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: 38.32,-93.65 Latitude: 38.32 Longitude: -93.65 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 51 SFC 977 250 22.0 20.0 88 2.0 20.6 218 7 297.1 299.9 294.6 341.1 15.20 2 950 495 19.1 19.1 100 -0.0 19.1 216 11 296.5 299.2 294.1 339.2 14.78 3 900 959 16.0 15.9 99 0.1 16.0 241 20 298.0 300.3 293.0 335.0 12.74 4 850 1444 14.0 13.5 97 0.5 13.7 238 12 300.8 302.9 293.0 334.7 11.53 5 800 1954 11.8 4.6 61 7.3 7.8 236 17 303.8 305.0 289.9 323.8 6.64 6 750 2493 10.0 -6.2 31 16.2 2.5 255 23 307.5 308.1 287.9 317.5 3.21 7 700 3062 5.8 -5.6 44 11.4 0.5 257 38 309.0 309.6 288.8 320.3 3.61 8 650 3662 0.3 -4.8 69 5.1 -2.1 255 41 309.3 310.1 289.4 322.2 4.11 9 600 4300 -2.9 -9.9 58 7.0 -5.8 241 51 312.7 313.3 289.5 322.3 2.99 10 550 4985 -6.4 -21.9 28 15.5 -11.0 236 59 316.5 316.8 288.9 320.6 1.21 11 500 5722 -11.5 -30.3 20 18.7 -15.7 238 54 319.0 319.1 289.1 321.1 0.62 12 450 6522 -16.1 -36.5 15 20.5 -19.7 228 59 323.0 323.1 290.1 324.4 0.37 13 400 7397 -22.5 -41.5 16 19.0 -25.1 224 69 325.7 325.8 290.7 326.7 0.25 14 350 8362 -29.9 -45.2 21 15.2 -31.4 222 79 328.4 328.4 291.5 329.2 0.19 15 300 9439 -39.0 -48.6 36 9.6 -39.7 227 88 330.3 330.4 292.0 330.9 0.15 16 250 10659 -48.8 -58.0 34 9.1 -49.1 230 96 333.5 333.5 292.7 333.7 0.06 17 200 12100 -55.6 -70.2 15 14.6 -55.8 233 83 344.7 344.7 295.4 344.8 0.01 18 150 13928 -57.6 -82.9 3 25.3 -57.8 248 66 370.9 370.9 300.7 370.9 0.00 19 100 16441 -66.0 -86.6 4 20.6 -66.1 234 36 400.3 400.3 305.2 400.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5670.57 m Freezing level: 645.58 mb = 3718.35 m = 12199.18 ft Wetbulb zero: 689.63 mb = 3183.00 m = 10442.78 ft Precipitable water: 1.25 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 58.63 % Est. max temperature: 26.99 C = 80.58 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 948.82 mb = 505.55 m = 1658.59 ft T: 19.00 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.54 C/km ThetaE index: 23.53 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 925.20 mb = 721.83 m = 2368.17 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.78 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.17 C = 71.90 F Cap Strength: 0.41 C Lifted Index: -3.66 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.37 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.03 C Showalter Index: -2.49 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.58 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.52 C Cross Totals Index: 25.06 C K Index: 27.63 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 272.78 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.69 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 985.02 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 44.39 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.39 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 922.59 mb = 746.05 m = 2447.66 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 917.59 mb = 792.66 m = 2600.57 ft Equ Level (EL): 777.59 mb = 2191.30 m = 7189.21 ft B at Equ Level: 29.56 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 157.59 mb = 13614.77 m = 44667.34 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 242.2 at 36.6 knts Storm direction: 272.2 at 27.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.8 neg: 0.1 tot: 5.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 119.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 124.7 neg: -30.0 tot: 94.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 31.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.48 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.0 stream: 4.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.55 Bulk Rich Number: 10.76 Bulk Shear: 91.56 m/s