MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180600F010.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180600F010.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 10 hour NAM valid 16Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 38.33,-92.26 Latitude: 38.33 Longitude: -92.26 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 74 SFC 987 191 20.9 16.7 77 4.2 18.1 245 9 295.2 297.4 291.8 330.3 12.22 2 950 516 18.3 15.0 81 3.3 16.2 250 19 295.8 297.8 291.3 328.6 11.39 3 900 979 17.0 14.5 86 2.4 15.4 252 34 299.0 301.1 292.5 332.9 11.64 4 850 1467 15.3 12.8 85 2.5 13.7 249 26 302.2 304.2 293.0 334.8 11.03 5 800 1979 12.4 10.7 89 1.7 11.4 231 20 304.4 306.3 293.0 334.8 10.19 6 750 2518 8.7 8.0 95 0.7 8.3 223 25 306.0 307.7 292.6 333.2 9.00 7 700 3087 5.2 3.1 86 2.1 4.0 230 42 308.2 309.5 291.5 329.1 6.84 8 650 3688 1.2 -0.1 91 1.3 0.5 232 53 310.3 311.4 291.3 328.4 5.84 9 600 4326 -3.9 -5.4 89 1.5 -4.6 232 55 311.6 312.4 290.3 325.1 4.27 10 550 5009 -7.9 -15.9 53 8.0 -10.6 233 60 314.7 315.1 289.2 321.4 2.02 11 500 5741 -13.4 -20.6 55 7.1 -15.4 228 58 316.7 317.0 289.3 321.7 1.49 12 450 6536 -17.3 -18.0 95 0.6 -17.6 231 53 321.4 321.8 291.3 328.4 2.07 13 400 7410 -22.5 -23.0 96 0.4 -22.7 235 53 325.7 326.0 292.0 331.0 1.51 14 350 8376 -29.8 -32.1 81 2.3 -30.2 240 61 328.5 328.7 292.0 331.2 0.74 15 300 9455 -38.5 -41.5 73 3.0 -38.8 246 65 331.1 331.2 292.4 332.4 0.33 16 250 10681 -49.2 -52.1 72 2.9 -49.3 248 79 332.9 332.9 292.6 333.4 0.12 17 200 12117 -54.3 -72.2 9 18.0 -54.5 248 93 346.9 346.9 296.0 346.9 0.01 18 150 13949 -57.3 -81.8 3 24.5 -57.6 244 74 371.3 371.3 300.8 371.3 0.00 19 100 16451 -67.0 -86.3 5 19.3 -67.1 240 35 398.4 398.4 305.0 398.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5666.94 m Freezing level: 638.47 mb = 3835.00 m = 12581.86 ft Wetbulb zero: 645.15 mb = 3747.53 m = 12294.89 ft Precipitable water: 1.61 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 80.85 % Est. max temperature: 28.47 C = 83.25 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 927.58 mb = 720.74 m = 2364.60 ft T: 17.73 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.00 C/km ThetaE index: 13.45 C Layer 800.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 806.84 mb = 1907.20 m = 6257.15 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.62 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.77 C = 85.59 F Cap Strength: 2.84 C Lifted Index: -2.47 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.41 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.64 C Showalter Index: -4.41 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 55.01 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 28.75 C Cross Totals Index: 26.26 C K Index: 39.50 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 383.37 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.65 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 203.53 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 20.18 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 150.44 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.83 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 893.35 mb = 1042.45 m = 3420.08 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 658.35 mb = 3584.24 m = 11759.19 ft Equ Level (EL): 408.35 mb = 7256.75 m = 23807.96 ft B at Equ Level: 203.33 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 238.35 mb = 10987.86 m = 36048.97 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 233.4 at 41.4 knts Storm direction: 263.4 at 31.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.1 neg: 2.3 tot: 7.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 95.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 170.2 neg: -21.0 tot: 149.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 49.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.44 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.5 stream: 5.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.07 Bulk Rich Number: 2.29 Bulk Shear: 88.75 m/s