MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181800F001.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181800F001.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 1 hour NAM valid 19Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 39.98,-90.07 Latitude: 39.98 Longitude: -90.07 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 53 SFC 985 185 22.5 18.5 78 4.0 19.8 184 13 296.9 299.4 293.5 336.7 13.75 2 950 497 18.7 17.8 95 0.9 18.1 187 18 296.2 298.6 293.2 335.4 13.64 3 900 960 16.6 14.7 89 1.8 15.4 216 25 298.6 300.7 292.5 332.9 11.79 4 850 1447 15.2 10.4 73 4.7 12.2 220 28 302.0 303.7 291.7 329.8 9.38 5 800 1958 11.5 8.2 80 3.3 9.5 223 29 303.4 304.9 291.4 328.9 8.56 6 750 2495 8.5 1.6 62 6.9 4.8 227 26 305.8 306.9 289.8 323.3 5.73 7 700 3061 4.5 -8.0 40 12.5 -0.9 240 29 307.5 308.0 287.7 316.9 2.99 8 650 3659 0.1 -11.3 42 11.4 -4.4 250 39 309.0 309.5 287.7 316.9 2.47 9 600 4293 -5.0 -10.9 63 5.9 -7.3 250 42 310.3 310.8 288.5 319.1 2.77 10 550 4971 -9.5 -12.8 77 3.3 -10.8 245 49 312.8 313.2 289.1 321.1 2.59 11 500 5701 -13.7 -15.2 88 1.5 -14.2 241 52 316.4 316.8 290.0 324.1 2.35 12 450 6497 -17.5 -19.2 87 1.6 -18.0 235 55 321.2 321.5 291.0 327.5 1.86 13 400 7370 -22.7 -24.7 84 2.0 -23.2 228 58 325.5 325.7 291.7 330.0 1.30 14 350 8336 -29.2 -31.7 79 2.5 -29.7 222 64 329.3 329.5 292.3 332.1 0.77 15 300 9419 -37.5 -40.2 75 2.8 -37.7 220 74 332.6 332.7 292.8 334.0 0.38 16 250 10648 -48.6 -51.9 69 3.2 -48.8 221 86 333.7 333.8 292.9 334.3 0.13 17 200 12076 -57.0 -65.5 34 8.5 -57.2 239 94 342.5 342.5 295.0 342.6 0.03 18 150 13899 -56.8 -82.3 3 25.5 -57.1 244 64 372.1 372.1 300.9 372.1 0.00 19 100 16412 -65.5 -86.1 4 20.7 -65.6 237 41 401.3 401.3 305.4 401.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5647.79 m Freezing level: 649.48 mb = 3665.34 m = 12025.26 ft Wetbulb zero: 707.99 mb = 2967.52 m = 9735.85 ft Precipitable water: 1.38 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 68.91 % Est. max temperature: 27.96 C = 82.33 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 929.10 mb = 687.53 m = 2255.65 ft T: 17.81 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.88 C/km ThetaE index: 19.77 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 850.78 mb = 1439.05 m = 4721.23 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.84 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.51 C = 81.52 F Cap Strength: 1.48 C Lifted Index: -4.54 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.03 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.43 C Showalter Index: -2.31 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.90 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.81 C Cross Totals Index: 24.09 C K Index: 26.77 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 379.59 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.20 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 697.61 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 37.35 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 35.71 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.49 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 909.40 mb = 871.21 m = 2858.27 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 774.40 mb = 2228.19 m = 7310.23 ft Equ Level (EL): 244.40 mb = 10793.08 m = 35409.93 ft B at Equ Level: 692.02 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 164.40 mb = 13318.38 m = 43694.93 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 236.9 at 35.7 knts Storm direction: 266.9 at 26.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 68.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 168.2 neg: -9.7 tot: 158.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 52.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.72 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.2 stream: 4.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.62 Bulk Rich Number: 7.00 Bulk Shear: 99.69 m/s