MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509250600F000.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509250600F000.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: NAM analysis for 0600Z 25 SEP 25 Station: 37.08,-89.08 Latitude: 37.08 Longitude: -89.08 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1001 95 19.4 19.0 98 0.3 19.2 331 1 292.4 294.9 292.3 332.0 13.98 1 1000 107 19.4 19.1 98 0.3 19.2 317 1 292.5 295.0 292.3 332.2 14.01 2 950 549 18.5 18.2 98 0.3 18.3 14 12 295.9 298.4 293.3 336.1 13.97 3 900 1013 16.6 14.7 89 1.8 15.4 3 7 298.6 300.7 292.5 332.9 11.80 4 850 1498 13.5 11.3 87 2.2 12.1 36 5 300.3 302.1 291.6 329.5 9.94 5 800 2007 11.1 8.9 87 2.1 9.7 21 6 302.9 304.6 291.6 329.8 9.01 6 750 2544 8.0 6.0 87 2.0 6.8 298 7 305.2 306.7 291.4 328.9 7.84 7 700 3112 5.3 5.3 100 0.0 5.3 292 14 308.4 309.9 292.5 332.8 8.02 8 650 3715 1.7 1.7 100 0.0 1.7 262 22 310.9 312.2 292.2 331.7 6.69 9 600 4356 -1.7 -1.7 100 0.0 -1.7 243 30 314.1 315.2 292.2 331.8 5.62 10 550 5045 -5.3 -5.3 100 0.0 -5.3 231 26 317.8 318.7 292.5 332.9 4.69 11 500 5788 -9.7 -9.9 98 0.2 -9.8 224 25 321.3 322.0 292.6 333.2 3.61 12 450 6594 -14.0 -21.7 52 7.7 -16.3 219 35 325.6 325.9 291.9 330.8 1.50 13 400 7478 -19.8 -28.7 45 8.9 -21.8 216 38 329.2 329.4 292.4 332.4 0.89 14 350 8451 -28.5 -37.9 40 9.3 -29.8 236 34 330.3 330.3 292.2 331.8 0.42 15 300 9543 -32.9 -53.5 11 20.6 -34.5 233 76 338.9 339.0 294.1 339.3 0.09 16 250 10810 -40.0 -72.2 2 32.2 -41.1 220 87 346.7 346.7 295.9 346.7 0.01 17 200 12294 -51.2 -69.4 10 18.2 -51.6 222 82 351.6 351.6 297.0 351.7 0.02 18 150 14116 -61.0 -80.2 6 19.2 -61.1 241 58 365.1 365.1 299.7 365.1 0.00 19 100 16606 -66.2 -86.8 4 20.6 -66.4 253 14 399.7 399.7 305.2 399.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5680.82 m Freezing level: 624.86 mb = 4037.36 m = 13245.79 ft Wetbulb zero: 625.14 mb = 4027.34 m = 13212.88 ft Precipitable water: 1.81 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 95.21 % Est. max temperature: 27.18 C = 80.92 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 996.90 mb = 133.66 m = 438.53 ft T: 19.31 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.60 C/km ThetaE index: 6.66 C Layer 900.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 909.77 mb = 920.19 m = 3018.95 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.45 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.01 C = 77.02 F Cap Strength: 0.78 C Lifted Index: -0.48 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.54 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.55 C Showalter Index: 1.81 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.08 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.13 C Cross Totals Index: 20.95 C K Index: 34.42 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 171.03 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.66 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 126.51 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 15.91 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 15.55 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.79 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 941.72 mb = 624.05 m = 2047.39 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 856.72 mb = 1431.25 m = 4695.64 ft Equ Level (EL): 466.72 mb = 6314.75 m = 20717.44 ft B at Equ Level: 125.18 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 296.72 mb = 9619.05 m = 31558.18 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 254.0 at 16.3 knts Storm direction: 284.0 at 12.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.6 neg: 3.0 tot: 4.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -116.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 25.9 neg: -38.6 tot: -12.6 m^2/s^2 ave: -4.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.21 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.6 stream: -1.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 2.34 Bulk Shear: 54.02 m/s