MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509241800F018.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509241800F018.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 18 hour NAM valid 12Z THU 25 SEP 25 Station: 38.30,-93.65 Latitude: 38.30 Longitude: -93.65 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 139 SFC 988 244 14.9 14.2 96 0.6 14.5 353 3 289.1 290.9 288.1 318.1 10.38 2 950 577 17.3 12.2 72 5.1 14.1 18 14 294.7 296.4 289.3 321.8 9.43 3 900 1035 12.8 11.4 92 1.3 12.0 7 15 294.7 296.4 289.3 321.9 9.47 4 850 1514 11.2 7.2 77 3.9 8.9 360 15 297.9 299.2 288.7 319.9 7.53 5 800 2018 8.7 -0.8 51 9.5 3.9 359 18 300.4 301.2 286.7 313.9 4.51 6 750 2548 5.7 -5.6 44 11.2 0.6 3 17 302.7 303.3 286.4 313.0 3.36 7 700 3111 4.7 -16.2 20 20.9 -2.8 12 18 307.7 308.0 286.3 312.8 1.54 8 650 3712 2.8 -25.1 11 27.9 -5.5 10 19 312.1 312.2 287.0 314.7 0.76 9 600 4354 -1.6 -25.0 15 23.4 -8.3 355 19 314.2 314.4 287.8 317.1 0.84 10 550 5039 -6.7 -30.8 13 24.0 -12.4 349 16 316.1 316.2 288.1 318.0 0.54 11 500 5775 -10.9 -45.4 4 34.5 -16.3 6 20 319.7 319.7 288.8 320.2 0.13 12 450 6573 -18.3 -43.5 9 25.2 -21.7 2 21 320.3 320.3 289.0 321.0 0.18 13 400 7439 -24.8 -49.8 8 24.9 -27.3 9 24 322.7 322.7 289.7 323.1 0.10 14 350 8396 -31.7 -55.2 8 23.4 -33.3 13 27 325.9 325.9 290.6 326.2 0.06 15 300 9468 -39.4 -60.6 9 21.2 -40.4 13 23 329.8 329.8 291.7 329.9 0.04 16 250 10699 -44.7 -69.2 5 24.5 -45.4 14 21 339.5 339.5 294.2 339.6 0.01 17 200 12172 -49.6 -74.7 4 25.1 -50.1 345 14 354.2 354.2 297.5 354.2 0.01 18 150 14024 -56.8 -80.5 4 23.6 -57.1 285 11 372.1 372.1 300.9 372.1 0.00 19 100 16553 -62.2 -86.7 2 24.4 -62.5 291 16 407.5 407.5 306.2 407.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5636.56 m Freezing level: 618.59 mb = 4115.16 m = 13501.02 ft Wetbulb zero: 741.09 mb = 2645.60 m = 8679.68 ft Precipitable water: 0.82 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 37.99 % Est. max temperature: 24.26 C = 75.67 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 978.38 mb = 325.40 m = 1067.58 ft T: 15.46 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.89 C/km ThetaE index: 9.16 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 836.72 mb = 1644.55 m = 5395.45 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.58 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.31 C = 75.75 F Cap Strength: 5.26 C Lifted Index: 4.79 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.64 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.85 C Showalter Index: 5.50 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 40.31 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.13 C Cross Totals Index: 18.18 C K Index: 8.44 Risk: None Sweat Index: 137.95 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.19 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 20.68 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.43 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8389.10 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.25 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 897.11 mb = 1062.42 m = 3485.59 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 3.0 at 17.2 knts Storm direction: 33.0 at 12.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.4 neg: 0.8 tot: 3.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 109.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 25.7 neg: -1.9 tot: 23.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 7.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.54 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.1 stream: 2.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 3.09 Bulk Shear: 6.69 m/s