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: 38.21,-90.26 Latitude: 38.21 Longitude: -90.26 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 64 SFC 989 157 19.6 18.2 92 1.4 18.7 172 4 293.6 296.0 292.2 331.8 13.40 2 950 505 18.3 14.9 80 3.4 16.1 185 14 295.7 297.8 291.2 328.1 11.25 3 900 967 15.6 13.3 86 2.3 14.1 214 15 297.5 299.5 291.3 328.7 10.73 4 850 1450 12.6 11.5 93 1.1 11.9 200 13 299.3 301.1 291.3 328.7 10.05 5 800 1957 9.3 9.0 98 0.3 9.2 206 11 301.1 302.8 291.1 327.8 9.05 6 750 2492 8.0 8.0 100 0.0 8.0 221 15 305.3 306.9 292.3 332.4 9.02 7 700 3060 4.7 4.4 98 0.3 4.5 204 18 307.7 309.1 291.9 330.6 7.52 8 650 3660 0.7 0.3 97 0.4 0.5 203 20 309.7 310.9 291.2 328.4 6.03 9 600 4299 -3.0 -3.3 98 0.3 -3.1 194 24 312.6 313.6 291.3 328.4 5.01 10 550 4986 -6.3 -6.3 100 0.0 -6.2 188 30 316.7 317.5 291.9 330.6 4.35 11 500 5725 -10.7 -10.7 100 0.0 -10.6 200 34 320.0 320.7 292.0 331.2 3.39 12 450 6527 -16.3 -16.3 100 0.0 -16.3 204 39 322.7 323.2 291.9 330.7 2.37 13 400 7403 -21.9 -22.1 98 0.2 -22.0 211 48 326.5 326.8 292.3 332.1 1.62 14 350 8371 -29.3 -31.3 82 2.0 -29.6 216 56 329.3 329.4 292.3 332.2 0.80 15 300 9454 -37.4 -40.3 74 2.9 -37.7 231 67 332.7 332.8 292.9 334.2 0.38 16 250 10687 -47.3 -50.6 69 3.3 -47.5 232 66 335.7 335.7 293.4 336.3 0.15 17 200 12121 -58.9 -63.0 59 4.1 -59.0 238 72 339.5 339.5 294.2 339.7 0.04 18 150 13948 -54.6 -81.6 2 27.0 -55.0 244 56 375.9 375.9 301.6 376.0 0.00 19 100 16450 -66.0 -86.6 4 20.6 -66.1 231 38 400.3 400.3 305.2 400.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5660.77 m Freezing level: 640.90 mb = 3776.36 m = 12389.49 ft Wetbulb zero: 643.28 mb = 3743.03 m = 12280.14 ft Precipitable water: 1.70 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 95.73 % Est. max temperature: 25.62 C = 78.12 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 969.78 mb = 327.99 m = 1076.06 ft T: 18.93 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.75 C/km ThetaE index: 4.01 C Layer 700.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 870.12 mb = 1252.37 m = 4108.77 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.46 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.52 C = 76.14 F Cap Strength: 1.36 C Lifted Index: 1.04 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.51 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.66 C Showalter Index: 1.19 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.33 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.22 C Cross Totals Index: 22.11 C K Index: 34.43 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 198.14 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.41 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 19.64 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.27 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 28.50 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.36 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 903.45 mb = 934.31 m = 3065.29 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 808.45 mb = 1869.17 m = 6132.36 ft Equ Level (EL): 788.45 mb = 2077.62 m = 6816.26 ft B at Equ Level: 15.97 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 728.45 mb = 2732.20 m = 8963.81 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 199.5 at 20.5 knts Storm direction: 229.5 at 15.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.7 neg: 0.8 tot: 3.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 82.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 38.1 neg: -7.0 tot: 31.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 10.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.33 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.8 stream: 1.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 1.28 Bulk Shear: 15.36 m/s