MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509270000F020.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509270000F020.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 20 hour NAM valid 20Z SAT 27 SEP 25 Station: 35.35,-114.25 Latitude: 35.35 Longitude: -114.25 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 68 1 950 516 2 900 991 SFC 893 1062 24.9 11.5 43 13.4 16.2 145 2 307.9 309.7 293.6 337.0 9.60 4 850 1486 18.9 10.4 58 8.5 13.5 137 3 305.9 307.7 292.8 334.0 9.34 5 800 2002 13.8 9.4 75 4.4 11.0 130 4 305.8 307.6 292.7 333.8 9.28 6 750 2542 8.6 8.4 98 0.2 8.5 120 4 305.9 307.7 292.7 333.8 9.25 7 700 3109 4.4 1.4 81 3.0 2.8 98 7 307.4 308.5 290.6 326.0 6.07 8 650 3708 0.4 -2.3 82 2.6 -0.9 114 13 309.4 310.3 290.2 324.9 4.99 9 600 4346 -2.7 -9.9 58 7.2 -5.7 126 16 313.0 313.5 289.6 322.6 3.00 10 550 5031 -6.5 -15.9 47 9.4 -9.8 134 15 316.3 316.7 289.6 323.0 2.01 11 500 5769 -11.5 -15.9 70 4.4 -13.0 136 17 319.0 319.5 290.7 326.4 2.22 12 450 6568 -16.9 -21.5 67 4.6 -18.1 142 22 322.0 322.3 290.9 327.2 1.52 13 400 7441 -22.7 -40.1 19 17.4 -25.2 143 28 325.4 325.5 290.7 326.5 0.29 14 350 8405 -30.2 -39.7 39 9.4 -31.4 138 31 328.0 328.0 291.5 329.3 0.35 15 300 9482 -38.7 -48.8 34 10.2 -39.4 130 35 330.9 330.9 292.1 331.5 0.15 16 250 10714 -44.6 -62.9 11 18.3 -45.2 144 22 339.8 339.8 294.3 339.9 0.03 17 200 12189 -50.0 -73.5 5 23.4 -50.5 178 10 353.5 353.5 297.4 353.6 0.01 18 150 14044 -56.5 -84.6 2 28.2 -56.8 169 9 372.8 372.8 301.1 372.8 0.00 19 100 16554 -65.7 -86.4 4 20.6 -65.9 217 10 400.7 400.7 305.3 400.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5700.25 m Freezing level: 643.86 mb = 3786.37 m = 12422.34 ft Wetbulb zero: 662.24 mb = 3557.23 m = 11670.55 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 69.15 % Est. max temperature: 23.21 C = 73.78 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 733.41 mb = 2725.64 m = 8942.28 ft T: 7.26 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.98 C/km ThetaE index: 11.18 C Layer 700.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 749.02 mb = 2552.56 m = 8374.42 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.37 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.04 C = 73.47 F Cap Strength: -0.22 C Lifted Index: -2.37 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.23 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.50 C Showalter Index: -2.13 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.23 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 30.37 C Cross Totals Index: 21.86 C K Index: 37.76 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 212.91 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.57 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 547.44 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 33.09 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8.18 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.52 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 745.66 mb = 2589.52 m = 8495.68 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 740.66 mb = 2644.80 m = 8677.05 ft Equ Level (EL): 280.66 mb = 9932.33 m = 32586.00 ft B at Equ Level: 540.63 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 200.66 mb = 12166.75 m = 39916.69 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 131.2 at 12.6 knts Storm direction: 161.2 at 9.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.4 neg: 1.0 tot: 2.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 93.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 30.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 30.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 10.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.93 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 2.5 stream: 2.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 43.50 Bulk Shear: 12.59 m/s