MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509251200F037.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509251200F037.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 37 hour NAM valid 1Z SAT 27 SEP 25 Station: 46.79,-97.76 Latitude: 46.79 Longitude: -97.76 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 47 SFC 962 379 19.0 17.4 90 1.6 17.9 170 6 295.3 297.7 292.4 332.8 13.06 2 950 493 21.8 17.2 75 4.6 18.7 174 21 299.3 301.7 293.7 337.5 13.10 3 900 963 21.4 10.5 50 10.8 14.6 208 26 303.5 305.2 291.7 330.1 8.90 4 850 1454 16.9 10.0 64 6.8 12.6 220 29 303.8 305.5 292.0 331.0 9.11 5 800 1969 13.6 6.8 63 6.9 9.6 262 31 305.7 307.1 291.5 329.1 7.75 6 750 2508 9.5 3.3 65 6.1 6.0 272 26 306.8 308.0 290.7 326.6 6.48 7 700 3076 6.0 -8.9 33 14.9 -0.4 276 25 309.1 309.6 288.1 318.0 2.79 8 650 3679 2.7 -18.3 19 21.1 -4.6 273 21 312.1 312.3 287.6 316.7 1.39 9 600 4320 -2.5 -19.8 25 17.2 -8.1 264 20 313.2 313.4 287.9 317.6 1.33 10 550 5002 -7.7 -24.3 25 16.6 -12.2 260 21 315.0 315.2 288.2 318.3 0.97 11 500 5737 -11.4 -31.8 17 20.4 -15.9 251 32 319.1 319.2 289.0 321.0 0.53 12 450 6537 -16.9 -40.5 11 23.6 -20.6 247 38 322.0 322.0 289.6 322.9 0.25 13 400 7408 -23.1 -49.3 7 26.1 -25.9 242 42 324.9 324.9 290.3 325.3 0.11 14 350 8371 -30.2 -55.2 7 24.9 -32.0 249 44 328.0 328.0 291.2 328.2 0.06 15 300 9448 -38.7 -61.7 7 22.9 -39.7 246 50 330.8 330.8 291.9 330.9 0.03 16 250 10672 -48.5 -57.2 36 8.7 -48.8 244 55 333.9 333.9 292.9 334.2 0.07 17 200 12118 -53.0 -70.5 10 17.5 -53.4 254 55 348.8 348.8 296.4 348.9 0.01 18 150 13953 -58.2 -83.4 3 25.2 -58.5 255 53 369.7 369.7 300.5 369.7 0.00 19 100 16470 -63.2 -85.6 3 22.5 -63.3 268 37 405.7 405.7 306.0 405.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5690.01 m Freezing level: 624.06 mb = 4011.62 m = 13161.32 ft Wetbulb zero: 703.47 mb = 3035.79 m = 9959.81 ft Precipitable water: 0.98 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 41.33 % Est. max temperature: 28.73 C = 83.71 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 940.23 mb = 582.50 m = 1911.05 ft T: 21.71 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.54 C/km ThetaE index: 14.32 C Layer 800.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 760.94 mb = 2387.36 m = 7832.44 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.46 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.09 C = 86.17 F Cap Strength: 3.15 C Lifted Index: -1.48 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.19 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.68 C Showalter Index: -0.66 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.71 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.27 C Cross Totals Index: 21.43 C K Index: 23.41 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 313.46 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.94 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 300.25 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 24.51 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 151.94 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.15 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 814.41 mb = 1817.23 m = 5961.96 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 629.41 mb = 3936.87 m = 12916.09 ft Equ Level (EL): 289.41 mb = 9689.69 m = 31789.92 ft B at Equ Level: 299.56 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 209.41 mb = 11820.05 m = 38779.21 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 251.9 at 25.6 knts Storm direction: 281.9 at 19.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.7 neg: 0.5 tot: 5.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 121.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 337.4 neg: -2.1 tot: 335.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 111.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.75 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.7 stream: 8.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.63 Bulk Rich Number: 3.56 Bulk Shear: 84.35 m/s