MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F005.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F005.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 5 hour NAM valid 5Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 38.41,-93.62 Latitude: 38.41 Longitude: -93.62 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 52 SFC 980 229 21.7 17.0 75 4.7 18.5 185 12 296.6 298.9 292.4 332.7 12.52 2 950 497 21.7 16.4 72 5.2 18.1 193 32 299.2 301.4 293.2 335.5 12.45 3 900 966 19.9 13.2 65 6.8 15.5 212 40 302.0 304.0 292.7 333.5 10.63 4 850 1456 16.2 11.8 75 4.4 13.3 223 34 303.1 305.0 292.7 333.5 10.26 5 800 1969 12.9 10.2 84 2.7 11.2 239 29 304.8 306.7 292.9 334.2 9.81 6 750 2510 10.3 7.1 80 3.2 8.4 240 31 307.8 309.4 292.7 333.5 8.47 7 700 3082 8.1 -1.9 50 9.9 2.9 237 36 311.4 312.3 290.7 326.4 4.77 8 650 3688 3.1 -4.3 58 7.4 -0.5 240 39 312.4 313.2 290.5 325.9 4.26 9 600 4331 -0.6 -24.5 14 23.9 -7.7 243 37 315.4 315.6 288.2 318.4 0.87 10 550 5020 -5.2 -29.6 13 24.4 -11.3 244 37 318.0 318.1 288.8 320.1 0.60 11 500 5760 -10.3 -34.0 12 23.7 -15.3 244 41 320.4 320.5 289.3 322.0 0.43 12 450 6561 -16.2 -39.0 12 22.9 -20.0 241 42 322.9 323.0 290.0 324.0 0.29 13 400 7437 -22.0 -48.4 7 26.3 -25.1 241 44 326.3 326.4 290.8 326.8 0.12 14 350 8405 -28.8 -52.9 8 24.1 -30.9 245 46 329.9 329.9 291.7 330.2 0.08 15 300 9488 -38.0 -52.8 20 14.8 -38.9 242 46 331.7 331.8 292.3 332.1 0.09 16 250 10714 -48.5 -56.3 40 7.9 -48.7 240 51 334.0 334.0 292.9 334.3 0.07 17 200 12156 -53.1 -70.3 11 17.2 -53.4 249 65 348.6 348.6 296.3 348.7 0.01 18 150 13984 -59.6 -82.7 3 23.1 -59.9 248 67 367.3 367.3 300.1 367.3 0.00 19 100 16466 -67.0 -87.3 4 20.3 -67.1 259 35 398.2 398.2 305.0 398.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5708.31 m Freezing level: 608.63 mb = 4220.27 m = 13845.85 ft Wetbulb zero: 657.34 mb = 3596.20 m = 11798.40 ft Precipitable water: 1.27 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 50.33 % Est. max temperature: 28.85 C = 83.93 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 914.03 mb = 831.62 m = 2728.37 ft T: 20.42 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.87 C/km ThetaE index: 15.84 C Layer 750.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 794.53 mb = 2026.52 m = 6648.59 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.60 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.23 C = 86.41 F Cap Strength: 2.70 C Lifted Index: -1.04 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.45 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.27 C Showalter Index: -0.75 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.58 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.49 C Cross Totals Index: 22.10 C K Index: 28.33 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 318.35 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.21 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 194.93 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 19.74 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 186.54 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.70 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 853.13 mb = 1424.19 m = 4672.48 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 578.13 mb = 4625.13 m = 15174.13 ft Equ Level (EL): 268.13 mb = 10243.26 m = 33606.08 ft B at Equ Level: 194.70 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 208.13 mb = 11898.66 m = 39037.14 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 234.8 at 35.5 knts Storm direction: 264.8 at 26.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.2 neg: 1.3 tot: 5.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 84.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 306.0 neg: -2.0 tot: 304.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 101.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.64 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.7 stream: 6.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.35 Bulk Rich Number: 2.81 Bulk Shear: 69.43 m/s