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: 37.78,-91.50 Latitude: 37.78 Longitude: -91.50 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 42 SFC 965 346 22.5 19.8 84 2.7 20.6 318 4 298.7 301.4 295.0 343.0 15.21 2 950 485 21.7 19.2 86 2.5 20.0 268 3 299.2 302.0 295.0 342.8 14.94 3 900 953 19.0 16.9 87 2.1 17.6 211 17 301.1 303.6 294.6 341.0 13.57 4 850 1443 15.5 14.5 94 1.0 14.8 203 25 302.4 304.6 294.0 338.9 12.34 5 800 1954 11.4 7.3 76 4.1 9.0 224 33 303.3 304.8 290.9 327.3 8.03 6 750 2491 8.6 0.1 55 8.5 4.2 215 34 305.9 306.8 289.2 321.6 5.13 7 700 3059 5.4 0.6 71 4.9 2.9 206 39 308.5 309.6 290.6 326.1 5.71 8 650 3659 0.8 -4.1 69 4.9 -1.5 208 41 309.9 310.7 289.8 323.5 4.34 9 600 4299 -2.2 -3.3 93 1.0 -2.7 206 44 313.6 314.5 291.5 329.4 5.01 10 550 4984 -7.4 -8.6 91 1.2 -7.9 206 52 315.3 316.0 290.9 327.0 3.63 11 500 5720 -12.7 -12.8 100 0.0 -12.8 211 60 317.5 318.1 290.8 326.9 2.87 12 450 6517 -17.0 -18.9 85 1.9 -17.6 216 55 321.9 322.2 291.2 328.4 1.91 13 400 7392 -22.1 -25.3 75 3.2 -22.8 224 57 326.3 326.5 291.9 330.6 1.22 14 350 8361 -28.6 -31.8 74 3.2 -29.1 241 65 330.2 330.4 292.5 333.0 0.76 15 300 9448 -36.4 -39.5 73 3.1 -36.7 241 52 334.1 334.2 293.2 335.7 0.41 16 250 10685 -46.3 -49.8 68 3.5 -46.5 242 47 337.2 337.2 293.8 337.8 0.16 17 200 12130 -55.8 -59.6 62 3.9 -55.9 244 67 344.5 344.5 295.4 344.7 0.06 18 150 13954 -57.9 -83.4 2 25.5 -58.1 257 57 370.4 370.4 300.7 370.4 0.00 19 100 16462 -66.9 -86.4 5 19.4 -67.1 248 41 398.4 398.4 305.0 398.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5678.48 m Freezing level: 636.28 mb = 3834.67 m = 12580.79 ft Wetbulb zero: 667.11 mb = 3448.63 m = 11314.27 ft Precipitable water: 1.53 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 81.69 % Est. max temperature: 26.83 C = 80.30 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 927.70 mb = 690.94 m = 2266.82 ft T: 20.54 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.83 C/km ThetaE index: 21.35 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 868.16 mb = 1261.97 m = 4140.27 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.98 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.74 C = 78.32 F Cap Strength: 0.93 C Lifted Index: -6.55 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.17 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.72 C Showalter Index: -5.50 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 55.51 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 28.23 C Cross Totals Index: 27.28 C K Index: 37.90 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 456.71 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.48 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1467.81 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 54.18 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8.43 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.93 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 886.33 mb = 1084.56 m = 3558.23 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 851.33 mb = 1429.70 m = 4690.55 ft Equ Level (EL): 221.33 mb = 11473.67 m = 37642.83 ft B at Equ Level: 1465.33 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 131.33 mb = 14776.23 m = 48477.87 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 209.9 at 38.9 knts Storm direction: 239.9 at 29.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.8 neg: 6.1 tot: 7.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 107.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 137.7 neg: -4.4 tot: 133.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 44.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.55 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.4 stream: 5.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.18 Bulk Rich Number: 10.27 Bulk Shear: 142.98 m/s