MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F017.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F017.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 17 hour NAM valid 17Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 38.16,-90.32 Latitude: 38.16 Longitude: -90.32 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 80 SFC 994 136 19.4 19.1 98 0.3 19.2 260 12 293.1 295.6 292.6 333.4 14.17 2 950 522 18.1 17.9 99 0.2 17.9 247 31 295.5 298.0 293.0 334.8 13.67 3 900 985 16.5 15.8 96 0.7 16.0 245 33 298.5 300.8 293.2 335.3 12.64 4 850 1471 14.2 13.2 94 1.0 13.6 246 35 301.0 303.1 292.9 334.3 11.32 5 800 1982 11.7 10.8 94 0.9 11.1 250 30 303.6 305.5 292.8 334.0 10.20 6 750 2520 8.9 8.1 95 0.8 8.5 243 28 306.2 307.9 292.7 333.7 9.09 7 700 3088 5.0 4.1 94 0.9 4.5 234 23 308.0 309.4 291.8 330.4 7.35 8 650 3690 1.8 1.7 99 0.2 1.7 220 19 311.1 312.3 292.2 331.7 6.65 9 600 4333 -1.1 -1.2 100 0.0 -1.2 214 17 314.8 315.9 292.6 333.3 5.87 10 550 5024 -4.5 -4.5 100 0.0 -4.5 218 20 318.8 319.8 293.0 334.9 4.99 11 500 5768 -9.2 -9.2 100 0.0 -9.2 222 25 321.8 322.6 292.9 334.4 3.81 12 450 6576 -14.6 -14.6 100 0.0 -14.6 227 31 324.9 325.4 292.8 334.1 2.74 13 400 7459 -20.2 -20.2 100 0.0 -20.2 232 37 328.7 329.1 293.2 335.4 1.92 14 350 8433 -26.8 -26.8 100 -0.0 -26.8 237 42 332.7 332.9 293.6 337.1 1.22 15 300 9526 -35.7 -35.7 100 -0.0 -35.7 243 49 335.1 335.2 293.7 337.4 0.61 16 250 10767 -46.2 -49.1 72 2.9 -46.3 247 54 337.5 337.5 293.9 338.2 0.18 17 200 12202 -60.1 -63.9 61 3.7 -60.2 256 63 337.5 337.5 293.7 337.7 0.04 18 150 13998 -58.8 -80.1 5 21.2 -59.0 252 81 368.8 368.8 300.4 368.8 0.00 19 100 16499 -67.8 -87.0 5 19.2 -67.9 237 36 396.7 396.7 304.8 396.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5688.02 m Freezing level: 619.05 mb = 4088.06 m = 13412.11 ft Wetbulb zero: 620.06 mb = 4068.78 m = 13348.86 ft Precipitable water: 1.93 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 97.12 % Est. max temperature: 27.63 C = 81.74 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 989.71 mb = 169.56 m = 556.28 ft T: 19.30 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.28 C/km ThetaE index: 4.85 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 917.19 mb = 822.87 m = 2699.66 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.44 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.77 C = 74.78 F Cap Strength: 0.60 C Lifted Index: -0.12 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.63 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.97 C Showalter Index: 0.05 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.80 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.38 C Cross Totals Index: 22.42 C K Index: 35.74 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 253.90 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.09 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 86.95 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 13.19 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 25.85 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.60 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 937.33 mb = 636.76 m = 2089.10 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 742.33 mb = 2604.72 m = 8545.57 ft Equ Level (EL): 552.33 mb = 4989.97 m = 16371.10 ft B at Equ Level: 75.70 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 312.33 mb = 9240.20 m = 30315.25 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 234.6 at 24.9 knts Storm direction: 264.6 at 18.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.8 neg: 3.0 tot: 3.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 85.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 19.3 neg: -37.7 tot: -18.4 m^2/s^2 ave: -6.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.03 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.1 stream: 0.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 15.14 Bulk Shear: 5.74 m/s