MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509271800F000.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509271800F000.namnest.sound Searching the city database file for: KIAB ... Searching file for grids... Date: NAM analysis for 1800Z 27 SEP 25 Station: KIAB 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 117 SFC 968 406 29.6 16.2 45 13.3 20.4 205 7 305.6 307.8 294.7 341.7 12.06 2 950 569 25.7 16.1 55 9.7 19.2 202 8 303.3 305.6 294.2 339.4 12.17 3 900 1042 22.2 12.3 53 9.9 15.8 212 15 304.3 306.2 292.9 334.3 10.02 4 850 1537 20.2 7.5 44 12.8 12.4 215 8 307.4 308.8 291.9 330.6 7.65 5 800 2056 16.4 3.7 43 12.6 9.2 200 2 308.6 309.8 291.1 327.8 6.27 6 750 2600 11.4 2.5 54 8.9 6.4 89 1 308.9 310.1 291.1 327.8 6.12 7 700 3173 8.4 -4.3 40 12.6 2.2 351 5 311.7 312.5 290.0 324.3 3.97 8 650 3780 4.1 -14.5 24 18.5 -3.1 333 11 313.5 313.9 288.7 319.8 1.92 9 600 4423 -1.8 -18.5 27 16.8 -7.4 347 13 314.1 314.4 288.4 319.0 1.48 10 550 5108 -6.0 -30.5 13 24.4 -11.9 343 9 316.9 317.0 288.3 318.9 0.55 11 500 5849 -8.4 -49.9 2 41.4 -14.7 281 9 322.7 322.8 289.7 323.1 0.08 12 450 6658 -14.1 -49.0 3 34.9 -19.0 259 11 325.4 325.5 290.5 325.8 0.10 13 400 7538 -21.1 -54.1 3 33.0 -24.5 257 13 327.5 327.5 291.1 327.7 0.06 14 350 8507 -28.4 -34.6 55 6.2 -29.4 282 16 330.5 330.6 292.4 332.6 0.58 15 300 9594 -37.0 -44.8 44 7.8 -37.6 287 18 333.3 333.3 292.9 334.2 0.24 16 250 10827 -46.9 -55.9 35 9.0 -47.3 281 20 336.3 336.3 293.4 336.6 0.08 17 200 12277 -54.0 -69.2 14 15.2 -54.3 282 26 347.3 347.3 296.0 347.3 0.02 18 150 14101 -59.0 -84.0 3 25.1 -59.2 296 20 368.5 368.5 300.3 368.5 0.00 19 100 16575 -69.0 -86.3 7 17.3 -69.1 282 11 394.3 394.3 304.4 394.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5732.07 m Freezing level: 615.09 mb = 4228.72 m = 13873.59 ft Wetbulb zero: 679.26 mb = 3419.29 m = 11218.00 ft Precipitable water: 0.98 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 34.09 % Est. max temperature: 32.13 C = 89.83 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 797.18 mb = 2086.08 m = 6844.01 ft T: 16.08 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.28 C/km ThetaE index: 22.83 C Layer 950.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 726.17 mb = 2868.20 m = 9410.00 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.65 g/kg Conv temperature: 34.20 C = 93.55 F Cap Strength: 3.96 C Lifted Index: -0.09 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.58 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.88 C Showalter Index: 2.49 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.60 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.70 C Cross Totals Index: 15.90 C K Index: 23.50 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 113.30 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.37 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 243.98 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 22.09 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 209.73 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.96 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 787.68 mb = 2187.08 m = 7175.37 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 632.68 mb = 3996.62 m = 13112.12 ft Equ Level (EL): 272.68 mb = 10239.92 m = 33595.14 ft B at Equ Level: 243.97 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 202.68 mb = 12189.96 m = 39992.81 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 299.0 at 8.4 knts Storm direction: 329.0 at 6.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.5 neg: 2.7 tot: 3.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -145.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 17.2 neg: -32.6 tot: -15.3 m^2/s^2 ave: -5.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.36 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.6 stream: -2.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 10.38 Bulk Shear: 23.51 m/s