MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F027.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F027.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 27 hour NAM valid 15Z 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 63 SFC 961 404 16.9 16.4 97 0.5 16.5 108 2 293.4 295.6 291.2 328.4 12.28 2 950 502 17.2 16.8 97 0.4 16.9 96 4 294.6 296.9 292.0 331.1 12.75 3 900 966 18.1 13.5 74 4.7 15.1 359 3 300.2 302.2 292.3 332.0 10.83 4 850 1454 16.8 0.6 33 16.2 8.2 228 5 303.7 304.6 288.1 318.0 4.68 5 800 1967 13.6 -8.7 20 22.3 3.8 274 11 305.6 306.1 286.5 313.4 2.47 6 750 2505 8.9 -4.3 39 13.2 2.7 273 17 306.3 307.0 288.1 317.8 3.72 7 700 3071 4.1 -1.1 69 5.2 1.5 260 26 307.0 308.0 289.5 322.6 5.04 8 650 3669 0.3 -12.4 38 12.6 -4.6 249 36 309.2 309.7 287.6 316.5 2.27 9 600 4306 -3.6 -17.5 33 13.8 -8.3 242 41 311.9 312.2 287.8 317.2 1.61 10 550 4987 -7.9 -25.0 24 17.1 -12.5 241 45 314.7 314.8 288.0 317.8 0.91 11 500 5719 -13.0 -30.3 22 17.3 -16.7 242 52 317.2 317.3 288.5 319.4 0.61 12 450 6515 -18.0 -35.3 21 17.3 -21.1 240 58 320.5 320.6 289.4 322.1 0.42 13 400 7383 -24.1 -38.2 26 14.1 -26.1 244 66 323.7 323.7 290.3 325.0 0.35 14 350 8341 -31.7 -42.7 33 10.9 -32.9 240 75 325.9 326.0 290.8 326.9 0.25 15 300 9412 -40.0 -49.1 38 9.0 -40.6 236 83 328.9 328.9 291.6 329.5 0.15 16 250 10633 -47.1 -61.3 18 14.2 -47.6 237 86 336.0 336.0 293.3 336.1 0.04 17 200 12094 -51.4 -75.3 4 23.9 -51.8 243 67 351.4 351.4 297.0 351.4 0.01 18 150 13939 -57.8 -82.2 3 24.3 -58.1 251 58 370.4 370.4 300.7 370.4 0.00 19 100 16443 -65.5 -86.2 4 20.7 -65.7 261 40 401.2 401.2 305.3 401.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5655.82 m Freezing level: 646.76 mb = 3710.40 m = 12173.08 ft Wetbulb zero: 687.82 mb = 3212.70 m = 10540.23 ft Precipitable water: 0.84 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 42.20 % Est. max temperature: 28.60 C = 83.48 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 953.97 mb = 466.02 m = 1528.93 ft T: 17.07 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.46 C/km ThetaE index: 18.56 C Layer 850.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 765.82 mb = 2330.84 m = 7647.02 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.44 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.47 C = 85.04 F Cap Strength: 4.72 C Lifted Index: -1.39 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.74 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.07 C Showalter Index: 4.56 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 43.31 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 29.75 C Cross Totals Index: 13.55 C K Index: 25.11 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 69.25 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.37 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 195.26 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 19.76 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 202.65 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.72 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 850.29 mb = 1451.20 m = 4761.10 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 685.29 mb = 3242.47 m = 10637.89 ft Equ Level (EL): 325.29 mb = 8849.60 m = 29033.78 ft B at Equ Level: 194.02 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 245.29 mb = 10757.76 m = 35294.05 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 246.5 at 29.7 knts Storm direction: 276.5 at 22.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.0 neg: 4.1 tot: 6.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 118.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 47.4 neg: -34.1 tot: 13.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 4.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.22 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.2 stream: 1.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.04 Bulk Rich Number: 1.34 Bulk Shear: 146.18 m/s