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: 37.59,-89.21 Latitude: 37.59 Longitude: -89.21 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 65 SFC 987 180 26.1 17.7 60 8.4 20.4 200 10 300.4 302.8 294.0 338.6 13.03 2 950 514 22.6 16.4 68 6.2 18.4 200 18 300.1 302.4 293.4 336.5 12.44 3 900 982 18.2 14.9 81 3.3 16.0 198 22 300.3 302.5 293.2 335.3 11.93 4 850 1469 14.4 10.9 80 3.5 12.3 204 33 301.3 303.0 291.7 329.9 9.70 5 800 1978 11.0 8.6 86 2.3 9.6 212 29 302.8 304.5 291.5 329.1 8.82 6 750 2516 9.6 -0.2 50 9.8 4.5 228 22 307.0 308.0 289.5 322.6 5.05 7 700 3086 7.1 2.0 70 5.1 4.3 226 22 310.4 311.6 291.7 329.9 6.32 8 650 3692 3.3 -5.9 51 9.2 -1.0 228 24 312.7 313.4 290.2 324.8 3.80 9 600 4335 -1.7 -9.8 54 8.0 -5.1 225 30 314.1 314.7 289.9 323.9 3.04 10 550 5021 -6.6 -8.2 88 1.7 -7.3 227 37 316.3 317.0 291.2 328.3 3.74 11 500 5757 -12.6 -18.2 63 5.6 -14.3 229 41 317.7 318.1 289.9 323.8 1.83 12 450 6554 -16.9 -36.7 16 19.7 -20.4 227 42 321.9 322.0 289.8 323.3 0.37 13 400 7429 -22.2 -38.6 21 16.4 -24.7 228 52 326.1 326.2 291.0 327.4 0.34 14 350 8395 -29.5 -46.4 18 16.8 -31.2 229 63 328.9 328.9 291.6 329.6 0.17 15 300 9475 -38.2 -45.2 48 7.0 -38.8 233 79 331.5 331.5 292.3 332.4 0.23 16 250 10706 -47.0 -50.5 68 3.4 -47.2 239 84 336.1 336.2 293.5 336.7 0.15 17 200 12152 -54.2 -58.7 57 4.5 -54.3 244 85 347.0 347.0 296.0 347.3 0.07 18 150 13980 -59.5 -87.0 2 27.5 -59.7 249 57 367.6 367.6 300.1 367.6 0.00 19 100 16462 -67.4 -86.7 5 19.3 -67.5 244 36 397.4 397.4 304.9 397.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5692.50 m Freezing level: 617.05 mb = 4115.48 m = 13502.06 ft Wetbulb zero: 659.26 mb = 3576.64 m = 11734.23 ft Precipitable water: 1.41 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 68.60 % Est. max temperature: 27.38 C = 81.29 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 873.10 mb = 1240.17 m = 4068.76 ft T: 16.20 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.37 C/km ThetaE index: 16.02 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 851.37 mb = 1455.02 m = 4773.63 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.31 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.96 C = 80.52 F Cap Strength: 0.71 C Lifted Index: -4.22 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.92 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.59 C Showalter Index: -1.29 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.52 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.00 C Cross Totals Index: 23.52 C K Index: 32.80 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 345.89 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.20 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 634.70 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 35.63 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7.21 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.71 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 863.76 mb = 1331.88 m = 4369.62 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 838.76 mb = 1580.61 m = 5185.67 ft Equ Level (EL): 758.76 mb = 2419.38 m = 7937.52 ft B at Equ Level: 11.78 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 688.76 mb = 3218.45 m = 10559.08 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 220.7 at 28.6 knts Storm direction: 250.7 at 21.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.7 neg: 1.7 tot: 3.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 57.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 112.0 neg: -8.2 tot: 103.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 34.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.50 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.7 stream: 3.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.44 Bulk Rich Number: 21.89 Bulk Shear: 29.00 m/s