MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510161800F040.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510161800F040.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 40 hour NAM valid 10Z 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 17.0 16.8 99 0.2 16.9 34 3 293.5 295.8 291.6 329.5 12.63 2 950 499 19.2 17.0 87 2.2 17.7 201 2 296.6 299.0 292.7 333.9 12.90 3 900 965 18.6 14.8 79 3.8 16.1 301 6 300.7 302.8 293.2 335.5 11.85 4 850 1454 15.4 12.1 81 3.3 13.3 264 18 302.3 304.2 292.6 333.3 10.49 5 800 1965 12.4 3.8 55 8.7 7.6 267 22 304.4 305.6 289.8 323.4 6.27 6 750 2502 8.6 -3.3 43 11.9 2.8 256 28 305.9 306.7 288.2 318.3 4.01 7 700 3068 4.7 -7.9 39 12.7 -0.8 253 36 307.7 308.3 287.8 317.2 3.00 8 650 3669 2.2 -15.2 26 17.5 -4.2 242 41 311.5 311.8 287.9 317.4 1.80 9 600 4309 -2.2 -20.3 24 18.1 -8.0 242 44 313.5 313.8 288.0 317.8 1.26 10 550 4993 -6.8 -22.1 28 15.3 -11.3 241 47 316.0 316.3 288.8 320.1 1.19 11 500 5730 -11.9 -31.3 18 19.4 -16.1 241 49 318.6 318.7 288.9 320.6 0.56 12 450 6528 -17.0 -36.5 17 19.4 -20.4 244 55 321.8 321.9 289.7 323.2 0.38 13 400 7401 -22.9 -38.5 23 15.6 -25.2 247 61 325.2 325.3 290.7 326.5 0.34 14 350 8365 -30.1 -41.6 32 11.5 -31.4 249 68 328.1 328.2 291.5 329.2 0.28 15 300 9440 -39.5 -47.0 45 7.5 -40.1 249 82 329.6 329.7 291.8 330.3 0.18 16 250 10663 -48.2 -56.9 36 8.7 -48.4 252 96 334.5 334.5 293.0 334.8 0.07 17 200 12109 -53.7 -70.5 11 16.9 -53.9 253 100 347.8 347.8 296.1 347.9 0.01 18 150 13944 -57.6 -83.0 3 25.3 -57.9 250 67 370.8 370.8 300.7 370.8 0.00 19 100 16434 -68.5 -86.7 6 18.1 -68.7 259 48 395.3 395.3 304.6 395.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5672.45 m Freezing level: 625.06 mb = 3988.10 m = 13084.14 ft Wetbulb zero: 711.02 mb = 2939.97 m = 9645.47 ft Precipitable water: 1.01 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 44.56 % Est. max temperature: 27.31 C = 81.16 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 957.66 mb = 429.47 m = 1408.99 ft T: 17.58 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.24 C/km ThetaE index: 18.27 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 817.77 mb = 1779.93 m = 5839.60 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.98 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.00 C = 80.59 F Cap Strength: 2.18 C Lifted Index: -2.68 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.04 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.11 C Showalter Index: -2.18 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.20 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.25 C Cross Totals Index: 23.95 C K Index: 26.66 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 273.77 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.52 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 556.49 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 33.36 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 66.50 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.18 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 869.17 mb = 1263.14 m = 4144.10 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 744.17 mb = 2566.47 m = 8420.07 ft Equ Level (EL): 254.17 mb = 10552.30 m = 34619.98 ft B at Equ Level: 552.34 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 184.17 mb = 12634.73 m = 41452.03 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 246.8 at 34.2 knts Storm direction: 276.8 at 25.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 7.1 tot: 7.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 117.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 84.6 neg: -31.9 tot: 52.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 17.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.35 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.8 stream: 3.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.24 Bulk Rich Number: 4.38 Bulk Shear: 127.19 m/s