MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F017.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F017.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 17 hour NAM valid 11Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 38.37,-94.62 Latitude: 38.37 Longitude: -94.62 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 58 SFC 974 280 17.9 17.2 96 0.7 17.4 212 5 293.2 295.5 291.6 329.5 12.75 2 950 497 17.8 16.4 91 1.4 16.9 226 20 295.3 297.5 292.0 331.0 12.45 3 900 961 16.8 15.7 94 1.0 16.1 257 23 298.8 301.1 293.2 335.5 12.60 4 850 1448 14.5 13.4 93 1.1 13.8 256 20 301.3 303.5 293.1 335.1 11.46 5 800 1960 13.0 3.5 52 9.6 7.7 253 22 305.0 306.2 289.9 323.6 6.14 6 750 2499 9.9 -2.6 41 12.5 3.7 258 30 307.3 308.1 288.8 320.3 4.19 7 700 3068 5.4 -1.2 62 6.6 2.0 257 34 308.5 309.4 289.9 323.9 5.00 8 650 3668 0.9 -2.5 78 3.4 -0.7 245 39 310.0 310.9 290.3 325.3 4.91 9 600 4306 -3.1 -9.0 64 5.8 -5.5 237 41 312.5 313.1 289.6 322.9 3.23 10 550 4989 -7.5 -13.3 63 5.8 -9.6 238 49 315.2 315.7 289.8 323.4 2.49 11 500 5725 -12.1 -17.5 64 5.4 -13.8 245 57 318.3 318.7 290.2 324.8 1.94 12 450 6522 -17.5 -20.2 79 2.7 -18.3 236 62 321.2 321.6 290.9 327.0 1.71 13 400 7396 -21.9 -24.2 81 2.4 -22.4 237 63 326.6 326.9 292.1 331.3 1.35 14 350 8365 -28.7 -32.3 71 3.6 -29.3 236 65 330.0 330.2 292.4 332.7 0.73 15 300 9450 -37.3 -44.6 47 7.2 -37.9 235 74 332.7 332.8 292.7 333.7 0.24 16 250 10680 -48.1 -53.8 52 5.7 -48.3 234 84 334.5 334.6 293.0 334.9 0.10 17 200 12115 -56.9 -68.4 22 11.5 -57.1 241 90 342.7 342.7 295.0 342.8 0.02 18 150 13926 -59.3 -81.0 4 21.7 -59.6 251 77 367.8 367.8 300.2 367.8 0.00 19 100 16430 -66.3 -85.8 5 19.4 -66.5 255 36 399.5 399.5 305.2 399.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5666.82 m Freezing level: 638.70 mb = 3811.96 m = 12506.28 ft Wetbulb zero: 663.47 mb = 3501.64 m = 11488.19 ft Precipitable water: 1.36 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 69.20 % Est. max temperature: 27.81 C = 82.05 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 964.21 mb = 370.18 m = 1214.48 ft T: 17.87 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.57 C/km ThetaE index: 15.20 C Layer 850.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 857.42 mb = 1373.78 m = 4507.10 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.48 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.59 C = 78.07 F Cap Strength: 2.16 C Lifted Index: -2.31 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.95 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.02 C Showalter Index: -3.19 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.08 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.59 C Cross Totals Index: 25.50 C K Index: 33.39 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 319.46 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.11 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 319.72 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 25.29 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 105.04 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.14 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 907.81 mb = 886.71 m = 2909.12 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 692.81 mb = 3151.22 m = 10338.52 ft Equ Level (EL): 362.81 mb = 8104.20 m = 26588.27 ft B at Equ Level: 318.99 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 202.81 mb = 12025.62 m = 39453.66 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 245.2 at 36.4 knts Storm direction: 275.2 at 27.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.8 neg: 1.0 tot: 5.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 102.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 128.0 neg: -7.7 tot: 120.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 40.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.56 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.1 stream: 4.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.22 Bulk Rich Number: 6.10 Bulk Shear: 52.38 m/s