MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F029.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F029.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 29 hour NAM valid 23Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 37.53,-89.71 Latitude: 37.53 Longitude: -89.71 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 50 SFC 987 164 21.8 20.5 93 1.2 20.9 145 5 296.1 298.9 294.6 341.0 15.60 2 950 495 21.1 18.3 84 2.8 19.1 160 21 298.6 301.1 294.1 339.4 14.04 3 900 962 18.1 15.8 86 2.3 16.5 183 29 300.2 302.5 293.6 337.1 12.63 4 850 1449 14.3 12.9 91 1.4 13.4 191 35 301.1 303.1 292.7 333.6 11.04 5 800 1959 11.3 8.4 82 2.9 9.5 203 36 303.2 304.8 291.5 329.0 8.67 6 750 2496 8.9 2.6 65 6.3 5.5 209 40 306.3 307.4 290.3 325.1 6.18 7 700 3065 6.4 0.3 65 6.2 3.2 212 39 309.6 310.6 290.8 326.9 5.57 8 650 3669 2.6 -0.1 82 2.7 1.1 215 41 311.9 313.0 291.7 330.1 5.85 9 600 4313 -1.4 -1.7 98 0.3 -1.6 218 48 314.5 315.6 292.3 332.3 5.64 10 550 5001 -6.3 -10.7 71 4.4 -8.1 219 52 316.6 317.2 290.7 326.6 3.08 11 500 5738 -11.4 -12.0 96 0.5 -11.6 220 54 319.1 319.7 291.5 329.1 3.05 12 450 6539 -16.4 -28.1 36 11.7 -19.1 228 59 322.6 322.8 290.5 325.6 0.84 13 400 7415 -21.5 -37.8 22 16.3 -24.1 235 67 327.0 327.1 291.2 328.4 0.37 14 350 8384 -29.3 -32.8 72 3.5 -29.9 238 71 329.2 329.3 292.2 331.7 0.69 15 300 9472 -35.8 -38.7 75 2.9 -36.2 246 58 334.9 335.0 293.4 336.6 0.45 16 250 10710 -46.4 -49.8 69 3.3 -46.6 248 53 337.0 337.0 293.7 337.7 0.16 17 200 12149 -57.6 -62.1 57 4.4 -57.7 246 65 341.5 341.5 294.7 341.7 0.05 18 150 13969 -58.8 -80.9 4 22.1 -59.0 251 60 368.8 368.8 300.4 368.8 0.00 19 100 16467 -66.5 -87.0 4 20.5 -66.6 256 36 399.3 399.3 305.1 399.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5688.44 m Freezing level: 617.82 mb = 4083.41 m = 13396.85 ft Wetbulb zero: 628.98 mb = 3933.48 m = 12904.96 ft Precipitable water: 1.63 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 81.61 % Est. max temperature: 27.33 C = 81.20 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 969.36 mb = 319.96 m = 1049.74 ft T: 21.44 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.68 C/km ThetaE index: 15.86 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 882.62 mb = 1128.04 m = 3700.87 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.74 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.20 C = 79.15 F Cap Strength: 1.21 C Lifted Index: -4.13 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.02 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.86 C Showalter Index: -1.87 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.97 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.68 C Cross Totals Index: 24.29 C K Index: 32.37 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 384.94 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.95 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 845.25 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 41.12 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 14.86 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.21 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 905.15 mb = 912.43 m = 2993.51 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 860.15 mb = 1347.93 m = 4422.28 ft Equ Level (EL): 230.15 mb = 11243.61 m = 36888.04 ft B at Equ Level: 840.58 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 150.15 mb = 13962.43 m = 45807.94 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 210.5 at 40.8 knts Storm direction: 240.5 at 30.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 92.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 356.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 356.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 118.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.88 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.0 stream: 7.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.76 Bulk Rich Number: 5.96 Bulk Shear: 141.76 m/s