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: 38.78,-90.6 Latitude: 38.78 Longitude: -90.60 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 52 SFC 988 156 23.0 18.8 77 4.2 20.1 197 8 297.2 299.7 293.7 337.6 13.95 2 950 496 19.9 17.5 86 2.4 18.2 206 17 297.3 299.8 293.3 335.9 13.32 3 900 961 16.7 16.8 100 -0.0 16.8 227 29 298.8 301.2 293.8 337.9 13.46 4 850 1447 14.3 14.2 99 0.1 14.3 235 22 301.2 303.4 293.5 336.7 12.07 5 800 1957 11.4 11.3 100 0.0 11.3 235 27 303.2 305.2 293.0 334.8 10.61 6 750 2495 8.6 5.1 79 3.5 6.6 240 24 305.9 307.2 291.2 328.1 7.36 7 700 3063 5.2 -4.8 48 10.0 0.5 241 27 308.3 309.0 288.8 320.3 3.83 8 650 3662 0.5 -3.4 75 3.9 -1.4 241 33 309.5 310.3 289.9 323.7 4.57 9 600 4300 -3.4 -14.7 41 11.3 -7.4 242 39 312.2 312.6 288.4 318.9 2.04 10 550 4983 -7.3 -21.7 31 14.4 -11.5 238 45 315.5 315.7 288.6 319.6 1.23 11 500 5717 -12.4 -33.6 15 21.2 -16.6 235 49 318.0 318.1 288.6 319.6 0.45 12 450 6511 -19.0 -25.0 59 6.0 -20.4 242 49 319.4 319.6 289.8 323.3 1.12 13 400 7379 -23.4 -25.7 82 2.2 -23.9 243 64 324.5 324.8 291.3 328.7 1.18 14 350 8344 -29.4 -32.4 75 3.0 -29.9 216 59 329.2 329.3 292.2 331.8 0.72 15 300 9425 -38.0 -41.2 72 3.2 -38.4 224 69 331.7 331.8 292.6 333.1 0.35 16 250 10655 -47.5 -51.0 68 3.4 -47.7 229 97 335.4 335.4 293.3 335.9 0.14 17 200 12093 -56.0 -60.0 60 4.1 -56.1 236 97 344.2 344.2 295.4 344.4 0.06 18 150 13926 -57.7 -83.0 3 25.3 -58.0 253 65 370.6 370.6 300.7 370.6 0.00 19 100 16430 -65.9 -87.8 3 22.0 -66.0 246 46 400.5 400.5 305.3 400.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5665.50 m Freezing level: 644.07 mb = 3738.04 m = 12263.76 ft Wetbulb zero: 685.85 mb = 3227.83 m = 10589.87 ft Precipitable water: 1.51 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 65.55 % Est. max temperature: 27.48 C = 81.46 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 928.65 mb = 691.33 m = 2268.12 ft T: 18.55 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.63 C/km ThetaE index: 17.68 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 900.88 mb = 952.17 m = 3123.88 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.47 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.57 C = 76.22 F Cap Strength: 0.51 C Lifted Index: -4.29 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.15 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.46 C Showalter Index: -4.17 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.27 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.70 C Cross Totals Index: 26.56 C K Index: 30.89 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 374.65 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.42 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1003.56 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 44.80 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.39 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.51 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 912.29 mb = 844.01 m = 2769.01 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 847.29 mb = 1474.13 m = 4836.33 ft Equ Level (EL): 237.29 mb = 10991.31 m = 36060.28 ft B at Equ Level: 994.85 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 157.29 mb = 13623.56 m = 44696.16 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 236.4 at 32.6 knts Storm direction: 266.4 at 24.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 74.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 152.8 neg: -23.7 tot: 129.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 43.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.59 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.2 stream: 4.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.90 Bulk Rich Number: 16.32 Bulk Shear: 61.50 m/s