MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F011.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F011.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 11 hour NAM valid 23Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 38,-90.89 Latitude: 38.00 Longitude: -90.89 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 24 SFC 972 267 21.0 20.3 96 0.7 20.5 178 8 296.5 299.4 294.7 341.5 15.59 2 950 467 20.1 19.3 96 0.7 19.6 182 21 297.5 300.3 294.6 341.1 15.03 3 900 933 17.7 15.7 88 2.0 16.4 188 37 299.8 302.1 293.4 336.5 12.56 4 850 1421 15.0 12.5 85 2.5 13.4 214 43 301.8 303.8 292.7 333.6 10.76 5 800 1932 11.2 9.6 90 1.6 10.3 215 44 303.1 304.9 292.0 331.3 9.45 6 750 2470 8.6 8.2 97 0.4 8.4 213 41 305.9 307.6 292.7 333.5 9.15 7 700 3037 4.9 2.4 84 2.4 3.5 213 42 307.9 309.1 291.1 327.9 6.53 8 650 3639 2.0 -0.1 86 2.1 0.9 201 49 311.2 312.3 291.6 329.5 5.86 9 600 4280 -2.0 -3.1 92 1.1 -2.6 204 50 313.8 314.8 291.7 329.8 5.08 10 550 4967 -6.2 -7.6 90 1.4 -6.8 207 52 316.7 317.5 291.5 329.4 3.93 11 500 5708 -10.0 -11.7 88 1.7 -10.7 209 63 320.8 321.4 292.0 331.2 3.13 12 450 6513 -14.8 -17.1 83 2.2 -15.6 218 64 324.6 325.0 292.3 332.2 2.23 13 400 7395 -20.3 -22.7 82 2.3 -21.0 228 63 328.6 328.9 292.8 334.0 1.55 14 350 8369 -26.9 -29.5 78 2.6 -27.4 241 60 332.5 332.7 293.3 336.0 0.95 15 300 9463 -35.4 -38.4 74 3.0 -35.8 240 56 335.5 335.6 293.6 337.2 0.46 16 250 10704 -45.9 -49.2 69 3.3 -46.1 239 63 337.8 337.9 294.0 338.5 0.17 17 200 12146 -57.7 -61.6 61 3.9 -57.8 242 74 341.5 341.5 294.7 341.7 0.05 18 150 13959 -58.7 -79.6 5 20.8 -59.0 258 54 368.9 368.9 300.4 368.9 0.00 19 100 16463 -64.2 -86.5 3 22.3 -64.4 261 41 403.6 403.6 305.7 403.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5683.30 m Freezing level: 625.03 mb = 3959.42 m = 12990.08 ft Wetbulb zero: 637.00 mb = 3801.11 m = 12470.67 ft Precipitable water: 1.71 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 89.57 % Est. max temperature: 26.96 C = 80.53 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 962.20 mb = 357.06 m = 1171.45 ft T: 20.59 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.57 C/km ThetaE index: 10.26 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 878.91 mb = 1135.25 m = 3724.53 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.62 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.07 C = 77.13 F Cap Strength: 0.84 C Lifted Index: -2.59 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.39 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.31 C Showalter Index: -0.48 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.48 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.98 C Cross Totals Index: 22.50 C K Index: 35.04 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 299.22 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.57 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 580.55 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 34.08 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 9.10 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.83 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 902.65 mb = 907.58 m = 2977.60 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 837.65 mb = 1543.99 m = 5065.54 ft Equ Level (EL): 257.65 mb = 10498.66 m = 34444.02 ft B at Equ Level: 579.71 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 157.65 mb = 13645.22 m = 44767.25 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 207.3 at 46.5 knts Storm direction: 237.3 at 34.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.5 neg: 0.8 tot: 7.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 88.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 322.5 neg: -14.4 tot: 308.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 102.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.74 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.8 stream: 7.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.16 Bulk Rich Number: 5.52 Bulk Shear: 105.27 m/s