MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509250000F042.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509250000F042.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 42 hour NAM valid 18Z FRI 26 SEP 25 Station: 33.53,-112.16 Latitude: 33.53 Longitude: -112.16 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 91 SFC 971 344 21.5 20.7 95 0.8 21.0 316 13 297.1 300.0 295.2 343.6 16.07 2 950 538 20.5 20.1 97 0.4 20.2 327 26 298.0 300.9 295.2 343.8 15.77 3 900 1007 19.5 18.2 92 1.3 18.6 271 16 301.6 304.3 295.6 345.2 14.80 4 850 1498 17.2 14.6 85 2.6 15.4 241 18 304.1 306.4 294.6 341.0 12.37 5 800 2014 14.2 10.4 78 3.8 11.8 227 23 306.3 308.1 293.4 336.2 9.95 6 750 2556 10.8 6.3 74 4.5 8.2 220 27 308.3 309.8 292.4 332.8 8.03 7 700 3128 7.1 2.8 74 4.2 4.7 217 31 310.3 311.6 292.0 331.1 6.72 8 650 3734 3.5 -0.9 73 4.4 1.2 216 33 312.9 313.9 291.7 330.2 5.52 9 600 4380 0.0 -4.6 71 4.6 -2.2 216 34 316.1 317.0 291.9 330.7 4.55 10 550 5072 -4.2 -8.4 72 4.2 -6.0 214 34 319.1 319.8 292.0 331.2 3.69 11 500 5817 -8.7 -14.2 65 5.5 -10.8 213 32 322.4 322.9 292.0 331.0 2.56 12 450 6625 -14.5 -20.5 60 6.1 -16.3 216 29 325.1 325.4 291.9 330.8 1.66 13 400 7506 -20.5 -24.9 68 4.3 -21.6 216 24 328.3 328.5 292.4 332.8 1.27 14 350 8480 -27.0 -28.6 86 1.6 -27.3 208 18 332.4 332.6 293.3 336.1 1.03 15 300 9576 -33.8 -34.7 91 0.9 -33.9 165 13 337.8 337.9 294.4 340.3 0.67 16 250 10833 -42.7 -45.8 72 3.1 -42.9 120 16 342.6 342.6 295.2 343.6 0.25 17 200 12295 -53.6 -57.6 61 4.0 -53.7 117 13 347.9 347.9 296.3 348.2 0.08 18 150 14130 -57.4 -80.6 4 23.2 -57.7 252 40 371.1 371.1 300.8 371.1 0.00 19 100 16634 -67.8 -87.0 5 19.2 -67.9 253 7 396.8 396.8 304.8 396.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5725.43 m Freezing level: 599.69 mb = 4384.42 m = 14384.39 ft Wetbulb zero: 632.47 mb = 3954.81 m = 12974.92 ft Precipitable water: 1.74 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 77.25 % Est. max temperature: 29.68 C = 85.42 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 961.05 mb = 437.46 m = 1435.21 ft T: 21.03 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.86 C/km ThetaE index: 14.97 C Layer 850.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 865.23 mb = 1345.27 m = 4413.57 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.06 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.69 C = 81.85 F Cap Strength: 1.09 C Lifted Index: -3.61 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.17 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.85 C Showalter Index: -2.32 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.13 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.87 C Cross Totals Index: 23.26 C K Index: 36.20 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 245.49 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.02 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 990.75 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 44.51 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 27.77 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.11 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 907.04 mb = 939.12 m = 3081.07 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 792.04 mb = 2097.79 m = 6882.42 ft Equ Level (EL): 242.04 mb = 11044.76 m = 36235.64 ft B at Equ Level: 987.94 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 142.04 mb = 14467.04 m = 47463.46 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 223.2 at 28.3 knts Storm direction: 253.2 at 21.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 6.2 tot: 6.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 140.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 46.2 neg: -68.1 tot: -21.9 m^2/s^2 ave: -7.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.15 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.5 stream: 1.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.22 Bulk Rich Number: 5.69 Bulk Shear: 173.97 m/s