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,-90.37 Latitude: 38.78 Longitude: -90.37 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 54 SFC 987 168 20.3 19.3 94 1.0 19.6 197 10 294.6 297.2 293.3 335.8 14.40 2 950 495 18.1 17.7 98 0.4 17.8 208 21 295.5 298.0 292.9 334.4 13.54 3 900 958 16.8 16.6 99 0.2 16.7 217 29 298.9 301.3 293.7 337.7 13.35 4 850 1445 14.4 14.1 98 0.3 14.2 220 29 301.3 303.5 293.4 336.5 11.98 5 800 1956 11.3 10.3 93 1.0 10.7 226 31 303.2 305.0 292.4 332.6 9.87 6 750 2493 7.9 6.2 89 1.7 6.9 224 30 305.2 306.7 291.5 329.2 7.98 7 700 3058 3.7 0.8 82 2.9 2.2 225 28 306.6 307.6 290.0 324.3 5.81 8 650 3657 0.5 -1.1 89 1.6 -0.3 224 28 309.5 310.6 290.7 326.3 5.42 9 600 4296 -2.8 -4.6 87 1.8 -3.7 226 27 312.9 313.8 290.9 327.2 4.53 10 550 4982 -6.1 -7.7 89 1.5 -6.8 225 30 316.8 317.5 291.5 329.4 3.90 11 500 5722 -10.7 -11.9 91 1.1 -11.2 222 29 319.9 320.5 291.7 330.1 3.08 12 450 6525 -15.4 -16.2 94 0.8 -15.6 216 30 323.9 324.4 292.3 332.0 2.40 13 400 7405 -21.1 -21.5 97 0.3 -21.2 211 27 327.5 327.9 292.7 333.5 1.72 14 350 8376 -28.2 -28.2 100 -0.0 -28.2 212 26 330.7 330.9 292.9 334.5 1.07 15 300 9463 -36.8 -37.5 93 0.7 -36.9 213 37 333.5 333.6 293.2 335.4 0.51 16 250 10697 -47.3 -50.5 69 3.2 -47.5 217 54 335.7 335.7 293.4 336.3 0.15 17 200 12130 -59.0 -62.3 66 3.3 -59.1 227 71 339.3 339.3 294.2 339.5 0.04 18 150 13945 -56.9 -83.6 2 26.8 -57.2 261 63 372.1 372.1 300.9 372.1 0.00 19 100 16463 -65.3 -87.4 3 22.1 -65.4 242 40 401.6 401.6 305.4 401.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5667.93 m Freezing level: 642.39 mb = 3753.93 m = 12315.91 ft Wetbulb zero: 656.58 mb = 3575.24 m = 11729.66 ft Precipitable water: 1.76 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 90.81 % Est. max temperature: 27.48 C = 81.46 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 972.23 mb = 295.92 m = 970.84 ft T: 19.44 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.42 C/km ThetaE index: 13.44 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 910.94 mb = 854.75 m = 2804.27 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.59 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.84 C = 74.92 F Cap Strength: 0.59 C Lifted Index: -2.27 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.26 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.73 C Showalter Index: -2.50 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.03 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.19 C Cross Totals Index: 24.84 C K Index: 36.42 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 306.83 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.41 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 504.12 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 31.75 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 12.92 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.59 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 930.03 mb = 676.85 m = 2220.60 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 825.03 mb = 1696.44 m = 5565.68 ft Equ Level (EL): 265.03 mb = 10301.62 m = 33797.54 ft B at Equ Level: 502.62 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 165.03 mb = 13342.91 m = 43775.43 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 222.3 at 28.0 knts Storm direction: 252.3 at 21.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.6 neg: 0.2 tot: 3.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 78.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 105.1 neg: -9.3 tot: 95.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 31.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.78 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.9 stream: 3.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.33 Bulk Rich Number: 26.46 Bulk Shear: 19.05 m/s