MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F032.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F032.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 32 hour NAM valid 20Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 37.62,-93.07 Latitude: 37.62 Longitude: -93.07 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 51 SFC 968 332 20.9 20.2 96 0.7 20.4 194 5 296.8 299.6 294.7 341.6 15.53 2 950 494 19.8 19.6 98 0.2 19.6 207 13 297.3 300.1 294.7 341.5 15.27 3 900 959 17.4 17.4 100 -0.0 17.4 224 27 299.4 302.0 294.4 340.4 14.03 4 850 1446 14.0 14.0 100 -0.0 14.0 241 39 300.8 303.0 293.3 335.7 11.89 5 800 1957 12.0 12.0 100 -0.0 12.0 240 36 303.9 306.0 293.6 336.9 11.08 6 750 2496 9.5 3.3 65 6.2 6.1 235 29 306.8 308.1 290.7 326.6 6.48 7 700 3064 5.7 -5.7 44 11.3 0.4 233 28 308.7 309.4 288.7 320.0 3.57 8 650 3666 2.5 -10.7 37 13.1 -3.0 234 33 311.8 312.2 288.8 320.1 2.60 9 600 4308 -1.6 -10.5 51 8.8 -5.3 238 36 314.2 314.8 289.8 323.5 2.87 10 550 4995 -5.7 -14.1 52 8.3 -8.8 242 38 317.3 317.8 290.3 325.0 2.34 11 500 5737 -9.0 -13.8 68 4.8 -10.8 243 48 322.1 322.6 292.0 330.9 2.63 12 450 6544 -14.4 -18.3 72 3.9 -15.7 244 46 325.2 325.5 292.3 332.0 2.01 13 400 7427 -20.4 -23.3 77 2.9 -21.2 238 45 328.5 328.8 292.7 333.6 1.46 14 350 8400 -28.3 -30.8 79 2.5 -28.7 226 57 330.6 330.8 292.7 333.7 0.84 15 300 9484 -37.5 -40.4 74 2.9 -37.8 224 66 332.6 332.6 292.8 334.0 0.38 16 250 10714 -47.6 -49.3 82 1.8 -47.7 233 59 335.3 335.4 293.3 336.0 0.17 17 200 12153 -56.5 -59.2 72 2.6 -56.6 240 74 343.3 343.3 295.1 343.5 0.07 18 150 13944 -61.9 -79.9 7 18.0 -62.1 240 83 363.4 363.4 299.4 363.4 0.00 19 100 16439 -66.6 -86.1 5 19.5 -66.7 253 47 399.0 399.0 305.0 399.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5685.90 m Freezing level: 619.95 mb = 4051.90 m = 13293.47 ft Wetbulb zero: 693.67 mb = 3137.53 m = 10293.60 ft Precipitable water: 1.49 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 67.79 % Est. max temperature: 26.82 C = 80.27 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 958.33 mb = 418.39 m = 1372.67 ft T: 20.31 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.47 C/km ThetaE index: 16.96 C Layer 750.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 911.72 mb = 847.70 m = 2781.14 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.34 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.00 C = 73.39 F Cap Strength: 0.11 C Lifted Index: -2.37 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.62 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.16 C Showalter Index: -0.38 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.90 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.94 C Cross Totals Index: 22.95 C K Index: 25.58 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 321.86 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.05 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1030.06 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 45.39 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.21 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.11 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 915.75 mb = 809.76 m = 2656.66 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 900.75 mb = 951.94 m = 3123.11 ft Equ Level (EL): 210.75 mb = 11815.73 m = 38765.06 ft B at Equ Level: 1017.54 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 140.75 mb = 14336.22 m = 47034.26 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 237.5 at 34.5 knts Storm direction: 267.5 at 25.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.7 neg: 1.3 tot: 7.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 76.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 214.4 neg: -43.9 tot: 170.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 56.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.57 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.8 stream: 5.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.33 Bulk Rich Number: 16.39 Bulk Shear: 62.86 m/s