MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F027.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F027.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 27 hour NAM valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 38.16,-90.24 Latitude: 38.16 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 65 SFC 993 122 20.1 18.5 90 1.7 19.0 185 3 293.8 296.3 292.4 332.5 13.57 2 950 507 18.2 15.4 84 2.8 16.4 181 14 295.7 297.8 291.5 329.2 11.67 3 900 968 15.2 13.6 90 1.6 14.1 208 14 297.2 299.1 291.4 328.8 10.93 4 850 1451 12.2 11.7 97 0.5 11.9 191 12 298.9 300.7 291.3 328.7 10.19 5 800 1958 9.2 9.0 99 0.2 9.0 197 8 300.9 302.6 291.0 327.6 9.02 6 750 2491 7.6 7.6 100 0.0 7.6 202 12 304.8 306.4 292.0 331.0 8.74 7 700 3060 5.1 5.0 100 0.1 5.0 203 15 308.1 309.5 292.3 332.0 7.84 8 650 3660 0.8 0.8 100 0.0 0.8 197 19 309.8 311.0 291.5 329.1 6.24 9 600 4301 -1.9 -1.9 100 0.0 -1.9 190 23 314.0 315.0 292.1 331.5 5.56 10 550 4990 -5.5 -5.5 100 0.0 -5.5 191 32 317.6 318.5 292.4 332.4 4.62 11 500 5731 -10.1 -10.2 100 0.0 -10.1 196 38 320.7 321.4 292.3 332.3 3.54 12 450 6536 -15.9 -15.9 100 0.0 -15.9 200 39 323.3 323.7 292.2 331.6 2.46 13 400 7412 -21.9 -21.9 100 0.0 -22.0 208 40 326.5 326.8 292.3 332.2 1.65 14 350 8381 -28.8 -29.1 97 0.3 -28.9 211 46 329.9 330.1 292.6 333.4 0.98 15 300 9464 -37.6 -40.5 75 2.8 -37.9 232 61 332.3 332.4 292.7 333.7 0.37 16 250 10695 -47.5 -50.9 68 3.3 -47.7 235 67 335.4 335.4 293.3 336.0 0.14 17 200 12128 -59.0 -63.2 58 4.2 -59.0 239 72 339.4 339.4 294.2 339.5 0.04 18 150 13957 -54.5 -78.7 4 24.2 -54.9 240 56 376.2 376.2 301.6 376.2 0.01 19 100 16459 -66.3 -86.9 4 20.5 -66.4 232 38 399.6 399.6 305.2 399.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5665.61 m Freezing level: 635.23 mb = 3849.23 m = 12628.56 ft Wetbulb zero: 635.18 mb = 3844.53 m = 12613.13 ft Precipitable water: 1.77 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 97.20 % Est. max temperature: 25.44 C = 77.79 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 969.53 mb = 331.60 m = 1087.90 ft T: 19.08 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.69 C/km ThetaE index: 4.94 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 890.62 mb = 1056.70 m = 3466.83 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.83 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.76 C = 74.77 F Cap Strength: 1.11 C Lifted Index: 1.15 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.77 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.81 C Showalter Index: 1.74 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.10 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.30 C Cross Totals Index: 21.80 C K Index: 33.90 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 201.45 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.64 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 24.01 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.93 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 13.72 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.17 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 913.20 mb = 844.01 m = 2769.04 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 848.20 mb = 1468.67 m = 4818.41 ft Equ Level (EL): 768.20 mb = 2293.16 m = 7523.41 ft B at Equ Level: 22.31 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 598.20 mb = 4324.76 m = 14188.69 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 194.8 at 19.7 knts Storm direction: 224.8 at 14.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.5 neg: 0.5 tot: 3.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 69.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 37.5 neg: -9.7 tot: 27.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 9.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.37 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.0 stream: 1.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 1.64 Bulk Shear: 14.62 m/s