MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F017.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F017.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 17 hour NAM valid 5Z 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 50 SFC 960 405 20.9 19.0 89 1.9 19.6 188 2 297.5 300.1 294.2 339.6 14.53 2 950 495 21.8 18.3 80 3.5 19.4 337 2 299.3 301.9 294.4 340.4 14.07 3 900 963 19.5 15.7 79 3.8 16.9 235 13 301.6 303.9 293.9 338.5 12.53 4 850 1453 16.0 13.2 83 2.8 14.2 246 19 302.9 305.0 293.4 336.4 11.29 5 800 1967 12.9 11.3 90 1.6 11.9 237 27 304.9 306.8 293.4 336.4 10.56 6 750 2506 8.2 5.6 84 2.6 6.7 233 34 305.5 306.9 291.3 328.5 7.63 7 700 3072 6.1 -9.9 31 16.0 -0.6 235 37 309.2 309.7 287.9 317.5 2.58 8 650 3677 3.5 -16.2 22 19.7 -3.7 241 41 313.0 313.3 288.2 318.5 1.66 9 600 4319 -1.3 -20.6 21 19.4 -7.5 244 44 314.7 314.9 288.3 318.8 1.23 10 550 5007 -5.3 -27.1 16 21.7 -11.1 243 48 317.7 317.9 288.9 320.4 0.75 11 500 5747 -10.1 -34.2 12 24.1 -15.2 242 50 320.7 320.8 289.5 322.3 0.42 12 450 6550 -15.7 -38.7 12 23.0 -19.6 239 53 323.5 323.6 290.2 324.6 0.30 13 400 7426 -21.9 -41.0 16 19.1 -24.6 241 55 326.5 326.5 291.0 327.5 0.26 14 350 8393 -29.4 -46.8 17 17.3 -31.2 243 62 329.0 329.1 291.6 329.7 0.16 15 300 9472 -38.7 -47.4 39 8.7 -39.4 245 69 330.8 330.8 292.1 331.4 0.18 16 250 10693 -49.3 -54.0 58 4.7 -49.5 248 76 332.8 332.8 292.6 333.2 0.10 17 200 12136 -52.9 -72.1 8 19.2 -53.3 249 77 348.9 348.9 296.4 349.0 0.01 18 150 13971 -58.2 -83.4 3 25.2 -58.5 248 66 369.8 369.8 300.5 369.8 0.00 19 100 16466 -67.4 -86.6 5 19.3 -67.5 272 37 397.6 397.6 304.9 397.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5696.80 m Freezing level: 613.10 mb = 4150.68 m = 13617.54 ft Wetbulb zero: 704.27 mb = 3022.31 m = 9915.60 ft Precipitable water: 1.18 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 47.96 % Est. max temperature: 27.78 C = 82.01 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 933.78 mb = 644.05 m = 2112.98 ft T: 21.07 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.06 C/km ThetaE index: 18.97 C Layer 750.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 830.86 mb = 1646.26 m = 5401.03 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.87 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.97 C = 80.55 F Cap Strength: 1.53 C Lifted Index: -2.79 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.90 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.18 C Showalter Index: -1.79 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.40 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.11 C Cross Totals Index: 23.29 C K Index: 23.34 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 254.03 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.77 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 984.07 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 44.36 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 32.26 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.53 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 863.87 mb = 1314.49 m = 4312.58 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 788.87 mb = 2083.84 m = 6836.65 ft Equ Level (EL): 228.87 mb = 11264.08 m = 36955.21 ft B at Equ Level: 976.69 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 158.87 mb = 13604.50 m = 44633.66 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 240.3 at 35.9 knts Storm direction: 270.3 at 26.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.0 neg: 3.8 tot: 6.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 103.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 149.7 neg: -33.8 tot: 115.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 38.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.57 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.5 stream: 4.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.68 Bulk Rich Number: 7.98 Bulk Shear: 123.29 m/s