MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F006.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F006.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 6 hour NAM valid 0Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 37.65,-97.44 Latitude: 37.65 Longitude: -97.44 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 32 SFC 959 402 24.7 18.1 67 6.6 20.1 179 6 301.5 304.0 294.8 341.9 13.73 2 950 483 26.2 16.8 56 9.5 19.8 186 12 303.8 306.2 294.7 341.8 12.76 3 900 957 22.5 15.0 63 7.5 17.4 202 20 304.6 306.9 294.4 340.4 11.98 4 850 1451 17.8 13.9 78 3.9 15.2 207 22 304.7 306.9 294.3 340.0 11.81 5 800 1967 13.0 13.0 100 -0.0 13.0 211 25 305.0 307.2 294.4 340.5 11.87 6 750 2507 9.9 6.4 79 3.5 7.8 239 30 307.3 308.8 292.2 331.7 8.05 7 700 3077 7.5 -13.8 20 21.3 -0.9 240 32 310.8 311.1 287.7 316.9 1.87 8 650 3683 3.0 -6.6 49 9.5 -1.4 240 48 312.3 313.0 289.9 323.7 3.59 9 600 4326 -0.7 -18.8 24 18.1 -6.8 243 48 315.3 315.6 288.8 320.1 1.44 10 550 5015 -4.7 -28.1 14 23.5 -10.8 245 49 318.6 318.7 289.0 321.0 0.69 11 500 5757 -9.6 -35.6 10 26.0 -15.0 243 46 321.3 321.3 289.6 322.6 0.37 12 450 6560 -15.8 -40.6 10 24.7 -19.8 241 46 323.3 323.4 290.0 324.2 0.25 13 400 7435 -22.3 -45.7 10 23.4 -25.1 242 48 326.0 326.0 290.7 326.6 0.16 14 350 8402 -28.8 -54.1 7 25.2 -30.9 244 50 329.9 329.9 291.7 330.1 0.07 15 300 9486 -37.5 -54.2 16 16.7 -38.5 247 51 332.4 332.5 292.4 332.8 0.08 16 250 10716 -47.7 -59.2 26 11.4 -48.1 240 58 335.1 335.1 293.2 335.3 0.05 17 200 12165 -52.7 -71.5 9 18.8 -53.1 242 68 349.2 349.2 296.5 349.3 0.01 18 150 13991 -60.2 -81.7 4 21.6 -60.3 236 62 366.5 366.5 299.9 366.5 0.00 19 100 16466 -68.5 -85.4 7 16.9 -68.7 249 39 395.3 395.3 304.6 395.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5725.28 m Freezing level: 609.71 mb = 4200.78 m = 13781.92 ft Wetbulb zero: 705.26 mb = 3015.59 m = 9893.56 ft Precipitable water: 1.21 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 47.16 % Est. max temperature: 28.17 C = 82.71 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 870.13 mb = 1248.98 m = 4097.67 ft T: 19.68 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.39 C/km ThetaE index: 23.63 C Layer 750.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 806.25 mb = 1900.50 m = 6235.15 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.25 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.18 C = 82.73 F Cap Strength: 0.61 C Lifted Index: -3.22 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.94 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.46 C Showalter Index: -2.87 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.94 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.40 C Cross Totals Index: 23.53 C K Index: 19.98 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 393.16 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.40 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1088.27 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 46.65 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 14.09 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.61 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 814.40 mb = 1814.96 m = 5954.53 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 799.40 mb = 1972.90 m = 6472.69 ft Equ Level (EL): 229.40 mb = 11274.48 m = 36989.33 ft B at Equ Level: 1085.17 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 149.40 mb = 14015.65 m = 45982.55 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 236.3 at 36.7 knts Storm direction: 266.3 at 27.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 104.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 232.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 232.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 77.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.83 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.0 stream: 6.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.28 Bulk Rich Number: 10.59 Bulk Shear: 102.77 m/s