MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509251800F020.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509251800F020.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 20 hour NAM valid 14Z FRI 26 SEP 25 Station: 33.49,-112.04 Latitude: 33.49 Longitude: -112.04 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 84 SFC 970 352 23.4 18.9 76 4.5 20.2 86 15 299.1 301.7 294.5 340.7 14.27 2 950 530 21.1 18.4 84 2.7 19.2 86 23 298.6 301.2 294.3 339.7 14.12 3 900 1000 20.7 17.1 80 3.6 18.2 123 14 302.8 305.4 295.2 343.6 13.78 4 850 1493 19.1 8.4 50 10.6 12.6 218 17 306.1 307.6 291.9 330.8 8.18 5 800 2012 17.2 2.7 38 14.5 9.0 211 24 309.5 310.6 291.0 327.4 5.80 6 750 2558 13.0 4.7 57 8.3 8.2 208 25 310.7 312.1 292.5 332.8 7.16 7 700 3134 8.5 3.6 71 4.9 5.7 208 26 311.9 313.2 292.8 333.9 7.10 8 650 3741 2.9 0.6 85 2.3 1.7 207 29 312.3 313.4 292.1 331.5 6.16 9 600 4384 -0.2 -7.6 57 7.4 -3.5 214 30 315.9 316.6 291.0 327.5 3.60 10 550 5075 -5.2 -24.3 21 19.1 -10.6 221 29 318.0 318.1 289.2 321.3 0.98 11 500 5816 -9.1 -43.7 4 34.6 -15.0 229 32 322.0 322.0 289.5 322.6 0.16 12 450 6625 -13.5 -53.3 2 39.8 -18.6 239 30 326.3 326.3 290.7 326.5 0.06 13 400 7508 -19.8 -56.8 2 37.0 -23.5 242 27 329.2 329.2 291.5 329.4 0.04 14 350 8482 -28.2 -42.4 24 14.2 -29.9 239 28 330.8 330.8 292.2 331.8 0.26 15 300 9566 -37.4 -45.4 43 8.0 -38.1 241 32 332.6 332.6 292.6 333.4 0.22 16 250 10803 -44.5 -59.1 18 14.6 -45.1 247 50 339.9 339.9 294.3 340.1 0.05 17 200 12273 -51.1 -70.9 8 19.8 -51.5 252 59 351.8 351.8 297.0 351.9 0.01 18 150 14115 -58.4 -83.4 3 25.0 -58.7 253 39 369.4 369.4 300.5 369.4 0.00 19 100 16598 -70.1 -85.3 9 15.1 -70.2 290 14 392.2 392.2 304.1 392.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5731.36 m Freezing level: 603.12 mb = 4343.98 m = 14251.72 ft Wetbulb zero: 633.99 mb = 3941.55 m = 12931.42 ft Precipitable water: 1.31 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 54.34 % Est. max temperature: 32.27 C = 90.09 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 907.64 mb = 926.31 m = 3039.03 ft T: 20.76 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.54 C/km ThetaE index: 16.23 C Layer 850.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 762.50 mb = 2418.44 m = 7934.41 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.37 g/kg Conv temperature: 34.53 C = 94.15 F Cap Strength: 4.10 C Lifted Index: -2.57 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.78 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.63 C Showalter Index: 1.77 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.59 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.11 C Cross Totals Index: 17.48 C K Index: 31.65 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 215.79 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.47 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 731.14 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 38.24 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 206.24 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.05 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 866.46 mb = 1327.40 m = 4354.93 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 681.46 mb = 3353.98 m = 11003.75 ft Equ Level (EL): 251.46 mb = 10763.47 m = 35312.79 ft B at Equ Level: 729.62 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 171.46 mb = 13259.00 m = 43500.11 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 210.9 at 25.9 knts Storm direction: 240.9 at 19.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.7 neg: 0.9 tot: 6.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 91.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 186.7 neg: -0.9 tot: 185.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 61.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.51 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.9 stream: 5.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.83 Bulk Rich Number: 3.65 Bulk Shear: 200.53 m/s