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: 38.87,-90.74 Latitude: 38.87 Longitude: -90.74 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 988 150 17.5 17.4 99 0.1 17.4 269 18 291.7 294.0 291.0 327.7 12.74 2 950 481 15.4 14.9 97 0.4 15.1 282 28 292.8 294.8 290.3 325.0 11.31 3 900 939 13.9 12.7 92 1.2 13.1 286 22 295.8 297.7 290.5 325.6 10.31 4 850 1421 12.6 11.4 92 1.2 11.9 286 15 299.4 301.2 291.3 328.7 10.02 5 800 1929 10.9 9.8 93 1.0 10.2 235 6 302.7 304.5 292.0 331.2 9.57 6 750 2466 7.5 5.4 87 2.1 6.3 202 19 304.7 306.1 290.9 327.3 7.51 7 700 3030 3.0 0.5 84 2.5 1.7 197 30 305.8 306.9 289.7 323.1 5.67 8 650 3626 -0.4 -2.2 87 1.9 -1.3 195 38 308.6 309.5 290.0 324.0 4.99 9 600 4264 -2.7 -4.4 88 1.7 -3.5 198 44 313.0 313.9 291.0 327.6 4.61 10 550 4951 -6.1 -7.6 89 1.5 -6.8 200 49 316.8 317.5 291.6 329.4 3.91 11 500 5691 -10.3 -11.5 90 1.3 -10.8 203 53 320.5 321.2 292.0 331.0 3.17 12 450 6497 -14.8 -15.6 94 0.8 -15.1 201 52 324.6 325.1 292.6 333.2 2.53 13 400 7378 -20.6 -20.7 99 0.1 -20.6 203 45 328.2 328.6 293.0 334.6 1.84 14 350 8353 -26.5 -26.5 100 0.0 -26.5 207 41 333.0 333.2 293.7 337.5 1.25 15 300 9449 -34.7 -35.4 94 0.7 -34.8 213 36 336.4 336.6 294.0 338.8 0.63 16 250 10693 -45.7 -48.6 72 3.0 -45.8 221 51 338.2 338.2 294.0 338.9 0.19 17 200 12133 -59.5 -62.8 65 3.3 -59.5 232 75 338.6 338.6 294.0 338.8 0.04 18 150 13937 -55.4 -83.8 2 28.4 -55.8 271 49 374.6 374.6 301.4 374.7 0.00 19 100 16456 -62.4 -86.8 2 24.4 -62.6 255 34 407.2 407.2 306.2 407.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5647.17 m Freezing level: 655.43 mb = 3561.55 m = 11684.75 ft Wetbulb zero: 671.24 mb = 3367.69 m = 11048.71 ft Precipitable water: 1.61 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 89.78 % Est. max temperature: 25.95 C = 78.71 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 985.90 mb = 165.04 m = 541.47 ft T: 17.42 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.98 C/km ThetaE index: 8.06 C Layer 750.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 902.73 mb = 913.37 m = 2996.58 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.19 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.47 C = 70.65 F Cap Strength: 2.40 C Lifted Index: 3.06 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 8.31 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.23 C Showalter Index: 1.62 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.54 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.86 C Cross Totals Index: 21.68 C K Index: 31.78 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 219.72 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.36 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 19.78 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.29 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6801.50 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.92 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 927.67 mb = 682.49 m = 2239.11 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 210.4 at 32.8 knts Storm direction: 240.4 at 24.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.9 neg: 6.3 tot: 7.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 131.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 201.6 neg: -29.4 tot: 172.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 57.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.62 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.7 stream: 6.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.14 Bulk Shear: 143.83 m/s