MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F030.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F030.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 30 hour NAM valid 18Z 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 59 SFC 961 405 21.5 17.7 79 3.8 18.9 6 1 298.1 300.5 293.6 336.9 13.38 2 950 501 19.4 17.2 87 2.2 17.9 7 2 296.9 299.3 293.0 334.9 13.14 3 900 966 17.9 6.7 48 11.2 11.4 28 8 300.0 301.2 288.8 320.3 6.87 4 850 1452 15.6 0.3 35 15.3 7.6 10 8 302.5 303.3 287.6 316.5 4.61 5 800 1963 12.6 -9.1 21 21.7 3.2 311 10 304.6 305.0 286.1 312.1 2.39 6 750 2499 8.7 -10.4 25 19.2 0.8 302 15 306.1 306.5 286.5 313.4 2.30 7 700 3064 3.7 -4.1 56 7.8 0.0 265 20 306.6 307.3 288.4 319.0 4.02 8 650 3662 0.0 -10.0 47 10.0 -4.1 254 33 309.0 309.5 288.0 317.7 2.75 9 600 4298 -3.3 -20.1 26 16.8 -8.6 241 40 312.3 312.5 287.6 316.6 1.29 10 550 4980 -8.1 -22.0 32 13.8 -12.1 234 40 314.4 314.6 288.2 318.5 1.20 11 500 5711 -13.8 -24.7 39 10.9 -16.6 243 38 316.2 316.4 288.6 319.7 1.03 12 450 6505 -18.1 -19.8 86 1.7 -18.6 244 41 320.5 320.8 290.7 326.5 1.76 13 400 7375 -24.1 -26.1 83 2.0 -24.6 224 52 323.6 323.8 291.0 327.6 1.13 14 350 8335 -30.5 -33.3 77 2.8 -30.9 228 63 327.6 327.8 291.7 330.0 0.66 15 300 9411 -39.7 -42.7 73 3.0 -40.0 237 72 329.3 329.4 291.8 330.5 0.29 16 250 10626 -49.0 -57.5 36 8.6 -49.3 244 71 333.3 333.3 292.7 333.6 0.06 17 200 12090 -49.4 -76.6 3 27.2 -49.9 245 50 354.6 354.6 297.6 354.6 0.01 18 150 13929 -59.3 -81.0 4 21.7 -59.5 259 44 367.9 367.9 300.2 368.0 0.00 19 100 16433 -65.0 -85.8 4 20.7 -65.2 257 42 402.1 402.1 305.5 402.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5652.16 m Freezing level: 649.91 mb = 3662.91 m = 12017.28 ft Wetbulb zero: 699.76 mb = 3067.22 m = 10062.94 ft Precipitable water: 0.79 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 39.17 % Est. max temperature: 27.50 C = 81.51 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 908.45 mb = 885.28 m = 2904.44 ft T: 18.17 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.62 C/km ThetaE index: 24.79 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 733.79 mb = 2678.30 m = 8786.95 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.69 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.60 C = 85.28 F Cap Strength: 4.56 C Lifted Index: -0.06 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.88 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.28 C Showalter Index: 4.57 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 43.57 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 29.42 C Cross Totals Index: 14.15 C K Index: 21.91 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 57.79 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.73 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 20.19 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.36 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6368.11 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.56 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 808.87 mb = 1870.18 m = 6135.69 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 251.6 at 25.4 knts Storm direction: 281.6 at 19.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.0 neg: 5.4 tot: 6.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 123.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 13.6 neg: -52.7 tot: -39.1 m^2/s^2 ave: -13.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.04 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.5 stream: -0.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.20 Bulk Shear: 103.00 m/s