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: 38.71,-90.84 Latitude: 38.71 Longitude: -90.84 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 59 SFC 983 204 23.5 18.6 74 4.9 20.1 196 9 298.1 300.6 293.9 338.3 13.87 2 950 502 19.1 17.2 89 1.9 17.8 206 15 296.6 299.0 292.9 334.5 13.12 3 900 965 15.7 15.3 97 0.4 15.5 242 30 297.7 300.0 292.6 333.3 12.25 4 850 1452 15.6 11.7 78 3.9 13.1 232 30 302.5 304.3 292.4 332.7 10.22 5 800 1966 13.7 5.6 58 8.2 9.0 235 31 305.8 307.1 291.0 327.4 7.13 6 750 2506 9.9 5.2 73 4.6 7.2 238 34 307.3 308.7 291.7 329.9 7.44 7 700 3076 6.0 -0.4 63 6.4 2.7 244 40 309.2 310.2 290.5 325.7 5.32 8 650 3677 0.9 -0.6 89 1.6 0.1 244 45 310.0 311.1 291.0 327.5 5.63 9 600 4316 -3.2 -6.2 80 3.0 -4.6 244 51 312.4 313.2 290.3 325.1 4.01 10 550 5001 -7.3 -12.4 67 5.1 -9.2 243 56 315.4 315.9 290.0 324.2 2.68 11 500 5735 -12.2 -24.1 37 11.8 -15.4 239 57 318.1 318.3 289.3 321.9 1.09 12 450 6533 -16.8 -37.7 15 20.9 -20.4 237 59 322.1 322.2 289.8 323.3 0.33 13 400 7407 -22.8 -38.5 22 15.7 -25.1 235 62 325.3 325.4 290.7 326.6 0.34 14 350 8369 -30.4 -43.7 26 13.3 -31.8 235 68 327.7 327.8 291.3 328.6 0.23 15 300 9446 -38.7 -47.8 38 9.0 -39.4 237 78 330.8 330.8 292.1 331.4 0.17 16 250 10672 -48.5 -51.8 69 3.3 -48.7 237 90 333.9 333.9 292.9 334.4 0.13 17 200 12111 -54.1 -71.2 10 17.2 -54.4 245 98 347.2 347.2 296.0 347.2 0.01 18 150 13935 -59.1 -82.3 3 23.2 -59.3 246 74 368.3 368.3 300.2 368.3 0.00 19 100 16436 -65.7 -86.3 4 20.6 -65.8 241 42 400.9 400.9 305.3 400.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5676.11 m Freezing level: 638.81 mb = 3820.34 m = 12533.78 ft Wetbulb zero: 648.54 mb = 3695.30 m = 12123.55 ft Precipitable water: 1.44 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 73.36 % Est. max temperature: 28.94 C = 84.10 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 916.06 mb = 814.02 m = 2670.63 ft T: 16.86 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.87 C/km ThetaE index: 10.90 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 905.27 mb = 915.44 m = 3003.36 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.81 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.04 C = 73.47 F Cap Strength: 2.45 C Lifted Index: -3.12 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.38 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.10 C Showalter Index: -2.30 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.75 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.81 C Cross Totals Index: 23.94 C K Index: 33.09 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 351.08 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.16 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 590.93 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 34.38 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 98.88 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.41 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 907.57 mb = 893.71 m = 2932.07 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 692.57 mb = 3162.48 m = 10375.47 ft Equ Level (EL): 252.57 mb = 10603.57 m = 34788.18 ft B at Equ Level: 590.12 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 182.57 mb = 12689.06 m = 41630.28 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 239.9 at 41.1 knts Storm direction: 269.9 at 30.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.2 neg: 0.3 tot: 6.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 91.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 199.1 neg: -7.2 tot: 191.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 64.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.75 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.6 stream: 5.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.56 Bulk Rich Number: 5.09 Bulk Shear: 116.11 m/s