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: 38.62,-90.39 Latitude: 38.62 Longitude: -90.39 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 982 178 25.7 17.6 61 8.1 20.2 129 5 300.4 302.8 294.0 338.6 13.01 2 950 467 23.3 16.9 68 6.3 18.9 139 13 300.8 303.1 294.0 338.6 12.87 3 900 937 19.9 15.8 77 4.1 17.2 160 24 302.1 304.4 294.2 339.4 12.66 4 850 1427 15.8 15.0 95 0.9 15.3 178 26 302.7 305.1 294.4 340.3 12.70 5 800 1940 12.1 11.0 93 1.0 11.4 205 29 304.0 305.9 293.0 335.0 10.38 6 750 2478 8.1 8.1 100 0.0 8.1 207 31 305.4 307.0 292.4 332.6 9.07 7 700 3045 4.9 2.1 82 2.8 3.4 204 35 307.9 309.1 291.0 327.4 6.37 8 650 3647 2.0 -7.0 51 9.0 -2.0 203 37 311.3 311.9 289.5 322.3 3.48 9 600 4286 -4.0 -8.1 73 4.1 -5.7 195 35 311.5 312.2 289.5 322.6 3.46 10 550 4966 -8.5 -9.7 91 1.3 -8.9 196 41 314.1 314.7 290.2 324.7 3.32 11 500 5701 -11.8 -13.2 89 1.4 -12.3 204 41 318.7 319.2 291.1 327.8 2.76 12 450 6499 -17.2 -18.8 87 1.6 -17.7 209 49 321.6 321.9 291.2 328.1 1.92 13 400 7375 -21.5 -23.2 86 1.7 -22.0 223 65 327.0 327.3 292.3 332.2 1.48 14 350 8344 -28.8 -31.2 80 2.4 -29.2 234 80 329.9 330.1 292.5 332.9 0.81 15 300 9429 -36.9 -39.8 74 2.9 -37.2 242 75 333.4 333.4 293.0 334.9 0.40 16 250 10665 -46.3 -49.7 69 3.3 -46.5 241 86 337.2 337.2 293.8 337.8 0.16 17 200 12108 -57.3 -62.0 55 4.7 -57.4 242 88 342.0 342.0 294.8 342.2 0.05 18 150 13941 -58.4 -86.1 2 27.7 -58.6 262 48 369.5 369.5 300.5 369.5 0.00 19 100 16446 -64.7 -86.9 3 22.2 -64.8 244 33 402.7 402.7 305.6 402.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5682.66 m Freezing level: 632.96 mb = 3864.33 m = 12678.11 ft Wetbulb zero: 668.84 mb = 3414.49 m = 11202.27 ft Precipitable water: 1.66 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 81.10 % Est. max temperature: 28.47 C = 83.25 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 872.27 mb = 1205.52 m = 3955.08 ft T: 17.70 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.28 C/km ThetaE index: 18.02 C Layer 800.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 836.72 mb = 1560.55 m = 5119.86 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.80 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.36 C = 83.04 F Cap Strength: 1.26 C Lifted Index: -4.61 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.23 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.45 C Showalter Index: -5.13 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 54.41 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.64 C Cross Totals Index: 26.77 C K Index: 39.81 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 380.73 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.62 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1089.37 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 46.68 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 23.44 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.26 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 858.31 mb = 1343.95 m = 4409.22 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 813.31 mb = 1800.48 m = 5907.03 ft Equ Level (EL): 233.31 mb = 11112.15 m = 36456.73 ft B at Equ Level: 1086.15 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 143.31 mb = 14222.69 m = 46661.80 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 196.6 at 32.6 knts Storm direction: 226.6 at 24.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.4 neg: 0.6 tot: 6.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 110.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 230.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 230.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 76.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.79 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.5 stream: 6.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.50 Bulk Rich Number: 10.65 Bulk Shear: 102.25 m/s