MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F025.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F025.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 25 hour NAM valid 19Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 37.59,-93.2 Latitude: 37.59 Longitude: -93.20 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 59 SFC 966 354 18.4 17.7 96 0.7 17.9 177 12 294.5 296.9 292.4 332.6 13.32 2 950 498 17.2 17.0 99 0.1 17.1 182 19 294.6 296.9 292.2 331.7 12.95 3 900 959 16.0 15.4 96 0.6 15.6 211 27 298.0 300.2 292.7 333.7 12.29 4 850 1446 15.1 14.0 93 1.1 14.4 230 19 301.9 304.1 293.6 337.1 11.90 5 800 1957 12.0 5.5 64 6.5 8.3 245 18 304.0 305.3 290.3 325.3 7.09 6 750 2495 9.0 4.1 71 4.9 6.2 260 22 306.4 307.6 290.9 327.2 6.85 7 700 3062 4.6 1.9 83 2.6 3.1 254 26 307.5 308.7 290.8 326.8 6.29 8 650 3661 0.4 -0.0 97 0.4 0.2 235 32 309.4 310.5 291.0 327.6 5.89 9 600 4301 -2.7 -3.2 97 0.4 -3.0 218 39 313.0 313.9 291.4 328.9 5.05 10 550 4987 -6.0 -6.6 96 0.6 -6.2 222 35 317.0 317.8 291.9 330.7 4.25 11 500 5727 -10.5 -11.5 92 1.0 -10.9 217 48 320.3 320.9 291.9 330.8 3.19 12 450 6531 -15.4 -16.8 89 1.4 -15.9 215 59 323.9 324.3 292.2 331.6 2.28 13 400 7410 -21.1 -23.0 85 1.9 -21.6 217 59 327.5 327.8 292.4 332.8 1.50 14 350 8382 -28.3 -30.8 79 2.5 -28.7 218 59 330.7 330.8 292.7 333.7 0.84 15 300 9468 -36.9 -39.9 74 3.0 -37.2 217 62 333.3 333.4 293.0 334.8 0.40 16 250 10704 -46.5 -50.0 68 3.5 -46.7 213 63 336.9 337.0 293.7 337.6 0.16 17 200 12142 -58.9 -62.5 63 3.7 -58.9 224 82 339.6 339.6 294.3 339.7 0.04 18 150 13947 -59.1 -82.2 3 23.1 -59.3 254 66 368.3 368.3 300.2 368.3 0.00 19 100 16448 -67.0 -86.4 5 19.3 -67.2 246 41 398.2 398.2 304.9 398.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5668.53 m Freezing level: 643.83 mb = 3740.15 m = 12270.69 ft Wetbulb zero: 646.91 mb = 3699.34 m = 12136.81 ft Precipitable water: 1.56 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 88.89 % Est. max temperature: 27.18 C = 80.93 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 956.36 mb = 440.53 m = 1445.30 ft T: 17.66 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.64 C/km ThetaE index: 11.78 C Layer 800.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 843.16 mb = 1513.98 m = 4967.07 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.53 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.09 C = 78.96 F Cap Strength: 1.75 C Lifted Index: -0.82 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.23 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.96 C Showalter Index: -2.46 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.99 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.54 C Cross Totals Index: 24.46 C K Index: 36.88 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 274.40 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.37 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 184.17 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 19.19 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 64.11 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.75 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 907.96 mb = 883.94 m = 2900.03 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 722.96 mb = 2796.94 m = 9176.20 ft Equ Level (EL): 402.96 mb = 7355.44 m = 24131.73 ft B at Equ Level: 183.31 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 242.96 mb = 10887.90 m = 35721.01 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 225.5 at 31.6 knts Storm direction: 255.5 at 23.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.4 neg: 1.2 tot: 5.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 101.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 125.5 neg: -34.8 tot: 90.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 30.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.03 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.4 stream: 0.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.14 Bulk Rich Number: 4.02 Bulk Shear: 45.87 m/s