MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F023.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F023.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 23 hour NAM valid 23Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 38.39,-93.75 Latitude: 38.39 Longitude: -93.75 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 979 234 16.1 15.3 95 0.8 15.6 199 9 291.0 293.0 289.6 322.8 11.26 2 950 488 16.0 14.8 93 1.2 15.3 217 19 293.4 295.4 290.4 325.4 11.21 3 900 946 13.6 11.9 89 1.7 12.5 249 10 295.5 297.3 289.9 323.6 9.75 4 850 1426 10.5 7.9 84 2.5 9.0 334 12 297.1 298.5 288.8 320.1 7.89 5 800 1928 7.2 5.9 91 1.3 6.5 337 19 298.8 300.1 288.8 320.2 7.28 6 750 2457 4.8 3.6 92 1.2 4.1 330 22 301.8 303.0 289.2 321.5 6.60 7 700 3017 1.2 1.1 99 0.1 1.1 326 21 303.8 304.9 289.3 321.7 5.92 8 650 3609 -2.6 -2.8 99 0.2 -2.7 329 23 306.0 306.9 288.9 320.6 4.77 9 600 4240 -6.8 -6.9 99 0.2 -6.8 312 24 308.3 309.0 288.8 320.1 3.79 10 550 4915 -9.9 -10.0 99 0.1 -9.9 242 16 312.4 313.0 289.6 322.8 3.25 11 500 5649 -10.9 -11.5 95 0.6 -11.2 199 49 319.7 320.3 291.7 330.1 3.16 12 450 6452 -15.2 -16.2 92 1.0 -15.5 199 64 324.1 324.6 292.3 332.3 2.41 13 400 7332 -21.3 -23.1 85 1.8 -21.8 199 73 327.3 327.6 292.4 332.5 1.49 14 350 8302 -28.1 -30.7 78 2.7 -28.6 200 78 330.9 331.0 292.8 333.9 0.84 15 300 9390 -36.8 -39.8 74 2.9 -37.2 198 74 333.4 333.5 293.0 335.0 0.40 16 250 10620 -48.2 -51.9 66 3.7 -48.4 199 72 334.4 334.4 293.0 334.9 0.13 17 200 12082 -49.6 -76.5 3 26.9 -50.1 229 65 354.2 354.2 297.5 354.3 0.01 18 150 13931 -58.3 -80.2 4 21.9 -58.6 253 52 369.6 369.6 300.5 369.6 0.00 19 100 16443 -65.0 -87.1 3 22.1 -65.1 242 44 402.2 402.2 305.5 402.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5598.31 m Freezing level: 684.37 mb = 3201.67 m = 10504.05 ft Wetbulb zero: 685.35 mb = 3185.61 m = 10451.36 ft Precipitable water: 1.39 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 94.65 % Est. max temperature: 22.84 C = 73.11 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 967.68 mb = 330.74 m = 1085.09 ft T: 16.07 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.61 C/km ThetaE index: 5.30 C Layer 900.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 884.38 mb = 1093.04 m = 3586.04 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.43 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.03 C = 69.85 F Cap Strength: 0.96 C Lifted Index: 3.29 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 7.31 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.87 C Showalter Index: 5.40 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 40.21 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.38 C Cross Totals Index: 18.83 C K Index: 29.17 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 168.42 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.89 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 131.89 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 16.24 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 12.63 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.60 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 908.58 mb = 865.69 m = 2840.15 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 833.58 mb = 1587.26 m = 5207.47 ft Equ Level (EL): 533.58 mb = 5148.41 m = 16890.90 ft B at Equ Level: 128.54 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 463.58 mb = 6225.62 m = 20425.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 265.3 at 24.1 knts Storm direction: 295.3 at 18.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.0 neg: 1.0 tot: 5.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -116.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 65.6 neg: -80.3 tot: -14.8 m^2/s^2 ave: -4.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.30 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.9 stream: -2.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.05 Bulk Rich Number: 3.19 Bulk Shear: 41.41 m/s