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: 37.00,-92.05 Latitude: 37.00 Longitude: -92.05 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 44 SFC 963 364 18.9 18.7 99 0.2 18.8 242 10 295.2 297.8 293.3 336.1 14.27 2 950 484 18.2 18.2 100 -0.0 18.2 237 15 295.6 298.2 293.3 335.8 13.98 3 900 946 15.6 15.5 100 0.0 15.5 208 27 297.5 299.8 292.7 333.5 12.41 4 850 1430 13.3 13.3 100 0.0 13.3 206 38 300.1 302.2 292.6 333.4 11.36 5 800 1940 11.6 11.6 100 0.1 11.6 210 42 303.5 305.5 293.2 335.6 10.77 6 750 2478 9.1 9.1 100 0.1 9.1 218 46 306.5 308.3 293.3 335.8 9.71 7 700 3048 5.8 4.5 91 1.3 5.0 224 48 308.9 310.3 292.2 332.0 7.54 8 650 3651 2.1 1.7 98 0.3 1.9 226 49 311.3 312.6 292.3 332.0 6.69 9 600 4294 -1.3 -2.0 95 0.6 -1.7 226 49 314.6 315.6 292.3 332.1 5.53 10 550 4983 -5.3 -6.4 92 1.1 -5.8 226 52 317.8 318.7 292.2 331.7 4.31 11 500 5726 -9.6 -10.5 93 0.9 -10.0 225 54 321.3 322.0 292.4 332.7 3.44 12 450 6532 -15.7 -17.1 89 1.4 -16.2 221 56 323.5 324.0 292.0 331.1 2.23 13 400 7408 -21.9 -22.0 99 0.1 -21.9 221 54 326.6 326.9 292.3 332.3 1.65 14 350 8382 -26.0 -26.0 100 0.0 -26.0 227 44 333.7 333.9 293.9 338.4 1.31 15 300 9481 -34.0 -34.2 98 0.2 -34.0 230 46 337.5 337.6 294.3 340.1 0.70 16 250 10728 -45.7 -48.9 70 3.2 -45.9 238 44 338.1 338.2 294.0 338.9 0.18 17 200 12172 -55.6 -59.7 60 4.1 -55.7 246 57 344.7 344.7 295.5 345.0 0.06 18 150 13986 -58.9 -83.5 3 24.6 -59.2 256 66 368.6 368.6 300.3 368.6 0.00 19 100 16497 -66.6 -87.1 4 20.5 -66.8 251 36 399.0 399.0 305.0 399.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5682.34 m Freezing level: 619.54 mb = 4042.89 m = 13263.91 ft Wetbulb zero: 623.27 mb = 3988.37 m = 13085.05 ft Precipitable water: 1.75 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 96.40 % Est. max temperature: 26.24 C = 79.23 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 961.08 mb = 384.20 m = 1260.47 ft T: 18.80 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.74 C/km ThetaE index: 3.83 C Layer 700.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 914.45 mb = 809.71 m = 2656.51 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.87 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.68 C = 69.23 F Cap Strength: 0.44 C Lifted Index: -0.42 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.48 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.12 C Showalter Index: 0.05 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.84 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.94 C Cross Totals Index: 22.89 C K Index: 34.93 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 352.85 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.24 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 148.59 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 17.24 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.45 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 912.40 mb = 828.92 m = 2719.52 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 907.40 mb = 875.92 m = 2873.72 ft Equ Level (EL): 827.40 mb = 1656.96 m = 5436.14 ft B at Equ Level: 21.77 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 307.40 mb = 9307.58 m = 30536.32 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 221.5 at 44.9 knts Storm direction: 251.5 at 33.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.1 neg: 4.9 tot: 8.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 110.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 277.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 277.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 92.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.88 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.7 stream: 7.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.21 Bulk Rich Number: 1.55 Bulk Shear: 95.61 m/s