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: 37.73,-92.28 Latitude: 37.73 Longitude: -92.28 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 12 SFC 965 322 25.7 18.5 64 7.3 20.6 191 11 302.0 304.5 295.1 343.2 13.98 2 950 458 24.5 17.8 66 6.7 19.9 192 19 302.1 304.6 294.9 342.4 13.65 3 900 929 19.9 16.8 82 3.1 17.8 196 27 302.0 304.5 294.8 341.9 13.52 4 850 1419 15.4 15.4 100 -0.0 15.4 213 32 302.2 304.6 294.5 340.7 13.03 5 800 1931 12.2 10.6 90 1.6 11.2 216 34 304.2 306.0 292.9 334.3 10.11 6 750 2470 9.0 7.1 88 1.9 7.8 212 31 306.3 307.9 292.2 331.9 8.45 7 700 3039 6.1 5.6 97 0.5 5.8 205 35 309.3 310.8 292.9 334.4 8.20 8 650 3644 2.3 1.9 97 0.4 2.1 205 40 311.5 312.8 292.4 332.5 6.76 9 600 4285 -2.5 -3.1 96 0.6 -2.7 203 42 313.3 314.2 291.5 329.3 5.09 10 550 4971 -6.6 -8.2 88 1.7 -7.3 207 53 316.3 317.0 291.3 328.4 3.74 11 500 5709 -11.4 -12.9 89 1.5 -12.0 213 54 319.1 319.6 291.3 328.4 2.82 12 450 6511 -15.6 -17.5 85 2.0 -16.2 225 65 323.7 324.1 292.0 331.0 2.15 13 400 7390 -21.3 -24.2 78 2.9 -22.1 233 64 327.3 327.5 292.3 332.0 1.35 14 350 8363 -27.2 -30.1 76 2.9 -27.8 243 65 332.1 332.3 293.2 335.4 0.90 15 300 9453 -36.2 -39.3 72 3.2 -36.5 259 60 334.4 334.5 293.3 336.0 0.42 16 250 10690 -46.7 -50.1 68 3.4 -46.9 240 82 336.6 336.6 293.6 337.2 0.16 17 200 12133 -56.1 -61.2 52 5.1 -56.2 253 72 343.9 343.9 295.3 344.1 0.05 18 150 13948 -59.2 -81.1 4 21.9 -59.5 261 63 368.0 368.0 300.2 368.1 0.00 19 100 16444 -64.3 -86.6 3 22.2 -64.5 253 42 403.4 403.4 305.7 403.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5697.28 m Freezing level: 625.91 mb = 3952.68 m = 12967.96 ft Wetbulb zero: 628.45 mb = 3913.87 m = 12840.62 ft Precipitable water: 1.73 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 90.32 % Est. max temperature: 27.34 C = 81.22 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 867.63 mb = 1242.81 m = 4077.42 ft T: 17.00 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.58 C/km ThetaE index: 11.33 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 858.01 mb = 1338.45 m = 4391.17 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.53 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.99 C = 78.79 F Cap Strength: 0.12 C Lifted Index: -5.48 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.31 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.15 C Showalter Index: -4.96 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.61 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.80 C Cross Totals Index: 26.81 C K Index: 41.68 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 420.00 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.55 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1311.58 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 51.22 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.62 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.12 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 859.93 mb = 1319.24 m = 4328.15 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 854.93 mb = 1369.23 m = 4492.18 ft Equ Level (EL): 214.93 mb = 11667.41 m = 38278.45 ft B at Equ Level: 1311.04 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 134.93 mb = 14599.61 m = 47898.40 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 208.9 at 40.0 knts Storm direction: 238.9 at 30.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.1 neg: 1.3 tot: 5.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 73.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 153.0 neg: -11.9 tot: 141.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 47.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.64 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.9 stream: 4.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.10 Bulk Rich Number: 21.68 Bulk Shear: 60.48 m/s