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: 37.81,-97.55 Latitude: 37.81 Longitude: -97.55 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 30 SFC 956 424 25.2 17.6 63 7.6 19.9 273 2 302.2 304.7 294.7 341.6 13.35 2 950 481 26.0 16.6 56 9.4 19.5 249 4 303.5 305.9 294.6 340.9 12.59 3 900 955 22.3 14.6 62 7.7 17.2 219 12 304.5 306.7 294.2 339.4 11.70 4 850 1449 17.6 13.5 77 4.1 14.9 212 17 304.5 306.7 294.0 338.9 11.52 5 800 1963 13.5 13.2 98 0.3 13.3 210 21 305.5 307.8 294.7 341.5 12.01 6 750 2505 10.0 6.3 78 3.7 7.8 232 30 307.4 308.9 292.2 331.7 8.00 7 700 3075 7.3 -13.3 22 20.6 -0.9 234 37 310.5 310.9 287.7 316.9 1.95 8 650 3679 3.3 -22.0 14 25.4 -4.8 239 38 312.8 312.9 287.5 316.2 1.01 9 600 4324 -0.3 -27.7 11 27.4 -7.8 241 43 315.8 316.0 288.1 318.1 0.65 10 550 5013 -4.8 -30.8 11 26.0 -11.1 242 47 318.4 318.6 288.8 320.4 0.53 11 500 5754 -9.8 -36.3 10 26.5 -15.2 242 47 321.0 321.1 289.5 322.3 0.34 12 450 6558 -15.8 -42.6 8 26.8 -19.8 240 47 323.4 323.5 290.0 324.2 0.20 13 400 7433 -22.1 -46.6 9 24.4 -25.1 240 49 326.2 326.2 290.8 326.8 0.15 14 350 8400 -29.0 -51.1 10 22.1 -30.9 242 49 329.6 329.6 291.7 330.0 0.10 15 300 9483 -37.4 -54.7 15 17.2 -38.5 246 54 332.6 332.6 292.5 332.9 0.08 16 250 10713 -47.9 -57.7 32 9.7 -48.3 237 58 334.8 334.8 293.1 335.0 0.06 17 200 12162 -52.0 -72.7 7 20.7 -52.4 238 62 350.4 350.4 296.7 350.5 0.01 18 150 13992 -60.1 -83.1 3 23.0 -60.3 242 60 366.5 366.5 299.9 366.5 0.00 19 100 16468 -68.0 -86.6 5 18.6 -68.1 246 43 396.2 396.2 304.7 396.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5724.04 m Freezing level: 603.47 mb = 4278.86 m = 14038.09 ft Wetbulb zero: 705.26 mb = 3013.49 m = 9886.66 ft Precipitable water: 1.11 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 40.28 % Est. max temperature: 28.36 C = 83.05 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 855.13 mb = 1396.58 m = 4581.89 ft T: 18.07 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.39 C/km ThetaE index: 25.35 C Layer 750.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 792.77 mb = 2039.50 m = 6691.21 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.95 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.75 C = 83.76 F Cap Strength: 1.04 C Lifted Index: -3.01 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.25 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.36 C Showalter Index: -2.60 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.76 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.41 C Cross Totals Index: 23.35 C K Index: 20.32 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 365.18 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.24 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 915.52 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 42.79 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 21.86 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.04 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 811.05 mb = 1846.84 m = 6059.11 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 766.05 mb = 2327.19 m = 7635.06 ft Equ Level (EL): 226.05 mb = 11366.86 m = 37292.38 ft B at Equ Level: 894.72 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 156.05 mb = 13739.92 m = 45077.94 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 236.2 at 33.9 knts Storm direction: 266.2 at 25.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.6 neg: 3.4 tot: 7.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 112.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 198.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 198.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 66.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.89 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.4 stream: 6.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.85 Bulk Rich Number: 9.69 Bulk Shear: 94.47 m/s