MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F029.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F029.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 29 hour NAM valid 5Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 37.44,-97.66 Latitude: 37.44 Longitude: -97.66 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 159 SFC 970 411 11.8 4.5 61 7.2 8.0 342 15 287.4 288.3 282.5 302.8 5.46 2 950 589 11.3 2.9 56 8.3 7.1 347 28 288.6 289.5 282.5 302.8 4.97 3 900 1038 8.3 -7.9 31 16.2 1.8 358 41 290.1 290.5 280.0 297.0 2.34 4 850 1507 5.0 -8.4 37 13.4 -0.2 352 40 291.4 291.8 280.7 298.4 2.38 5 800 1998 2.7 -21.6 15 24.3 -4.2 341 43 294.0 294.2 279.8 296.7 0.85 6 750 2517 -0.0 -21.5 18 21.4 -6.1 328 45 296.5 296.7 281.1 299.4 0.92 7 700 3065 -2.8 -39.1 4 36.3 -9.4 324 48 299.4 299.4 281.3 300.0 0.19 8 650 3649 -5.2 -47.6 2 42.5 -11.5 316 52 303.1 303.1 282.8 303.4 0.08 9 600 4275 -6.4 -48.5 2 42.0 -12.6 319 59 308.7 308.7 284.9 309.0 0.08 10 550 4952 -8.6 -40.7 6 32.0 -14.2 329 78 313.8 313.9 286.9 314.6 0.20 11 500 5684 -13.2 -29.6 24 16.4 -16.8 319 94 317.0 317.1 288.5 319.3 0.66 12 450 6478 -18.4 -37.6 17 19.2 -21.5 312 87 320.1 320.2 289.2 321.3 0.33 13 400 7344 -25.2 -46.5 12 21.3 -27.5 312 85 322.2 322.3 289.6 322.8 0.15 14 350 8297 -33.1 -52.7 12 19.5 -34.4 316 81 324.1 324.1 290.1 324.4 0.08 15 300 9360 -41.2 -63.3 7 22.0 -42.0 317 85 327.2 327.2 290.9 327.3 0.03 16 250 10581 -45.6 -64.8 10 19.2 -46.2 314 83 338.3 338.3 293.9 338.4 0.03 17 200 12060 -47.0 -77.4 2 30.4 -47.7 310 53 358.4 358.4 298.4 358.4 0.01 18 150 13926 -55.1 -83.6 2 28.5 -55.5 286 64 375.1 375.1 301.5 375.1 0.00 19 100 16439 -65.9 -87.0 4 21.1 -66.0 277 26 400.5 400.5 305.3 400.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5524.30 m Freezing level: 750.91 mb = 2507.50 m = 8226.61 ft Wetbulb zero: 855.23 mb = 1456.22 m = 4777.57 ft Precipitable water: 0.26 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 16.71 % Est. max temperature: 17.26 C = 63.07 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 869.95 mb = 1316.26 m = 4318.37 ft T: 6.32 C 700-500 lapse rate: 3.97 C/km ThetaE index: 5.82 C Layer 950.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 546.48 mb = 5001.10 m = 16407.62 ft Mean mixing ratio: 3.56 g/kg Conv temperature: 38.21 C = 100.78 F Cap Strength: 14.72 C Lifted Index: 15.97 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 19.55 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 6.79 C Showalter Index: 16.85 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 22.93 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 18.16 C Cross Totals Index: 4.77 C K Index: -26.52 Risk: None Sweat Index: 173.28 Risk: None Energy Index: 4.36 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 9.82 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.43 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 16030.80 J/kg Cap Strength: 15.89 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 771.04 mb = 2294.51 m = 7527.81 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 326.4 at 58.3 knts Storm direction: 356.4 at 43.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.9 neg: 5.1 tot: 9.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 76.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 50.2 neg: -5.1 tot: 45.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 15.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.20 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.1 stream: 2.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.07 Bulk Shear: 150.95 m/s