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: 39.06,-94.85 Latitude: 39.06 Longitude: -94.85 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 29 SFC 974 261 22.5 17.9 75 4.6 19.4 302 4 297.9 300.3 293.5 336.8 13.39 2 950 475 21.3 16.2 73 5.0 17.9 336 4 298.8 301.0 292.9 334.6 12.30 3 900 941 18.2 8.9 54 9.4 12.6 91 4 300.3 301.8 289.9 323.8 7.95 4 850 1427 15.1 -5.9 23 20.9 5.4 71 6 301.9 302.4 285.6 310.8 2.90 5 800 1936 10.7 -5.7 31 16.4 3.2 33 4 302.6 303.2 286.1 312.2 3.12 6 750 2469 6.1 -5.5 43 11.7 0.9 339 7 303.2 303.9 286.6 313.7 3.38 7 700 3028 1.3 -9.1 46 10.4 -3.0 321 12 303.9 304.4 286.2 312.4 2.74 8 650 3619 -4.1 -10.1 63 6.0 -6.4 323 20 304.4 304.9 286.4 312.9 2.74 9 600 4243 -9.8 -12.5 80 2.8 -10.7 310 27 304.8 305.3 286.2 312.5 2.43 10 550 4910 -12.4 -14.3 86 1.9 -13.0 286 32 309.3 309.8 287.6 316.7 2.30 11 500 5637 -13.0 -14.7 87 1.7 -13.6 242 35 317.2 317.7 290.3 325.3 2.45 12 450 6433 -16.7 -18.4 87 1.7 -17.3 203 53 322.2 322.6 291.4 329.0 1.99 13 400 7310 -22.0 -23.9 84 2.0 -22.4 200 77 326.5 326.7 292.1 331.3 1.38 14 350 8279 -28.5 -31.0 79 2.5 -29.0 195 73 330.3 330.4 292.6 333.2 0.82 15 300 9364 -37.1 -40.1 74 2.9 -37.5 194 72 333.0 333.1 292.9 334.5 0.39 16 250 10595 -48.2 -51.4 70 3.1 -48.4 200 87 334.3 334.4 293.0 334.9 0.13 17 200 12049 -49.6 -76.6 3 27.0 -50.1 236 70 354.3 354.3 297.5 354.3 0.01 18 150 13895 -59.0 -80.7 4 21.8 -59.2 243 57 368.5 368.5 300.3 368.5 0.00 19 100 16405 -61.9 -86.3 2 24.5 -62.1 260 44 408.2 408.2 306.3 408.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5607.60 m Freezing level: 688.20 mb = 3167.75 m = 10392.74 ft Wetbulb zero: 738.38 mb = 2595.49 m = 8515.28 ft Precipitable water: 0.93 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 59.68 % Est. max temperature: 26.83 C = 80.30 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 910.67 mb = 839.39 m = 2753.86 ft T: 18.90 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.45 C/km ThetaE index: 25.92 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 790.14 mb = 2038.23 m = 6687.01 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.71 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.29 C = 81.12 F Cap Strength: 2.51 C Lifted Index: -0.80 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.38 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.34 C Showalter Index: 8.81 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 35.10 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 28.02 C Cross Totals Index: 7.09 C K Index: 11.76 Risk: None Sweat Index: 47.81 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.83 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 466.38 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 30.54 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 72.88 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.51 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 826.52 mb = 1662.30 m = 5453.66 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 751.52 mb = 2452.11 m = 8044.88 ft Equ Level (EL): 471.52 mb = 6079.92 m = 19947.00 ft B at Equ Level: 465.44 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 271.52 mb = 10037.21 m = 32930.08 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 281.6 at 19.1 knts Storm direction: 311.6 at 14.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.5 neg: 3.1 tot: 4.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -103.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 11.4 neg: -35.7 tot: -24.4 m^2/s^2 ave: -8.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.32 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.5 stream: -1.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 11.03 Bulk Shear: 42.29 m/s