MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180600F016.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180600F016.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 16 hour NAM valid 22Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 37.71,-91.92 Latitude: 37.71 Longitude: -91.92 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 48 SFC 968 323 15.8 15.6 99 0.2 15.7 324 10 291.6 293.7 290.1 324.4 11.59 2 950 485 14.8 14.7 99 0.1 14.7 328 20 292.2 294.2 289.9 323.8 11.13 3 900 944 14.7 13.5 92 1.2 14.0 305 25 296.7 298.7 291.2 328.2 10.88 4 850 1427 12.7 10.2 85 2.5 11.2 302 24 299.5 301.2 290.7 326.6 9.24 5 800 1935 11.1 7.9 81 3.1 9.2 290 16 303.0 304.5 291.2 328.0 8.40 6 750 2473 9.1 5.5 78 3.6 7.1 242 13 306.5 307.9 291.6 329.5 7.58 7 700 3042 5.8 2.0 76 3.8 3.7 215 19 308.9 310.1 291.3 328.4 6.33 8 650 3645 2.3 -2.6 70 4.9 -0.1 216 28 311.6 312.5 290.8 326.9 4.86 9 600 4287 -1.7 -7.9 63 6.1 -4.4 221 39 314.1 314.8 290.4 325.4 3.53 10 550 4974 -5.9 -12.3 60 6.4 -8.4 222 48 317.1 317.6 290.6 326.0 2.71 11 500 5715 -9.5 -14.4 67 4.9 -11.3 221 57 321.4 321.9 291.6 329.8 2.50 12 450 6522 -14.5 -18.5 72 3.9 -15.8 227 62 325.0 325.4 292.2 331.8 1.98 13 400 7403 -20.8 -24.5 72 3.7 -21.7 235 61 328.0 328.3 292.4 332.7 1.32 14 350 8374 -28.7 -31.2 79 2.5 -29.1 238 62 330.1 330.2 292.5 333.0 0.81 15 300 9458 -37.3 -39.9 76 2.6 -37.5 242 53 332.8 332.9 292.9 334.4 0.40 16 250 10694 -46.0 -49.4 69 3.3 -46.2 239 48 337.6 337.7 293.9 338.3 0.17 17 200 12138 -57.5 -60.4 69 2.9 -57.5 231 62 341.8 341.8 294.8 342.0 0.06 18 150 13948 -59.9 -79.9 6 20.0 -60.1 257 67 366.9 366.9 300.0 366.9 0.00 19 100 16466 -67.5 -85.9 6 18.5 -67.5 247 37 397.4 397.4 304.9 397.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5667.22 m Freezing level: 621.29 mb = 4013.75 m = 13168.31 ft Wetbulb zero: 651.65 mb = 3624.50 m = 11891.27 ft Precipitable water: 1.40 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 75.36 % Est. max temperature: 25.73 C = 78.32 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 965.57 mb = 346.87 m = 1138.02 ft T: 15.66 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.75 C/km ThetaE index: 4.03 C Layer 700.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 842.19 mb = 1504.27 m = 4935.21 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.85 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.10 C = 75.38 F Cap Strength: 3.24 C Lifted Index: 3.56 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.49 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.91 C Showalter Index: 3.39 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 42.01 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.26 C Cross Totals Index: 19.75 C K Index: 28.63 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 226.27 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.62 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 28.37 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.53 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6474.46 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.43 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 905.16 mb = 895.71 m = 2938.65 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 234.3 at 32.4 knts Storm direction: 264.3 at 24.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 4.8 tot: 4.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 87.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 112.3 neg: -97.7 tot: 14.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 4.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.24 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.7 stream: 2.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.16 Bulk Shear: 178.79 m/s