MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509250000F018.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509250000F018.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 18 hour NAM valid 18Z THU 25 SEP 25 Station: 44.3,-93.49 Latitude: 44.30 Longitude: -93.49 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 118 SFC 975 337 23.5 15.7 62 7.8 18.3 259 8 298.8 300.9 292.4 332.5 11.57 2 950 563 20.2 13.6 66 6.6 16.0 262 10 297.7 299.6 291.1 327.8 10.36 3 900 1026 15.9 10.9 72 5.0 12.9 279 12 297.9 299.6 290.1 324.5 9.13 4 850 1509 13.0 6.0 62 7.0 9.0 300 16 299.8 301.0 288.8 320.3 6.92 5 800 2018 12.0 -3.6 33 15.6 4.5 339 19 303.9 304.6 287.1 315.1 3.65 6 750 2554 8.2 -5.7 37 13.8 1.8 337 20 305.4 306.0 287.3 315.8 3.33 7 700 3119 5.3 -12.6 26 17.8 -1.8 332 20 308.3 308.7 287.1 315.0 2.08 8 650 3720 2.2 -17.8 21 20.1 -4.7 328 19 311.5 311.8 287.5 316.3 1.44 9 600 4362 -0.8 -27.6 11 26.9 -8.1 325 19 315.3 315.4 287.9 317.6 0.66 10 550 5052 -4.3 -39.9 4 35.6 -11.4 337 21 319.0 319.1 288.7 319.8 0.22 11 500 5795 -8.8 -40.0 6 31.2 -14.7 346 24 322.2 322.3 289.7 323.1 0.23 12 450 6601 -14.8 -35.0 16 20.3 -18.7 344 27 324.7 324.8 290.6 326.3 0.43 13 400 7480 -21.6 -40.8 16 19.1 -24.4 342 29 326.9 326.9 291.1 327.9 0.27 14 350 8447 -29.5 -42.9 26 13.4 -30.9 339 31 329.0 329.1 291.7 330.0 0.25 15 300 9528 -38.2 -49.1 31 10.9 -39.0 333 31 331.5 331.5 292.3 332.0 0.15 16 250 10757 -47.0 -58.5 26 11.5 -47.4 324 37 336.1 336.1 293.4 336.4 0.06 17 200 12207 -54.2 -67.4 18 13.2 -54.5 312 41 346.9 346.9 296.0 347.0 0.02 18 150 14019 -60.3 -81.9 4 21.5 -60.5 312 28 366.1 366.1 299.9 366.1 0.00 19 100 16517 -64.5 -85.4 4 20.8 -64.7 306 13 403.0 403.0 305.6 403.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5676.83 m Freezing level: 612.50 mb = 4201.60 m = 13784.61 ft Wetbulb zero: 724.52 mb = 2837.21 m = 9308.31 ft Precipitable water: 0.79 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 31.10 % Est. max temperature: 26.47 C = 79.65 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 869.45 mb = 1318.24 m = 4324.88 ft T: 14.17 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.27 C/km ThetaE index: 17.40 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 766.60 mb = 2372.11 m = 7782.40 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.73 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.56 C = 85.21 F Cap Strength: 3.91 C Lifted Index: 4.14 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.33 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.24 C Showalter Index: 7.42 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 36.73 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.87 C Cross Totals Index: 14.86 C K Index: 10.05 Risk: None Sweat Index: 128.14 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.74 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3.90 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 2.79 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6557.39 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.11 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 845.17 mb = 1557.23 m = 5108.95 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 329.1 at 19.0 knts Storm direction: 359.1 at 14.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.4 neg: 0.4 tot: 3.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 82.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 79.3 neg: -4.7 tot: 74.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 24.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.70 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.8 stream: 3.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.10 Bulk Shear: 39.13 m/s