MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F011.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F011.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 11 hour NAM valid 5Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 37.71,-97.27 Latitude: 37.71 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 54 SFC 958 420 20.3 20.3 100 0.0 20.3 127 3 297.1 299.9 295.0 342.8 15.82 2 950 496 20.0 19.9 99 0.1 19.9 133 4 297.5 300.3 294.9 342.5 15.56 3 900 963 19.3 14.8 75 4.5 16.3 228 20 301.4 303.6 293.4 336.4 11.86 4 850 1455 17.2 12.8 75 4.4 14.4 238 26 304.2 306.3 293.6 337.0 11.00 5 800 1968 12.6 5.9 64 6.7 8.7 251 30 304.5 305.9 290.7 326.5 7.27 6 750 2508 10.7 -9.7 23 20.4 1.9 250 34 308.2 308.7 287.4 316.0 2.44 7 700 3077 6.2 -12.6 25 18.8 -1.3 245 41 309.3 309.7 287.4 316.0 2.07 8 650 3679 2.2 -19.7 18 21.9 -5.1 245 45 311.4 311.7 287.3 315.5 1.23 9 600 4319 -1.6 -22.9 18 21.3 -8.0 245 47 314.3 314.5 288.0 317.7 1.01 10 550 5007 -5.2 -24.8 20 19.6 -10.8 244 49 317.9 318.0 289.0 321.1 0.93 11 500 5747 -10.3 -35.7 10 25.4 -15.4 240 46 320.5 320.6 289.3 321.9 0.36 12 450 6549 -16.2 -41.0 10 24.7 -20.1 239 48 322.8 322.9 289.9 323.7 0.24 13 400 7424 -22.1 -41.8 15 19.7 -24.8 236 55 326.2 326.3 290.9 327.1 0.24 14 350 8389 -29.8 -43.2 26 13.3 -31.3 242 61 328.5 328.6 291.6 329.4 0.24 15 300 9468 -38.7 -47.7 38 8.9 -39.4 244 66 330.8 330.8 292.1 331.4 0.17 16 250 10689 -49.4 -53.0 66 3.6 -49.5 251 79 332.7 332.7 292.6 333.1 0.11 17 200 12131 -53.0 -73.4 7 20.4 -53.4 248 82 348.8 348.8 296.4 348.8 0.01 18 150 13972 -58.4 -81.7 3 23.3 -58.6 244 68 369.5 369.5 300.5 369.5 0.00 19 100 16455 -67.5 -86.8 5 19.2 -67.7 256 42 397.2 397.2 304.8 397.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5692.82 m Freezing level: 620.88 mb = 4052.09 m = 13294.09 ft Wetbulb zero: 720.06 mb = 2844.39 m = 9331.89 ft Precipitable water: 0.98 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 37.82 % Est. max temperature: 27.67 C = 81.80 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 958.25 mb = 421.91 m = 1384.22 ft T: 20.31 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.16 C/km ThetaE index: 21.02 C Layer 800.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 822.95 mb = 1728.72 m = 5671.60 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.92 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.57 C = 81.63 F Cap Strength: 2.46 C Lifted Index: -2.89 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.79 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.03 C Showalter Index: -2.19 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.56 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.51 C Cross Totals Index: 23.06 C K Index: 21.53 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 312.32 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.96 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1003.35 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 44.80 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 64.89 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.43 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 868.96 mb = 1265.01 m = 4150.24 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 723.96 mb = 2799.85 m = 9185.76 ft Equ Level (EL): 223.96 mb = 11400.19 m = 37401.75 ft B at Equ Level: 982.50 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 153.96 mb = 13805.05 m = 45291.62 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 243.3 at 38.0 knts Storm direction: 273.3 at 28.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.4 neg: 2.4 tot: 7.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 113.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 248.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 248.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 82.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.74 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.5 stream: 7.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.40 Bulk Rich Number: 7.96 Bulk Shear: 125.97 m/s