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: 38.82,-90.76 Latitude: 38.82 Longitude: -90.76 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 44 SFC 986 167 16.6 16.3 98 0.3 16.4 274 19 291.0 293.1 290.1 324.5 11.89 2 950 480 14.4 13.9 97 0.5 14.1 286 29 291.8 293.6 289.2 321.6 10.53 3 900 937 13.3 12.3 94 1.0 12.7 293 24 295.3 297.1 290.0 324.2 10.06 4 850 1417 12.0 11.4 96 0.6 11.6 295 16 298.7 300.5 291.1 327.9 10.01 5 800 1925 10.6 10.6 100 0.1 10.6 252 10 302.5 304.4 292.3 332.4 10.07 6 750 2461 7.4 5.8 90 1.6 6.5 209 27 304.7 306.1 291.2 328.0 7.76 7 700 3025 2.9 1.7 92 1.2 2.2 198 39 305.7 306.9 290.1 324.5 6.19 8 650 3623 1.2 1.0 99 0.1 1.1 191 44 310.3 311.5 291.7 330.0 6.36 9 600 4265 -1.4 -1.6 99 0.1 -1.5 191 49 314.4 315.5 292.4 332.4 5.69 10 550 4955 -4.9 -5.0 100 0.1 -5.0 193 56 318.2 319.2 292.7 333.7 4.81 11 500 5698 -9.6 -9.6 100 0.0 -9.6 200 58 321.4 322.1 292.7 333.5 3.69 12 450 6505 -14.6 -14.6 100 0.0 -14.6 203 56 324.9 325.5 292.9 334.2 2.75 13 400 7389 -19.9 -19.9 100 0.0 -19.9 208 52 329.1 329.5 293.3 336.0 1.97 14 350 8365 -26.8 -27.2 96 0.4 -26.9 219 46 332.6 332.9 293.6 336.9 1.17 15 300 9458 -35.9 -38.6 76 2.8 -36.2 223 38 334.8 334.9 293.4 336.6 0.45 16 250 10697 -46.3 -49.6 69 3.3 -46.5 233 48 337.2 337.3 293.8 337.9 0.17 17 200 12133 -59.6 -63.7 59 4.1 -59.7 235 64 338.3 338.3 293.9 338.5 0.04 18 150 13942 -57.0 -85.0 2 28.0 -57.2 265 54 372.0 372.0 300.9 372.0 0.00 19 100 16460 -62.5 -86.9 2 24.4 -62.7 257 35 406.9 406.9 306.1 406.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5654.69 m Freezing level: 627.56 mb = 3911.29 m = 12832.16 ft Wetbulb zero: 629.16 mb = 3884.53 m = 12744.37 ft Precipitable water: 1.67 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 96.67 % Est. max temperature: 25.36 C = 77.64 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 980.86 mb = 208.20 m = 683.06 ft T: 16.32 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.67 C/km ThetaE index: 7.84 C Layer 750.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 875.78 mb = 1165.95 m = 3825.24 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.57 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.50 C = 72.51 F Cap Strength: 4.78 C Lifted Index: 5.05 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 8.83 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.13 C Showalter Index: 2.68 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 42.52 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.54 C Cross Totals Index: 20.98 C K Index: 31.73 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 227.63 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.03 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 22.03 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.64 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7765.02 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.00 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 925.53 mb = 700.20 m = 2297.20 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 206.8 at 37.9 knts Storm direction: 236.8 at 28.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.2 neg: 8.1 tot: 9.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 135.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 211.9 neg: -44.3 tot: 167.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 55.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.50 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.3 stream: 6.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 0.10 Bulk Shear: 216.40 m/s