MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510161800F037.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510161800F037.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 37 hour NAM valid 7Z 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 56 SFC 960 405 19.8 18.0 89 1.9 18.6 51 3 296.4 298.8 293.2 335.6 13.61 2 950 499 20.6 17.1 80 3.5 18.2 66 5 298.1 300.5 293.3 336.0 13.04 3 900 967 19.0 14.9 77 4.1 16.3 220 8 301.1 303.3 293.4 336.3 11.95 4 850 1456 16.2 13.0 81 3.2 14.1 229 22 303.1 305.2 293.4 336.3 11.17 5 800 1969 12.1 11.4 95 0.7 11.6 246 23 304.0 306.0 293.3 335.8 10.64 6 750 2508 8.6 4.4 75 4.2 6.2 252 30 305.9 307.2 290.9 327.1 7.00 7 700 3075 5.3 0.9 73 4.4 2.9 245 35 308.3 309.4 290.7 326.4 5.85 8 650 3676 1.5 -8.2 49 9.7 -2.7 244 39 310.7 311.3 289.0 320.8 3.18 9 600 4316 -2.3 -14.4 39 12.1 -6.8 245 43 313.5 313.9 288.8 320.3 2.08 10 550 5001 -5.9 -26.9 17 21.0 -11.5 244 47 317.1 317.2 288.6 319.8 0.77 11 500 5740 -10.2 -34.2 12 24.0 -15.2 240 49 320.6 320.7 289.4 322.1 0.42 12 450 6541 -16.3 -38.1 13 21.7 -20.0 242 54 322.7 322.7 289.9 323.9 0.32 13 400 7417 -22.0 -41.1 16 19.1 -24.7 242 60 326.3 326.4 290.9 327.3 0.26 14 350 8383 -29.5 -46.3 18 16.8 -31.1 245 67 329.0 329.1 291.6 329.7 0.17 15 300 9461 -39.5 -45.1 55 5.6 -39.9 248 74 329.7 329.7 291.9 330.6 0.23 16 250 10681 -48.7 -57.9 34 9.2 -49.0 251 89 333.7 333.7 292.7 333.9 0.06 17 200 12127 -53.0 -70.3 11 17.3 -53.3 251 94 348.8 348.8 296.4 348.9 0.01 18 150 13965 -58.5 -83.7 3 25.1 -58.8 256 64 369.2 369.2 300.4 369.2 0.00 19 100 16453 -67.7 -86.0 6 18.3 -67.8 242 44 396.8 396.8 304.8 396.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5683.73 m Freezing level: 630.30 mb = 3927.79 m = 12886.28 ft Wetbulb zero: 673.78 mb = 3384.18 m = 11102.81 ft Precipitable water: 1.25 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 57.49 % Est. max temperature: 27.21 C = 80.97 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 934.59 mb = 640.52 m = 2101.41 ft T: 20.14 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.81 C/km ThetaE index: 16.54 C Layer 850.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 821.48 mb = 1745.23 m = 5725.76 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.23 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.01 C = 80.61 F Cap Strength: 2.23 C Lifted Index: -1.78 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.13 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.18 C Showalter Index: -1.84 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.63 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.40 C Cross Totals Index: 23.23 C K Index: 35.06 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 310.80 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.79 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 705.74 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 37.57 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 49.29 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.23 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 861.55 mb = 1340.79 m = 4398.87 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 776.55 mb = 2217.56 m = 7275.38 ft Equ Level (EL): 236.55 mb = 11039.07 m = 36216.97 ft B at Equ Level: 691.46 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 176.55 mb = 12923.79 m = 42400.39 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 243.0 at 34.5 knts Storm direction: 273.0 at 25.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.5 neg: 1.6 tot: 7.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 115.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 197.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 197.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 65.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.66 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.5 stream: 6.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.81 Bulk Rich Number: 4.02 Bulk Shear: 175.70 m/s