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: 38.59,-90.61 Latitude: 38.59 Longitude: -90.61 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 57 SFC 982 212 23.1 18.2 74 4.9 19.8 193 8 297.8 300.2 293.6 337.1 13.54 2 950 502 19.9 17.5 86 2.5 18.2 198 13 297.4 299.8 293.3 335.9 13.32 3 900 966 16.8 16.8 100 -0.0 16.8 227 28 298.8 301.3 293.9 338.1 13.49 4 850 1452 14.0 13.9 99 0.2 13.9 233 25 300.9 303.0 293.2 335.5 11.79 5 800 1963 12.2 10.2 88 2.0 10.9 232 33 304.1 305.9 292.6 333.4 9.82 6 750 2503 9.6 3.4 65 6.3 6.1 235 30 307.0 308.3 290.8 326.9 6.51 7 700 3071 5.2 -1.5 62 6.8 1.8 243 31 308.3 309.2 289.8 323.5 4.90 8 650 3671 0.6 -1.8 84 2.4 -0.6 246 37 309.7 310.7 290.5 325.7 5.16 9 600 4310 -3.5 -4.8 91 1.2 -4.1 246 41 312.1 312.9 290.6 326.2 4.48 10 550 4993 -7.6 -9.6 86 2.0 -8.4 242 46 315.0 315.7 290.5 325.9 3.36 11 500 5728 -12.4 -15.7 76 3.4 -13.5 237 49 318.0 318.4 290.4 325.4 2.24 12 450 6525 -17.8 -33.4 24 15.7 -20.7 237 49 320.9 321.0 289.6 322.7 0.51 13 400 7394 -23.8 -33.3 42 9.4 -25.4 242 60 324.0 324.1 290.6 326.1 0.58 14 350 8356 -30.2 -32.7 78 2.5 -30.6 227 48 328.1 328.2 291.9 330.6 0.70 15 300 9433 -38.9 -41.9 73 3.0 -39.2 229 64 330.5 330.6 292.2 331.7 0.32 16 250 10660 -47.7 -51.3 66 3.7 -47.8 228 75 335.2 335.3 293.3 335.8 0.14 17 200 12102 -54.5 -62.2 38 7.6 -54.7 242 101 346.4 346.4 295.8 346.6 0.04 18 150 13939 -58.7 -82.0 3 23.3 -58.9 246 66 368.9 368.9 300.4 368.9 0.00 19 100 16436 -65.0 -87.1 3 22.1 -65.2 249 41 402.1 402.1 305.5 402.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5671.17 m Freezing level: 642.29 mb = 3769.68 m = 12367.56 ft Wetbulb zero: 661.78 mb = 3525.69 m = 11567.08 ft Precipitable water: 1.57 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 83.08 % Est. max temperature: 27.30 C = 81.14 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 914.41 mb = 829.79 m = 2722.36 ft T: 17.70 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.63 C/km ThetaE index: 14.62 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 897.07 mb = 994.00 m = 3261.12 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.37 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.25 C = 75.65 F Cap Strength: 0.44 C Lifted Index: -4.31 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.02 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.45 C Showalter Index: -3.66 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.64 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.41 C Cross Totals Index: 26.23 C K Index: 33.52 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 373.84 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.09 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1040.83 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 45.63 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.81 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.44 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 907.58 mb = 894.18 m = 2933.62 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 872.58 mb = 1229.37 m = 4033.32 ft Equ Level (EL): 812.58 mb = 1831.70 m = 6009.43 ft B at Equ Level: 10.18 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 152.58 mb = 13830.36 m = 45374.65 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 238.0 at 35.0 knts Storm direction: 268.0 at 26.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 85.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 179.4 neg: -13.8 tot: 165.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 55.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.71 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.3 stream: 5.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.06 Bulk Rich Number: 11.95 Bulk Shear: 87.13 m/s