MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F024.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F024.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 24 hour NAM valid 18Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 37.34,-91.76 Latitude: 37.34 Longitude: -91.76 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 67 SFC 964 378 18.7 17.6 93 1.1 17.9 140 6 294.9 297.2 292.4 332.8 13.23 2 950 507 17.6 17.0 97 0.5 17.2 146 9 295.0 297.3 292.3 332.1 12.95 3 900 970 17.4 14.2 81 3.2 15.3 205 14 299.4 301.5 292.4 332.7 11.37 4 850 1457 15.2 13.7 91 1.5 14.2 196 19 302.0 304.2 293.4 336.4 11.64 5 800 1970 11.9 11.8 99 0.1 11.9 199 20 303.9 305.9 293.4 336.6 10.97 6 750 2509 8.7 7.4 91 1.3 7.9 207 24 306.1 307.7 292.3 332.1 8.64 7 700 3076 5.4 3.7 89 1.7 4.5 193 21 308.5 309.8 291.8 330.4 7.16 8 650 3680 2.5 -0.3 82 2.7 1.0 196 32 311.7 312.8 291.6 329.8 5.78 9 600 4322 -2.4 -4.2 88 1.8 -3.3 203 39 313.3 314.2 291.2 328.2 4.68 10 550 5007 -7.0 -9.5 83 2.5 -8.0 212 45 315.8 316.4 290.8 326.8 3.39 11 500 5744 -11.6 -14.0 82 2.4 -12.5 219 53 318.9 319.4 291.0 327.5 2.59 12 450 6546 -15.3 -26.3 38 11.0 -18.0 224 50 324.1 324.2 291.0 327.6 0.99 13 400 7425 -21.4 -31.4 40 10.1 -23.4 223 52 327.2 327.4 291.6 329.7 0.69 14 350 8392 -29.7 -33.4 70 3.7 -30.3 224 60 328.7 328.8 292.0 331.1 0.65 15 300 9477 -36.7 -39.5 75 2.8 -37.0 233 61 333.7 333.8 293.1 335.3 0.41 16 250 10712 -46.9 -50.3 69 3.3 -47.1 236 60 336.3 336.3 293.6 336.9 0.15 17 200 12149 -57.0 -61.0 60 4.0 -57.1 242 75 342.5 342.5 295.0 342.7 0.05 18 150 13975 -59.0 -80.3 5 21.3 -59.2 242 67 368.4 368.4 300.3 368.5 0.00 19 100 16461 -65.9 -87.9 3 22.0 -66.1 253 34 400.3 400.3 305.2 400.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5676.92 m Freezing level: 624.67 mb = 4005.37 m = 13140.82 ft Wetbulb zero: 638.13 mb = 3827.93 m = 12558.66 ft Precipitable water: 1.57 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 87.81 % Est. max temperature: 27.05 C = 80.70 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 949.22 mb = 513.84 m = 1685.80 ft T: 17.55 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.37 C/km ThetaE index: 9.79 C Layer 750.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 827.93 mb = 1679.68 m = 5510.70 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.03 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.56 C = 79.81 F Cap Strength: 1.98 C Lifted Index: -1.77 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.68 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.01 C Showalter Index: -3.30 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.01 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.76 C Cross Totals Index: 25.25 C K Index: 38.74 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 387.47 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.85 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 168.76 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 18.37 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 80.85 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.98 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 886.85 mb = 1095.74 m = 3594.89 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 631.85 mb = 3907.24 m = 12818.88 ft Equ Level (EL): 411.85 mb = 7207.51 m = 23646.40 ft B at Equ Level: 154.94 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 241.85 mb = 10925.70 m = 35845.03 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 207.2 at 31.3 knts Storm direction: 237.2 at 23.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.6 neg: 1.0 tot: 4.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 64.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 113.8 neg: -14.7 tot: 99.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 33.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.51 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.7 stream: 3.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.09 Bulk Rich Number: 2.14 Bulk Shear: 78.93 m/s