MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F033.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F033.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 33 hour NAM valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 37.28,-89.9 Latitude: 37.28 Longitude: -89.90 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 62 SFC 991 143 25.1 18.0 65 7.1 20.2 190 8 299.0 301.4 293.7 337.6 13.23 2 950 511 22.9 16.1 65 6.9 18.3 194 21 300.5 302.7 293.4 336.2 12.18 3 900 980 18.7 14.7 77 4.0 16.1 196 25 300.8 303.0 293.2 335.3 11.75 4 850 1467 14.2 13.3 94 0.9 13.7 198 27 301.1 303.1 292.9 334.6 11.38 5 800 1977 10.8 9.7 93 1.0 10.2 204 28 302.6 304.4 291.9 330.9 9.51 6 750 2514 9.6 8.6 94 1.0 9.0 207 16 307.0 308.8 293.2 335.5 9.42 7 700 3085 6.8 1.7 70 5.1 4.0 217 24 310.1 311.2 291.5 329.2 6.19 8 650 3690 3.3 -4.7 56 7.9 -0.5 217 25 312.7 313.4 290.5 325.8 4.16 9 600 4333 -1.3 -9.0 56 7.7 -4.6 213 32 314.7 315.3 290.3 325.1 3.23 10 550 5021 -6.4 -9.6 77 3.3 -7.7 222 38 316.5 317.2 291.0 327.4 3.35 11 500 5757 -12.4 -18.4 61 6.0 -14.3 226 43 318.0 318.3 290.0 324.0 1.79 12 450 6554 -17.3 -24.6 53 7.3 -19.1 227 46 321.5 321.8 290.5 325.6 1.16 13 400 7427 -22.6 -36.9 26 14.3 -24.8 227 58 325.7 325.7 290.9 327.2 0.40 14 350 8392 -29.8 -46.2 19 16.4 -31.4 232 70 328.6 328.7 291.5 329.3 0.17 15 300 9474 -37.7 -43.2 56 5.5 -38.2 237 84 332.2 332.3 292.6 333.3 0.28 16 250 10708 -46.4 -49.7 69 3.3 -46.6 246 82 337.1 337.2 293.8 337.8 0.16 17 200 12154 -55.0 -59.9 54 5.0 -55.1 245 86 345.7 345.7 295.7 346.0 0.06 18 150 13978 -57.9 -85.7 2 27.8 -58.2 247 69 370.3 370.3 300.6 370.3 0.00 19 100 16465 -67.0 -87.5 4 20.4 -67.2 239 33 398.2 398.2 305.0 398.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5694.96 m Freezing level: 613.87 mb = 4155.02 m = 13631.80 ft Wetbulb zero: 655.87 mb = 3616.94 m = 11866.46 ft Precipitable water: 1.57 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 73.62 % Est. max temperature: 27.40 C = 81.31 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 893.45 mb = 1042.19 m = 3419.21 ft T: 18.15 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.19 C/km ThetaE index: 10.42 C Layer 700.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 852.54 mb = 1442.04 m = 4731.06 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.23 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.10 C = 80.79 F Cap Strength: 0.67 C Lifted Index: -3.96 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.36 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.37 C Showalter Index: -3.25 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.30 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.61 C Cross Totals Index: 25.69 C K Index: 34.79 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 407.63 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.13 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 604.54 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 34.77 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 13.96 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.67 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 861.86 mb = 1349.27 m = 4426.69 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 836.86 mb = 1598.49 m = 5244.33 ft Equ Level (EL): 756.86 mb = 2438.42 m = 7999.97 ft B at Equ Level: 20.93 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 176.86 mb = 12933.65 m = 42432.72 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 213.5 at 28.6 knts Storm direction: 243.5 at 21.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 2.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 66.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 124.4 neg: -40.1 tot: 84.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 28.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.44 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.3 stream: 3.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.38 Bulk Rich Number: 21.80 Bulk Shear: 27.73 m/s