MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F012.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F012.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 12 hour NAM valid 0Z 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 31 SFC 958 405 25.4 18.0 64 7.4 20.3 181 4 302.2 304.7 295.0 342.7 13.71 2 950 483 26.4 16.8 55 9.6 19.8 194 10 304.0 306.3 294.8 341.9 12.76 3 900 957 22.8 14.8 61 8.0 17.4 206 19 305.0 307.2 294.4 340.3 11.82 4 850 1452 18.1 13.4 74 4.7 15.0 209 23 305.1 307.2 294.1 339.2 11.41 5 800 1968 13.5 13.5 100 -0.0 13.5 213 25 305.5 307.8 294.8 342.2 12.25 6 750 2509 10.7 3.9 63 6.8 6.8 232 30 308.1 309.4 291.4 328.8 6.75 7 700 3080 7.6 -13.0 22 20.6 -0.7 240 37 310.9 311.3 287.9 317.4 2.00 8 650 3685 2.8 -8.7 42 11.5 -2.2 240 41 312.1 312.7 289.3 321.8 3.04 9 600 4329 0.3 -43.9 2 44.2 -8.4 240 40 316.4 316.4 287.7 316.9 0.13 10 550 5019 -4.8 -36.2 6 31.4 -11.5 243 45 318.4 318.5 288.6 319.6 0.32 11 500 5760 -10.0 -36.0 10 25.9 -15.3 244 46 320.8 320.9 289.4 322.1 0.36 12 450 6563 -15.6 -42.5 8 26.9 -19.8 240 46 323.6 323.6 290.0 324.3 0.20 13 400 7439 -22.0 -46.4 9 24.4 -24.9 239 48 326.5 326.5 290.9 327.0 0.15 14 350 8406 -28.8 -55.4 6 26.5 -30.9 239 48 329.9 329.9 291.7 330.1 0.06 15 300 9490 -37.3 -54.6 15 17.2 -38.4 246 50 332.7 332.7 292.5 333.0 0.08 16 250 10721 -47.7 -58.5 28 10.8 -48.0 239 56 335.2 335.2 293.2 335.5 0.06 17 200 12171 -52.2 -72.8 7 20.7 -52.5 238 61 350.2 350.2 296.7 350.2 0.01 18 150 13998 -60.4 -82.0 4 21.5 -60.6 241 61 365.9 365.9 299.8 365.9 0.00 19 100 16472 -68.1 -87.3 5 19.2 -68.2 246 44 396.1 396.1 304.6 396.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5729.06 m Freezing level: 597.47 mb = 4363.89 m = 14317.06 ft Wetbulb zero: 704.56 mb = 3026.40 m = 9929.01 ft Precipitable water: 1.13 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 40.36 % Est. max temperature: 28.62 C = 83.52 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 860.76 mb = 1342.97 m = 4406.01 ft T: 19.10 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.59 C/km ThetaE index: 24.82 C Layer 750.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 794.73 mb = 2022.99 m = 6637.02 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.09 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.96 C = 84.13 F Cap Strength: 0.80 C Lifted Index: -3.57 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.68 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.27 C Showalter Index: -2.92 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.51 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.10 C Cross Totals Index: 23.41 C K Index: 20.84 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 398.96 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.33 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1013.28 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 45.02 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 21.55 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.80 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 808.41 mb = 1878.61 m = 6163.35 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 733.41 mb = 2693.89 m = 8838.10 ft Equ Level (EL): 223.41 mb = 11452.01 m = 37571.76 ft B at Equ Level: 991.69 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 153.41 mb = 13855.59 m = 45457.42 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 235.6 at 34.9 knts Storm direction: 265.6 at 26.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 110.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 228.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 228.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 76.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.92 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.5 stream: 6.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.12 Bulk Rich Number: 11.69 Bulk Shear: 86.68 m/s