MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509250600F012.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509250600F012.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 12 hour NAM valid 18Z THU 25 SEP 25 Station: 31.6,-110.35 Latitude: 31.60 Longitude: -110.35 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 101 1 950 554 2 900 1040 SFC 867 1372 28.9 17.7 51 11.2 20.9 127 8 314.7 317.5 298.9 360.9 14.90 4 850 1547 25.4 16.8 59 8.6 19.3 131 8 312.7 315.5 298.1 356.9 14.33 5 800 2076 20.8 13.0 61 7.9 15.5 151 3 313.4 315.6 296.6 349.9 11.82 6 750 2631 16.5 9.7 64 6.7 12.1 203 4 314.4 316.4 295.7 346.0 10.14 7 700 3214 11.7 6.2 69 5.5 8.3 214 6 315.5 317.1 294.8 342.2 8.55 8 650 3828 6.2 3.9 85 2.3 4.9 241 6 316.0 317.5 294.4 340.6 7.81 9 600 4479 1.3 -3.9 68 5.2 -1.3 262 3 317.6 318.5 292.5 332.9 4.77 10 550 5172 -4.1 -12.7 51 8.6 -7.5 302 6 319.3 319.8 291.1 327.9 2.61 11 500 5918 -7.6 -28.9 16 21.4 -13.0 293 14 323.8 323.9 290.6 326.3 0.70 12 450 6731 -11.8 -48.6 3 36.8 -17.3 294 17 328.5 328.5 291.4 328.9 0.10 13 400 7621 -17.5 -45.2 7 27.7 -21.5 291 26 332.3 332.3 292.5 333.0 0.17 14 350 8605 -25.0 -48.9 9 23.8 -27.7 284 38 335.0 335.0 293.2 335.5 0.13 15 300 9706 -33.2 -53.8 11 20.5 -34.8 279 43 338.5 338.5 294.0 338.9 0.08 16 250 10965 -40.8 -64.8 6 23.9 -41.8 279 48 345.3 345.3 295.6 345.4 0.03 17 200 12453 -49.5 -74.6 4 25.1 -50.0 275 46 354.3 354.3 297.5 354.3 0.01 18 150 14275 -63.5 -79.6 10 16.0 -63.7 284 40 360.6 360.6 298.8 360.6 0.00 19 100 16684 -74.5 -84.7 19 10.2 -74.6 317 16 383.7 383.7 302.8 383.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5816.78 m Freezing level: 588.09 mb = 4644.13 m = 15236.48 ft Wetbulb zero: 610.69 mb = 4335.49 m = 14223.87 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 60.99 % Est. max temperature: 29.37 C = 84.86 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 736.87 mb = 2779.99 m = 9120.59 ft T: 15.24 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.14 C/km ThetaE index: 34.59 C Layer 850.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 703.61 mb = 3170.38 m = 10401.38 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.70 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.63 C = 85.33 F Cap Strength: 1.46 C Lifted Index: -5.54 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.26 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.46 C Showalter Index: -6.95 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 57.35 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 32.95 C Cross Totals Index: 24.39 C K Index: 44.28 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 398.71 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -5.89 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1559.47 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 55.85 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 32.93 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.46 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 723.34 mb = 2936.66 m = 9634.59 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 688.34 mb = 3353.24 m = 11001.30 ft Equ Level (EL): 208.34 mb = 12180.92 m = 39963.17 ft B at Equ Level: 1550.70 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 277.7 at 8.7 knts Storm direction: 307.7 at 6.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 1.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 27.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 20.9 neg: -3.1 tot: 17.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 5.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.36 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 2.9 stream: 1.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.19 Bulk Rich Number: 52.77 Bulk Shear: 29.55 m/s