MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509260600F054.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509260600F054.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 54 hour NAM valid 12Z SUN 28 SEP 25 Station: 38.98,-94.65 Latitude: 38.98 Longitude: -94.65 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 160 SFC 983 305 18.0 15.6 86 2.4 16.5 200 4 292.6 294.6 290.3 325.0 11.41 2 950 603 21.1 15.8 72 5.3 17.6 219 15 298.6 300.8 292.6 333.5 11.98 3 900 1070 19.2 14.8 76 4.3 16.3 230 7 301.3 303.4 293.4 336.2 11.88 4 850 1559 14.9 14.2 96 0.7 14.4 218 6 301.7 304.0 293.7 337.4 12.09 5 800 2072 12.8 10.2 84 2.6 11.2 260 6 304.8 306.6 292.8 334.1 9.79 6 750 2611 9.3 5.2 75 4.2 6.9 219 4 306.7 308.1 291.5 329.2 7.41 7 700 3180 6.3 -5.9 41 12.3 0.7 296 6 309.5 310.2 288.9 320.6 3.51 8 650 3782 1.7 -12.2 35 13.9 -3.8 21 3 310.8 311.3 288.2 318.2 2.30 9 600 4423 -0.6 -33.9 6 33.2 -8.5 147 4 315.4 315.4 287.6 316.7 0.36 10 550 5112 -4.5 -32.2 9 27.7 -11.1 110 7 318.7 318.8 288.8 320.4 0.46 11 500 5855 -8.7 -27.2 21 18.5 -13.5 35 3 322.4 322.6 290.4 325.3 0.82 12 450 6664 -13.9 -36.7 13 22.8 -18.3 319 5 325.7 325.8 290.9 327.1 0.37 13 400 7545 -21.0 -40.8 15 19.7 -23.9 325 6 327.7 327.7 291.3 328.7 0.27 14 350 8516 -27.9 -53.4 7 25.5 -30.1 83 12 331.1 331.1 292.1 331.4 0.08 15 300 9604 -36.2 -56.0 11 19.7 -37.4 93 26 334.3 334.3 292.9 334.6 0.07 16 250 10846 -45.0 -59.8 18 14.8 -45.6 97 31 339.2 339.2 294.1 339.4 0.05 17 200 12304 -54.0 -70.8 11 16.8 -54.2 110 17 347.3 347.3 296.1 347.4 0.01 18 150 14117 -60.8 -80.6 6 19.8 -61.0 318 9 365.3 365.3 299.7 365.4 0.00 19 100 16589 -68.4 -85.7 7 17.3 -68.4 275 12 395.7 395.7 304.6 395.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5695.70 m Freezing level: 614.05 mb = 4242.82 m = 13919.86 ft Wetbulb zero: 692.64 mb = 3266.17 m = 10715.64 ft Precipitable water: 1.25 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 48.47 % Est. max temperature: 28.12 C = 82.62 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 948.98 mb = 611.94 m = 2007.66 ft T: 21.04 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.62 C/km ThetaE index: 20.72 C Layer 800.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 809.38 mb = 1973.03 m = 6473.13 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.85 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.57 C = 85.23 F Cap Strength: 2.63 C Lifted Index: 0.95 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.96 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.88 C Showalter Index: -0.81 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.50 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.58 C Cross Totals Index: 22.92 C K Index: 25.52 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 185.05 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.39 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 39.57 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.90 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 135.89 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.63 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 874.65 mb = 1314.31 m = 4311.98 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 669.65 mb = 3540.10 m = 11614.37 ft Equ Level (EL): 619.65 mb = 4164.85 m = 13664.03 ft B at Equ Level: 39.53 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 489.65 mb = 6015.81 m = 19736.66 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 215.8 at 5.7 knts Storm direction: 245.8 at 4.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 1.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -134.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 19.7 neg: -2.6 tot: 17.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 5.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.33 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.6 stream: 2.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 9.01 Bulk Shear: 4.39 m/s