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: 38.78,-90.76 Latitude: 38.78 Longitude: -90.76 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 98 SFC 991 176 25.8 14.2 49 11.5 18.2 171 8 299.7 301.6 291.7 330.0 10.35 2 950 544 21.2 13.1 60 8.1 16.0 176 10 298.7 300.5 291.1 327.9 10.01 3 900 1010 18.0 10.9 63 7.1 13.6 225 16 300.0 301.7 290.8 326.9 9.14 4 850 1496 15.1 2.9 44 12.2 8.5 203 15 302.0 303.0 288.3 318.7 5.56 5 800 2007 13.2 -3.4 32 16.5 5.1 200 23 305.2 305.9 287.6 316.7 3.72 6 750 2547 10.7 -6.2 30 16.9 2.8 202 28 308.1 308.7 288.2 318.2 3.20 7 700 3117 7.0 -5.3 41 12.3 1.2 202 31 310.3 311.0 289.3 321.9 3.68 8 650 3722 3.2 -3.1 64 6.2 0.1 203 34 312.5 313.4 291.0 327.3 4.70 9 600 4366 -0.5 -11.0 45 10.5 -4.8 212 33 315.5 316.1 290.1 324.5 2.75 10 550 5056 -5.0 -11.8 59 6.8 -7.8 216 28 318.1 318.6 290.9 327.3 2.80 11 500 5797 -10.1 -17.3 56 7.2 -12.5 217 26 320.7 321.1 291.0 327.4 1.97 12 450 6600 -16.7 -23.1 57 6.4 -18.4 206 27 322.3 322.6 290.8 326.9 1.33 13 400 7475 -21.8 -25.3 73 3.6 -22.6 205 35 326.7 326.9 292.0 331.0 1.22 14 350 8444 -27.6 -30.5 76 2.9 -28.1 230 32 331.6 331.7 293.0 334.7 0.86 15 300 9535 -36.0 -39.4 71 3.4 -36.3 222 26 334.7 334.8 293.4 336.3 0.42 16 250 10772 -47.0 -51.4 61 4.3 -47.3 196 36 336.1 336.1 293.5 336.7 0.13 17 200 12210 -57.0 -65.0 36 8.0 -57.2 213 33 342.4 342.5 295.0 342.6 0.03 18 150 14029 -58.7 -81.9 3 23.3 -58.9 239 29 369.0 369.0 300.4 369.0 0.00 19 100 16487 -71.3 -85.3 11 14.0 -71.4 249 29 389.9 389.9 303.8 389.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5699.76 m Freezing level: 606.98 mb = 4276.25 m = 14029.52 ft Wetbulb zero: 649.20 mb = 3731.91 m = 12243.66 ft Precipitable water: 1.09 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 49.13 % Est. max temperature: 28.63 C = 83.54 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 837.20 mb = 1624.25 m = 5328.84 ft T: 14.64 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.39 C/km ThetaE index: 13.31 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 720.31 mb = 2880.76 m = 9451.19 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.74 g/kg Conv temperature: 35.44 C = 95.80 F Cap Strength: 4.18 C Lifted Index: 2.16 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.69 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.48 C Showalter Index: 6.99 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 38.27 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 25.24 C Cross Totals Index: 13.03 C K Index: 15.86 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 147.10 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.82 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2.43 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 2.20 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5562.23 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.17 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 829.78 mb = 1699.26 m = 5574.92 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 207.6 at 25.0 knts Storm direction: 237.6 at 18.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.0 neg: 1.9 tot: 4.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 85.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 71.6 neg: -0.1 tot: 71.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 23.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.56 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.0 stream: 3.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.06 Bulk Shear: 41.25 m/s