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 the city database file for: KSZL ... Searching file for grids... Date: 5 hour NAM valid 5Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: KSZL Latitude: 38.73 Longitude: -93.55 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 48 SFC 977 254 21.5 16.6 74 4.9 18.2 188 13 296.6 298.9 292.3 332.1 12.27 2 950 493 21.7 16.2 71 5.5 18.0 194 34 299.2 301.4 293.0 334.9 12.26 3 900 962 20.2 13.3 64 6.9 15.7 214 41 302.4 304.4 292.9 334.2 10.74 4 850 1452 16.3 12.3 77 4.0 13.7 224 36 303.2 305.1 293.0 334.7 10.61 5 800 1966 12.7 10.2 84 2.6 11.2 241 31 304.7 306.6 292.8 334.1 9.80 6 750 2506 9.8 6.7 81 3.0 8.0 241 32 307.2 308.7 292.3 332.3 8.26 7 700 3077 7.7 -2.4 49 10.0 2.6 235 37 311.0 311.9 290.4 325.4 4.60 8 650 3683 3.1 -7.8 45 10.9 -1.7 240 40 312.5 313.1 289.7 323.0 3.28 9 600 4326 -0.3 -30.1 8 29.8 -8.1 242 37 315.7 315.8 287.9 317.6 0.52 10 550 5015 -5.4 -32.1 10 26.7 -11.6 243 37 317.7 317.8 288.5 319.4 0.47 11 500 5754 -10.5 -32.7 14 22.2 -15.3 242 41 320.3 320.4 289.4 322.1 0.49 12 450 6555 -16.4 -39.2 12 22.9 -20.1 239 43 322.7 322.7 289.9 323.7 0.28 13 400 7430 -22.3 -47.7 8 25.4 -25.2 239 45 326.1 326.1 290.7 326.6 0.13 14 350 8397 -29.0 -52.1 9 23.1 -31.0 242 49 329.6 329.6 291.7 329.9 0.09 15 300 9479 -38.1 -53.2 19 15.1 -39.0 240 49 331.6 331.7 292.3 332.0 0.09 16 250 10706 -48.6 -57.0 37 8.3 -48.9 239 53 333.8 333.8 292.8 334.1 0.07 17 200 12147 -53.0 -71.2 9 18.2 -53.4 249 63 348.8 348.8 296.4 348.8 0.01 18 150 13977 -59.3 -82.4 3 23.2 -59.5 248 67 368.0 368.0 300.2 368.0 0.00 19 100 16461 -67.3 -86.5 5 19.2 -67.4 257 33 397.8 397.8 304.9 397.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5706.55 m Freezing level: 605.01 mb = 4261.75 m = 13981.95 ft Wetbulb zero: 670.04 mb = 3434.43 m = 11267.67 ft Precipitable water: 1.23 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 47.81 % Est. max temperature: 28.69 C = 83.65 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 909.05 mb = 875.22 m = 2871.43 ft T: 20.51 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.78 C/km ThetaE index: 17.15 C Layer 800.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 795.12 mb = 2017.04 m = 6617.52 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.50 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.76 C = 85.56 F Cap Strength: 2.64 C Lifted Index: -1.22 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.52 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.87 C Showalter Index: -1.40 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.44 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.71 C Cross Totals Index: 22.73 C K Index: 28.93 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 331.34 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.45 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 232.70 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 21.57 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 169.48 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.64 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 847.72 mb = 1475.06 m = 4839.39 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 572.72 mb = 4694.52 m = 15401.79 ft Equ Level (EL): 252.72 mb = 10632.98 m = 34884.69 ft B at Equ Level: 229.44 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 202.72 mb = 12059.71 m = 39565.50 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 234.5 at 36.7 knts Storm direction: 264.5 at 27.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.4 neg: 1.2 tot: 5.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 80.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 305.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 305.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 102.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.63 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.6 stream: 6.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.42 Bulk Rich Number: 3.57 Bulk Shear: 65.10 m/s