MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F007.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F007.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 7 hour NAM valid 7Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 38.41,-93.68 Latitude: 38.41 Longitude: -93.68 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 979 237 20.1 17.0 82 3.1 18.1 193 9 295.1 297.4 292.0 331.1 12.56 2 950 493 21.6 15.6 69 6.0 17.6 205 32 299.1 301.2 292.7 333.6 11.82 3 900 962 19.9 13.3 66 6.6 15.6 225 42 302.0 303.9 292.7 333.7 10.72 4 850 1453 16.9 12.3 74 4.7 13.9 240 35 303.9 305.9 293.2 335.5 10.61 5 800 1967 12.7 10.5 86 2.3 11.3 248 33 304.7 306.6 293.0 334.7 10.00 6 750 2506 10.0 4.2 67 5.8 6.7 246 33 307.4 308.7 291.3 328.4 6.90 7 700 3078 7.1 -0.3 59 7.4 3.2 243 42 310.3 311.3 290.9 327.0 5.35 8 650 3682 3.0 -22.9 13 26.0 -5.1 242 43 312.4 312.6 287.3 315.6 0.93 9 600 4324 -0.9 -33.9 6 33.1 -8.7 246 41 315.1 315.2 287.6 316.4 0.36 10 550 5012 -5.3 -30.4 12 25.0 -11.5 246 41 317.7 317.8 288.6 319.7 0.55 11 500 5752 -10.5 -33.5 13 23.1 -15.3 243 44 320.3 320.4 289.3 321.9 0.45 12 450 6553 -16.3 -38.5 13 22.2 -20.1 241 44 322.7 322.7 289.9 323.8 0.30 13 400 7428 -21.9 -44.6 11 22.7 -24.8 242 48 326.6 326.6 290.9 327.3 0.18 14 350 8396 -29.1 -47.3 16 18.1 -30.9 243 48 329.4 329.5 291.7 330.0 0.15 15 300 9476 -38.7 -47.5 39 8.8 -39.3 246 52 330.9 330.9 292.2 331.6 0.18 16 250 10698 -49.5 -52.7 69 3.1 -49.7 248 61 332.4 332.4 292.5 332.9 0.12 17 200 12137 -53.2 -69.9 11 16.6 -53.5 251 73 348.4 348.4 296.3 348.5 0.02 18 150 13968 -60.0 -80.5 5 20.6 -60.2 247 68 366.8 366.8 300.0 366.8 0.00 19 100 16441 -67.8 -88.1 4 20.3 -67.9 242 39 396.7 396.7 304.8 396.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5701.92 m Freezing level: 611.00 mb = 4182.78 m = 13722.85 ft Wetbulb zero: 680.73 mb = 3305.22 m = 10843.78 ft Precipitable water: 1.18 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 43.85 % Est. max temperature: 29.23 C = 84.61 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 934.54 mb = 635.73 m = 2085.72 ft T: 21.06 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.55 C/km ThetaE index: 19.96 C Layer 800.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 790.62 mb = 2065.35 m = 6776.01 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.39 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.19 C = 86.34 F Cap Strength: 3.65 C Lifted Index: -0.81 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.53 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.54 C Showalter Index: -1.75 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.13 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.40 C Cross Totals Index: 22.73 C K Index: 32.30 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 315.00 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.64 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 167.25 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 18.29 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 200.05 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.65 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 851.71 mb = 1435.71 m = 4710.27 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 566.71 mb = 4775.46 m = 15667.35 ft Equ Level (EL): 246.71 mb = 10783.46 m = 35378.38 ft B at Equ Level: 161.37 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 206.71 mb = 11924.59 m = 39122.18 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 240.5 at 38.8 knts Storm direction: 270.5 at 29.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.9 neg: 1.7 tot: 6.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 95.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 353.1 neg: -4.2 tot: 348.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 116.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.68 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.6 stream: 7.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.34 Bulk Rich Number: 2.67 Bulk Shear: 62.55 m/s