MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180600F000.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180600F000.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: NAM analysis for 0600Z 18 OCT 25 Station: 37.31,-97.69 Latitude: 37.31 Longitude: -97.69 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 46 SFC 960 395 19.2 16.0 82 3.1 17.1 335 3 295.7 297.9 291.8 330.3 12.02 2 950 490 21.3 15.2 68 6.1 17.2 12 5 298.8 300.9 292.3 332.3 11.49 3 900 959 21.0 15.5 71 5.4 17.3 225 15 303.1 305.4 294.3 340.0 12.44 4 850 1452 17.6 12.9 74 4.7 14.6 230 21 304.6 306.6 293.7 337.6 11.07 5 800 1967 13.3 8.9 75 4.3 10.6 234 22 305.3 306.9 292.3 332.3 8.99 6 750 2506 8.8 7.9 94 0.9 8.3 232 29 306.2 307.9 292.6 333.2 8.96 7 700 3074 4.9 3.5 90 1.4 4.1 234 38 307.9 309.2 291.5 329.4 7.03 8 650 3674 1.4 -10.7 40 12.1 -3.6 237 44 310.5 311.0 288.3 318.8 2.60 9 600 4314 -2.1 -23.4 18 21.3 -8.4 241 46 313.7 313.9 287.8 317.0 0.97 10 550 5000 -5.3 -30.9 11 25.5 -11.5 245 50 317.7 317.8 288.6 319.6 0.53 11 500 5740 -10.3 -36.2 10 25.8 -15.4 243 49 320.4 320.5 289.3 321.7 0.35 12 450 6542 -16.2 -40.0 11 23.7 -20.1 239 49 322.8 322.9 289.9 323.8 0.26 13 400 7417 -21.9 -43.0 13 21.1 -24.8 239 55 326.5 326.5 290.9 327.3 0.21 14 350 8383 -30.0 -44.9 22 14.9 -31.5 242 63 328.3 328.3 291.5 329.1 0.20 15 300 9460 -39.0 -50.1 30 11.1 -39.8 246 74 330.3 330.4 291.9 330.8 0.13 16 250 10681 -49.3 -55.6 48 6.3 -49.6 247 84 332.7 332.7 292.5 333.0 0.08 17 200 12122 -53.2 -72.4 8 19.2 -53.5 249 90 348.5 348.5 296.3 348.6 0.01 18 150 13955 -58.5 -81.8 3 23.3 -58.7 252 69 369.4 369.4 300.5 369.4 0.00 19 100 16454 -67.2 -86.5 5 19.3 -67.4 242 39 397.8 397.8 304.9 397.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5694.22 m Freezing level: 630.23 mb = 3927.34 m = 12884.81 ft Wetbulb zero: 673.15 mb = 3390.85 m = 11124.69 ft Precipitable water: 1.23 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 52.85 % Est. max temperature: 28.48 C = 83.26 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 917.23 mb = 794.55 m = 2606.76 ft T: 21.08 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.72 C/km ThetaE index: 16.22 C Layer 700.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 797.56 mb = 1992.41 m = 6536.69 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.92 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.66 C = 83.60 F Cap Strength: 2.87 C Lifted Index: -2.23 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.09 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.79 C Showalter Index: -2.58 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.20 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.94 C Cross Totals Index: 23.25 C K Index: 39.40 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 342.92 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.13 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 827.25 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 40.68 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 80.46 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.87 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 839.75 mb = 1554.99 m = 5101.62 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 764.75 mb = 2343.42 m = 7688.31 ft Equ Level (EL): 234.75 mb = 11087.25 m = 36375.04 ft B at Equ Level: 820.61 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 164.75 mb = 13356.92 m = 43821.37 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 238.8 at 36.0 knts Storm direction: 268.8 at 27.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.7 neg: 4.6 tot: 7.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 114.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 180.0 neg: -34.1 tot: 145.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 48.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.59 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.8 stream: 5.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.59 Bulk Rich Number: 7.16 Bulk Shear: 115.52 m/s