MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509231800F019.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509231800F019.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 19 hour NAM valid 13Z WED 24 SEP 25 Station: 37.31,-97.63 Latitude: 37.31 Longitude: -97.63 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 146 SFC 972 390 18.7 18.0 96 0.7 18.2 11 9 294.2 296.7 292.4 332.7 13.47 2 950 586 17.2 17.2 100 -0.0 17.2 17 17 294.6 296.9 292.3 332.0 13.08 3 900 1047 15.3 14.7 96 0.6 15.0 42 21 297.3 299.5 292.1 331.5 11.79 4 850 1530 12.7 12.7 100 -0.0 12.7 37 17 299.4 301.4 292.0 331.2 10.89 5 800 2038 9.9 9.3 96 0.6 9.6 38 14 301.8 303.5 291.5 329.2 9.26 6 750 2573 7.1 6.6 96 0.6 6.8 12 10 304.3 305.8 291.4 328.8 8.15 7 700 3138 5.0 2.8 86 2.2 3.8 309 8 308.0 309.2 291.3 328.5 6.70 8 650 3740 1.6 -2.5 74 4.1 -0.4 303 9 310.8 311.8 290.6 326.2 4.90 9 600 4379 -3.3 -5.4 85 2.2 -4.3 280 8 312.4 313.2 290.5 325.8 4.25 10 550 5062 -8.0 -9.0 93 0.9 -8.4 321 14 314.5 315.2 290.5 325.8 3.52 11 500 5797 -11.3 -11.4 100 0.0 -11.3 294 17 319.2 319.8 291.6 329.7 3.21 12 450 6596 -17.7 -20.0 82 2.3 -18.3 289 24 321.0 321.4 290.9 327.0 1.74 13 400 7468 -23.0 -27.7 65 4.8 -23.9 301 4 325.2 325.4 291.3 328.6 0.98 14 350 8427 -32.2 -35.0 76 2.8 -32.5 256 22 325.4 325.5 291.0 327.4 0.56 15 300 9498 -38.5 -48.9 33 10.3 -39.2 251 62 331.0 331.1 292.2 331.6 0.15 16 250 10745 -39.5 -66.8 4 27.3 -40.6 249 74 347.3 347.3 296.0 347.3 0.02 17 200 12250 -47.9 -71.7 5 23.9 -48.4 249 65 357.0 357.0 298.1 357.1 0.01 18 150 14094 -59.4 -79.9 5 20.5 -59.6 254 53 367.8 367.8 300.2 367.8 0.00 19 100 16604 -64.0 -86.3 3 22.3 -64.2 292 26 404.0 404.0 305.7 404.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5650.64 m Freezing level: 633.17 mb = 3955.23 m = 12976.32 ft Wetbulb zero: 654.69 mb = 3681.60 m = 12078.59 ft Precipitable water: 1.56 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 91.39 % Est. max temperature: 25.12 C = 77.22 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 962.09 mb = 477.64 m = 1567.05 ft T: 18.01 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.13 C/km ThetaE index: 6.93 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 905.47 mb = 995.42 m = 3265.78 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.35 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.46 C = 70.64 F Cap Strength: 0.27 C Lifted Index: -1.00 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.57 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.01 C Showalter Index: -0.70 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.00 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.00 C Cross Totals Index: 24.00 C K Index: 34.50 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 202.96 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.41 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 350.53 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 26.48 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.68 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.28 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 916.54 mb = 891.75 m = 2925.67 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 861.54 mb = 1416.29 m = 4646.55 ft Equ Level (EL): 301.54 mb = 9462.32 m = 31043.97 ft B at Equ Level: 343.89 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 241.54 mb = 10976.87 m = 36012.92 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 340.2 at 13.4 knts Storm direction: 10.2 at 10.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.9 neg: 3.5 tot: 5.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 54.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 23.7 neg: -5.2 tot: 18.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 6.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.06 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.7 stream: 0.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.05 Bulk Rich Number: 22.45 Bulk Shear: 15.61 m/s