MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170000F000.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170000F000.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: NAM analysis for 0000Z 17 OCT 25 Station: 47.48,-99.32 Latitude: 47.48 Longitude: -99.32 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 16 1 950 449 SFC 946 486 14.3 14.3 100 -0.0 14.3 165 5 292.0 293.9 289.6 322.8 10.87 3 900 907 14.5 14.5 100 -0.0 14.5 139 20 296.4 298.5 291.7 329.9 11.59 4 850 1391 13.8 13.8 100 -0.0 13.8 155 22 300.6 302.7 293.0 335.0 11.72 5 800 1901 10.5 10.5 100 0.0 10.4 175 24 302.3 304.2 292.2 331.9 9.99 6 750 2437 7.9 7.4 96 0.5 7.6 184 28 305.2 306.8 292.0 331.2 8.64 7 700 3005 5.8 2.8 81 3.0 4.2 194 32 309.0 310.2 291.6 329.6 6.72 8 650 3608 2.3 -7.6 48 9.9 -2.1 199 38 311.5 312.2 289.4 322.1 3.32 9 600 4249 -2.3 -7.9 66 5.6 -4.8 193 39 313.4 314.1 290.2 324.7 3.52 10 550 4933 -7.1 -22.7 28 15.6 -11.6 197 41 315.6 315.8 288.6 319.4 1.12 11 500 5669 -11.7 -29.2 22 17.5 -15.7 209 57 318.7 318.9 289.1 321.1 0.68 12 450 6469 -15.8 -34.7 18 18.9 -19.4 213 73 323.3 323.4 290.3 325.0 0.44 13 400 7347 -21.0 -50.8 5 29.9 -24.2 215 73 327.8 327.8 291.2 328.1 0.09 14 350 8317 -28.6 -58.1 4 29.6 -30.7 213 74 330.3 330.3 291.8 330.4 0.04 15 300 9403 -36.3 -58.9 8 22.6 -37.5 209 83 334.1 334.1 292.9 334.3 0.05 16 250 10644 -45.4 -63.8 11 18.5 -45.9 209 82 338.6 338.6 294.0 338.8 0.03 17 200 12095 -55.6 -69.0 17 13.4 -55.8 218 70 344.8 344.8 295.5 344.9 0.02 18 150 13898 -61.3 -78.8 8 17.5 -61.4 233 58 364.6 364.6 299.6 364.6 0.01 19 100 16416 -61.3 -88.3 2 27.1 -61.5 271 18 409.4 409.4 306.5 409.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5652.18 m Freezing level: 625.28 mb = 3924.87 m = 12876.71 ft Wetbulb zero: 666.66 mb = 3401.87 m = 11160.86 ft Precipitable water: 1.24 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 70.52 % Est. max temperature: 24.63 C = 76.33 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 946.11 mb = 483.82 m = 1587.30 ft T: -9999.00 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.60 C/km ThetaE index: 12.83 C Layer 800.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 945.84 mb = 486.25 m = 1595.30 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.47 g/kg Conv temperature: 15.09 C = 59.17 F Cap Strength: 1.61 C Lifted Index: -0.44 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.06 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.61 C Showalter Index: -2.79 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.98 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.48 C Cross Totals Index: 25.49 C K Index: 36.24 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 306.42 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.76 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 55.47 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 10.53 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 115.32 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.54 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 894.78 mb = 956.17 m = 3137.01 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 579.78 mb = 4518.64 m = 14824.75 ft Equ Level (EL): 479.78 mb = 5982.11 m = 19626.11 ft B at Equ Level: 54.96 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 409.78 mb = 7166.88 m = 23513.11 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 195.2 at 37.3 knts Storm direction: 225.2 at 28.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.3 neg: 2.8 tot: 8.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 97.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 253.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 253.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 84.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.82 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.3 stream: 6.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.07 Bulk Rich Number: 0.43 Bulk Shear: 127.55 m/s