MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F018.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F018.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 18 hour NAM valid 18Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 37.07,-93.57 Latitude: 37.07 Longitude: -93.57 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 57 SFC 961 403 21.1 20.0 93 1.2 20.3 210 9 297.7 300.5 294.9 342.5 15.46 2 950 499 20.4 19.2 93 1.1 19.6 211 13 297.9 300.6 294.6 341.2 14.94 3 900 965 17.8 14.1 79 3.7 15.4 237 24 299.9 301.9 292.5 333.0 11.32 4 850 1453 16.0 11.2 73 4.8 13.0 245 25 302.9 304.7 292.3 332.3 9.89 5 800 1966 12.8 7.1 68 5.8 9.4 242 27 304.8 306.3 291.3 328.7 7.92 6 750 2505 9.6 6.0 78 3.6 7.5 229 26 307.0 308.5 291.9 330.9 7.86 7 700 3074 5.4 2.9 84 2.5 4.0 220 25 308.4 309.7 291.5 329.1 6.75 8 650 3677 1.2 0.5 95 0.7 0.8 207 36 310.3 311.5 291.5 329.3 6.12 9 600 4316 -3.0 -3.2 99 0.2 -3.1 204 42 312.6 313.6 291.3 328.5 5.05 10 550 5001 -6.7 -6.7 100 0.0 -6.7 205 44 316.2 317.0 291.6 329.7 4.22 11 500 5740 -10.6 -10.7 99 0.1 -10.6 212 42 320.1 320.8 292.0 331.3 3.39 12 450 6545 -15.8 -16.7 93 0.8 -16.1 216 47 323.3 323.8 292.0 331.2 2.31 13 400 7420 -22.2 -24.2 84 2.0 -22.7 221 41 326.1 326.4 291.9 330.8 1.35 14 350 8387 -29.3 -32.0 78 2.7 -29.8 235 44 329.2 329.4 292.2 331.9 0.75 15 300 9469 -37.5 -40.7 73 3.1 -37.9 242 64 332.4 332.5 292.7 333.8 0.37 16 250 10698 -48.3 -51.7 67 3.4 -48.4 243 80 334.2 334.3 293.0 334.8 0.13 17 200 12139 -55.1 -67.8 19 12.7 -55.3 244 86 345.5 345.5 295.7 345.6 0.02 18 150 13967 -57.1 -82.6 3 25.4 -57.4 247 64 371.6 371.6 300.8 371.7 0.00 19 100 16465 -67.6 -85.6 6 18.1 -67.7 250 35 397.2 397.2 304.8 397.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5683.54 m Freezing level: 635.86 mb = 3857.59 m = 12655.98 ft Wetbulb zero: 639.30 mb = 3809.28 m = 12497.49 ft Precipitable water: 1.55 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 87.56 % Est. max temperature: 27.79 C = 82.03 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 944.63 mb = 548.21 m = 1798.57 ft T: 20.12 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.98 C/km ThetaE index: 13.78 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 817.97 mb = 1778.12 m = 5833.66 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.37 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.51 C = 81.51 F Cap Strength: 1.95 C Lifted Index: -2.04 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.95 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.98 C Showalter Index: -0.40 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.34 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.55 C Cross Totals Index: 21.79 C K Index: 35.30 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 226.28 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.27 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 565.02 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 33.62 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 67.36 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.92 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 872.18 mb = 1233.20 m = 4045.89 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 727.18 mb = 2760.08 m = 9055.29 ft Equ Level (EL): 237.18 mb = 11038.06 m = 36213.66 ft B at Equ Level: 551.88 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 177.18 mb = 12908.60 m = 42350.53 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 216.4 at 33.4 knts Storm direction: 246.4 at 25.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.1 neg: 2.7 tot: 5.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 76.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 49.6 neg: -9.8 tot: 39.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 13.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.25 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.1 stream: 1.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.13 Bulk Rich Number: 14.89 Bulk Shear: 37.95 m/s