MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509271800F021.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509271800F021.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 21 hour NAM valid 15Z SUN 28 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 157 SFC 972 405 23.4 16.2 64 7.2 18.5 192 3 298.9 301.1 292.8 333.9 12.00 2 950 603 23.6 11.6 47 12.0 16.0 259 13 301.2 302.8 291.2 328.0 9.09 3 900 1075 22.7 9.5 43 13.2 14.5 249 10 305.0 306.5 291.7 330.0 8.31 4 850 1569 18.5 10.2 59 8.3 13.3 250 5 305.5 307.2 292.6 333.2 9.22 5 800 2085 14.2 8.4 68 5.8 10.6 315 3 306.2 307.9 292.4 332.4 8.67 6 750 2627 11.2 -5.0 32 16.3 3.5 112 5 308.8 309.4 288.7 319.8 3.50 7 700 3198 6.2 -2.9 52 9.0 1.7 79 7 309.3 310.1 289.7 323.1 4.41 8 650 3799 1.2 -10.0 43 11.2 -3.5 72 6 310.3 310.8 288.4 319.0 2.74 9 600 4439 -1.4 -24.4 15 23.0 -8.1 115 7 314.4 314.6 287.9 317.5 0.88 10 550 5128 -3.5 -46.5 2 43.0 -11.2 128 13 319.9 319.9 288.8 320.3 0.11 11 500 5875 -7.4 -49.1 2 41.7 -14.0 140 10 324.0 324.0 290.1 324.4 0.09 12 450 6687 -12.8 -33.7 16 20.9 -17.2 174 3 327.2 327.3 291.5 329.0 0.49 13 400 7572 -20.2 -33.4 30 13.1 -22.7 234 5 328.7 328.8 291.9 330.8 0.57 14 350 8545 -27.5 -35.4 47 7.9 -28.7 262 11 331.7 331.8 292.7 333.7 0.54 15 300 9635 -36.1 -45.5 38 9.4 -37.0 271 14 334.4 334.5 293.2 335.3 0.22 16 250 10874 -45.3 -53.9 37 8.6 -45.7 268 15 338.8 338.8 294.1 339.2 0.10 17 200 12332 -54.2 -66.1 22 11.9 -54.4 228 7 347.0 347.0 296.0 347.1 0.03 18 150 14149 -60.2 -80.5 5 20.4 -60.3 260 21 366.5 366.5 299.9 366.5 0.00 19 100 16616 -69.2 -85.7 7 16.5 -69.2 226 9 394.1 394.1 304.4 394.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5718.12 m Freezing level: 627.88 mb = 4082.00 m = 13392.21 ft Wetbulb zero: 683.71 mb = 3389.00 m = 11118.64 ft Precipitable water: 0.97 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 35.15 % Est. max temperature: 30.28 C = 86.50 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 874.98 mb = 1319.02 m = 4327.43 ft T: 20.63 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.06 C/km ThetaE index: 13.40 C Layer 800.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 710.55 mb = 3074.34 m = 10086.31 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.05 g/kg Conv temperature: 33.54 C = 92.37 F Cap Strength: 4.17 C Lifted Index: 3.83 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.15 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.86 C Showalter Index: 2.34 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 43.43 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 25.85 C Cross Totals Index: 17.58 C K Index: 26.99 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 142.85 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.64 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 19.32 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.22 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5805.52 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.17 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 774.78 mb = 2354.44 m = 7724.43 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 138.1 at 7.7 knts Storm direction: 168.1 at 5.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.4 neg: 1.0 tot: 1.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 73.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 43.4 neg: -7.6 tot: 35.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 11.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.32 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.2 stream: 2.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.59 Bulk Shear: 32.50 m/s