MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F000.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F000.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: NAM analysis for 0000Z 18 OCT 25 Station: 38.53,-90.24 Latitude: 38.53 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 75 SFC 994 127 23.8 15.9 61 7.9 18.5 184 5 297.4 299.5 291.9 330.7 11.48 2 950 525 23.4 14.9 59 8.6 17.8 194 20 301.0 303.0 292.8 334.1 11.26 3 900 994 19.3 12.4 65 6.8 14.9 205 22 301.4 303.2 292.0 331.2 10.12 4 850 1482 15.0 9.8 71 5.2 11.8 208 20 301.9 303.5 291.3 328.5 8.99 5 800 1992 11.4 4.7 64 6.7 7.6 218 22 303.2 304.5 289.8 323.4 6.70 6 750 2530 11.2 -13.9 16 25.1 1.3 219 29 308.8 309.1 286.9 314.4 1.74 7 700 3101 7.7 -6.8 35 14.4 1.0 231 29 311.0 311.6 289.2 321.4 3.29 8 650 3707 3.6 -8.5 41 12.1 -1.7 240 29 313.1 313.7 289.7 323.0 3.10 9 600 4351 -0.8 -12.8 40 12.0 -5.5 249 26 315.3 315.7 289.7 323.1 2.39 10 550 5040 -5.2 -20.6 29 15.4 -10.1 263 24 317.9 318.2 289.5 322.5 1.35 11 500 5780 -10.4 -23.0 35 12.5 -14.0 264 25 320.3 320.5 290.1 324.5 1.20 12 450 6581 -16.9 -24.7 50 7.9 -18.8 267 23 322.0 322.2 290.6 326.0 1.14 13 400 7455 -22.2 -25.1 77 2.9 -22.9 259 22 326.1 326.3 291.8 330.4 1.24 14 350 8424 -29.0 -35.2 55 6.2 -29.9 234 25 329.7 329.8 292.2 331.7 0.55 15 300 9506 -38.0 -44.0 54 6.0 -38.5 249 24 331.7 331.8 292.4 332.7 0.26 16 250 10736 -46.7 -53.8 44 7.2 -47.0 237 22 336.7 336.7 293.6 337.1 0.10 17 200 12190 -53.8 -70.4 11 16.6 -54.1 264 31 347.5 347.5 296.1 347.6 0.01 18 150 14007 -61.0 -82.5 4 21.4 -61.2 258 39 364.9 364.9 299.7 364.9 0.00 19 100 16468 -68.8 -86.1 7 17.3 -68.9 262 34 394.8 394.8 304.5 394.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5705.17 m Freezing level: 608.52 mb = 4241.29 m = 13914.84 ft Wetbulb zero: 681.16 mb = 3324.44 m = 10906.83 ft Precipitable water: 1.15 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 44.17 % Est. max temperature: 28.38 C = 83.09 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 885.00 mb = 1137.12 m = 3730.67 ft T: 18.03 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.76 C/km ThetaE index: 19.70 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 808.11 mb = 1906.89 m = 6256.12 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.94 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.36 C = 84.85 F Cap Strength: 3.18 C Lifted Index: -0.39 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.66 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.47 C Showalter Index: 1.48 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.74 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.48 C Cross Totals Index: 20.26 C K Index: 20.88 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 312.30 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.75 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 85.86 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 13.10 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 229.65 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.16 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 839.71 mb = 1584.21 m = 5197.48 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 524.71 mb = 5405.45 m = 17734.21 ft Equ Level (EL): 364.71 mb = 8125.08 m = 26656.75 ft B at Equ Level: 84.81 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 264.71 mb = 10350.71 m = 33958.60 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 234.9 at 24.5 knts Storm direction: 264.9 at 18.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 94.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 163.6 neg: -0.8 tot: 162.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 54.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.84 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.5 stream: 5.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.06 Bulk Rich Number: 2.30 Bulk Shear: 37.33 m/s