MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509250000F040.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509250000F040.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 40 hour NAM valid 16Z FRI 26 SEP 25 Station: 33.07,-111.92 Latitude: 33.07 Longitude: -111.92 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 965 401 29.5 19.6 56 9.8 22.4 126 13 305.8 308.6 296.8 351.0 15.09 2 950 534 26.7 19.2 64 7.4 21.4 127 15 304.2 307.0 296.3 348.7 14.93 3 900 1009 22.3 18.4 79 3.9 19.6 147 18 304.5 307.3 296.4 349.2 14.99 4 850 1504 19.5 14.7 74 4.8 16.3 196 24 306.6 308.9 295.3 344.0 12.43 5 800 2025 17.0 8.9 59 8.1 12.0 198 24 309.3 311.0 293.5 336.8 9.01 6 750 2571 12.8 7.0 68 5.9 9.3 196 24 310.5 312.1 293.4 336.3 8.40 7 700 3147 8.4 4.5 76 3.9 6.1 197 28 311.8 313.2 293.2 335.3 7.58 8 650 3754 2.7 1.1 89 1.6 1.8 205 31 312.1 313.3 292.3 332.0 6.40 9 600 4397 -0.8 -1.0 99 0.2 -0.9 205 28 315.2 316.3 292.8 334.0 5.96 10 550 5089 -5.1 -10.2 68 5.1 -7.2 216 26 318.0 318.7 291.3 328.5 3.21 11 500 5828 -10.4 -35.0 11 24.6 -15.4 240 30 320.4 320.5 289.3 321.8 0.39 12 450 6634 -14.2 -41.9 8 27.8 -18.7 241 33 325.4 325.5 290.6 326.3 0.21 13 400 7517 -19.6 -47.8 6 28.2 -23.2 252 33 329.4 329.5 291.7 329.9 0.13 14 350 8490 -28.3 -44.4 20 16.2 -30.0 250 30 330.7 330.7 292.1 331.5 0.21 15 300 9574 -37.7 -49.2 29 11.6 -38.5 249 33 332.3 332.3 292.5 332.9 0.14 16 250 10810 -44.4 -62.2 12 17.8 -45.0 252 40 340.0 340.0 294.4 340.2 0.04 17 200 12282 -50.7 -69.2 9 18.5 -51.1 259 50 352.4 352.4 297.2 352.5 0.02 18 150 14124 -58.5 -81.8 3 23.3 -58.7 245 39 369.4 369.4 300.5 369.4 0.00 19 100 16610 -68.4 -86.5 6 18.2 -68.5 245 4 395.6 395.6 304.6 395.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5746.23 m Freezing level: 611.17 mb = 4253.74 m = 13955.68 ft Wetbulb zero: 615.94 mb = 4186.75 m = 13735.90 ft Precipitable water: 1.60 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 71.24 % Est. max temperature: 32.18 C = 89.93 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 836.43 mb = 1642.29 m = 5388.04 ft T: 18.85 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.01 C/km ThetaE index: 17.18 C Layer 850.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 786.72 mb = 2166.38 m = 7107.48 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.64 g/kg Conv temperature: 33.30 C = 91.95 F Cap Strength: 2.09 C Lifted Index: -6.88 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -8.43 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.73 C Showalter Index: -5.18 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 54.90 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.87 C Cross Totals Index: 25.03 C K Index: 40.62 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 483.72 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.31 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1935.79 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 62.22 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 65.16 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.09 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 842.68 mb = 1578.34 m = 5178.21 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 747.68 mb = 2597.25 m = 8521.06 ft Equ Level (EL): 217.68 mb = 11722.73 m = 38459.92 ft B at Equ Level: 1935.09 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 117.68 mb = 15611.62 m = 51218.61 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 205.8 at 26.0 knts Storm direction: 235.8 at 19.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.0 neg: 0.1 tot: 5.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 78.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 171.6 neg: -3.1 tot: 168.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 56.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.81 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.1 stream: 5.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.77 Bulk Rich Number: 21.88 Bulk Shear: 88.47 m/s