MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180600F003.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180600F003.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 3 hour NAM valid 9Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 24.88,-107.77 Latitude: 24.88 Longitude: -107.77 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1008 21 23.2 22.2 94 1.0 22.5 6 3 295.6 298.7 295.4 344.4 16.96 1 1000 91 24.5 22.0 86 2.5 22.7 355 7 297.6 300.7 295.9 346.6 16.89 2 950 540 21.5 19.8 90 1.7 20.3 2 6 299.0 301.8 295.3 344.0 15.43 3 900 1009 19.9 16.7 82 3.2 17.7 359 5 302.0 304.4 294.7 341.5 13.40 4 850 1501 17.9 12.5 71 5.3 14.4 45 0 304.9 306.9 293.6 337.1 10.79 5 800 2019 16.7 2.5 39 14.1 8.7 217 3 308.9 310.0 290.7 326.6 5.74 6 750 2565 14.0 -1.3 35 15.2 5.9 211 5 311.7 312.6 290.7 326.3 4.65 7 700 3143 10.7 -6.6 29 17.3 2.5 202 8 314.4 315.0 290.3 325.1 3.34 8 650 3756 6.8 -10.9 27 17.7 -0.8 211 9 316.7 317.2 290.3 325.1 2.57 9 600 4407 2.7 -18.3 20 21.0 -4.8 235 8 319.3 319.6 290.1 324.4 1.51 10 550 5105 -1.5 -29.3 10 27.7 -9.1 249 9 322.2 322.4 290.1 324.5 0.62 11 500 5856 -6.3 -36.6 7 30.3 -12.9 247 10 325.4 325.5 290.7 326.7 0.33 12 450 6671 -10.8 -45.3 4 34.5 -16.6 254 12 329.7 329.7 291.8 330.3 0.15 13 400 7566 -16.9 -49.8 4 32.9 -21.3 262 10 333.0 333.0 292.6 333.4 0.10 14 350 8551 -24.7 -53.7 5 29.0 -27.5 270 11 335.5 335.5 293.3 335.8 0.07 15 300 9653 -33.2 -58.0 7 24.7 -34.8 253 18 338.5 338.5 294.0 338.7 0.05 16 250 10909 -42.3 -64.2 7 21.9 -43.2 251 33 343.1 343.1 295.1 343.2 0.03 17 200 12380 -53.5 -69.0 13 15.5 -53.7 245 42 348.1 348.1 296.3 348.2 0.02 18 150 14171 -67.0 -76.4 25 9.4 -67.1 241 32 354.6 354.6 297.6 354.6 0.01 19 100 16556 -76.7 -85.2 25 8.4 -76.8 233 17 379.4 379.4 302.2 379.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5764.38 m Freezing level: 568.02 mb = 4853.29 m = 15922.66 ft Wetbulb zero: 662.20 mb = 3601.93 m = 11817.22 ft Precipitable water: 1.38 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 40.21 % Est. max temperature: 31.93 C = 89.47 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 994.45 mb = 139.85 m = 458.82 ft T: 24.15 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.27 C/km ThetaE index: 21.48 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 860.94 mb = 1390.98 m = 4563.53 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.54 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.76 C = 89.17 F Cap Strength: 2.57 C Lifted Index: -1.23 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.72 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.77 C Showalter Index: 1.76 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 42.88 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 24.11 C Cross Totals Index: 18.77 C K Index: 19.30 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 160.60 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.90 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 303.79 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 24.65 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 196.47 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.57 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 927.86 mb = 744.88 m = 2443.80 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 602.86 mb = 4368.42 m = 14331.93 ft Equ Level (EL): 242.86 mb = 11099.99 m = 36416.86 ft B at Equ Level: 298.61 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 162.86 mb = 13659.09 m = 44812.73 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 239.1 at 6.5 knts Storm direction: 269.1 at 4.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.4 neg: 0.3 tot: 1.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 100.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 21.1 neg: -6.3 tot: 14.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 4.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.45 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.7 stream: 1.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 19.50 Bulk Shear: 15.58 m/s