MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509270600F005.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509270600F005.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 5 hour NAM valid 11Z SAT 27 SEP 25 Station: 37.62,-97.27 Latitude: 37.62 Longitude: -97.27 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 107 SFC 966 403 14.7 13.9 95 0.8 14.1 157 4 290.7 292.5 288.7 319.9 10.35 2 950 548 20.2 13.4 65 6.8 15.8 208 18 297.7 299.5 291.0 327.4 10.23 3 900 1016 21.2 10.0 49 11.1 14.2 224 20 303.3 304.9 291.5 329.0 8.61 4 850 1509 18.3 8.8 54 9.5 12.5 251 18 305.3 306.9 291.9 330.7 8.41 5 800 2026 15.6 6.6 55 9.0 10.2 322 12 307.7 309.2 292.0 331.0 7.64 6 750 2569 11.1 2.2 55 8.8 6.2 360 14 308.6 309.7 290.9 327.1 6.00 7 700 3141 8.1 -12.3 22 20.4 -0.2 1 14 311.5 311.9 288.2 318.4 2.13 8 650 3747 3.8 -18.0 19 21.8 -3.9 7 13 313.3 313.6 288.1 318.1 1.43 9 600 4389 -1.5 -24.8 15 23.3 -8.2 11 12 314.3 314.5 287.8 317.2 0.85 10 550 5077 -4.1 -40.4 4 36.3 -11.3 317 7 319.3 319.3 288.8 320.0 0.20 11 500 5823 -7.3 -49.1 2 41.8 -14.0 258 7 324.1 324.1 290.1 324.4 0.09 12 450 6633 -13.6 -43.8 6 30.1 -18.4 259 8 326.1 326.1 290.8 326.8 0.18 13 400 7515 -20.5 -45.3 9 24.7 -23.8 256 11 328.3 328.3 291.4 328.9 0.17 14 350 8486 -28.5 -53.8 7 25.3 -30.6 258 14 330.3 330.3 291.9 330.5 0.07 15 300 9570 -37.5 -44.0 51 6.5 -38.1 253 20 332.4 332.5 292.6 333.4 0.26 16 250 10804 -46.7 -51.2 59 4.6 -46.9 257 16 336.7 336.7 293.6 337.3 0.14 17 200 12250 -53.7 -67.8 16 14.0 -54.0 265 24 347.6 347.7 296.1 347.7 0.02 18 150 14076 -58.7 -81.9 3 23.3 -58.9 261 22 369.0 369.0 300.4 369.0 0.00 19 100 16555 -68.7 -85.2 7 16.6 -68.7 298 14 395.1 395.1 304.5 395.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5715.50 m Freezing level: 614.35 mb = 4204.86 m = 13795.31 ft Wetbulb zero: 701.90 mb = 3118.05 m = 10229.71 ft Precipitable water: 0.89 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 31.58 % Est. max temperature: 30.77 C = 87.38 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 954.66 mb = 505.39 m = 1658.09 ft T: 18.58 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.78 C/km ThetaE index: 13.75 C Layer 750.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 687.30 mb = 3290.20 m = 10794.50 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.25 g/kg Conv temperature: 35.74 C = 96.33 F Cap Strength: 6.36 C Lifted Index: 4.82 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.97 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.56 C Showalter Index: 3.59 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 41.85 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 25.65 C Cross Totals Index: 16.19 C K Index: 14.06 Risk: None Sweat Index: 148.82 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.09 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 36.01 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.49 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6642.52 J/kg Cap Strength: 6.36 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 803.86 mb = 1984.58 m = 6511.01 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 312.0 at 12.4 knts Storm direction: 342.0 at 9.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -124.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 188.6 neg: -0.0 tot: 188.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 62.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.72 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.4 stream: 7.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.04 Bulk Rich Number: 0.55 Bulk Shear: 65.19 m/s