MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F022.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F022.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 22 hour NAM valid 22Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 37.34,-91.02 Latitude: 37.34 Longitude: -91.02 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 50 SFC 972 297 18.3 17.5 95 0.7 17.8 94 5 293.8 296.2 292.0 331.1 13.07 2 950 490 16.7 16.5 99 0.1 16.6 100 10 294.1 296.4 291.7 330.0 12.56 3 900 953 16.6 15.9 96 0.7 16.2 169 29 298.7 301.0 293.3 335.8 12.76 4 850 1439 13.8 13.7 100 0.0 13.7 196 37 300.6 302.7 293.0 334.8 11.68 5 800 1949 11.6 11.6 100 -0.0 11.6 203 34 303.5 305.5 293.2 335.7 10.82 6 750 2487 9.1 9.1 100 0.0 9.0 204 32 306.4 308.2 293.2 335.7 9.70 7 700 3058 6.2 3.8 85 2.4 4.9 204 34 309.4 310.7 292.2 331.5 7.22 8 650 3662 2.9 -3.2 64 6.1 -0.2 206 40 312.2 313.1 290.8 326.8 4.64 9 600 4305 -1.4 -4.8 78 3.4 -3.0 210 49 314.5 315.4 291.4 328.8 4.47 10 550 4993 -5.8 -10.7 68 4.9 -7.8 217 55 317.2 317.8 290.9 327.2 3.07 11 500 5732 -11.2 -21.3 43 10.1 -14.2 225 59 319.4 319.7 290.0 324.2 1.40 12 450 6534 -15.7 -29.5 30 13.8 -18.8 233 62 323.4 323.6 290.6 326.1 0.74 13 400 7410 -22.1 -37.0 25 14.9 -24.5 233 70 326.3 326.4 291.1 327.8 0.40 14 350 8377 -29.6 -36.3 52 6.7 -30.6 231 71 328.8 328.9 291.9 330.6 0.49 15 300 9461 -36.8 -40.0 72 3.2 -37.2 241 60 333.5 333.5 293.0 335.0 0.39 16 250 10697 -47.0 -50.5 68 3.4 -47.2 242 56 336.1 336.2 293.5 336.7 0.15 17 200 12139 -55.1 -59.8 56 4.7 -55.2 246 73 345.5 345.5 295.7 345.7 0.06 18 150 13966 -58.9 -82.2 3 23.2 -59.2 254 59 368.5 368.5 300.3 368.6 0.00 19 100 16461 -65.4 -86.0 4 20.7 -65.5 252 35 401.5 401.5 305.4 401.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5681.10 m Freezing level: 616.07 mb = 4098.16 m = 13445.23 ft Wetbulb zero: 651.55 mb = 3642.91 m = 11951.66 ft Precipitable water: 1.58 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 82.38 % Est. max temperature: 26.60 C = 79.88 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 961.21 mb = 389.44 m = 1277.69 ft T: 17.50 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.51 C/km ThetaE index: 8.87 C Layer 750.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 878.52 mb = 1158.08 m = 3799.42 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.63 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.86 C = 74.94 F Cap Strength: 1.16 C Lifted Index: -1.46 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.41 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.75 C Showalter Index: -2.17 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.80 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.92 C Cross Totals Index: 24.88 C K Index: 36.24 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 397.61 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.13 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 156.05 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 17.67 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 76.75 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.11 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 914.45 mb = 816.28 m = 2678.05 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 609.45 mb = 4179.22 m = 13711.19 ft Equ Level (EL): 329.45 mb = 8802.73 m = 28879.99 ft B at Equ Level: 154.88 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 239.45 mb = 10975.18 m = 36007.36 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 209.4 at 40.9 knts Storm direction: 239.4 at 30.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 82.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 464.7 neg: -7.4 tot: 457.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 152.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.78 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.9 stream: 8.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.43 Bulk Rich Number: 0.67 Bulk Shear: 231.95 m/s