MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509260000F018.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509260000F018.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 18 hour NAM valid 18Z FRI 26 SEP 25 Station: 33.35,-112.00 Latitude: 33.35 Longitude: -112.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 76 SFC 960 437 28.6 19.0 56 9.5 21.8 152 6 305.3 308.0 296.4 348.9 14.58 2 950 530 26.6 18.8 62 7.8 21.1 151 8 304.1 306.8 296.0 347.4 14.53 3 900 1004 21.8 17.9 79 3.8 19.1 150 11 303.9 306.6 296.0 347.1 14.53 4 850 1498 17.6 16.0 90 1.6 16.5 184 18 304.6 307.1 295.6 345.1 13.59 5 800 2016 16.4 5.9 50 10.5 10.2 199 31 308.6 310.0 292.0 331.0 7.29 6 750 2561 12.2 3.9 57 8.4 7.5 201 34 309.9 311.1 291.9 330.7 6.75 7 700 3135 7.8 2.3 68 5.5 4.7 198 33 311.1 312.3 292.0 331.2 6.47 8 650 3741 2.6 0.3 85 2.3 1.4 205 32 311.9 313.1 291.9 330.8 6.04 9 600 4383 -2.0 -6.2 73 4.2 -3.9 202 30 313.8 314.6 290.7 326.7 4.03 10 550 5071 -5.3 -14.9 47 9.6 -8.9 206 27 317.7 318.2 290.3 325.0 2.18 11 500 5809 -11.2 -32.3 16 21.2 -15.7 216 28 319.4 319.5 289.1 321.2 0.51 12 450 6613 -14.6 -45.3 5 30.7 -19.2 229 32 324.8 324.9 290.4 325.4 0.15 13 400 7493 -20.8 -50.4 5 29.6 -24.2 235 34 327.9 327.9 291.2 328.3 0.09 14 350 8463 -28.8 -46.1 17 17.3 -30.6 241 38 329.9 329.9 291.9 330.6 0.17 15 300 9547 -37.1 -54.3 15 17.3 -38.1 248 31 333.1 333.1 292.6 333.5 0.08 16 250 10786 -43.4 -66.7 6 23.3 -44.2 250 37 341.6 341.6 294.7 341.6 0.02 17 200 12267 -50.1 -71.9 6 21.8 -50.5 251 44 353.4 353.4 297.4 353.5 0.01 18 150 14117 -56.8 -84.9 2 28.1 -57.1 252 36 372.2 372.2 300.9 372.2 0.00 19 100 16611 -70.1 -86.5 7 16.4 -70.2 231 6 392.3 392.3 304.1 392.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5733.31 m Freezing level: 621.34 mb = 4108.99 m = 13480.79 ft Wetbulb zero: 636.55 mb = 3908.64 m = 12823.47 ft Precipitable water: 1.42 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 63.51 % Est. max temperature: 31.09 C = 87.96 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 835.71 mb = 1642.75 m = 5389.54 ft T: 17.28 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.08 C/km ThetaE index: 18.18 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 792.29 mb = 2098.05 m = 6883.29 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.38 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.10 C = 89.77 F Cap Strength: 1.63 C Lifted Index: -7.15 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -7.02 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.98 C Showalter Index: -6.44 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 55.97 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 28.79 C Cross Totals Index: 27.18 C K Index: 39.35 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 486.83 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.70 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1782.36 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 59.71 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 35.95 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.50 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 846.23 mb = 1535.76 m = 5038.52 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 751.23 mb = 2547.49 m = 8357.79 ft Equ Level (EL): 221.23 mb = 11597.01 m = 38047.49 ft B at Equ Level: 1765.92 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 121.23 mb = 15426.71 m = 50611.94 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 202.3 at 26.7 knts Storm direction: 232.3 at 20.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.7 neg: 0.8 tot: 5.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 96.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 150.5 neg: -10.0 tot: 140.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 46.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.81 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.4 stream: 5.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.57 Bulk Rich Number: 26.77 Bulk Shear: 66.58 m/s