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: 38.96,-90.5 Latitude: 38.96 Longitude: -90.50 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 22 SFC 987 139 20.6 19.3 92 1.3 19.8 313 7 294.9 297.5 293.4 336.4 14.46 2 950 464 18.2 18.0 99 0.2 18.1 344 12 295.7 298.2 293.2 335.4 13.83 3 900 927 16.3 16.3 100 -0.0 16.3 121 3 298.3 300.7 293.4 336.4 13.09 4 850 1413 14.4 14.4 100 -0.0 14.4 161 15 301.2 303.4 293.6 337.1 12.22 5 800 1925 12.4 12.4 100 -0.0 12.4 177 28 304.4 306.5 293.9 338.3 11.39 6 750 2463 8.1 7.4 96 0.7 7.7 192 35 305.3 307.0 292.1 331.4 8.66 7 700 3029 3.4 1.0 84 2.5 2.1 196 38 306.3 307.4 290.0 324.2 5.87 8 650 3626 -0.0 -1.8 88 1.8 -0.9 193 39 308.9 309.9 290.2 324.9 5.15 9 600 4264 -2.7 -4.7 87 1.9 -3.6 192 39 313.0 313.8 290.9 327.2 4.51 10 550 4952 -5.5 -7.2 88 1.6 -6.2 201 45 317.5 318.3 291.9 330.7 4.07 11 500 5693 -9.8 -10.8 93 1.0 -10.2 203 53 321.1 321.8 292.3 332.2 3.37 12 450 6499 -15.1 -15.5 97 0.4 -15.2 206 57 324.3 324.8 292.5 332.9 2.54 13 400 7378 -21.7 -21.7 99 0.1 -21.7 207 59 326.8 327.2 292.4 332.7 1.68 14 350 8347 -28.5 -28.8 98 0.3 -28.6 215 57 330.3 330.5 292.8 333.9 1.01 15 300 9434 -36.1 -37.3 88 1.2 -36.2 231 50 334.5 334.6 293.4 336.5 0.52 16 250 10674 -46.2 -49.4 69 3.3 -46.3 242 57 337.4 337.5 293.9 338.1 0.17 17 200 12115 -57.8 -61.7 61 3.9 -57.9 238 84 341.2 341.2 294.7 341.4 0.05 18 150 13935 -56.1 -80.6 3 24.5 -56.5 260 34 373.3 373.3 301.1 373.4 0.00 19 100 16453 -62.7 -87.0 2 24.3 -62.9 246 35 406.6 406.6 306.1 406.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5671.24 m Freezing level: 650.21 mb = 3623.84 m = 11889.10 ft Wetbulb zero: 665.06 mb = 3441.65 m = 11291.37 ft Precipitable water: 1.81 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 92.43 % Est. max temperature: 27.72 C = 81.89 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 968.12 mb = 301.24 m = 988.29 ft T: 19.44 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.97 C/km ThetaE index: 14.11 C Layer 750.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 930.47 mb = 641.56 m = 2104.83 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.63 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.40 C = 72.33 F Cap Strength: 0.66 C Lifted Index: -1.31 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.41 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.96 C Showalter Index: -1.78 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.33 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.16 C Cross Totals Index: 24.17 C K Index: 36.07 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 256.72 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.12 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 466.69 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 30.55 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 14.25 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.66 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 931.51 mb = 631.96 m = 2073.32 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 776.51 mb = 2173.56 m = 7131.01 ft Equ Level (EL): 306.51 mb = 9282.90 m = 30455.35 ft B at Equ Level: 464.99 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 176.51 mb = 12905.19 m = 42339.35 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 195.6 at 33.4 knts Storm direction: 225.6 at 25.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 129.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 380.8 neg: -12.8 tot: 368.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 122.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.79 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.0 stream: 9.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.94 Bulk Rich Number: 2.00 Bulk Shear: 233.70 m/s