MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F022.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F022.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 22 hour NAM valid 16Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 38.25,-90.24 Latitude: 38.25 Longitude: -90.24 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 91 SFC 987 202 19.8 18.5 92 1.3 18.9 233 13 294.0 296.5 292.6 333.1 13.68 2 950 532 17.6 17.4 98 0.3 17.4 234 26 295.1 297.4 292.5 333.0 13.23 3 900 994 14.9 14.9 100 -0.0 14.9 247 28 296.9 299.0 292.1 331.4 11.94 4 850 1476 12.1 11.8 98 0.3 11.9 263 21 298.9 300.7 291.4 328.9 10.29 5 800 1983 9.7 9.7 100 0.1 9.7 280 16 301.5 303.3 291.6 329.5 9.47 6 750 2520 8.6 8.6 100 0.0 8.6 284 5 305.9 307.6 292.8 334.1 9.38 7 700 3089 6.3 6.3 100 0.0 6.2 270 7 309.4 311.0 293.2 335.6 8.56 8 650 3695 3.0 3.0 100 0.0 3.0 217 8 312.4 313.8 293.1 335.1 7.32 9 600 4337 -2.4 -2.4 100 0.0 -2.4 192 19 313.4 314.4 291.7 330.2 5.36 10 550 5024 -7.2 -7.2 100 0.0 -7.2 198 28 315.5 316.3 291.3 328.5 4.05 11 500 5759 -11.6 -11.6 100 0.0 -11.6 204 35 318.9 319.5 291.5 329.2 3.15 12 450 6560 -15.9 -15.9 100 0.0 -15.9 215 43 323.2 323.7 292.2 331.5 2.46 13 400 7439 -21.3 -21.3 100 0.0 -21.3 224 52 327.3 327.7 292.6 333.4 1.75 14 350 8410 -28.5 -28.6 100 0.0 -28.6 229 53 330.3 330.5 292.8 334.0 1.03 15 300 9495 -37.2 -39.8 77 2.6 -37.5 232 53 332.9 333.0 292.9 334.4 0.40 16 250 10727 -47.6 -51.0 68 3.4 -47.7 238 54 335.4 335.4 293.3 335.9 0.14 17 200 12160 -58.5 -62.2 62 3.8 -58.5 248 88 340.2 340.2 294.4 340.4 0.04 18 150 13974 -57.8 -83.1 3 25.3 -58.0 255 74 370.5 370.5 300.7 370.5 0.00 19 100 16477 -68.3 -86.5 6 18.2 -68.4 251 38 395.7 395.7 304.6 395.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5667.79 m Freezing level: 622.06 mb = 4053.81 m = 13299.75 ft Wetbulb zero: 622.10 mb = 4046.90 m = 13277.07 ft Precipitable water: 1.82 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 99.39 % Est. max temperature: 25.27 C = 77.49 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 968.21 mb = 369.33 m = 1211.70 ft T: 18.70 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.69 C/km ThetaE index: 4.18 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 928.71 mb = 725.75 m = 2381.04 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.78 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.58 C = 70.85 F Cap Strength: 1.09 C Lifted Index: -1.48 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.54 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.09 C Showalter Index: 0.16 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.13 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.72 C Cross Totals Index: 23.41 C K Index: 35.53 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 218.05 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.01 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 157.74 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 17.76 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.11 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.09 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 931.77 mb = 697.68 m = 2288.95 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 916.77 mb = 836.12 m = 2743.13 ft Equ Level (EL): 766.77 mb = 2335.62 m = 7662.69 ft B at Equ Level: 43.94 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 636.77 mb = 3859.72 m = 12662.97 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 223.6 at 19.6 knts Storm direction: 253.6 at 14.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.7 neg: 1.0 tot: 2.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -62.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 94.6 neg: -0.0 tot: 94.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 31.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.82 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.7 stream: 7.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.08 Bulk Rich Number: 62.22 Bulk Shear: 2.54 m/s