MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F014.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F014.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 14 hour NAM valid 14Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 38.43,-93.68 Latitude: 38.43 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 59 SFC 980 236 20.1 17.9 87 2.2 18.7 197 7 295.0 297.4 292.6 333.1 13.30 2 950 500 17.9 17.2 96 0.7 17.5 215 20 295.4 297.7 292.6 333.0 13.13 3 900 963 17.1 15.3 89 1.8 16.0 245 23 299.2 301.4 293.0 334.9 12.25 4 850 1450 14.5 13.2 91 1.4 13.7 242 20 301.4 303.4 292.9 334.6 11.26 5 800 1961 12.2 8.0 76 4.2 9.6 241 22 304.1 305.7 291.5 329.3 8.42 6 750 2500 9.6 1.0 55 8.7 5.0 254 28 307.0 308.1 289.9 323.8 5.47 7 700 3069 6.0 -8.2 35 14.1 -0.2 256 39 309.1 309.6 288.2 318.4 2.95 8 650 3670 1.0 -5.1 64 6.1 -1.9 251 50 310.1 310.8 289.6 322.7 4.02 9 600 4308 -3.1 -5.7 82 2.7 -4.3 238 53 312.6 313.4 290.5 325.7 4.16 10 550 4992 -7.5 -10.9 76 3.4 -8.8 238 55 315.2 315.8 290.3 325.0 3.03 11 500 5727 -12.3 -18.8 58 6.5 -14.3 243 55 318.0 318.4 289.9 323.8 1.73 12 450 6526 -16.7 -18.2 88 1.5 -17.1 237 55 322.2 322.6 291.5 329.1 2.03 13 400 7399 -23.1 -25.6 80 2.5 -23.7 236 58 325.0 325.2 291.5 329.2 1.20 14 350 8363 -29.9 -32.2 80 2.3 -30.3 234 59 328.4 328.6 292.0 331.1 0.73 15 300 9442 -38.5 -41.6 72 3.1 -38.8 228 78 331.2 331.2 292.4 332.4 0.33 16 250 10668 -48.8 -52.4 67 3.5 -49.0 231 94 333.4 333.5 292.8 333.9 0.12 17 200 12106 -54.0 -71.0 11 17.1 -54.2 240 100 347.3 347.3 296.0 347.4 0.01 18 150 13932 -58.4 -81.7 3 23.3 -58.7 247 72 369.4 369.4 300.5 369.4 0.00 19 100 16437 -65.5 -85.1 5 19.6 -65.6 250 33 401.3 401.3 305.4 401.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5667.66 m Freezing level: 637.97 mb = 3823.30 m = 12543.50 ft Wetbulb zero: 702.33 mb = 3041.55 m = 9978.71 ft Precipitable water: 1.43 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 71.58 % Est. max temperature: 27.54 C = 81.57 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 948.99 mb = 509.01 m = 1669.97 ft T: 17.89 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.87 C/km ThetaE index: 16.49 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 863.28 mb = 1318.11 m = 4324.47 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.70 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.86 C = 78.55 F Cap Strength: 1.46 C Lifted Index: -2.90 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.68 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.25 C Showalter Index: -3.20 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.33 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.85 C Cross Totals Index: 25.48 C K Index: 25.88 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 347.39 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.19 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 486.23 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 31.18 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 77.33 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.45 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 909.74 mb = 871.17 m = 2858.12 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 684.74 mb = 3247.60 m = 10654.71 ft Equ Level (EL): 254.74 mb = 10541.65 m = 34585.05 ft B at Equ Level: 485.66 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 184.74 mb = 12609.77 m = 41370.14 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 243.3 at 39.1 knts Storm direction: 273.3 at 29.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.7 neg: 0.1 tot: 6.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 113.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 165.0 neg: -9.4 tot: 155.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 51.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.62 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.7 stream: 5.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.37 Bulk Rich Number: 5.92 Bulk Shear: 82.12 m/s