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: 37.66,-93.62 Latitude: 37.66 Longitude: -93.62 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 55 SFC 973 287 16.7 15.3 92 1.3 15.8 194 6 292.1 294.1 290.0 324.2 11.32 2 950 498 17.5 15.4 88 2.1 16.1 199 13 295.0 297.1 291.3 328.5 11.68 3 900 961 17.2 16.2 94 1.0 16.5 226 17 299.2 301.6 293.6 337.1 12.97 4 850 1448 14.7 14.1 97 0.6 14.3 237 19 301.5 303.8 293.6 337.0 12.02 5 800 1960 12.1 11.7 98 0.4 11.9 239 21 304.0 306.1 293.4 336.4 10.87 6 750 2500 10.1 8.9 92 1.2 9.4 249 24 307.5 309.3 293.5 336.6 9.60 7 700 3071 6.0 5.3 95 0.7 5.6 260 26 309.1 310.7 292.7 333.7 8.04 8 650 3673 1.2 1.2 100 0.0 1.2 258 29 310.3 311.5 291.7 330.2 6.43 9 600 4314 -3.3 -3.5 99 0.2 -3.4 252 36 312.3 313.2 291.0 327.7 4.92 10 550 4997 -7.8 -8.1 97 0.3 -7.9 246 35 314.9 315.6 290.9 327.0 3.78 11 500 5732 -11.5 -11.7 99 0.1 -11.6 232 29 319.0 319.6 291.5 329.3 3.14 12 450 6535 -15.0 -15.0 100 0.0 -15.0 209 40 324.4 324.9 292.6 333.3 2.65 13 400 7416 -20.8 -20.8 100 0.0 -20.8 202 62 328.0 328.3 292.9 334.3 1.82 14 350 8386 -29.4 -29.5 100 0.0 -29.5 204 68 329.1 329.2 292.4 332.5 0.95 15 300 9469 -37.3 -40.1 75 2.8 -37.6 203 58 332.8 332.9 292.9 334.3 0.39 16 250 10699 -48.3 -51.9 66 3.6 -48.5 205 52 334.2 334.3 293.0 334.7 0.13 17 200 12135 -55.7 -59.8 60 4.2 -55.8 239 73 344.6 344.6 295.5 344.8 0.06 18 150 13968 -58.3 -79.6 5 21.2 -58.6 236 63 369.6 369.6 300.5 369.6 0.00 19 100 16459 -66.5 -85.9 5 19.4 -66.6 256 46 399.3 399.3 305.1 399.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5676.15 m Freezing level: 636.69 mb = 3843.81 m = 12610.77 ft Wetbulb zero: 637.13 mb = 3833.42 m = 12576.68 ft Precipitable water: 1.76 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 96.19 % Est. max temperature: 27.38 C = 81.28 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 954.41 mb = 457.65 m = 1501.47 ft T: 17.36 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.60 C/km ThetaE index: 9.63 C Layer 700.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 841.99 mb = 1528.34 m = 5014.17 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.25 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.47 C = 79.64 F Cap Strength: 2.05 C Lifted Index: -1.49 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.40 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.81 C Showalter Index: -3.48 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.94 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.25 C Cross Totals Index: 25.69 C K Index: 39.72 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 294.48 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.64 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 185.29 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 19.25 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 123.56 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.02 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 903.45 mb = 928.56 m = 3046.42 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 668.45 mb = 3446.01 m = 11305.67 ft Equ Level (EL): 458.45 mb = 6393.16 m = 20974.67 ft B at Equ Level: 184.99 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 238.45 mb = 11003.30 m = 36099.63 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 243.0 at 26.6 knts Storm direction: 273.0 at 19.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 117.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 104.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 104.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 34.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.83 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.6 stream: 4.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.10 Bulk Rich Number: 4.04 Bulk Shear: 45.85 m/s