MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510161200F031.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510161200F031.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 31 hour NAM valid 19Z FRI 17 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 52 SFC 960 405 26.6 17.6 58 9.0 20.4 199 13 303.2 305.7 295.0 342.6 13.28 2 950 501 24.3 16.8 63 7.5 19.2 199 14 301.8 304.2 294.2 339.6 12.79 3 900 971 19.4 15.5 78 3.9 16.8 199 17 301.5 303.8 293.9 338.2 12.43 4 850 1462 17.7 10.5 62 7.3 13.2 210 25 304.7 306.5 292.5 333.0 9.42 5 800 1978 14.5 10.1 75 4.4 11.7 211 22 306.6 308.4 293.3 336.0 9.74 6 750 2520 10.6 7.7 82 2.9 8.9 219 23 308.1 309.8 293.0 335.0 8.84 7 700 3093 7.3 4.9 84 2.4 5.9 231 30 310.6 312.0 292.9 334.5 7.76 8 650 3699 3.9 0.8 80 3.1 2.2 235 33 313.3 314.5 292.5 332.9 6.25 9 600 4345 -0.5 -9.4 51 9.0 -4.3 233 34 315.6 316.2 290.5 325.7 3.11 10 550 5034 -4.7 -28.2 14 23.5 -10.8 235 36 318.6 318.7 289.0 321.0 0.68 11 500 5776 -10.1 -36.6 9 26.4 -15.4 236 38 320.7 320.7 289.3 321.9 0.33 12 450 6579 -15.6 -39.9 10 24.3 -19.7 240 37 323.6 323.6 290.2 324.5 0.26 13 400 7455 -22.1 -43.9 12 21.7 -24.9 240 36 326.2 326.2 290.9 326.9 0.20 14 350 8421 -29.5 -50.6 11 21.1 -31.3 240 40 329.0 329.1 291.6 329.5 0.11 15 300 9502 -37.5 -56.4 12 19.0 -38.5 241 43 332.6 332.6 292.5 332.8 0.06 16 250 10739 -45.5 -62.7 13 17.2 -46.0 247 51 338.5 338.5 294.0 338.6 0.03 17 200 12198 -53.2 -69.3 12 16.1 -53.5 246 45 348.5 348.5 296.3 348.5 0.02 18 150 14016 -61.1 -81.4 5 20.2 -61.3 237 39 364.7 364.7 299.6 364.8 0.00 19 100 16484 -69.1 -86.3 7 17.3 -69.1 242 30 394.3 394.3 304.4 394.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5723.74 m Freezing level: 605.26 mb = 4277.11 m = 14032.34 ft Wetbulb zero: 633.18 mb = 3910.79 m = 12830.51 ft Precipitable water: 1.35 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 59.38 % Est. max temperature: 29.51 C = 85.12 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 842.22 mb = 1540.58 m = 5054.33 ft T: 17.25 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.50 C/km ThetaE index: 14.98 C Layer 750.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 779.39 mb = 2197.39 m = 7209.19 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.08 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.51 C = 86.92 F Cap Strength: 2.86 C Lifted Index: -2.49 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.14 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.25 C Showalter Index: -0.33 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.55 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.90 C Cross Totals Index: 20.65 C K Index: 35.96 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 293.00 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.08 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 577.96 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 34.00 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 99.67 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.86 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 836.17 mb = 1601.87 m = 5255.41 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 661.17 mb = 3559.82 m = 11679.04 ft Equ Level (EL): 261.17 mb = 10442.19 m = 34258.75 ft B at Equ Level: 575.63 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 171.17 mb = 13181.88 m = 43247.12 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 228.1 at 29.4 knts Storm direction: 258.1 at 22.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 81.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 115.2 neg: -8.8 tot: 106.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 35.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.81 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.0 stream: 4.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.26 Bulk Rich Number: 13.63 Bulk Shear: 42.39 m/s