MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F012.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F012.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 12 hour NAM valid 12Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 38.34,-93.70 Latitude: 38.34 Longitude: -93.70 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 58 SFC 980 233 19.1 16.9 87 2.2 17.6 219 5 293.9 296.1 291.5 329.4 12.42 2 950 499 19.3 16.1 82 3.2 17.2 223 25 296.8 299.0 292.3 332.0 12.20 3 900 964 17.8 15.8 88 2.0 16.5 241 40 299.9 302.2 293.6 336.9 12.66 4 850 1452 15.6 12.9 84 2.7 13.8 252 31 302.5 304.5 293.1 335.2 11.06 5 800 1965 12.2 10.6 90 1.7 11.2 246 26 304.2 306.0 292.9 334.2 10.06 6 750 2503 8.5 7.1 91 1.4 7.7 253 27 305.8 307.4 292.1 331.3 8.47 7 700 3071 4.2 3.9 98 0.4 4.1 250 33 307.2 308.5 291.5 329.3 7.25 8 650 3671 1.8 1.8 100 0.0 1.8 240 32 311.0 312.3 292.2 331.8 6.72 9 600 4313 -2.2 -2.7 96 0.5 -2.5 234 42 313.5 314.5 291.7 330.0 5.23 10 550 4997 -7.6 -9.9 84 2.3 -8.5 231 50 315.0 315.7 290.5 325.6 3.27 11 500 5732 -12.4 -14.6 84 2.2 -13.2 232 56 317.9 318.4 290.6 326.0 2.46 12 450 6531 -16.7 -18.7 84 2.0 -17.3 240 54 322.3 322.7 291.4 328.9 1.95 13 400 7405 -23.0 -25.8 78 2.8 -23.6 243 55 325.1 325.4 291.5 329.2 1.17 14 350 8368 -30.1 -33.0 76 2.9 -30.5 238 59 328.2 328.3 291.9 330.7 0.68 15 300 9447 -38.4 -41.5 72 3.1 -38.7 235 64 331.2 331.3 292.4 332.5 0.33 16 250 10672 -49.2 -52.3 70 3.1 -49.3 238 86 333.0 333.0 292.7 333.5 0.12 17 200 12108 -54.2 -71.5 10 17.4 -54.4 248 98 347.0 347.0 296.0 347.1 0.01 18 150 13941 -57.8 -81.8 3 24.0 -58.0 245 70 370.5 370.5 300.7 370.5 0.00 19 100 16440 -66.1 -86.7 4 20.6 -66.2 258 33 400.0 400.0 305.2 400.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5674.18 m Freezing level: 627.67 mb = 3957.45 m = 12983.61 ft Wetbulb zero: 629.22 mb = 3931.35 m = 12897.99 ft Precipitable water: 1.68 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 90.18 % Est. max temperature: 28.24 C = 82.82 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 948.53 mb = 512.41 m = 1681.12 ft T: 19.24 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.27 C/km ThetaE index: 7.69 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 829.30 mb = 1660.99 m = 5449.37 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.37 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.25 C = 82.85 F Cap Strength: 2.18 C Lifted Index: -3.01 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.59 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.39 C Showalter Index: -3.60 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.33 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.01 C Cross Totals Index: 25.32 C K Index: 40.54 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 358.53 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.90 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 485.03 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 31.15 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 80.69 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.19 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 894.53 mb = 1016.17 m = 3333.85 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 749.53 mb = 2508.45 m = 8229.71 ft Equ Level (EL): 249.53 mb = 10684.09 m = 35052.37 ft B at Equ Level: 481.91 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 189.53 mb = 12450.46 m = 40847.48 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 238.4 at 37.6 knts Storm direction: 268.4 at 28.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.4 neg: 0.7 tot: 5.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 91.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 213.1 neg: -21.6 tot: 191.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 63.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.55 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.8 stream: 5.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.61 Bulk Rich Number: 11.98 Bulk Shear: 40.48 m/s