MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509271800F004.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509271800F004.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 4 hour NAM valid 22Z 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 98 SFC 966 405 30.0 18.0 49 12.0 21.6 191 6 306.2 308.7 295.9 346.8 13.55 2 950 553 28.1 16.7 50 11.4 20.2 192 7 305.7 308.1 295.2 343.8 12.71 3 900 1030 23.4 15.8 62 7.7 18.2 193 8 305.7 308.0 295.1 343.5 12.62 4 850 1525 19.7 9.3 51 10.3 13.2 209 10 306.7 308.4 292.6 333.1 8.71 5 800 2044 16.5 3.5 42 12.9 9.1 230 4 308.7 309.8 291.0 327.7 6.17 6 750 2589 11.9 1.7 50 10.1 6.3 305 5 309.4 310.5 291.0 327.4 5.79 7 700 3162 7.9 -1.3 52 9.1 3.1 347 11 311.2 312.1 290.8 326.8 4.98 8 650 3767 2.8 -6.3 51 9.1 -1.3 349 14 312.2 312.9 289.9 323.9 3.67 9 600 4409 -2.4 -13.5 42 11.0 -6.6 343 9 313.3 313.7 288.9 320.6 2.25 10 550 5093 -5.7 -30.6 12 24.9 -11.7 298 8 317.4 317.5 288.5 319.3 0.54 11 500 5837 -7.8 -49.4 2 41.6 -14.3 290 11 323.5 323.5 289.9 323.9 0.08 12 450 6647 -13.5 -47.2 4 33.6 -18.5 293 10 326.2 326.2 290.7 326.7 0.12 13 400 7530 -20.2 -35.0 26 14.8 -22.9 323 11 328.7 328.8 291.9 330.5 0.49 14 350 8503 -27.7 -39.1 33 11.4 -29.2 313 16 331.4 331.5 292.4 332.8 0.37 15 300 9592 -36.7 -48.5 28 11.8 -37.5 294 21 333.7 333.7 292.9 334.3 0.16 16 250 10826 -46.7 -56.6 31 9.9 -47.0 289 31 336.7 336.7 293.6 337.0 0.07 17 200 12278 -53.6 -71.5 9 17.9 -53.8 295 21 348.0 348.0 296.2 348.0 0.01 18 150 14108 -59.4 -82.5 3 23.1 -59.6 276 18 367.8 367.8 300.2 367.8 0.00 19 100 16577 -69.0 -85.6 7 16.5 -69.1 270 18 394.3 394.3 304.4 394.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5739.21 m Freezing level: 623.11 mb = 4112.27 m = 13491.54 ft Wetbulb zero: 664.91 mb = 3581.97 m = 11751.72 ft Precipitable water: 1.12 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 41.03 % Est. max temperature: 31.87 C = 89.37 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 811.47 mb = 1922.58 m = 6307.60 ft T: 17.21 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.85 C/km ThetaE index: 27.53 C Layer 950.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 758.59 mb = 2492.66 m = 8177.92 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.23 g/kg Conv temperature: 33.12 C = 91.62 F Cap Strength: 2.71 C Lifted Index: -2.05 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.09 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.60 C Showalter Index: 1.96 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.61 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.46 C Cross Totals Index: 17.15 C K Index: 27.66 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 143.78 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.70 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1064.45 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 46.14 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 73.44 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.71 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 796.57 mb = 2080.73 m = 6826.46 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 721.57 mb = 2909.76 m = 9546.33 ft Equ Level (EL): 221.57 mb = 11611.40 m = 38094.69 ft B at Equ Level: 1056.79 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 141.57 mb = 14460.27 m = 47441.24 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 301.7 at 8.9 knts Storm direction: 331.7 at 6.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -164.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 22.6 neg: -3.6 tot: 19.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 6.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.41 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.6 stream: 1.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.12 Bulk Rich Number: 47.04 Bulk Shear: 22.63 m/s