MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510161200F031.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510161200F031.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 31 hour NAM valid 19Z FRI 17 OCT 25 Station: 38.25,-90.63 Latitude: 38.25 Longitude: -90.63 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 102 SFC 989 197 25.8 14.7 50 11.1 18.5 165 6 299.9 301.8 292.0 331.2 10.67 2 950 549 21.1 13.3 61 7.8 16.0 174 8 298.5 300.4 291.2 328.1 10.12 3 900 1014 18.2 10.4 60 7.8 13.4 232 16 300.2 301.8 290.6 326.2 8.82 4 850 1501 14.8 6.1 56 8.7 9.7 210 13 301.6 302.9 289.5 322.4 6.95 5 800 2011 13.0 -6.1 26 19.1 4.1 199 21 305.0 305.5 286.9 314.4 3.02 6 750 2550 10.5 -6.8 29 17.3 2.6 197 26 308.0 308.6 288.0 317.7 3.07 7 700 3121 6.8 -4.3 45 11.1 1.5 197 30 310.1 310.8 289.5 322.6 3.98 8 650 3725 3.1 -2.9 65 6.0 0.1 196 33 312.4 313.3 291.0 327.4 4.75 9 600 4369 -0.5 -11.5 43 11.0 -5.0 202 34 315.5 316.0 290.0 324.1 2.64 10 550 5060 -4.6 -13.9 49 9.2 -8.2 207 28 318.6 319.0 290.7 326.5 2.38 11 500 5802 -9.6 -20.0 43 10.4 -12.9 210 27 321.3 321.6 290.7 326.6 1.56 12 450 6606 -15.8 -30.0 28 14.3 -18.8 207 29 323.4 323.6 290.6 326.0 0.70 13 400 7480 -23.1 -33.4 38 10.3 -24.8 205 24 325.0 325.1 290.9 327.1 0.57 14 350 8449 -27.6 -30.2 78 2.7 -28.0 221 30 331.6 331.8 293.0 334.8 0.89 15 300 9540 -35.8 -39.5 69 3.6 -36.2 221 25 334.8 334.9 293.4 336.4 0.41 16 250 10780 -46.5 -49.9 68 3.4 -46.7 189 32 336.9 336.9 293.7 337.5 0.16 17 200 12216 -57.0 -64.8 36 7.9 -57.1 207 29 342.5 342.5 295.0 342.7 0.03 18 150 14034 -58.3 -83.5 3 25.2 -58.6 240 25 369.5 369.5 300.5 369.6 0.00 19 100 16494 -71.4 -85.0 12 13.5 -71.5 251 27 389.7 389.7 303.8 389.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5699.89 m Freezing level: 607.62 mb = 4271.08 m = 14012.54 ft Wetbulb zero: 649.23 mb = 3734.69 m = 12252.79 ft Precipitable water: 1.06 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 47.46 % Est. max temperature: 28.24 C = 82.84 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 840.35 mb = 1597.00 m = 5239.44 ft T: 14.44 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.15 C/km ThetaE index: 16.81 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 722.46 mb = 2859.56 m = 9381.65 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.72 g/kg Conv temperature: 35.04 C = 95.07 F Cap Strength: 4.02 C Lifted Index: 2.58 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.79 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.29 C Showalter Index: 5.45 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 40.17 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 24.43 C Cross Totals Index: 15.74 C K Index: 19.39 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 124.91 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.94 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3.25 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 2.55 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5698.20 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.04 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 828.56 mb = 1715.97 m = 5629.76 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 202.6 at 24.4 knts Storm direction: 232.6 at 18.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.1 neg: 3.2 tot: 5.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 91.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 61.9 neg: -2.1 tot: 59.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 19.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.45 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.8 stream: 3.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.08 Bulk Shear: 42.33 m/s