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: 37.87,-97.65 Latitude: 37.87 Longitude: -97.65 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 955 434 24.5 17.4 64 7.1 19.6 301 3 301.6 304.0 294.4 340.5 13.19 2 950 481 25.2 16.5 58 8.8 19.2 286 5 302.8 305.1 294.3 339.8 12.48 3 900 954 21.8 14.9 65 6.9 17.2 226 9 303.9 306.2 294.2 339.5 11.94 4 850 1448 17.5 13.3 76 4.2 14.8 209 18 304.5 306.6 294.0 338.6 11.40 5 800 1962 12.9 12.9 100 -0.0 12.9 205 22 304.9 307.1 294.3 340.0 11.76 6 750 2502 10.0 3.0 62 7.0 6.1 232 30 307.5 308.6 290.8 326.9 6.34 7 700 3073 7.3 -15.3 18 22.6 -1.3 232 37 310.6 310.9 287.5 316.1 1.66 8 650 3677 3.4 -18.6 18 22.0 -4.3 238 38 312.8 313.0 287.9 317.3 1.35 9 600 4321 -0.4 -24.7 14 24.3 -7.5 241 45 315.7 315.9 288.3 318.7 0.86 10 550 5010 -4.8 -30.8 11 26.0 -11.1 241 48 318.4 318.6 288.8 320.4 0.53 11 500 5752 -9.8 -36.6 9 26.8 -15.1 241 47 321.1 321.2 289.5 322.3 0.33 12 450 6555 -15.8 -42.4 8 26.7 -19.8 239 48 323.4 323.5 290.0 324.2 0.20 13 400 7430 -22.2 -46.6 9 24.4 -25.1 240 49 326.1 326.1 290.7 326.7 0.14 14 350 8397 -29.1 -50.9 10 21.8 -31.0 243 50 329.4 329.5 291.7 329.9 0.10 15 300 9480 -37.6 -54.8 15 17.2 -38.5 246 55 332.4 332.5 292.4 332.7 0.08 16 250 10710 -48.1 -57.5 33 9.4 -48.4 236 59 334.6 334.6 293.0 334.9 0.06 17 200 12159 -51.8 -72.6 7 20.7 -52.2 238 63 350.7 350.7 296.8 350.7 0.01 18 150 13989 -60.0 -83.0 3 23.0 -60.2 242 58 366.8 366.8 300.0 366.8 0.00 19 100 16466 -68.1 -86.3 6 18.2 -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: 5720.68 m Freezing level: 604.88 mb = 4258.22 m = 13970.37 ft Wetbulb zero: 708.60 mb = 2971.85 m = 9750.05 ft Precipitable water: 1.07 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 39.73 % Est. max temperature: 27.71 C = 81.88 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 860.33 mb = 1343.35 m = 4407.25 ft T: 18.43 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.39 C/km ThetaE index: 23.92 C Layer 750.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 804.30 mb = 1916.90 m = 6288.96 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.00 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.71 C = 81.89 F Cap Strength: 0.99 C Lifted Index: -2.76 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.12 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.14 C Showalter Index: -2.41 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.43 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.31 C Cross Totals Index: 23.12 C K Index: 18.04 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 363.56 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.15 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 868.20 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 41.67 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 22.50 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.99 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 817.57 mb = 1777.91 m = 5832.98 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 772.57 mb = 2254.33 m = 7395.99 ft Equ Level (EL): 232.57 mb = 11179.04 m = 36676.20 ft B at Equ Level: 860.12 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 162.57 mb = 13477.25 m = 44216.16 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 235.7 at 34.3 knts Storm direction: 265.7 at 25.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.8 neg: 3.8 tot: 7.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 114.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 211.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 211.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 70.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.84 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.2 stream: 6.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.90 Bulk Rich Number: 8.47 Bulk Shear: 102.47 m/s