MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F024.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F024.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 24 hour NAM valid 0Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 36.8,-90.58 Latitude: 36.80 Longitude: -90.58 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 37 SFC 987 153 25.1 16.6 59 8.5 19.4 181 10 299.4 301.6 293.0 334.7 12.10 2 950 486 23.1 15.8 63 7.3 18.2 188 30 300.6 302.8 293.2 335.6 11.94 3 900 954 18.6 14.1 75 4.5 15.7 189 35 300.7 302.8 292.8 334.0 11.31 4 850 1441 14.4 10.8 79 3.6 12.1 189 38 301.2 303.0 291.6 329.5 9.59 5 800 1951 11.4 10.1 92 1.3 10.6 193 37 303.3 305.1 292.3 332.3 9.75 6 750 2488 8.2 8.2 100 0.0 8.2 198 39 305.4 307.1 292.5 332.9 9.12 7 700 3056 5.5 5.4 99 0.1 5.5 209 44 308.6 310.1 292.6 333.2 8.07 8 650 3661 3.0 2.5 96 0.5 2.7 216 45 312.3 313.7 292.9 334.3 7.06 9 600 4304 -1.3 -1.7 97 0.4 -1.5 222 48 314.6 315.7 292.4 332.5 5.65 10 550 4995 -5.4 -5.4 100 0.0 -5.4 221 50 317.7 318.6 292.4 332.7 4.66 11 500 5737 -8.8 -8.8 100 0.0 -8.8 218 54 322.4 323.1 293.2 335.4 3.94 12 450 6546 -14.1 -14.1 100 0.0 -14.1 221 60 325.5 326.1 293.1 335.1 2.85 13 400 7426 -21.9 -23.7 85 1.8 -22.4 227 70 326.5 326.8 292.1 331.5 1.41 14 350 8394 -28.9 -31.6 78 2.7 -29.3 234 60 329.8 330.0 292.4 332.6 0.78 15 300 9478 -36.4 -39.6 72 3.2 -36.8 249 59 334.0 334.1 293.2 335.6 0.41 16 250 10717 -46.3 -49.6 69 3.3 -46.5 250 68 337.2 337.2 293.8 337.9 0.17 17 200 12172 -52.2 -63.6 24 11.4 -52.5 245 75 350.1 350.1 296.7 350.3 0.04 18 150 13996 -60.6 -80.6 5 20.1 -60.7 251 60 365.7 365.7 299.8 365.7 0.00 19 100 16482 -67.1 -86.4 5 19.3 -67.2 254 33 398.1 398.1 304.9 398.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5699.52 m Freezing level: 615.23 mb = 4108.44 m = 13478.96 ft Wetbulb zero: 617.82 mb = 4069.14 m = 13350.02 ft Precipitable water: 1.78 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 90.90 % Est. max temperature: 27.48 C = 81.46 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 870.96 mb = 1233.80 m = 4047.84 ft T: 16.21 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.32 C/km ThetaE index: 6.10 C Layer 900.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 833.59 mb = 1605.37 m = 5266.90 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.69 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.61 C = 81.69 F Cap Strength: 0.75 C Lifted Index: 0.25 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.85 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.49 C Showalter Index: 2.71 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 42.67 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 23.16 C Cross Totals Index: 19.51 C K Index: 33.82 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 342.83 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 1.08 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 133.39 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 16.33 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 18.11 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.75 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 851.33 mb = 1428.08 m = 4685.25 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 796.33 mb = 1989.55 m = 6527.30 ft Equ Level (EL): 656.33 mb = 3581.92 m = 11751.56 ft B at Equ Level: 25.26 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 236.33 mb = 11083.74 m = 36363.52 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 209.0 at 42.8 knts Storm direction: 239.0 at 32.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 89.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 281.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 281.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 93.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.92 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.5 stream: 7.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.17 Bulk Rich Number: 1.97 Bulk Shear: 67.56 m/s