MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F028.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F028.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 28 hour NAM valid 22Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 38.28,-90.21 Latitude: 38.28 Longitude: -90.21 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 63 SFC 983 209 18.0 17.9 100 0.0 17.9 242 3 292.6 294.9 291.7 330.2 13.27 2 950 502 16.7 16.4 98 0.3 16.5 228 10 294.1 296.3 291.6 329.5 12.41 3 900 962 14.6 13.9 95 0.7 14.2 234 11 296.6 298.6 291.4 328.9 11.18 4 850 1444 12.7 11.8 94 0.9 12.1 219 12 299.5 301.4 291.6 329.6 10.28 5 800 1952 10.6 9.6 93 1.1 10.0 213 14 302.5 304.2 291.8 330.4 9.39 6 750 2488 6.8 5.3 90 1.5 5.9 204 20 303.9 305.3 290.6 326.3 7.45 7 700 3051 2.7 1.5 91 1.3 2.1 178 22 305.5 306.7 290.0 324.1 6.10 8 650 3650 1.6 1.4 99 0.1 1.5 179 31 310.7 312.0 292.0 331.0 6.55 9 600 4292 -1.0 -1.0 100 0.0 -1.0 187 41 315.0 316.1 292.7 333.7 5.94 10 550 4984 -4.7 -4.7 100 0.0 -4.7 193 48 318.5 319.4 292.9 334.2 4.89 11 500 5726 -10.1 -10.1 100 0.0 -10.1 208 54 320.7 321.4 292.4 332.4 3.55 12 450 6528 -16.7 -17.0 98 0.3 -16.8 218 53 322.3 322.7 291.7 329.9 2.25 13 400 7402 -22.7 -24.1 88 1.4 -23.0 228 53 325.5 325.8 291.8 330.3 1.37 14 350 8368 -29.2 -31.6 80 2.4 -29.6 236 52 329.3 329.5 292.3 332.1 0.77 15 300 9452 -37.0 -39.7 75 2.8 -37.2 228 35 333.3 333.3 293.0 334.8 0.40 16 250 10686 -47.2 -50.6 68 3.4 -47.4 225 42 335.9 335.9 293.4 336.5 0.15 17 200 12120 -58.8 -63.2 57 4.4 -58.9 240 72 339.6 339.6 294.3 339.7 0.04 18 150 13949 -56.8 -76.8 6 20.0 -57.1 250 53 372.2 372.2 300.9 372.3 0.01 19 100 16457 -65.3 -87.2 3 22.0 -65.4 249 39 401.6 401.6 305.4 401.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5662.51 m Freezing level: 619.45 mb = 4041.90 m = 13260.68 ft Wetbulb zero: 619.84 mb = 4030.76 m = 13224.13 ft Precipitable water: 1.68 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 96.30 % Est. max temperature: 25.87 C = 78.57 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 982.72 mb = 212.29 m = 696.48 ft T: 17.96 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.80 C/km ThetaE index: 6.33 C Layer 750.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 914.84 mb = 822.37 m = 2698.03 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.99 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.25 C = 70.24 F Cap Strength: 2.08 C Lifted Index: 1.44 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.67 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.38 C Showalter Index: 1.32 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.72 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.83 C Cross Totals Index: 21.89 C K Index: 33.37 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 219.47 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.47 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 44.39 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 9.42 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 30.81 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.02 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 926.25 mb = 716.99 m = 2352.31 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 751.25 mb = 2474.13 m = 8117.14 ft Equ Level (EL): 661.25 mb = 3510.88 m = 11518.48 ft B at Equ Level: 43.52 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 581.25 mb = 4544.29 m = 14908.91 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 198.3 at 29.4 knts Storm direction: 228.3 at 22.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 4.0 tot: 4.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 73.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 41.9 neg: -7.9 tot: 34.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 11.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.38 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.6 stream: 2.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.64 Bulk Shear: 69.58 m/s