MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509251800F010.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509251800F010.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 10 hour NAM valid 4Z FRI 26 SEP 25 Station: 34.68,-120.64 Latitude: 34.68 Longitude: -120.64 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1015 -0 16.7 16.6 99 0.1 16.7 334 9 288.7 290.7 289.2 321.5 11.77 1 1000 124 16.0 16.0 100 -0.0 16.0 340 17 289.1 291.1 289.1 321.2 11.48 2 950 561 18.0 14.1 78 3.9 15.5 340 21 295.5 297.4 290.6 326.3 10.71 3 900 1026 19.2 8.0 48 11.2 12.4 338 23 301.2 302.6 289.8 323.4 7.47 4 850 1515 16.9 8.8 59 8.1 11.9 345 22 303.8 305.3 291.4 328.9 8.39 5 800 2029 13.7 6.6 62 7.1 9.5 2 22 305.8 307.2 291.5 329.0 7.68 6 750 2570 10.0 2.3 59 7.7 5.8 6 25 307.4 308.5 290.5 325.8 6.01 7 700 3138 5.7 0.6 70 5.0 3.0 14 28 308.7 309.8 290.7 326.4 5.73 8 650 3741 2.1 -8.7 45 10.8 -2.6 7 31 311.3 311.9 289.0 321.0 3.04 9 600 4382 -1.5 -12.0 45 10.5 -5.7 356 36 314.3 314.8 289.6 322.6 2.54 10 550 5069 -5.8 -12.8 58 7.0 -8.5 352 39 317.1 317.6 290.5 325.7 2.59 11 500 5810 -10.3 -19.6 46 9.3 -13.2 345 36 320.4 320.8 290.5 325.9 1.61 12 450 6612 -16.1 -27.8 36 11.7 -18.8 333 35 322.9 323.1 290.6 326.0 0.86 13 400 7487 -22.3 -36.3 27 13.9 -24.6 326 37 325.9 326.0 291.0 327.5 0.43 14 350 8457 -26.4 -51.2 8 24.8 -28.8 318 45 333.1 333.1 292.7 333.5 0.10 15 300 9555 -34.5 -58.6 7 24.0 -36.0 316 45 336.7 336.7 293.6 336.9 0.05 16 250 10806 -41.7 -65.4 6 23.8 -42.5 312 37 344.1 344.1 295.3 344.2 0.02 17 200 12296 -48.0 -77.6 2 29.5 -48.7 303 36 356.7 356.7 298.0 356.7 0.00 18 150 14162 -55.5 -83.8 2 28.4 -55.8 286 25 374.5 374.5 301.4 374.5 0.00 19 100 16664 -68.2 -86.4 6 18.2 -68.2 297 12 396.0 396.0 304.6 396.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5686.02 m Freezing level: 621.25 mb = 4109.59 m = 13482.73 ft Wetbulb zero: 672.98 mb = 3458.40 m = 11346.33 ft Precipitable water: 1.32 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 58.99 % Est. max temperature: 31.15 C = 88.07 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 1012.84 mb = 15.33 m = 50.28 ft T: 16.62 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.98 C/km ThetaE index: 3.19 C Layer 750.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 757.13 mb = 2490.44 m = 8170.63 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.60 g/kg Conv temperature: 35.28 C = 95.51 F Cap Strength: 6.52 C Lifted Index: 3.89 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 9.67 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.58 C Showalter Index: 1.43 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 46.31 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.18 C Cross Totals Index: 19.13 C K Index: 30.97 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 185.69 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.57 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 41.41 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 9.10 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8579.15 J/kg Cap Strength: 6.53 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 917.78 mb = 857.41 m = 2813.00 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 355.0 at 28.4 knts Storm direction: 25.0 at 21.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.4 neg: 0.4 tot: 3.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 108.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 79.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 79.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 26.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.75 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.2 stream: 3.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 1.99 Bulk Shear: 20.79 m/s