MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170600F023.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170600F023.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 23 hour NAM valid 5Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 37.39,-97.15 Latitude: 37.39 Longitude: -97.15 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 52 SFC 963 374 19.9 19.7 99 0.2 19.8 55 4 296.2 298.9 294.3 339.9 15.16 2 950 496 20.8 18.8 88 2.0 19.4 121 2 298.3 300.9 294.4 340.4 14.49 3 900 965 19.9 16.3 80 3.5 17.4 213 28 302.0 304.4 294.4 340.5 13.07 4 850 1456 17.1 13.8 81 3.3 15.0 228 37 304.1 306.2 294.1 339.1 11.78 5 800 1971 13.0 11.2 89 1.8 11.9 237 36 305.0 307.0 293.4 336.4 10.49 6 750 2510 8.6 7.5 93 1.1 7.9 237 37 305.9 307.6 292.3 332.2 8.71 7 700 3080 8.4 -1.7 49 10.2 3.2 234 37 311.8 312.7 290.8 326.9 4.81 8 650 3686 3.2 -4.8 55 8.1 -0.6 256 37 312.6 313.4 290.5 325.7 4.11 9 600 4331 -0.3 -32.5 7 32.2 -8.2 256 39 315.8 315.8 287.8 317.3 0.42 10 550 5019 -5.0 -21.2 27 16.2 -10.1 243 39 318.2 318.4 289.5 322.5 1.28 11 500 5761 -9.9 -41.6 6 31.7 -15.4 240 43 321.0 321.0 289.3 321.7 0.20 12 450 6564 -15.8 -40.4 10 24.6 -19.8 241 47 323.4 323.4 290.0 324.3 0.25 13 400 7441 -21.1 -43.1 12 21.9 -24.1 242 53 327.5 327.5 291.2 328.3 0.21 14 350 8410 -29.1 -43.5 24 14.4 -30.7 243 56 329.5 329.6 291.8 330.4 0.23 15 300 9491 -38.8 -47.2 40 8.5 -39.4 244 63 330.8 330.8 292.1 331.5 0.18 16 250 10715 -48.2 -55.6 42 7.5 -48.4 251 77 334.5 334.5 293.0 334.8 0.08 17 200 12161 -53.9 -70.8 11 16.9 -54.2 250 85 347.4 347.4 296.1 347.5 0.01 18 150 13985 -60.1 -82.3 4 22.2 -60.3 247 71 366.5 366.5 299.9 366.5 0.00 19 100 16464 -67.7 -86.9 5 19.2 -67.8 253 36 396.9 396.9 304.8 396.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5708.67 m Freezing level: 604.27 mb = 4275.53 m = 14027.16 ft Wetbulb zero: 658.20 mb = 3583.78 m = 11757.68 ft Precipitable water: 1.33 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 54.41 % Est. max temperature: 28.37 C = 83.07 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 960.62 mb = 399.57 m = 1310.91 ft T: 20.10 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.84 C/km ThetaE index: 23.27 C Layer 850.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 830.47 mb = 1653.52 m = 5424.88 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.47 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.05 C = 82.48 F Cap Strength: 2.15 C Lifted Index: -3.24 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.84 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.67 C Showalter Index: -2.77 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.73 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.99 C Cross Totals Index: 23.74 C K Index: 30.67 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 370.99 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.38 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1076.97 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 46.41 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 46.37 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.15 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 875.49 mb = 1202.19 m = 3944.15 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 790.49 mb = 2070.56 m = 6793.09 ft Equ Level (EL): 710.49 mb = 2957.08 m = 9701.59 ft B at Equ Level: 53.26 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 140.49 mb = 14385.86 m = 47197.14 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 240.4 at 36.0 knts Storm direction: 270.4 at 27.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.9 neg: 0.3 tot: 7.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 115.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 430.9 neg: -4.3 tot: 426.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 142.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.84 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.6 stream: 9.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.73 Bulk Rich Number: 8.58 Bulk Shear: 125.47 m/s