MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F035.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F035.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 35 hour NAM valid 23Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 38.78,-90.34 Latitude: 38.78 Longitude: -90.34 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 53 SFC 987 168 20.4 18.7 90 1.7 19.2 199 10 294.7 297.2 292.9 334.4 13.89 2 950 494 18.0 16.7 92 1.3 17.2 208 23 295.5 297.8 292.3 332.0 12.71 3 900 958 16.9 16.2 96 0.7 16.5 215 30 299.0 301.3 293.6 336.9 13.00 4 850 1445 14.4 13.9 97 0.5 14.1 217 30 301.2 303.4 293.3 336.0 11.83 5 800 1955 11.5 10.5 94 1.0 10.9 219 31 303.4 305.2 292.6 333.2 10.00 6 750 2493 8.1 6.6 90 1.6 7.2 217 30 305.4 306.9 291.7 330.0 8.16 7 700 3059 4.2 2.6 89 1.7 3.3 221 29 307.2 308.4 290.9 327.3 6.59 8 650 3659 0.9 -0.3 92 1.2 0.3 224 28 309.9 311.0 291.1 327.8 5.75 9 600 4298 -2.9 -4.2 91 1.3 -3.5 228 26 312.8 313.7 291.0 327.5 4.68 10 550 4984 -6.5 -7.8 90 1.4 -7.1 226 27 316.4 317.2 291.4 328.9 3.85 11 500 5723 -10.5 -11.5 92 1.1 -10.9 224 28 320.3 320.9 291.9 330.7 3.17 12 450 6527 -15.8 -16.7 93 0.9 -16.1 220 30 323.4 323.8 292.0 331.2 2.30 13 400 7404 -21.7 -22.0 97 0.4 -21.7 218 28 326.8 327.2 292.4 332.6 1.64 14 350 8374 -28.1 -28.1 100 -0.0 -28.2 221 27 330.8 331.0 293.0 334.7 1.08 15 300 9462 -36.6 -37.1 95 0.5 -36.7 219 38 333.7 333.8 293.2 335.7 0.53 16 250 10697 -47.2 -50.4 69 3.2 -47.4 221 55 335.9 335.9 293.4 336.5 0.15 17 200 12130 -59.1 -62.3 66 3.2 -59.2 229 73 339.2 339.2 294.1 339.3 0.04 18 150 13945 -56.5 -84.3 2 27.8 -56.8 261 62 372.8 372.8 301.1 372.8 0.00 19 100 16464 -65.3 -87.3 3 22.1 -65.4 240 40 401.6 401.6 305.4 401.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5669.67 m Freezing level: 638.46 mb = 3806.45 m = 12488.20 ft Wetbulb zero: 646.61 mb = 3700.61 m = 12140.97 ft Precipitable water: 1.76 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 91.81 % Est. max temperature: 27.47 C = 81.45 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 962.96 mb = 377.97 m = 1240.04 ft T: 18.86 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.51 C/km ThetaE index: 9.59 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 879.30 mb = 1156.18 m = 3793.19 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.01 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.59 C = 78.06 F Cap Strength: 1.16 C Lifted Index: -1.23 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.90 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.60 C Showalter Index: -1.99 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.21 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.84 C Cross Totals Index: 24.37 C K Index: 37.08 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 297.64 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.18 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 310.08 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 24.90 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 31.96 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.17 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 920.44 mb = 765.40 m = 2511.12 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 775.44 mb = 2215.03 m = 7267.06 ft Equ Level (EL): 355.44 mb = 8262.37 m = 27107.17 ft B at Equ Level: 309.53 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 185.44 mb = 12607.05 m = 41361.22 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 220.7 at 27.9 knts Storm direction: 250.7 at 20.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.5 neg: 0.1 tot: 3.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 78.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 99.2 neg: -5.1 tot: 94.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 31.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.80 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.7 stream: 3.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.19 Bulk Rich Number: 23.01 Bulk Shear: 13.48 m/s