MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170600F024.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170600F024.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 24 hour NAM valid 6Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 37.91,-96.04 Latitude: 37.91 Longitude: -96.04 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 54 SFC 971 304 20.2 20.2 100 -0.0 20.2 141 4 295.8 298.6 294.4 340.4 15.52 2 950 496 20.2 19.3 95 0.8 19.6 217 8 297.7 300.4 294.6 341.2 15.04 3 900 963 19.4 15.0 76 4.4 16.5 220 35 301.5 303.7 293.5 336.8 12.00 4 850 1454 16.1 13.8 86 2.3 14.6 238 42 303.0 305.2 293.7 337.7 11.71 5 800 1967 12.2 11.8 97 0.4 12.0 237 41 304.2 306.2 293.5 336.8 10.95 6 750 2506 10.2 6.0 75 4.2 7.7 241 37 307.6 309.1 292.1 331.5 7.84 7 700 3078 7.1 3.4 77 3.7 5.0 238 36 310.4 311.7 292.3 332.0 7.01 8 650 3683 2.9 -19.1 18 22.0 -4.6 245 35 312.2 312.5 287.6 316.5 1.30 9 600 4325 -0.8 -26.1 13 25.3 -8.0 250 36 315.2 315.3 288.0 317.8 0.76 10 550 5014 -5.2 -13.5 52 8.2 -8.4 242 38 317.9 318.4 290.6 326.0 2.46 11 500 5755 -10.5 -25.8 27 15.3 -14.5 239 44 320.2 320.4 289.8 323.5 0.94 12 450 6557 -16.1 -34.2 19 18.1 -19.6 241 47 323.0 323.1 290.2 324.7 0.47 13 400 7433 -21.3 -44.1 11 22.8 -24.3 242 51 327.3 327.3 291.2 328.0 0.19 14 350 8402 -29.1 -43.8 23 14.7 -30.7 243 53 329.4 329.5 291.8 330.3 0.22 15 300 9482 -38.9 -47.8 38 9.0 -39.5 245 60 330.6 330.6 292.0 331.3 0.17 16 250 10705 -48.3 -55.3 44 7.0 -48.6 251 76 334.2 334.3 292.9 334.6 0.08 17 200 12152 -53.7 -70.4 11 16.6 -54.0 251 84 347.7 347.7 296.1 347.8 0.01 18 150 13977 -60.2 -84.1 3 23.9 -60.3 246 70 366.5 366.5 299.9 366.5 0.00 19 100 16459 -67.1 -86.4 5 19.3 -67.2 257 37 398.1 398.1 304.9 398.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5700.51 m Freezing level: 611.03 mb = 4183.38 m = 13724.84 ft Wetbulb zero: 673.98 mb = 3387.00 m = 11112.08 ft Precipitable water: 1.39 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 59.03 % Est. max temperature: 28.00 C = 82.40 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 971.86 mb = 300.13 m = 984.66 ft T: -9999.00 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.58 C/km ThetaE index: 6.25 C Layer 800.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 845.31 mb = 1500.74 m = 4923.64 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.41 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.45 C = 81.41 F Cap Strength: 2.09 C Lifted Index: -3.25 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.12 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.24 C Showalter Index: -2.78 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.84 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.59 C Cross Totals Index: 24.25 C K Index: 36.67 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 358.34 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.81 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 914.12 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 42.76 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 36.17 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.09 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 888.02 mb = 1078.45 m = 3538.17 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 803.02 mb = 1934.71 m = 6347.41 ft Equ Level (EL): 753.02 mb = 2472.82 m = 8112.82 ft B at Equ Level: 23.97 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 153.02 mb = 13850.12 m = 45439.46 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 239.4 at 36.7 knts Storm direction: 269.4 at 27.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.6 neg: 0.4 tot: 7.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 96.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 283.1 neg: -20.5 tot: 262.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 87.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.69 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.1 stream: 7.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.59 Bulk Rich Number: 10.65 Bulk Shear: 85.84 m/s