MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F034.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F034.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 34 hour NAM valid 22Z 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 53 SFC 960 405 22.9 8.6 40 14.3 14.3 323 7 299.5 300.8 289.0 321.1 7.32 2 950 499 22.9 6.6 35 16.2 13.4 324 12 300.4 301.6 288.6 319.5 6.44 3 900 966 19.1 3.1 35 15.9 10.3 321 21 301.1 302.1 287.8 317.1 5.32 4 850 1452 14.5 3.3 47 11.2 8.4 321 24 301.3 302.4 288.2 318.5 5.72 5 800 1961 10.5 -1.3 44 11.7 4.6 313 23 302.3 303.1 287.2 315.5 4.35 6 750 2493 6.7 -5.2 42 11.9 1.3 307 20 303.9 304.5 286.9 314.6 3.46 7 700 3056 3.3 -7.1 46 10.4 -1.3 294 23 306.1 306.7 287.5 316.1 3.20 8 650 3651 -2.0 -11.1 50 9.1 -5.5 295 28 306.7 307.2 287.0 314.7 2.52 9 600 4281 -6.2 -24.7 22 18.5 -11.1 290 23 308.9 309.1 285.9 311.8 0.86 10 550 4956 -10.0 -29.1 19 19.1 -14.3 284 27 312.2 312.3 286.9 314.4 0.62 11 500 5683 -15.1 -19.9 67 4.8 -16.5 293 36 314.6 314.9 288.7 319.8 1.57 12 450 6474 -18.1 -20.0 85 1.9 -18.6 236 37 320.5 320.9 290.7 326.4 1.74 13 400 7348 -22.4 -24.5 83 2.1 -22.9 201 44 325.9 326.1 291.9 330.5 1.31 14 350 8313 -29.8 -32.4 79 2.5 -30.3 197 52 328.5 328.6 292.0 331.1 0.72 15 300 9393 -38.8 -41.7 74 2.9 -39.1 197 62 330.6 330.7 292.2 331.9 0.33 16 250 10624 -44.5 -61.6 13 17.1 -45.1 239 51 339.9 339.9 294.3 340.1 0.04 17 200 12097 -51.0 -74.4 5 23.3 -51.5 262 61 351.9 351.9 297.1 352.0 0.01 18 150 13936 -58.5 -82.8 3 24.2 -58.8 263 55 369.2 369.2 300.4 369.2 0.00 19 100 16440 -63.9 -86.9 3 23.1 -64.0 276 39 404.4 404.4 305.8 404.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5630.15 m Freezing level: 668.84 mb = 3426.78 m = 11242.60 ft Wetbulb zero: 724.62 mb = 2774.26 m = 9101.79 ft Precipitable water: 0.73 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 39.08 % Est. max temperature: 25.47 C = 77.84 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 777.72 mb = 2193.75 m = 7197.26 ft T: 8.83 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.02 C/km ThetaE index: 4.00 C Layer 950.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 670.51 mb = 3401.63 m = 11160.06 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.81 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.81 C = 85.66 F Cap Strength: 3.76 C Lifted Index: 2.24 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 9.24 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.63 C Showalter Index: 2.09 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 48.13 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.65 C Cross Totals Index: 18.48 C K Index: 22.57 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 124.23 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.26 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 4.59 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.03 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8954.15 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.76 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 725.28 mb = 2766.84 m = 9077.46 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 294.6 at 25.7 knts Storm direction: 324.6 at 19.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 3.4 tot: 3.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 101.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 10.9 neg: -10.4 tot: 0.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 0.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.03 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.6 stream: 0.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.17 Bulk Shear: 27.25 m/s