MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509271200F050.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509271200F050.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 50 hour NAM valid 14Z MON 29 SEP 25 Station: 49.42,-98.00 Latitude: 49.42 Longitude: -98.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 143 SFC 986 266 13.1 11.4 90 1.7 12.1 62 3 287.4 288.9 285.9 311.5 8.63 2 950 576 17.7 10.8 64 6.9 13.5 85 16 295.1 296.6 288.7 319.8 8.57 3 900 1041 19.0 13.1 69 5.9 15.2 120 12 301.1 303.0 292.3 332.3 10.58 4 850 1531 15.6 13.9 90 1.6 14.5 179 5 302.4 304.6 293.7 337.5 11.84 5 800 2045 13.5 12.6 94 1.0 12.9 232 13 305.6 307.7 294.3 340.1 11.52 6 750 2587 11.0 8.6 86 2.3 9.5 236 19 308.5 310.2 293.6 337.1 9.41 7 700 3159 7.2 -1.0 56 8.2 2.9 244 18 310.5 311.4 290.7 326.3 5.09 8 650 3764 2.5 -1.0 77 3.5 0.7 246 13 311.8 312.8 291.4 328.9 5.46 9 600 4405 -3.0 -6.0 80 3.0 -4.3 250 16 312.6 313.4 290.5 325.6 4.08 10 550 5089 -7.2 -18.5 40 11.3 -10.8 244 11 315.6 315.9 289.0 321.0 1.62 11 500 5824 -11.5 -28.1 24 16.6 -15.5 247 10 319.0 319.1 289.2 321.6 0.76 12 450 6623 -16.8 -35.1 19 18.2 -20.2 253 12 322.1 322.1 289.9 323.6 0.43 13 400 7495 -23.6 -39.4 22 15.8 -25.9 259 16 324.3 324.3 290.4 325.4 0.31 14 350 8455 -31.4 -41.4 37 10.0 -32.5 263 21 326.4 326.5 291.0 327.5 0.29 15 300 9528 -39.5 -47.1 44 7.6 -40.1 262 31 329.6 329.7 291.8 330.3 0.18 16 250 10748 -49.7 -54.0 61 4.3 -49.9 257 37 332.1 332.1 292.4 332.5 0.10 17 200 12174 -57.7 -62.1 58 4.3 -57.8 254 30 341.3 341.3 294.7 341.5 0.05 18 150 13990 -58.3 -79.0 5 20.7 -58.6 264 35 369.5 369.6 300.5 369.6 0.01 19 100 16520 -62.2 -86.6 2 24.4 -62.4 281 29 407.6 407.6 306.2 407.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5681.04 m Freezing level: 627.29 mb = 4055.09 m = 13303.95 ft Wetbulb zero: 643.37 mb = 3846.29 m = 12618.90 ft Precipitable water: 1.43 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 68.82 % Est. max temperature: 28.92 C = 84.05 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 961.35 mb = 475.86 m = 1561.20 ft T: 16.17 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.04 C/km ThetaE index: 13.79 C Layer 750.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 707.42 mb = 3072.03 m = 10078.73 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.42 g/kg Conv temperature: 35.71 C = 96.29 F Cap Strength: 6.07 C Lifted Index: 2.96 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.96 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 5.36 C Showalter Index: -3.72 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.57 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.10 C Cross Totals Index: 25.47 C K Index: 32.85 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 258.28 Risk: None Energy Index: -3.14 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 52.16 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 10.21 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7640.91 J/kg Cap Strength: 6.05 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 861.41 mb = 1416.60 m = 4647.58 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 233.9 at 12.9 knts Storm direction: 263.9 at 9.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 142.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 121.6 neg: -1.9 tot: 119.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 39.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.56 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.3 stream: 5.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.04 Bulk Rich Number: 0.72 Bulk Shear: 72.90 m/s