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,-93.44 Latitude: 37.21 Longitude: -93.44 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 78 SFC 965 383 18.2 18.1 99 0.1 18.1 295 6 294.3 296.7 292.6 333.3 13.65 2 950 517 17.7 17.7 100 -0.0 17.7 287 13 295.1 297.5 292.7 333.8 13.51 3 900 979 15.8 15.8 100 -0.0 15.8 264 17 297.8 300.1 292.9 334.4 12.64 4 850 1465 14.8 14.8 100 -0.0 14.8 237 29 301.7 304.0 294.0 338.7 12.57 5 800 1979 13.0 13.0 100 -0.0 13.0 234 38 305.0 307.2 294.4 340.5 11.86 6 750 2519 9.3 9.3 100 0.1 9.3 222 23 306.7 308.5 293.4 336.4 9.84 7 700 3089 6.1 5.4 95 0.7 5.6 211 28 309.2 310.8 292.7 333.9 8.04 8 650 3693 2.7 2.6 100 0.0 2.7 210 36 312.0 313.3 292.9 334.2 7.15 9 600 4336 -1.8 -2.1 98 0.3 -2.0 218 40 314.0 315.1 292.0 331.3 5.47 10 550 5023 -6.3 -9.4 79 3.1 -7.6 231 45 316.6 317.2 291.0 327.6 3.41 11 500 5762 -11.4 -16.3 67 4.9 -13.1 229 48 319.1 319.5 290.6 326.2 2.13 12 450 6561 -16.7 -26.1 44 9.3 -19.0 234 51 322.2 322.4 290.5 325.8 1.01 13 400 7436 -22.1 -28.3 57 6.3 -23.4 243 63 326.3 326.5 291.6 329.6 0.93 14 350 8403 -29.1 -32.0 76 2.9 -29.6 243 64 329.5 329.7 292.3 332.3 0.75 15 300 9489 -36.5 -39.6 73 3.1 -36.9 255 58 333.9 334.0 293.2 335.4 0.41 16 250 10726 -46.4 -49.9 68 3.4 -46.6 257 58 337.0 337.1 293.7 337.7 0.16 17 200 12167 -57.3 -61.2 61 3.9 -57.3 257 64 342.1 342.1 294.8 342.3 0.05 18 150 13982 -59.6 -81.2 4 21.5 -59.9 252 85 367.3 367.3 300.1 367.3 0.00 19 100 16466 -68.0 -86.3 6 18.2 -68.1 254 30 396.3 396.3 304.7 396.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5683.98 m Freezing level: 620.20 mb = 4076.32 m = 13373.60 ft Wetbulb zero: 621.31 mb = 4055.72 m = 13306.01 ft Precipitable water: 1.72 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 93.81 % Est. max temperature: 27.75 C = 81.95 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 964.03 mb = 391.58 m = 1284.70 ft T: 18.13 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.56 C/km ThetaE index: 6.60 C Layer 750.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 921.09 mb = 781.11 m = 2562.66 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.98 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.46 C = 68.83 F Cap Strength: 1.68 C Lifted Index: -2.37 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.77 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.11 C Showalter Index: -4.10 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.49 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.24 C Cross Totals Index: 26.25 C K Index: 40.31 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 354.35 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.53 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 340.06 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 26.08 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.60 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 914.14 mb = 845.89 m = 2775.20 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 909.14 mb = 892.75 m = 2928.94 ft Equ Level (EL): 889.14 mb = 1082.28 m = 3550.73 ft B at Equ Level: 23.28 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 819.14 mb = 1778.25 m = 5834.09 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 227.6 at 34.6 knts Storm direction: 257.6 at 25.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 5.4 tot: 5.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 89.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 65.3 neg: -78.4 tot: -13.0 m^2/s^2 ave: -4.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.06 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.0 stream: 0.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.08 Bulk Rich Number: 3.20 Bulk Shear: 106.14 m/s