MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F010.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F010.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 10 hour NAM valid 22Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 38.50,-90.32 Latitude: 38.50 Longitude: -90.32 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 18 SFC 985 151 27.0 17.8 57 9.2 20.6 160 10 301.5 303.9 294.3 340.0 13.10 2 950 469 24.2 16.7 63 7.6 19.1 178 22 301.8 304.1 294.1 339.1 12.67 3 900 939 19.6 15.8 79 3.8 17.1 183 25 301.8 304.1 294.1 339.1 12.66 4 850 1429 15.4 14.6 95 0.8 14.9 199 25 302.3 304.6 294.0 338.9 12.38 5 800 1941 12.0 11.0 94 1.0 11.4 208 27 304.0 305.9 293.0 334.9 10.37 6 750 2479 8.4 7.8 96 0.6 8.0 205 31 305.7 307.3 292.4 332.4 8.88 7 700 3047 5.3 1.4 76 3.9 3.2 203 34 308.3 309.5 290.9 326.9 6.05 8 650 3649 2.4 -5.5 56 7.9 -1.3 204 35 311.7 312.4 290.0 324.0 3.90 9 600 4289 -3.5 -9.4 64 5.9 -6.0 195 35 312.1 312.7 289.4 322.1 3.12 10 550 4970 -8.4 -9.5 91 1.1 -8.9 194 42 314.1 314.8 290.3 325.0 3.37 11 500 5706 -11.3 -12.4 92 1.0 -11.7 200 51 319.2 319.8 291.4 329.0 2.96 12 450 6505 -17.2 -18.8 88 1.6 -17.7 208 47 321.6 322.0 291.2 328.2 1.93 13 400 7378 -22.8 -24.9 83 2.1 -23.3 222 49 325.3 325.6 291.6 329.7 1.26 14 350 8346 -28.7 -31.5 77 2.8 -29.2 240 74 330.0 330.2 292.5 332.9 0.78 15 300 9432 -36.6 -39.5 74 3.0 -36.9 242 72 333.8 333.9 293.2 335.4 0.41 16 250 10670 -46.2 -49.3 71 3.1 -46.3 242 92 337.5 337.5 293.9 338.1 0.17 17 200 12112 -57.0 -62.3 51 5.3 -57.1 246 83 342.5 342.5 295.0 342.6 0.04 18 150 13944 -58.7 -81.1 4 22.4 -58.9 251 49 369.0 369.0 300.4 369.0 0.00 19 100 16450 -65.7 -86.4 4 20.6 -65.8 245 35 400.7 400.7 305.3 400.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5687.46 m Freezing level: 629.71 mb = 3909.17 m = 12825.20 ft Wetbulb zero: 664.25 mb = 3473.08 m = 11394.49 ft Precipitable water: 1.66 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 79.41 % Est. max temperature: 28.33 C = 83.00 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 860.83 mb = 1320.37 m = 4331.86 ft T: 16.35 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.25 C/km ThetaE index: 17.99 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 841.80 mb = 1510.80 m = 4956.64 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.73 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.11 C = 82.60 F Cap Strength: 0.52 C Lifted Index: -4.26 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.09 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.17 C Showalter Index: -4.09 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.67 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.75 C Cross Totals Index: 25.92 C K Index: 37.43 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 350.13 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.09 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1102.19 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 46.95 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6.65 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.52 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 852.14 mb = 1407.29 m = 4617.03 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 827.14 mb = 1659.30 m = 5443.83 ft Equ Level (EL): 237.14 mb = 11011.56 m = 36126.72 ft B at Equ Level: 1100.85 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 147.14 mb = 14063.12 m = 46138.27 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 198.4 at 33.9 knts Storm direction: 228.4 at 25.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.0 neg: 1.0 tot: 5.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 87.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 124.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 124.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 41.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.73 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.1 stream: 4.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.79 Bulk Rich Number: 24.12 Bulk Shear: 45.70 m/s