MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509251200F003.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509251200F003.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 3 hour NAM valid 15Z THU 25 SEP 25 Station: 36.77,-98.14 Latitude: 36.77 Longitude: -98.14 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 159 SFC 978 353 19.8 14.2 70 5.6 16.2 306 6 294.8 296.7 290.2 324.9 10.46 2 950 598 19.0 12.3 65 6.7 14.8 356 13 296.5 298.2 290.0 324.1 9.52 3 900 1064 18.5 10.3 59 8.1 13.4 358 8 300.5 302.1 290.7 326.4 8.77 4 850 1550 14.4 10.4 77 4.0 11.9 351 12 301.2 302.9 291.4 328.8 9.34 5 800 2059 10.2 4.8 69 5.4 7.2 358 13 302.1 303.3 289.5 322.3 6.77 6 750 2592 5.7 1.2 73 4.5 3.4 4 13 302.7 303.7 288.6 319.5 5.57 7 700 3152 2.6 -5.1 57 7.7 -0.9 9 16 305.3 306.0 287.7 316.8 3.73 8 650 3751 3.0 -25.7 10 28.7 -5.4 16 21 312.3 312.4 287.0 314.8 0.72 9 600 4393 -1.1 -30.0 9 28.9 -8.5 14 25 314.9 315.0 287.7 316.8 0.53 10 550 5082 -4.4 -33.8 8 29.4 -11.2 9 24 318.8 318.9 288.8 320.2 0.40 11 500 5823 -10.4 -31.5 16 21.0 -15.2 357 22 320.3 320.4 289.5 322.3 0.55 12 450 6623 -17.2 -39.9 12 22.7 -20.8 346 22 321.6 321.6 289.5 322.5 0.26 13 400 7494 -23.3 -51.1 6 27.7 -26.1 350 24 324.6 324.7 290.3 325.0 0.09 14 350 8455 -30.7 -55.6 7 24.8 -32.5 355 24 327.3 327.3 291.0 327.5 0.06 15 300 9533 -37.8 -63.8 5 26.0 -38.9 15 28 332.0 332.0 292.3 332.1 0.02 16 250 10768 -45.3 -67.2 7 21.9 -45.9 24 34 338.8 338.8 294.0 338.9 0.02 17 200 12234 -51.3 -72.2 7 20.8 -51.7 347 30 351.5 351.5 297.0 351.5 0.01 18 150 14077 -57.3 -82.7 3 25.4 -57.6 330 29 371.3 371.3 300.8 371.3 0.00 19 100 16580 -65.7 -85.2 5 19.5 -65.9 334 23 400.7 400.7 305.3 400.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5664.81 m Freezing level: 613.12 mb = 4224.62 m = 13860.12 ft Wetbulb zero: 710.73 mb = 3028.69 m = 9936.54 ft Precipitable water: 0.94 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 41.45 % Est. max temperature: 26.49 C = 79.68 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 899.79 mb = 1065.55 m = 3495.85 ft T: 18.43 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.87 C/km ThetaE index: 13.99 C Layer 800.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 788.38 mb = 2180.02 m = 7152.20 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.31 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.13 C = 80.83 F Cap Strength: 4.20 C Lifted Index: 3.04 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.38 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.05 C Showalter Index: 1.37 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.63 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.80 C Cross Totals Index: 20.83 C K Index: 27.51 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 169.89 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.26 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 21.64 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.58 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 108.24 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.10 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 834.36 mb = 1706.20 m = 5597.71 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 729.36 mb = 2818.56 m = 9247.13 ft Equ Level (EL): 699.36 mb = 3159.55 m = 10365.86 ft B at Equ Level: 21.05 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 659.36 mb = 3635.74 m = 11928.13 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 4.7 at 17.6 knts Storm direction: 34.7 at 13.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.9 neg: 0.1 tot: 3.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 90.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 50.5 neg: -9.7 tot: 40.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 13.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.56 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.7 stream: 2.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 2.68 Bulk Shear: 8.07 m/s