MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F013.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F013.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 13 hour NAM valid 1Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 39.18,-90.24 Latitude: 39.18 Longitude: -90.24 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 37 SFC 986 160 16.7 16.5 98 0.3 16.5 268 6 291.1 293.2 290.3 325.0 12.02 2 950 473 14.4 14.4 100 0.0 14.4 304 13 291.8 293.7 289.6 322.6 10.88 3 900 928 12.0 11.7 98 0.3 11.8 303 19 293.9 295.6 289.2 321.5 9.64 4 850 1406 10.0 9.9 100 0.1 10.0 294 20 296.6 298.3 289.6 322.9 9.06 5 800 1911 9.1 9.0 100 0.1 9.0 263 23 300.9 302.5 291.0 327.6 9.07 6 750 2446 7.0 7.0 100 0.1 7.0 205 22 304.2 305.8 291.5 329.4 8.39 7 700 3011 3.3 3.1 98 0.3 3.2 209 33 306.2 307.4 290.8 326.9 6.83 8 650 3608 0.1 0.1 100 0.0 0.1 207 41 309.0 310.2 290.9 327.3 5.92 9 600 4247 -2.3 -2.4 99 0.1 -2.3 201 49 313.5 314.5 291.8 330.3 5.36 10 550 4934 -5.8 -6.1 98 0.3 -5.9 195 53 317.3 318.1 292.1 331.5 4.42 11 500 5676 -9.9 -10.8 93 0.9 -10.3 194 55 321.0 321.6 292.3 332.1 3.36 12 450 6482 -14.5 -15.8 90 1.3 -14.9 196 57 325.0 325.5 292.6 333.5 2.49 13 400 7364 -20.6 -22.4 86 1.8 -21.1 199 58 328.2 328.5 292.7 333.7 1.58 14 350 8339 -27.0 -29.4 80 2.4 -27.5 199 54 332.3 332.5 293.3 335.8 0.95 15 300 9430 -36.0 -38.8 76 2.7 -36.4 213 55 334.6 334.7 293.4 336.3 0.45 16 250 10667 -47.1 -50.4 69 3.3 -47.2 217 60 336.1 336.1 293.5 336.7 0.15 17 200 12106 -53.2 -68.9 13 15.8 -53.5 234 81 348.6 348.6 296.3 348.7 0.02 18 150 13939 -59.2 -80.9 4 21.7 -59.4 256 62 368.1 368.1 300.2 368.1 0.00 19 100 16438 -63.9 -86.2 3 22.3 -64.1 251 42 404.3 404.3 305.7 404.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5638.89 m Freezing level: 648.48 mb = 3627.46 m = 11900.95 ft Wetbulb zero: 648.37 mb = 3628.12 m = 11903.14 ft Precipitable water: 1.61 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 98.60 % Est. max temperature: 23.42 C = 74.16 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 982.21 mb = 189.85 m = 622.85 ft T: 16.48 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.96 C/km ThetaE index: 3.49 C Layer 950.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 935.16 mb = 605.30 m = 1985.87 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.57 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.03 C = 64.46 F Cap Strength: 4.25 C Lifted Index: 5.08 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 9.06 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.85 C Showalter Index: 4.91 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 39.72 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 19.89 C Cross Totals Index: 19.83 C K Index: 29.56 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 214.70 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.77 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 16.86 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.81 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.00 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 933.08 mb = 624.05 m = 2047.37 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 928.08 mb = 669.32 m = 2195.89 ft Equ Level (EL): 858.08 mb = 1327.20 m = 4354.27 ft B at Equ Level: 16.65 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 798.08 mb = 1931.16 m = 6335.75 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 210.5 at 35.6 knts Storm direction: 240.5 at 26.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.0 neg: 5.5 tot: 7.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 106.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 68.0 neg: -114.2 tot: -46.1 m^2/s^2 ave: -15.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.06 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.4 stream: 0.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.09 Bulk Shear: 180.14 m/s