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: 38.53,-90.81 Latitude: 38.53 Longitude: -90.81 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 986 180 22.7 18.8 79 3.9 20.0 198 8 297.0 299.6 293.7 337.5 14.00 2 950 502 19.6 17.6 89 1.9 18.2 201 16 297.0 299.5 293.3 336.0 13.46 3 900 966 16.7 16.7 100 -0.0 16.7 225 29 298.7 301.2 293.8 337.9 13.44 4 850 1453 14.8 14.8 100 -0.0 14.8 229 22 301.7 304.0 294.0 338.8 12.58 5 800 1964 11.7 10.1 90 1.6 10.7 225 31 303.6 305.5 292.4 332.7 9.75 6 750 2503 9.1 5.9 80 3.2 7.2 234 28 306.5 307.9 291.7 330.0 7.77 7 700 3071 5.3 -1.9 59 7.3 1.7 242 29 308.4 309.3 289.7 323.1 4.75 8 650 3671 0.5 -3.4 75 3.8 -1.4 248 37 309.5 310.4 289.9 323.8 4.59 9 600 4309 -3.4 -6.4 80 3.0 -4.7 244 43 312.2 313.0 290.2 324.7 3.95 10 550 4992 -7.7 -12.8 66 5.2 -9.6 241 45 315.0 315.5 289.8 323.5 2.59 11 500 5726 -12.0 -23.4 38 11.4 -15.1 238 47 318.4 318.6 289.5 322.4 1.16 12 450 6523 -17.3 -34.4 21 17.1 -20.4 238 51 321.6 321.6 289.8 323.2 0.46 13 400 7394 -24.0 -31.6 49 7.6 -25.4 239 61 323.8 323.9 290.6 326.2 0.68 14 350 8356 -30.1 -32.8 77 2.7 -30.6 226 52 328.1 328.3 291.9 330.6 0.69 15 300 9433 -38.9 -42.0 72 3.2 -39.1 224 59 330.6 330.7 292.2 331.8 0.32 16 250 10660 -47.7 -51.2 67 3.5 -47.8 230 78 335.2 335.3 293.3 335.8 0.14 17 200 12101 -55.0 -62.4 40 7.3 -55.2 241 105 345.6 345.6 295.7 345.8 0.04 18 150 13939 -58.2 -81.5 3 23.4 -58.4 247 64 369.8 369.8 300.5 369.9 0.00 19 100 16437 -64.8 -87.0 3 22.2 -65.0 249 42 402.4 402.4 305.5 402.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5668.74 m Freezing level: 643.81 mb = 3749.97 m = 12302.89 ft Wetbulb zero: 672.32 mb = 3397.56 m = 11146.71 ft Precipitable water: 1.57 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 77.34 % Est. max temperature: 27.85 C = 82.14 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 931.89 mb = 667.51 m = 2189.96 ft T: 18.55 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.53 C/km ThetaE index: 15.62 C Layer 800.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 903.32 mb = 934.88 m = 3067.15 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.53 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.28 C = 75.70 F Cap Strength: 0.45 C Lifted Index: -3.99 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.95 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.38 C Showalter Index: -4.70 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.66 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.83 C Cross Totals Index: 26.84 C K Index: 34.39 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 407.12 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.32 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1031.11 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 45.41 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 9.41 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.46 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 914.83 mb = 826.13 m = 2710.35 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 809.83 mb = 1861.35 m = 6106.71 ft Equ Level (EL): 239.83 mb = 10927.95 m = 35852.41 ft B at Equ Level: 1024.62 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 149.83 mb = 13945.78 m = 45753.32 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 236.9 at 34.3 knts Storm direction: 266.9 at 25.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 82.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 187.5 neg: -25.5 tot: 162.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 54.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.59 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.5 stream: 5.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.11 Bulk Rich Number: 13.72 Bulk Shear: 75.16 m/s