MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F013.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F013.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 13 hour NAM valid 1Z 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 34 SFC 959 405 24.6 18.1 67 6.6 20.1 167 4 301.4 303.9 294.7 341.8 13.73 2 950 485 26.1 16.6 56 9.5 19.6 185 12 303.6 306.0 294.6 341.1 12.61 3 900 960 23.2 14.1 56 9.1 17.1 208 23 305.4 307.5 294.1 339.3 11.29 4 850 1455 18.5 12.9 70 5.6 14.8 213 24 305.5 307.6 294.0 338.8 11.10 5 800 1971 13.4 12.1 92 1.3 12.6 215 26 305.4 307.5 294.0 338.8 11.12 6 750 2511 10.3 4.2 66 6.1 6.8 226 28 307.8 309.1 291.4 328.9 6.91 7 700 3082 6.8 0.4 63 6.5 3.4 238 40 310.0 311.1 291.0 327.4 5.61 8 650 3686 3.2 -29.4 7 32.6 -5.6 243 41 312.6 312.7 286.9 314.4 0.52 9 600 4330 -0.2 -32.7 6 32.6 -8.2 244 41 315.9 316.0 287.9 317.4 0.41 10 550 5019 -4.7 -31.7 10 27.0 -11.2 244 45 318.5 318.6 288.8 320.3 0.49 11 500 5760 -9.9 -35.9 10 25.9 -15.2 243 46 320.9 321.0 289.4 322.2 0.36 12 450 6564 -15.6 -40.4 10 24.7 -19.7 240 47 323.6 323.6 290.1 324.5 0.25 13 400 7440 -21.7 -47.3 8 25.6 -24.7 241 48 326.8 326.8 290.9 327.3 0.13 14 350 8409 -28.9 -50.2 11 21.3 -30.8 244 49 329.8 329.8 291.7 330.2 0.11 15 300 9492 -37.7 -54.4 16 16.6 -38.7 248 53 332.2 332.2 292.4 332.5 0.08 16 250 10720 -48.2 -57.9 32 9.7 -48.5 239 56 334.5 334.5 293.0 334.7 0.06 17 200 12168 -52.1 -72.8 7 20.7 -52.5 242 62 350.3 350.3 296.7 350.3 0.01 18 150 13999 -59.7 -82.8 3 23.1 -60.0 243 58 367.1 367.1 300.1 367.2 0.00 19 100 16473 -68.5 -86.7 6 18.1 -68.7 247 45 395.3 395.3 304.6 395.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5726.79 m Freezing level: 602.21 mb = 4301.26 m = 14111.59 ft Wetbulb zero: 681.26 mb = 3303.15 m = 10836.99 ft Precipitable water: 1.13 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 40.65 % Est. max temperature: 28.64 C = 83.55 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 871.05 mb = 1242.76 m = 4077.24 ft T: 20.51 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.26 C/km ThetaE index: 27.38 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 786.72 mb = 2111.05 m = 6925.95 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.74 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.23 C = 84.61 F Cap Strength: 0.64 C Lifted Index: -3.11 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.55 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.83 C Showalter Index: -2.65 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.33 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.44 C Cross Totals Index: 22.89 C K Index: 34.92 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 383.77 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.22 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 926.58 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 43.05 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 28.40 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.73 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 801.33 mb = 1956.67 m = 6419.43 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 746.33 mb = 2551.99 m = 8372.56 ft Equ Level (EL): 226.33 mb = 11365.54 m = 37288.06 ft B at Equ Level: 908.28 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 156.33 mb = 13736.18 m = 45065.66 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 235.7 at 35.8 knts Storm direction: 265.7 at 26.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 111.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 267.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 267.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 89.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.94 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.0 stream: 7.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.08 Bulk Rich Number: 10.47 Bulk Shear: 88.46 m/s