MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510161800F039.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510161800F039.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 39 hour NAM valid 9Z 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 960 404 17.9 17.4 97 0.6 17.6 57 3 294.5 296.8 292.3 332.0 13.11 2 950 499 19.6 17.1 86 2.5 17.9 136 3 297.1 299.4 293.0 334.8 13.04 3 900 966 18.7 14.8 78 3.9 16.2 280 5 300.8 303.0 293.3 335.7 11.88 4 850 1455 15.6 11.9 78 3.8 13.3 259 16 302.5 304.4 292.6 333.2 10.35 5 800 1967 12.7 4.0 55 8.7 7.8 259 24 304.7 305.9 290.0 324.0 6.37 6 750 2505 8.9 -3.8 40 12.7 2.8 255 27 306.2 306.9 288.1 318.1 3.84 7 700 3071 4.9 -3.6 54 8.5 0.8 251 40 307.9 308.7 289.0 320.9 4.17 8 650 3672 1.7 -10.5 40 12.3 -3.3 239 40 310.9 311.4 288.5 319.3 2.63 9 600 4312 -1.9 -18.8 26 16.9 -7.5 242 45 313.9 314.2 288.3 318.7 1.44 10 550 4997 -6.6 -24.0 24 17.4 -11.5 240 49 316.3 316.5 288.6 319.7 1.00 11 500 5734 -11.7 -30.2 20 18.5 -15.8 241 50 318.8 318.9 289.0 321.0 0.62 12 450 6533 -16.9 -38.9 13 22.0 -20.5 242 56 322.0 322.1 289.7 323.1 0.29 13 400 7406 -22.6 -40.6 18 18.0 -25.1 245 63 325.7 325.7 290.7 326.7 0.28 14 350 8370 -30.0 -44.5 23 14.5 -31.4 246 71 328.4 328.4 291.5 329.2 0.21 15 300 9447 -39.7 -46.0 51 6.3 -40.1 247 78 329.5 329.5 291.8 330.3 0.21 16 250 10669 -48.3 -54.5 49 6.2 -48.6 251 98 334.3 334.3 293.0 334.6 0.09 17 200 12114 -53.3 -70.0 11 16.6 -53.7 253 98 348.3 348.3 296.3 348.4 0.02 18 150 13952 -57.6 -83.0 3 25.3 -57.9 249 62 370.8 370.8 300.7 370.8 0.00 19 100 16444 -68.0 -87.2 5 19.2 -68.1 256 47 396.2 396.2 304.7 396.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5676.90 m Freezing level: 626.34 mb = 3974.67 m = 13040.10 ft Wetbulb zero: 690.47 mb = 3182.06 m = 10439.70 ft Precipitable water: 1.04 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 46.94 % Est. max temperature: 27.59 C = 81.66 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 952.83 mb = 473.40 m = 1553.15 ft T: 19.16 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.21 C/km ThetaE index: 17.61 C Layer 850.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 813.09 mb = 1829.98 m = 6003.81 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.04 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.48 C = 81.46 F Cap Strength: 2.20 C Lifted Index: -2.71 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.46 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.14 C Showalter Index: -1.95 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.86 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.31 C Cross Totals Index: 23.55 C K Index: 30.68 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 262.20 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.40 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 602.56 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 34.71 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 69.86 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.20 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 866.38 mb = 1291.54 m = 4237.30 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 741.38 mb = 2599.75 m = 8529.26 ft Equ Level (EL): 251.38 mb = 10631.83 m = 34880.91 ft B at Equ Level: 600.73 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 181.38 mb = 12738.43 m = 41792.23 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 245.0 at 34.8 knts Storm direction: 275.0 at 26.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.7 neg: 5.7 tot: 7.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 115.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 111.1 neg: -37.7 tot: 73.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 24.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.41 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.1 stream: 3.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.31 Bulk Rich Number: 4.45 Bulk Shear: 135.28 m/s