MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F018.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F018.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 18 hour NAM valid 12Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 37.21,-92.84 Latitude: 37.21 Longitude: -92.84 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 74 SFC 956 459 19.3 16.9 86 2.4 17.7 201 9 296.2 298.6 292.6 333.1 12.79 2 950 515 19.5 16.7 84 2.7 17.7 202 13 296.9 299.2 292.7 333.7 12.70 3 900 981 19.0 16.5 85 2.5 17.2 235 38 301.0 303.5 294.3 339.9 13.20 4 850 1471 15.7 14.4 92 1.2 14.8 251 31 302.5 304.8 294.0 338.8 12.23 5 800 1983 11.9 11.8 99 0.1 11.9 254 15 303.9 305.9 293.4 336.4 10.93 6 750 2523 9.5 8.9 96 0.6 9.1 228 16 306.8 308.6 293.3 335.8 9.58 7 700 3093 6.6 3.7 82 2.9 4.9 219 29 309.8 311.1 292.2 331.8 7.14 8 650 3697 1.4 1.1 98 0.3 1.2 230 37 310.5 311.7 291.8 330.3 6.38 9 600 4337 -1.5 -2.1 96 0.6 -1.8 230 41 314.4 315.4 292.2 331.7 5.49 10 550 5027 -5.2 -9.2 74 3.9 -6.9 229 41 317.9 318.5 291.5 329.2 3.47 11 500 5766 -11.9 -23.2 38 11.4 -15.0 231 42 318.6 318.8 289.5 322.6 1.18 12 450 6564 -16.8 -29.7 32 12.8 -19.6 242 48 322.1 322.2 290.2 324.6 0.73 13 400 7440 -21.4 -40.6 16 19.2 -24.2 244 61 327.2 327.2 291.2 328.2 0.28 14 350 8407 -30.1 -35.3 60 5.2 -30.8 242 62 328.2 328.3 291.7 330.2 0.54 15 300 9489 -36.7 -39.8 73 3.1 -37.1 259 65 333.6 333.7 293.1 335.1 0.40 16 250 10726 -46.7 -50.0 69 3.3 -46.8 263 63 336.7 336.7 293.7 337.3 0.16 17 200 12164 -57.3 -61.4 60 4.1 -57.4 258 77 342.0 342.0 294.8 342.2 0.05 18 150 13982 -59.5 -81.2 4 21.7 -59.7 252 85 367.5 367.5 300.1 367.5 0.00 19 100 16463 -68.6 -86.8 6 18.1 -68.7 261 30 395.1 395.1 304.5 395.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5692.40 m Freezing level: 626.07 mb = 4003.19 m = 13133.67 ft Wetbulb zero: 630.06 mb = 3945.97 m = 12945.95 ft Precipitable water: 1.58 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 85.73 % Est. max temperature: 26.68 C = 80.02 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 923.03 mb = 763.10 m = 2503.58 ft T: 19.20 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.91 C/km ThetaE index: 9.58 C Layer 850.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 841.21 mb = 1558.76 m = 5113.99 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.86 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.77 C = 78.38 F Cap Strength: 1.66 C Lifted Index: -4.16 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.29 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.36 C Showalter Index: -4.57 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.81 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.53 C Cross Totals Index: 26.28 C K Index: 39.00 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 373.61 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.22 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 752.05 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 38.78 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 29.40 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.66 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 874.55 mb = 1226.91 m = 4025.26 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 809.55 mb = 1883.07 m = 6177.97 ft Equ Level (EL): 239.55 mb = 11001.14 m = 36092.55 ft B at Equ Level: 746.21 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 159.55 mb = 13591.94 m = 44592.43 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 232.5 at 33.2 knts Storm direction: 262.5 at 24.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.2 neg: 2.7 tot: 5.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 73.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 273.9 neg: -17.9 tot: 256.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 85.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.54 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 14.6 stream: 8.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.91 Bulk Rich Number: 49.14 Bulk Shear: 15.30 m/s