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: 38.43,-90.87 Latitude: 38.43 Longitude: -90.87 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 58 SFC 987 174 23.0 19.0 78 4.0 20.2 192 6 297.2 299.8 293.9 338.1 14.13 2 950 503 20.2 17.4 84 2.8 18.3 198 14 297.7 300.1 293.4 336.2 13.29 3 900 968 16.9 16.4 97 0.5 16.6 216 24 299.0 301.4 293.7 337.4 13.18 4 850 1454 14.1 14.1 100 -0.0 14.1 226 24 300.9 303.1 293.4 336.3 12.01 5 800 1965 12.0 9.3 84 2.6 10.3 223 30 303.9 305.6 292.2 331.6 9.26 6 750 2504 9.0 6.9 87 2.1 7.7 234 28 306.3 307.9 292.1 331.5 8.34 7 700 3072 5.1 -0.7 66 5.8 2.1 244 27 308.2 309.2 290.0 324.2 5.20 8 650 3672 0.6 -1.0 89 1.6 -0.2 248 38 309.7 310.7 290.7 326.6 5.47 9 600 4310 -3.6 -4.0 97 0.3 -3.8 238 41 311.9 312.8 290.8 326.9 4.75 10 550 4994 -7.4 -14.1 59 6.6 -9.8 241 44 315.3 315.7 289.6 322.9 2.34 11 500 5728 -12.2 -26.6 29 14.5 -15.7 239 46 318.2 318.4 289.1 321.2 0.87 12 450 6525 -17.2 -39.6 12 22.4 -20.8 240 50 321.6 321.6 289.5 322.6 0.27 13 400 7395 -24.0 -28.6 66 4.6 -24.9 239 59 323.7 323.9 290.9 326.9 0.90 14 350 8357 -30.3 -33.1 77 2.8 -30.7 224 50 327.9 328.0 291.8 330.3 0.67 15 300 9434 -38.8 -42.1 71 3.3 -39.1 222 55 330.7 330.7 292.2 331.9 0.32 16 250 10661 -47.5 -51.1 67 3.5 -47.7 231 73 335.4 335.4 293.3 335.9 0.14 17 200 12103 -55.1 -62.0 42 6.9 -55.3 241 104 345.5 345.5 295.7 345.7 0.05 18 150 13941 -57.8 -81.3 3 23.4 -58.1 246 63 370.4 370.4 300.7 370.4 0.00 19 100 16440 -64.9 -87.0 3 22.2 -65.0 248 42 402.4 402.4 305.5 402.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5670.41 m Freezing level: 642.65 mb = 3766.15 m = 12355.97 ft Wetbulb zero: 654.58 mb = 3615.62 m = 11862.12 ft Precipitable water: 1.59 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 79.61 % Est. max temperature: 27.41 C = 81.34 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 931.08 mb = 675.69 m = 2216.80 ft T: 19.00 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.51 C/km ThetaE index: 13.13 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 892.97 mb = 1034.65 m = 3394.48 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.38 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.95 C = 76.91 F Cap Strength: 0.61 C Lifted Index: -4.15 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.91 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.59 C Showalter Index: -3.80 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.58 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.29 C Cross Totals Index: 26.30 C K Index: 34.59 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 389.51 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.03 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1038.43 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 45.57 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4.53 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.61 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 907.37 mb = 897.75 m = 2945.35 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 862.37 mb = 1331.45 m = 4368.21 ft Equ Level (EL): 242.37 mb = 10861.92 m = 35635.78 ft B at Equ Level: 1034.63 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 152.37 mb = 13840.92 m = 45409.28 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 235.9 at 33.1 knts Storm direction: 265.9 at 24.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 86.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 160.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 160.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 53.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.70 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.3 stream: 5.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.98 Bulk Rich Number: 12.86 Bulk Shear: 80.74 m/s