MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F009.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F009.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 9 hour NAM valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 37.71,-91.13 Latitude: 37.71 Longitude: -91.13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 33 SFC 964 351 24.7 18.6 69 6.1 20.4 185 11 300.9 303.5 294.8 342.3 14.08 2 950 481 23.5 18.1 72 5.4 19.8 184 19 301.0 303.6 294.8 341.9 13.91 3 900 950 19.2 17.1 88 2.1 17.7 184 27 301.2 303.8 294.7 341.7 13.74 4 850 1440 15.2 15.0 99 0.2 15.1 193 36 302.1 304.4 294.3 339.7 12.74 5 800 1952 12.2 11.2 94 1.0 11.6 199 37 304.1 306.1 293.2 335.4 10.48 6 750 2491 8.4 6.4 87 2.0 7.2 197 31 305.7 307.2 291.7 330.0 8.05 7 700 3057 3.8 0.1 77 3.7 1.9 196 32 306.7 307.7 289.9 323.6 5.51 8 650 3655 0.3 -2.0 84 2.3 -0.9 191 35 309.3 310.3 290.3 325.1 5.09 9 600 4293 -3.6 -6.7 79 3.1 -5.0 188 38 312.0 312.7 290.0 324.2 3.85 10 550 4977 -6.4 -7.5 92 1.1 -6.9 192 46 316.5 317.2 291.5 329.2 3.95 11 500 5716 -10.6 -11.3 95 0.7 -10.9 200 49 320.1 320.7 291.9 330.8 3.23 12 450 6521 -15.2 -15.3 99 0.1 -15.3 208 45 324.1 324.6 292.4 332.8 2.58 13 400 7401 -20.3 -20.3 100 0.0 -20.3 215 43 328.6 329.0 293.1 335.2 1.90 14 350 8376 -27.0 -27.0 100 -0.0 -27.0 224 45 332.4 332.6 293.5 336.7 1.20 15 300 9470 -35.1 -35.2 99 0.1 -35.1 229 47 335.9 336.0 293.9 338.3 0.64 16 250 10717 -43.9 -47.0 72 3.0 -44.2 241 59 340.8 340.8 294.7 341.6 0.22 17 200 12172 -57.0 -60.7 62 3.8 -57.1 248 86 342.6 342.6 295.0 342.8 0.05 18 150 13967 -56.7 -82.3 3 25.6 -57.0 252 64 372.3 372.4 301.0 372.4 0.00 19 100 16485 -65.7 -86.5 4 20.8 -65.8 241 35 400.8 400.8 305.3 400.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5682.57 m Freezing level: 646.09 mb = 3704.62 m = 12154.10 ft Wetbulb zero: 665.60 mb = 3463.37 m = 11362.62 ft Precipitable water: 1.67 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 86.54 % Est. max temperature: 27.23 C = 81.01 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 881.75 mb = 1125.85 m = 3693.68 ft T: 17.75 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.41 C/km ThetaE index: 18.73 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 864.65 mb = 1293.53 m = 4243.82 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.68 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.57 C = 78.02 F Cap Strength: 0.43 C Lifted Index: -4.47 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.97 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -4.38 C Showalter Index: -3.71 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.45 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.82 C Cross Totals Index: 25.63 C K Index: 37.17 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 350.29 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.93 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1109.03 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 47.10 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.63 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.43 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 872.02 mb = 1220.87 m = 4005.44 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 857.02 mb = 1369.42 m = 4492.78 ft Equ Level (EL): 247.02 mb = 10795.30 m = 35417.21 ft B at Equ Level: 1106.29 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 137.02 mb = 14529.23 m = 47667.48 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 194.4 at 37.1 knts Storm direction: 224.4 at 27.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.4 neg: 2.0 tot: 4.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 72.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 148.2 neg: -24.3 tot: 123.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 41.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.61 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.9 stream: 4.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.98 Bulk Rich Number: 27.48 Bulk Shear: 40.36 m/s