MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510190000F000.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510190000F000.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: NAM analysis for 0000Z 19 OCT 25 Station: 37.44,-96.9 Latitude: 37.44 Longitude: -96.90 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 87 SFC 964 401 15.0 12.2 83 2.9 13.3 327 7 291.2 292.9 287.9 317.5 9.27 2 950 524 16.1 11.2 73 4.8 13.1 332 16 293.5 295.1 288.3 318.9 8.85 3 900 985 15.9 5.7 51 10.2 10.2 326 34 297.9 299.1 287.7 316.8 6.39 4 850 1467 12.0 0.7 46 11.3 6.2 341 35 298.7 299.5 286.3 312.7 4.72 5 800 1969 7.4 0.0 60 7.3 3.7 348 33 299.0 299.9 286.5 313.3 4.79 6 750 2497 4.1 -5.4 50 9.4 -0.1 339 24 301.0 301.6 285.8 311.4 3.42 7 700 3054 -0.2 -6.9 61 6.7 -3.0 331 24 302.2 302.8 286.1 312.2 3.24 8 650 3642 -4.0 -7.1 79 3.0 -5.3 313 27 304.4 305.0 287.1 315.1 3.46 9 600 4269 -8.0 -12.4 71 4.4 -9.6 294 36 306.8 307.3 286.9 314.6 2.45 10 550 4940 -11.7 -21.2 45 9.5 -14.3 288 42 310.3 310.5 286.9 314.5 1.28 11 500 5663 -15.9 -25.1 45 9.2 -18.1 279 43 313.6 313.8 287.8 317.0 0.99 12 450 6450 -20.4 -29.5 44 9.1 -22.2 257 38 317.5 317.7 288.8 320.1 0.74 13 400 7312 -25.5 -38.5 29 12.9 -27.3 243 38 321.8 321.8 289.7 323.1 0.34 14 350 8266 -32.4 -45.6 26 13.1 -33.6 268 39 325.0 325.0 290.5 325.7 0.19 15 300 9349 -35.6 -54.8 12 19.2 -36.8 284 51 335.3 335.3 293.2 335.6 0.08 16 250 10595 -42.2 -70.9 3 28.8 -43.0 266 48 343.4 343.4 295.1 343.4 0.01 17 200 12090 -46.9 -74.5 3 27.7 -47.6 258 77 358.6 358.6 298.4 358.6 0.01 18 150 13946 -59.2 -81.0 4 21.7 -59.5 265 56 368.0 368.0 300.2 368.0 0.00 19 100 16444 -63.7 -84.7 4 21.0 -63.9 266 30 404.6 404.6 305.8 404.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5576.75 m Freezing level: 702.61 mb = 3024.55 m = 9922.95 ft Wetbulb zero: 751.28 mb = 2483.42 m = 8147.59 ft Precipitable water: 0.78 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 58.37 % Est. max temperature: 22.63 C = 72.73 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 923.51 mb = 764.91 m = 2509.51 ft T: 16.01 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.02 C/km ThetaE index: 6.13 C Layer 900.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 761.33 mb = 2374.72 m = 7790.99 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.12 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.23 C = 75.61 F Cap Strength: 2.57 C Lifted Index: 2.18 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 13.35 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.64 C Showalter Index: 4.67 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 44.48 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.89 C Cross Totals Index: 16.59 C K Index: 21.83 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 121.55 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.87 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 23.60 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.87 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8895.26 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.57 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 809.91 mb = 1867.35 m = 6126.39 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 306.5 at 33.1 knts Storm direction: 336.5 at 24.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.5 neg: 2.6 tot: 7.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 85.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 56.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 56.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 19.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.55 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.1 stream: 5.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.67 Bulk Shear: 35.29 m/s