MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509250000F039.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509250000F039.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 39 hour NAM valid 15Z FRI 26 SEP 25 Station: 33.58,-112.21 Latitude: 33.58 Longitude: -112.21 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 82 SFC 969 362 27.9 17.9 54 10.0 20.9 135 9 303.8 306.3 295.2 343.7 13.42 2 950 533 25.8 17.6 60 8.2 20.1 138 13 303.4 305.9 295.1 343.3 13.44 3 900 1007 22.4 16.1 67 6.4 18.1 166 20 304.6 307.0 295.0 343.0 12.85 4 850 1502 19.6 14.1 71 5.4 16.0 182 23 306.6 308.9 295.0 342.8 12.02 5 800 2021 15.9 6.4 53 9.5 10.3 186 21 308.1 309.6 292.0 331.3 7.57 6 750 2566 11.9 1.6 49 10.2 6.3 187 19 309.5 310.6 290.9 327.3 5.75 7 700 3138 7.3 2.7 72 4.6 4.7 195 23 310.6 311.9 292.0 331.2 6.65 8 650 3745 3.3 2.2 93 1.1 2.7 203 30 312.6 314.0 292.9 334.2 6.91 9 600 4390 -0.8 -3.6 81 2.8 -2.2 204 35 315.2 316.1 291.9 330.7 4.88 10 550 5079 -5.6 -15.1 47 9.5 -9.0 208 30 317.5 317.9 290.2 324.6 2.16 11 500 5818 -11.0 -25.7 29 14.7 -14.8 231 29 319.7 319.9 289.6 323.0 0.94 12 450 6620 -15.5 -44.5 6 28.9 -19.8 240 35 323.7 323.8 290.1 324.4 0.16 13 400 7499 -20.4 -58.1 2 37.7 -23.9 245 38 328.5 328.5 291.3 328.7 0.04 14 350 8473 -27.9 -51.9 8 24.0 -30.0 253 41 331.1 331.1 292.1 331.4 0.09 15 300 9558 -37.3 -56.0 12 18.7 -38.3 258 35 332.9 332.9 292.6 333.1 0.06 16 250 10794 -44.7 -60.4 16 15.7 -45.3 255 33 339.6 339.6 294.3 339.8 0.04 17 200 12265 -50.2 -71.9 6 21.7 -50.6 256 40 353.3 353.3 297.4 353.4 0.01 18 150 14113 -57.8 -81.3 3 23.4 -58.1 250 38 370.4 370.4 300.7 370.5 0.00 19 100 16607 -67.8 -87.0 5 19.2 -67.8 311 8 396.8 396.8 304.8 396.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5736.22 m Freezing level: 609.94 mb = 4261.95 m = 13982.60 ft Wetbulb zero: 622.69 mb = 4090.89 m = 13421.39 ft Precipitable water: 1.42 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 63.57 % Est. max temperature: 31.64 C = 88.96 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 837.24 mb = 1631.64 m = 5353.07 ft T: 18.66 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.82 C/km ThetaE index: 16.44 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 774.90 mb = 2290.06 m = 7513.22 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.02 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.86 C = 91.15 F Cap Strength: 2.87 C Lifted Index: -5.47 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.04 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.31 C Showalter Index: -5.30 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 55.64 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 30.53 C Cross Totals Index: 25.11 C K Index: 40.05 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 496.71 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.90 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1227.62 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 49.55 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 91.13 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.87 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 825.19 mb = 1755.78 m = 5760.37 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 730.19 mb = 2787.79 m = 9146.19 ft Equ Level (EL): 230.19 mb = 11338.22 m = 37198.45 ft B at Equ Level: 1209.03 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 150.19 mb = 14105.24 m = 46276.48 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 201.3 at 25.7 knts Storm direction: 231.3 at 19.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 75.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 143.1 neg: -9.1 tot: 134.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 44.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.76 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.7 stream: 4.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.89 Bulk Rich Number: 20.73 Bulk Shear: 59.21 m/s