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: 37.41,-93.1 Latitude: 37.41 Longitude: -93.10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 965 371 18.7 18.0 96 0.6 18.2 177 12 294.8 297.2 292.7 333.7 13.58 2 950 506 17.7 17.6 99 0.1 17.6 178 18 295.1 297.5 292.7 333.6 13.42 3 900 969 16.6 15.7 94 1.0 16.0 212 30 298.7 300.9 293.1 335.2 12.54 4 850 1455 13.9 12.9 93 1.0 13.3 217 17 300.7 302.8 292.6 333.3 11.06 5 800 1966 11.9 11.7 99 0.2 11.7 245 17 303.8 305.8 293.3 336.1 10.85 6 750 2503 8.7 5.1 78 3.6 6.6 270 23 306.0 307.3 291.2 328.2 7.35 7 700 3070 4.2 1.0 80 3.2 2.5 275 27 307.1 308.2 290.3 325.1 5.88 8 650 3670 0.4 0.2 98 0.2 0.3 262 36 309.5 310.6 291.2 328.0 6.00 9 600 4310 -2.3 -2.6 98 0.2 -2.5 239 41 313.4 314.4 291.7 330.0 5.28 10 550 4996 -6.7 -7.2 96 0.5 -7.0 230 43 316.1 316.9 291.5 329.1 4.04 11 500 5734 -11.1 -11.9 93 0.8 -11.4 219 46 319.5 320.1 291.6 329.6 3.07 12 450 6537 -16.1 -16.5 96 0.5 -16.2 211 44 323.0 323.5 292.0 330.9 2.33 13 400 7414 -21.3 -21.7 97 0.3 -21.4 205 42 327.3 327.6 292.6 333.2 1.69 14 350 8385 -28.0 -28.5 95 0.6 -28.1 199 40 331.0 331.2 293.0 334.8 1.04 15 300 9474 -36.2 -38.8 76 2.6 -36.5 195 43 334.4 334.5 293.3 336.1 0.44 16 250 10712 -46.4 -49.7 69 3.3 -46.5 190 47 337.1 337.2 293.8 337.8 0.16 17 200 12155 -57.7 -61.7 60 4.1 -57.8 230 82 341.5 341.5 294.7 341.7 0.05 18 150 13961 -59.4 -80.3 5 20.9 -59.6 246 70 367.8 367.8 300.2 367.8 0.00 19 100 16460 -66.9 -86.2 5 19.3 -67.0 249 44 398.5 398.5 305.0 398.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5667.31 m Freezing level: 641.95 mb = 3772.84 m = 12377.92 ft Wetbulb zero: 644.38 mb = 3739.12 m = 12267.29 ft Precipitable water: 1.64 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 92.84 % Est. max temperature: 26.66 C = 79.98 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 956.22 mb = 450.13 m = 1476.79 ft T: 18.09 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.73 C/km ThetaE index: 10.97 C Layer 750.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 878.91 mb = 1170.74 m = 3840.95 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.71 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.35 C = 74.04 F Cap Strength: 0.87 C Lifted Index: -1.90 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.36 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.62 C Showalter Index: -1.37 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.97 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.01 C Cross Totals Index: 23.97 C K Index: 34.69 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 262.45 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.81 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 324.18 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 25.46 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 25.35 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.81 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 905.10 mb = 920.86 m = 3021.16 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 750.10 mb = 2502.34 m = 8209.67 ft Equ Level (EL): 360.10 mb = 8178.19 m = 26831.02 ft B at Equ Level: 323.35 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 210.10 mb = 11836.72 m = 38833.90 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 235.2 at 32.5 knts Storm direction: 265.2 at 24.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.1 neg: 1.1 tot: 6.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 167.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 174.1 neg: -83.7 tot: 90.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 30.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.04 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.6 stream: -0.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.35 Bulk Rich Number: 4.70 Bulk Shear: 68.92 m/s