MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510161800F035.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510161800F035.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 35 hour NAM valid 5Z 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 58 SFC 961 405 21.8 18.5 81 3.3 19.5 53 1 298.3 300.9 294.1 339.1 14.04 2 950 502 22.2 16.9 72 5.4 18.6 37 4 299.8 302.1 293.6 337.2 12.82 3 900 971 19.5 14.6 73 4.9 16.3 186 6 301.6 303.8 293.3 336.1 11.69 4 850 1461 15.9 12.9 82 3.0 14.0 218 20 302.8 304.9 293.2 335.7 11.08 5 800 1974 12.3 10.1 87 2.2 10.9 236 27 304.3 306.1 292.6 333.5 9.77 6 750 2512 9.2 5.0 75 4.1 6.8 246 33 306.5 307.9 291.3 328.8 7.32 7 700 3080 6.1 -2.5 54 8.6 1.8 235 35 309.3 310.1 289.8 323.4 4.54 8 650 3682 2.0 -10.7 38 12.7 -3.3 246 36 311.2 311.7 288.6 319.5 2.59 9 600 4323 -1.7 -27.4 12 25.6 -8.7 248 41 314.1 314.3 287.6 316.5 0.68 10 550 5009 -5.7 -26.2 18 20.5 -11.2 246 45 317.3 317.5 288.8 320.2 0.82 11 500 5749 -10.0 -34.6 11 24.6 -15.2 244 47 320.8 320.9 289.5 322.3 0.41 12 450 6552 -15.7 -36.9 14 21.2 -19.5 243 51 323.5 323.6 290.2 324.8 0.36 13 400 7429 -21.6 -41.7 15 20.1 -24.5 242 56 326.9 326.9 291.1 327.8 0.25 14 350 8397 -29.1 -46.0 18 16.9 -30.9 245 61 329.4 329.5 291.7 330.1 0.18 15 300 9476 -39.2 -45.9 49 6.7 -39.6 247 66 330.2 330.2 292.0 331.0 0.21 16 250 10697 -48.7 -55.8 43 7.2 -48.9 251 79 333.7 333.8 292.8 334.1 0.08 17 200 12144 -53.0 -69.6 11 16.7 -53.2 252 88 348.9 348.9 296.4 349.0 0.02 18 150 13977 -58.9 -82.1 3 23.2 -59.1 253 67 368.6 368.6 300.3 368.6 0.00 19 100 16457 -68.9 -87.0 6 18.1 -69.1 246 44 394.5 394.5 304.5 394.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5691.07 m Freezing level: 623.17 mb = 4025.81 m = 13207.87 ft Wetbulb zero: 681.99 mb = 3292.00 m = 10800.40 ft Precipitable water: 1.17 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 49.26 % Est. max temperature: 27.33 C = 81.20 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 915.01 mb = 827.56 m = 2715.05 ft T: 20.37 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.06 C/km ThetaE index: 22.65 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 817.58 mb = 1789.70 m = 5871.64 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.05 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.13 C = 80.84 F Cap Strength: 1.66 C Lifted Index: -1.81 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.02 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.46 C Showalter Index: -1.40 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.93 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.96 C Cross Totals Index: 22.97 C K Index: 30.23 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 321.26 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.63 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 629.47 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 35.48 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 38.70 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.66 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 849.11 mb = 1469.42 m = 4820.86 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 764.11 mb = 2356.48 m = 7731.15 ft Equ Level (EL): 234.11 mb = 11123.15 m = 36492.83 ft B at Equ Level: 612.23 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 174.11 mb = 13027.70 m = 42741.29 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 242.1 at 33.6 knts Storm direction: 272.1 at 25.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.9 neg: 0.8 tot: 6.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 108.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 264.9 neg: -28.5 tot: 236.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 78.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.67 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.2 stream: 6.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.96 Bulk Rich Number: 3.59 Bulk Shear: 175.56 m/s