MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510161800F038.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510161800F038.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 38 hour NAM valid 8Z 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 19.1 17.9 93 1.2 18.3 45 3 295.6 298.1 292.9 334.6 13.55 2 950 500 20.1 17.2 84 2.9 18.1 98 3 297.5 299.9 293.2 335.5 13.09 3 900 967 18.8 15.0 79 3.8 16.3 247 6 300.9 303.1 293.3 336.1 11.99 4 850 1457 16.0 13.1 83 2.9 14.1 242 18 302.9 305.0 293.4 336.2 11.24 5 800 1969 12.0 11.3 96 0.6 11.6 250 23 303.9 305.9 293.2 335.5 10.61 6 750 2507 8.5 3.6 71 4.9 5.8 252 28 305.8 307.1 290.6 326.0 6.63 7 700 3074 5.2 -4.6 49 9.9 0.6 247 40 308.3 309.0 288.8 320.4 3.87 8 650 3675 1.5 -6.8 54 8.3 -2.2 243 41 310.7 311.3 289.3 321.8 3.52 9 600 4315 -2.3 -15.3 36 13.1 -7.0 240 44 313.5 313.9 288.7 319.9 1.94 10 550 5000 -6.3 -22.2 27 15.9 -11.0 242 49 316.7 316.9 288.9 320.7 1.18 11 500 5738 -11.1 -29.7 20 18.6 -15.4 241 51 319.6 319.7 289.3 321.9 0.65 12 450 6538 -16.5 -37.5 14 21.1 -20.1 241 55 322.6 322.6 289.9 323.8 0.34 13 400 7412 -22.3 -41.6 16 19.3 -24.9 244 63 326.1 326.1 290.9 327.0 0.25 14 350 8378 -29.6 -44.4 23 14.8 -31.2 245 70 328.8 328.8 291.6 329.6 0.21 15 300 9455 -39.5 -46.2 49 6.7 -40.1 248 76 329.6 329.7 291.8 330.4 0.20 16 250 10676 -48.5 -56.5 39 8.0 -48.8 252 95 334.0 334.0 292.9 334.3 0.07 17 200 12121 -53.4 -70.0 11 16.6 -53.7 253 97 348.2 348.2 296.3 348.3 0.02 18 150 13958 -57.9 -81.4 3 23.4 -58.2 251 61 370.2 370.2 300.6 370.3 0.00 19 100 16452 -68.0 -86.2 6 18.2 -68.1 249 44 396.4 396.4 304.7 396.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5679.54 m Freezing level: 629.99 mb = 3930.83 m = 12896.27 ft Wetbulb zero: 689.64 mb = 3195.03 m = 10482.27 ft Precipitable water: 1.23 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 57.19 % Est. max temperature: 27.06 C = 80.71 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 943.78 mb = 557.15 m = 1827.88 ft T: 19.90 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.11 C/km ThetaE index: 15.88 C Layer 800.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 825.00 mb = 1709.08 m = 5607.16 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.28 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.79 C = 80.22 F Cap Strength: 2.17 C Lifted Index: -2.52 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.01 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.12 C Showalter Index: -2.69 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.23 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.05 C Cross Totals Index: 24.18 C K Index: 30.32 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 288.54 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.85 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 708.74 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 37.65 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 48.38 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.17 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 866.95 mb = 1287.68 m = 4224.61 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 781.95 mb = 2159.49 m = 7084.86 ft Equ Level (EL): 241.95 mb = 10887.69 m = 35720.32 ft B at Equ Level: 702.50 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 171.95 mb = 13085.93 m = 42932.32 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 243.2 at 35.0 knts Storm direction: 273.2 at 26.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.7 neg: 3.9 tot: 7.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 120.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 147.9 neg: -8.3 tot: 139.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 46.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.62 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.6 stream: 5.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.53 Bulk Rich Number: 4.86 Bulk Shear: 145.95 m/s