MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F019.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F019.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 19 hour NAM valid 19Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 37.28,-88.95 Latitude: 37.28 Longitude: -88.95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 76 SFC 996 113 27.4 18.1 57 9.4 20.9 204 14 301.0 303.4 294.3 339.8 13.20 2 950 525 22.2 16.4 69 5.8 18.2 208 22 299.7 302.0 293.3 336.0 12.41 3 900 992 18.6 13.3 71 5.3 15.2 222 33 300.7 302.7 292.3 332.4 10.76 4 850 1480 14.6 11.9 84 2.8 12.9 219 32 301.5 303.4 292.2 331.9 10.33 5 800 1990 10.8 10.7 99 0.1 10.7 214 35 302.7 304.6 292.5 332.8 10.15 6 750 2526 8.6 7.3 92 1.3 7.8 220 24 305.9 307.5 292.2 331.7 8.57 7 700 3096 7.4 -0.8 56 8.2 3.1 210 25 310.6 311.6 290.7 326.7 5.14 8 650 3702 3.7 -6.5 47 10.2 -1.0 214 25 313.1 313.8 290.2 324.7 3.61 9 600 4346 -0.8 -8.7 55 7.9 -4.3 214 32 315.1 315.8 290.5 325.8 3.29 10 550 5035 -6.0 -12.9 58 6.8 -8.7 221 37 316.9 317.4 290.4 325.4 2.58 11 500 5772 -12.0 -15.9 73 3.8 -13.3 232 43 318.3 318.8 290.5 325.7 2.22 12 450 6569 -16.4 -32.1 25 15.6 -19.6 233 44 322.6 322.7 290.2 324.6 0.58 13 400 7447 -21.0 -44.2 11 23.1 -24.1 238 52 327.6 327.7 291.2 328.4 0.19 14 350 8417 -28.4 -50.7 10 22.2 -30.4 242 61 330.4 330.4 291.9 330.8 0.10 15 300 9504 -36.5 -50.8 22 14.2 -37.5 251 69 333.9 333.9 292.9 334.3 0.12 16 250 10739 -46.3 -51.6 55 5.3 -46.6 261 62 337.2 337.3 293.7 337.8 0.13 17 200 12186 -54.7 -72.6 9 17.9 -55.0 256 82 346.1 346.1 295.8 346.2 0.01 18 150 13998 -62.0 -82.0 5 20.1 -62.1 248 81 363.4 363.4 299.4 363.4 0.00 19 100 16466 -70.0 -87.1 6 17.1 -70.0 250 35 392.6 392.6 304.2 392.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5696.26 m Freezing level: 609.28 mb = 4226.76 m = 13867.16 ft Wetbulb zero: 662.62 mb = 3545.08 m = 11630.69 ft Precipitable water: 1.50 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 68.37 % Est. max temperature: 28.05 C = 82.49 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 868.57 mb = 1295.54 m = 4250.42 ft T: 16.14 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.26 C/km ThetaE index: 8.14 C Layer 750.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 843.16 mb = 1547.83 m = 5078.13 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.09 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.12 C = 82.61 F Cap Strength: 1.07 C Lifted Index: -3.46 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.11 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.07 C Showalter Index: -1.73 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.58 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.67 C Cross Totals Index: 23.91 C K Index: 30.32 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 337.30 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.25 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 347.54 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 26.36 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 14.62 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.05 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 859.65 mb = 1383.65 m = 4539.49 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 824.65 mb = 1734.58 m = 5690.81 ft Equ Level (EL): 724.65 mb = 2809.97 m = 9218.94 ft B at Equ Level: 19.14 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 664.65 mb = 3520.04 m = 11548.55 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 218.9 at 30.9 knts Storm direction: 248.9 at 23.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.1 neg: 1.2 tot: 3.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 38.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 82.5 neg: -38.3 tot: 44.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 14.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.26 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.9 stream: 1.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.18 Bulk Rich Number: 15.60 Bulk Shear: 22.28 m/s