MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170000F000.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170000F000.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: NAM analysis for 0000Z 17 OCT 25 Station: 38.61,-99.06 Latitude: 38.61 Longitude: -99.06 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 50 1 950 499 SFC 939 602 22.8 11.6 49 11.2 15.7 154 12 301.4 303.0 291.3 328.5 9.17 3 900 970 21.4 12.0 55 9.4 15.4 164 30 303.6 305.4 292.5 333.0 9.87 4 850 1462 17.2 9.2 59 8.1 12.3 175 33 304.2 305.8 291.7 330.0 8.61 5 800 1976 13.9 3.9 51 10.0 8.3 192 32 306.0 307.2 290.3 325.3 6.35 6 750 2520 13.5 -3.3 31 16.8 5.0 198 33 311.2 311.9 289.9 323.7 3.98 7 700 3097 10.0 0.0 50 9.9 4.6 203 31 313.6 314.6 291.9 330.8 5.49 8 650 3709 5.7 -2.1 57 7.9 1.7 206 31 315.5 316.4 292.1 331.5 5.04 9 600 4359 1.7 -7.8 49 9.6 -2.6 213 31 318.1 318.8 291.6 329.6 3.53 10 550 5053 -3.3 -12.1 51 8.8 -6.9 219 33 320.2 320.7 291.5 329.3 2.75 11 500 5799 -8.6 -14.8 61 6.2 -10.9 217 34 322.5 323.0 291.9 330.6 2.42 12 450 6607 -14.3 -19.2 67 4.9 -15.9 210 39 325.2 325.6 292.2 331.6 1.86 13 400 7489 -20.7 -26.0 62 5.4 -22.0 206 43 328.1 328.4 292.3 332.2 1.14 14 350 8461 -28.1 -32.1 69 3.9 -28.8 214 44 330.8 330.9 292.7 333.5 0.74 15 300 9548 -36.1 -42.9 50 6.8 -36.8 213 45 334.5 334.5 293.2 335.6 0.29 16 250 10792 -44.7 -53.5 36 8.9 -45.1 210 45 339.7 339.7 294.3 340.1 0.10 17 200 12251 -52.9 -68.4 13 15.6 -53.2 219 54 349.1 349.1 296.4 349.2 0.02 18 150 14068 -63.2 -79.8 9 16.6 -63.3 225 54 361.2 361.2 299.0 361.2 0.00 19 100 16507 -70.4 -86.1 8 15.7 -70.5 236 33 391.7 391.7 304.0 391.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5749.17 m Freezing level: 582.70 mb = 4599.01 m = 15088.44 ft Wetbulb zero: 630.59 mb = 3954.82 m = 12974.97 ft Precipitable water: 1.09 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 50.89 % Est. max temperature: 28.46 C = 83.22 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 795.48 mb = 2024.00 m = 6640.34 ft T: 13.87 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.90 C/km ThetaE index: 9.28 C Layer 850.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 657.71 mb = 3611.32 m = 11848.02 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.24 g/kg Conv temperature: 36.38 C = 97.48 F Cap Strength: 5.90 C Lifted Index: 2.11 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.54 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 5.35 C Showalter Index: 2.58 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 43.72 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 25.90 C Cross Totals Index: 17.82 C K Index: 25.13 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 318.14 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.19 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 11.41 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.78 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5483.37 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.80 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 773.71 mb = 2257.83 m = 7407.48 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 202.7 at 32.0 knts Storm direction: 232.7 at 24.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 77.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 233.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 233.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 78.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.79 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.4 stream: 5.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 0.21 Bulk Shear: 55.30 m/s