MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F034.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F034.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 34 hour NAM valid 22Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 38.25,-91.10 Latitude: 38.25 Longitude: -91.10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 979 232 20.4 19.5 94 0.9 19.8 173 12 295.3 298.0 293.7 337.5 14.70 2 950 494 18.3 18.1 99 0.2 18.2 178 24 295.8 298.3 293.3 335.8 13.92 3 900 958 17.0 16.1 94 0.9 16.4 188 23 299.0 301.4 293.5 336.7 12.90 4 850 1444 14.7 13.3 91 1.4 13.8 202 19 301.5 303.6 293.0 335.0 11.35 5 800 1956 12.4 9.1 80 3.3 10.4 223 18 304.4 306.1 292.2 331.7 9.10 6 750 2494 8.5 2.2 64 6.3 5.1 240 16 305.8 306.9 290.0 324.1 5.99 7 700 3059 3.1 -0.7 76 3.8 1.2 243 21 306.0 306.9 289.3 321.9 5.21 8 650 3655 -1.0 -3.1 86 2.1 -2.0 239 21 307.8 308.7 289.5 322.3 4.68 9 600 4290 -4.0 -5.8 87 1.8 -4.8 232 22 311.5 312.3 290.2 324.6 4.15 10 550 4973 -7.7 -8.9 91 1.2 -8.2 221 27 315.0 315.6 290.7 326.4 3.56 11 500 5709 -11.4 -11.5 99 0.1 -11.5 210 43 319.1 319.7 291.6 329.5 3.16 12 450 6512 -15.4 -15.4 100 0.0 -15.4 211 56 323.9 324.4 292.4 332.6 2.57 13 400 7392 -20.9 -21.2 97 0.3 -21.0 209 66 327.9 328.2 292.8 334.0 1.76 14 350 8364 -28.0 -30.4 79 2.4 -28.5 214 68 331.0 331.2 292.9 334.2 0.87 15 300 9453 -36.5 -39.6 73 3.1 -36.8 221 76 333.9 334.0 293.2 335.5 0.41 16 250 10688 -47.2 -50.8 66 3.6 -47.4 225 80 335.9 335.9 293.4 336.5 0.14 17 200 12123 -58.0 -61.9 61 3.9 -58.1 237 79 340.9 340.9 294.6 341.0 0.05 18 150 13933 -56.7 -78.2 5 21.5 -57.0 264 68 372.4 372.4 301.0 372.4 0.01 19 100 16448 -65.5 -86.6 4 21.1 -65.6 248 40 401.3 401.3 305.4 401.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5656.61 m Freezing level: 662.11 mb = 3510.34 m = 11516.71 ft Wetbulb zero: 681.51 mb = 3274.23 m = 10742.10 ft Precipitable water: 1.61 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 86.20 % Est. max temperature: 27.73 C = 81.91 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 966.34 mb = 347.35 m = 1139.59 ft T: 19.48 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.49 C/km ThetaE index: 14.75 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 892.97 mb = 1024.26 m = 3360.40 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.49 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.44 C = 75.99 F Cap Strength: 0.64 C Lifted Index: -3.11 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.25 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.39 C Showalter Index: -2.46 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.75 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.07 C Cross Totals Index: 24.69 C K Index: 35.55 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 317.92 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.22 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 639.36 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 35.76 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 24.19 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.64 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 919.98 mb = 769.28 m = 2523.86 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 774.98 mb = 2220.84 m = 7286.14 ft Equ Level (EL): 264.98 mb = 10293.48 m = 33770.83 ft B at Equ Level: 638.71 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 164.98 mb = 13334.14 m = 43746.66 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 217.5 at 25.0 knts Storm direction: 247.5 at 18.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 102.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 80.9 neg: -4.4 tot: 76.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 25.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.37 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.0 stream: 2.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.31 Bulk Rich Number: 19.13 Bulk Shear: 33.43 m/s