MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510161800F031.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510161800F031.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 31 hour NAM valid 1Z SAT 18 OCT 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 50 SFC 960 405 23.8 18.0 70 5.8 19.8 224 2 300.4 302.9 294.4 340.4 13.63 2 950 499 24.9 16.2 59 8.7 18.9 242 7 302.4 304.7 294.0 338.7 12.26 3 900 971 21.1 14.5 66 6.6 16.7 223 15 303.2 305.3 293.7 337.6 11.59 4 850 1463 16.5 13.1 80 3.4 14.3 218 23 303.4 305.5 293.5 336.7 11.21 5 800 1976 13.0 12.5 97 0.4 12.7 216 28 305.0 307.1 294.1 339.4 11.49 6 750 2516 9.5 7.0 85 2.5 8.0 236 28 306.9 308.4 292.3 332.3 8.42 7 700 3086 6.0 -5.2 44 11.2 0.8 239 29 309.1 309.8 289.0 320.8 3.71 8 650 3688 3.3 -21.8 14 25.1 -4.8 244 32 312.7 312.9 287.5 316.2 1.02 9 600 4332 -0.7 -27.5 11 26.8 -8.0 248 39 315.4 315.5 288.0 317.7 0.67 10 550 5020 -4.8 -31.4 10 26.6 -11.2 247 45 318.3 318.4 288.8 320.1 0.50 11 500 5762 -9.4 -36.0 9 26.6 -14.9 245 45 321.5 321.6 289.6 322.8 0.35 12 450 6567 -15.3 -40.7 9 25.3 -19.5 244 44 323.9 324.0 290.2 324.9 0.24 13 400 7443 -21.8 -46.2 9 24.5 -24.7 245 46 326.7 326.7 290.9 327.3 0.15 14 350 8412 -28.8 -51.9 9 23.0 -30.8 245 50 329.9 329.9 291.7 330.2 0.09 15 300 9495 -37.7 -56.8 12 19.1 -38.8 250 50 332.2 332.2 292.4 332.4 0.06 16 250 10724 -47.8 -59.2 26 11.4 -48.2 244 58 334.9 334.9 293.1 335.1 0.05 17 200 12174 -52.5 -71.2 9 18.8 -52.8 243 63 349.7 349.7 296.6 349.8 0.01 18 150 13997 -60.8 -81.0 5 20.3 -60.9 247 56 365.4 365.4 299.7 365.4 0.00 19 100 16474 -68.5 -85.8 7 17.3 -68.5 248 37 395.5 395.5 304.6 395.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5712.08 m Freezing level: 608.26 mb = 4225.50 m = 13863.00 ft Wetbulb zero: 693.21 mb = 3164.84 m = 10383.22 ft Precipitable water: 1.15 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 44.39 % Est. max temperature: 28.00 C = 82.40 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 881.62 mb = 1148.74 m = 3768.80 ft T: 19.40 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.78 C/km ThetaE index: 23.20 C Layer 750.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 799.80 mb = 1977.74 m = 6488.58 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.83 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.33 C = 83.00 F Cap Strength: 1.26 C Lifted Index: -1.79 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.44 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.98 C Showalter Index: -1.27 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.45 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.92 C Cross Totals Index: 22.54 C K Index: 27.79 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 328.70 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.70 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 625.74 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 35.38 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 27.62 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.26 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 824.53 mb = 1720.21 m = 5643.68 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 759.53 mb = 2410.64 m = 7908.82 ft Equ Level (EL): 239.53 mb = 11002.03 m = 36095.45 ft B at Equ Level: 621.65 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 169.53 mb = 13221.02 m = 43375.52 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 239.9 at 32.4 knts Storm direction: 269.9 at 24.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.3 neg: 2.3 tot: 5.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 96.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 152.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 152.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 50.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.78 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.8 stream: 5.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.52 Bulk Rich Number: 9.03 Bulk Shear: 69.32 m/s