MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F016.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F016.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 16 hour NAM valid 4Z 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 46 SFC 960 405 21.7 18.6 82 3.1 19.5 250 3 298.3 300.9 294.2 339.5 14.17 2 950 492 22.8 17.3 72 5.4 19.1 260 10 300.3 302.7 294.1 339.0 13.23 3 900 962 21.0 14.7 67 6.3 16.8 226 23 303.1 305.3 293.8 338.0 11.73 4 850 1454 16.8 12.9 78 3.9 14.3 226 25 303.8 305.8 293.5 336.8 11.09 5 800 1968 12.5 11.9 96 0.6 12.1 227 28 304.5 306.5 293.6 337.3 11.00 6 750 2507 9.2 9.2 100 -0.0 9.2 228 30 306.6 308.4 293.3 336.1 9.79 7 700 3079 6.4 2.6 77 3.8 4.4 236 36 309.6 310.9 291.7 330.0 6.63 8 650 3682 2.2 -10.3 39 12.6 -3.0 241 41 311.5 312.0 288.8 320.1 2.68 9 600 4323 -1.4 -20.9 21 19.5 -7.7 244 46 314.4 314.7 288.2 318.5 1.20 10 550 5011 -5.0 -32.8 9 27.9 -11.4 246 47 318.2 318.3 288.6 319.8 0.44 11 500 5752 -10.1 -34.6 11 24.5 -15.2 243 48 320.8 320.9 289.5 322.3 0.41 12 450 6555 -15.6 -39.5 11 23.8 -19.6 240 50 323.6 323.6 290.2 324.6 0.28 13 400 7431 -21.6 -43.4 12 21.9 -24.5 241 53 327.0 327.0 291.1 327.8 0.20 14 350 8400 -29.1 -47.1 16 17.9 -30.9 247 59 329.4 329.5 291.7 330.1 0.16 15 300 9480 -38.5 -48.1 36 9.5 -39.2 246 66 331.0 331.1 292.2 331.7 0.16 16 250 10702 -49.2 -54.5 54 5.3 -49.3 248 71 333.0 333.0 292.6 333.4 0.09 17 200 12146 -52.7 -72.0 8 19.2 -53.1 249 72 349.2 349.2 296.5 349.3 0.01 18 150 13980 -58.8 -82.8 3 24.0 -59.0 247 63 368.8 368.8 300.4 368.8 0.00 19 100 16463 -67.5 -86.8 5 19.2 -67.7 254 39 397.2 397.2 304.8 397.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5705.73 m Freezing level: 619.70 mb = 4070.68 m = 13355.09 ft Wetbulb zero: 670.27 mb = 3432.12 m = 11260.09 ft Precipitable water: 1.29 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 54.20 % Est. max temperature: 27.61 C = 81.70 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 916.76 mb = 801.74 m = 2630.34 ft T: 21.60 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.17 C/km ThetaE index: 18.82 C Layer 750.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 813.18 mb = 1829.50 m = 6002.21 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.17 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.56 C = 81.61 F Cap Strength: 1.65 C Lifted Index: -2.51 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.35 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.67 C Showalter Index: -1.93 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.85 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.87 C Cross Totals Index: 22.98 C K Index: 36.00 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 332.25 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.83 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 841.44 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 41.02 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 38.42 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.65 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 837.78 mb = 1576.87 m = 5173.40 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 792.78 mb = 2043.78 m = 6705.24 ft Equ Level (EL): 232.78 mb = 11163.48 m = 36625.13 ft B at Equ Level: 836.70 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 162.78 mb = 13458.65 m = 44155.13 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 238.8 at 37.0 knts Storm direction: 268.8 at 27.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.7 neg: 3.8 tot: 6.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 105.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 160.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 160.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 53.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.80 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.1 stream: 5.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.53 Bulk Rich Number: 11.95 Bulk Shear: 70.42 m/s