MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F015.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F015.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 15 hour NAM valid 9Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 37.41,-93.1 Latitude: 37.41 Longitude: -93.10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 70 SFC 966 370 18.9 16.7 87 2.2 17.4 189 8 295.0 297.2 291.9 330.7 12.47 2 950 512 20.1 16.6 80 3.5 17.7 204 20 297.6 299.8 292.8 334.1 12.60 3 900 979 19.2 14.8 76 4.4 16.3 240 29 301.3 303.5 293.4 336.2 11.87 4 850 1469 16.6 12.6 77 4.0 14.0 262 25 303.5 305.5 293.3 335.7 10.83 5 800 1982 12.6 10.6 87 2.0 11.4 268 21 304.6 306.5 293.0 334.8 10.09 6 750 2523 10.0 8.9 93 1.1 9.3 249 24 307.4 309.2 293.4 336.4 9.57 7 700 3093 6.2 4.3 87 1.9 5.1 239 30 309.3 310.7 292.3 332.2 7.44 8 650 3697 1.6 0.0 90 1.5 0.8 237 32 310.7 311.9 291.5 329.1 5.91 9 600 4339 -1.2 -8.1 59 6.9 -4.3 239 39 314.7 315.4 290.5 325.9 3.46 10 550 5027 -5.0 -36.6 6 31.6 -11.7 244 39 318.1 318.2 288.5 319.2 0.30 11 500 5767 -11.0 -27.9 24 16.9 -15.1 244 40 319.6 319.8 289.5 322.3 0.77 12 450 6567 -16.6 -23.6 55 7.0 -18.4 239 41 322.3 322.6 290.8 326.7 1.26 13 400 7443 -21.4 -41.9 14 20.5 -24.2 238 47 327.2 327.3 291.2 328.1 0.24 14 350 8411 -29.2 -51.2 10 21.9 -31.1 238 51 329.3 329.4 291.6 329.7 0.10 15 300 9492 -38.1 -49.5 29 11.4 -38.9 246 56 331.7 331.7 292.3 332.3 0.14 16 250 10721 -47.2 -50.8 67 3.5 -47.4 259 69 335.8 335.8 293.4 336.4 0.14 17 200 12168 -54.2 -60.0 49 5.8 -54.4 255 77 346.9 346.9 296.0 347.1 0.06 18 150 13991 -60.5 -81.7 5 21.2 -60.7 247 81 365.8 365.8 299.8 365.8 0.00 19 100 16463 -69.7 -86.1 7 16.5 -69.7 246 37 393.2 393.2 304.2 393.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5697.02 m Freezing level: 621.56 mb = 4061.82 m = 13326.02 ft Wetbulb zero: 642.25 mb = 3792.84 m = 12443.54 ft Precipitable water: 1.43 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 66.49 % Est. max temperature: 28.11 C = 82.59 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 934.77 mb = 651.20 m = 2136.46 ft T: 19.81 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.44 C/km ThetaE index: 17.20 C Layer 700.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 809.38 mb = 1883.73 m = 6180.14 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.02 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.24 C = 82.84 F Cap Strength: 2.90 C Lifted Index: -2.13 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.01 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.08 C Showalter Index: -2.42 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.19 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.61 C Cross Totals Index: 23.58 C K Index: 38.24 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 285.30 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.63 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 362.27 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 26.92 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 106.38 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.90 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 863.50 mb = 1333.53 m = 4375.06 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 688.50 mb = 3228.08 m = 10590.67 ft Equ Level (EL): 268.50 mb = 10239.70 m = 33594.40 ft B at Equ Level: 360.43 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 198.50 mb = 12215.64 m = 40077.06 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 243.0 at 31.5 knts Storm direction: 273.0 at 23.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.7 neg: 2.7 tot: 6.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 76.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 184.9 neg: -3.7 tot: 181.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 60.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.53 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.7 stream: 5.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.39 Bulk Rich Number: 10.66 Bulk Shear: 33.98 m/s