MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510161800F041.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510161800F041.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 41 hour NAM valid 11Z 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 59 SFC 961 404 16.5 16.2 99 0.2 16.3 31 3 293.0 295.1 291.0 327.6 12.18 2 950 500 19.3 17.0 87 2.3 17.8 0 1 296.8 299.1 292.9 334.2 12.94 3 900 966 18.7 14.5 77 4.1 16.0 293 8 300.7 302.9 293.0 334.9 11.64 4 850 1454 16.0 4.7 47 11.3 9.6 276 15 302.9 304.0 289.3 321.8 6.30 5 800 1966 12.5 -5.9 27 18.4 4.0 273 19 304.5 305.0 286.8 314.1 3.08 6 750 2503 8.6 -5.7 36 14.3 2.0 256 27 305.9 306.5 287.5 316.2 3.32 7 700 3068 5.0 -15.1 22 20.2 -2.4 251 37 308.1 308.4 286.6 313.5 1.68 8 650 3668 1.8 -20.0 18 21.8 -5.4 247 42 311.0 311.2 287.1 315.0 1.20 9 600 4307 -2.5 -20.1 24 17.6 -8.1 243 45 313.2 313.5 287.9 317.5 1.29 10 550 4991 -6.8 -24.0 24 17.2 -11.6 242 48 316.0 316.2 288.5 319.4 1.00 11 500 5728 -12.0 -36.1 11 24.2 -16.6 240 49 318.5 318.5 288.6 319.7 0.35 12 450 6525 -17.1 -43.4 8 26.2 -20.9 243 55 321.7 321.7 289.5 322.4 0.18 13 400 7397 -23.3 -37.1 27 13.8 -25.4 246 61 324.7 324.8 290.6 326.2 0.40 14 350 8360 -30.4 -40.2 38 9.8 -31.6 248 69 327.7 327.8 291.4 328.9 0.33 15 300 9435 -39.4 -47.8 40 8.4 -40.0 250 85 329.8 329.9 291.9 330.5 0.17 16 250 10657 -48.4 -56.4 39 8.1 -48.6 250 97 334.2 334.2 292.9 334.5 0.07 17 200 12103 -53.2 -70.5 10 17.3 -53.5 253 99 348.4 348.4 296.3 348.5 0.01 18 150 13939 -57.6 -83.0 3 25.3 -57.9 252 68 370.8 370.8 300.7 370.8 0.00 19 100 16432 -68.4 -86.5 6 18.2 -68.4 261 52 395.7 395.7 304.6 395.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5668.46 m Freezing level: 629.07 mb = 3935.87 m = 12912.80 ft Wetbulb zero: 727.41 mb = 2753.33 m = 9033.14 ft Precipitable water: 0.80 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 34.05 % Est. max temperature: 27.50 C = 81.51 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 957.57 mb = 431.35 m = 1415.17 ft T: 17.28 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.39 C/km ThetaE index: 20.90 C Layer 850.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 793.16 mb = 2037.36 m = 6684.17 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.16 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.03 C = 82.45 F Cap Strength: 3.06 C Lifted Index: -1.72 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.51 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.05 C Showalter Index: 3.43 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 44.55 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.92 C Cross Totals Index: 16.63 C K Index: 12.44 Risk: None Sweat Index: 134.71 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.30 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 284.59 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 23.86 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 108.47 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.06 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 853.64 mb = 1417.99 m = 4652.14 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 698.64 mb = 3083.88 m = 10117.58 ft Equ Level (EL): 278.64 mb = 9930.09 m = 32578.64 ft B at Equ Level: 280.26 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 208.64 mb = 11829.25 m = 38809.41 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 247.8 at 34.1 knts Storm direction: 277.8 at 25.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 7.3 tot: 7.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 121.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 68.3 neg: -19.5 tot: 48.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 16.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.40 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.1 stream: 3.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.07 Bulk Rich Number: 2.00 Bulk Shear: 141.96 m/s