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: 37.33,-90.96 Latitude: 37.33 Longitude: -90.96 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 38 SFC 972 281 18.0 17.7 99 0.2 17.8 132 6 293.5 295.9 292.0 331.3 13.26 2 950 478 18.0 18.0 100 -0.0 18.0 146 17 295.4 297.9 293.0 334.9 13.78 3 900 941 16.7 16.0 95 0.8 16.3 181 36 298.7 301.1 293.3 336.0 12.78 4 850 1427 13.6 13.3 98 0.3 13.4 185 41 300.4 302.5 292.7 333.7 11.34 5 800 1936 10.8 10.8 100 -0.0 10.8 190 43 302.7 304.6 292.5 333.0 10.24 6 750 2473 7.9 7.9 100 0.0 7.9 200 44 305.1 306.8 292.2 331.9 8.93 7 700 3040 5.7 5.7 100 0.0 5.7 202 52 308.8 310.3 292.7 333.9 8.23 8 650 3645 3.0 3.0 100 0.0 3.0 209 54 312.4 313.8 293.1 335.2 7.34 9 600 4289 -1.8 -1.8 100 0.0 -1.8 210 55 314.1 315.1 292.2 331.7 5.60 10 550 4977 -5.7 -5.7 100 0.0 -5.7 213 56 317.3 318.2 292.3 332.0 4.55 11 500 5718 -9.7 -9.8 100 0.0 -9.8 214 58 321.2 321.9 292.6 333.2 3.65 12 450 6523 -15.2 -15.4 99 0.2 -15.3 221 57 324.1 324.6 292.4 332.7 2.56 13 400 7401 -21.8 -23.4 87 1.6 -22.2 232 60 326.7 327.0 292.2 331.8 1.45 14 350 8372 -27.8 -30.2 79 2.5 -28.2 246 68 331.3 331.5 292.9 334.6 0.89 15 300 9463 -35.8 -38.7 75 2.9 -36.1 246 63 334.9 335.0 293.4 336.6 0.45 16 250 10702 -46.4 -49.8 69 3.4 -46.6 251 61 337.0 337.0 293.7 337.7 0.16 17 200 12146 -54.5 -60.1 50 5.6 -54.6 247 76 346.5 346.5 295.9 346.8 0.06 18 150 13979 -58.8 -81.3 4 22.5 -59.0 247 58 368.7 368.7 300.4 368.7 0.00 19 100 16470 -67.6 -85.9 6 18.3 -67.7 249 38 397.0 397.0 304.8 397.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5679.76 m Freezing level: 618.38 mb = 4052.27 m = 13294.67 ft Wetbulb zero: 618.70 mb = 4042.15 m = 13261.48 ft Precipitable water: 1.80 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 99.34 % Est. max temperature: 26.07 C = 78.93 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 968.88 mb = 309.13 m = 1014.18 ft T: 17.98 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.76 C/km ThetaE index: 4.01 C Layer 850.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 890.82 mb = 1028.32 m = 3373.71 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.07 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.47 C = 74.24 F Cap Strength: 0.76 C Lifted Index: -0.80 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.35 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.36 C Showalter Index: -0.21 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.35 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.34 C Cross Totals Index: 23.01 C K Index: 36.60 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 384.51 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.21 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 227.46 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 21.33 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8.18 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.69 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 915.87 mb = 791.32 m = 2596.17 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 850.87 mb = 1418.28 m = 4653.10 ft Equ Level (EL): 660.87 mb = 3509.74 m = 11514.76 ft B at Equ Level: 61.81 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 220.87 mb = 11503.35 m = 37740.18 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 203.7 at 47.9 knts Storm direction: 233.7 at 35.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 8.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 102.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 522.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 522.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 174.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.92 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.0 stream: 10.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.63 Bulk Rich Number: 1.19 Bulk Shear: 191.57 m/s