MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F000.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F000.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: NAM analysis for 1200Z 17 OCT 25 Station: 47.59,-99.84 Latitude: 47.59 Longitude: -99.84 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -22 1 950 402 SFC 939 500 7.6 6.9 95 0.7 7.2 224 14 285.9 287.0 283.1 304.4 6.63 3 900 847 6.2 5.3 94 0.9 5.8 239 31 287.9 289.0 283.6 305.6 6.23 4 850 1316 4.5 1.7 82 2.8 3.1 253 31 290.9 291.8 283.6 305.6 5.09 5 800 1807 1.8 -1.1 81 2.9 0.5 261 30 293.1 293.9 283.8 306.0 4.41 6 750 2326 0.4 -2.7 80 3.1 -1.0 244 30 297.0 297.7 285.1 309.4 4.18 7 700 2877 -2.3 -3.5 92 1.1 -2.9 245 28 299.9 300.7 286.2 312.6 4.22 8 650 3463 -4.4 -7.7 78 3.3 -5.8 247 26 303.9 304.5 286.8 314.1 3.29 9 600 4090 -7.4 -10.0 82 2.6 -8.4 241 29 307.5 308.1 287.7 316.9 2.98 10 550 4763 -11.8 -14.8 78 3.1 -12.8 244 31 310.1 310.5 287.8 317.2 2.20 11 500 5485 -16.9 -21.9 65 5.0 -18.1 261 37 312.4 312.7 287.7 316.9 1.33 12 450 6268 -21.7 -30.1 46 8.5 -23.2 273 40 316.0 316.1 288.2 318.4 0.69 13 400 7128 -25.1 -37.9 29 12.9 -26.9 272 40 322.4 322.5 289.9 323.8 0.36 14 350 8089 -30.2 -40.5 36 10.3 -31.4 263 36 328.1 328.2 291.5 329.3 0.32 15 300 9173 -35.9 -53.3 15 17.4 -37.0 252 40 334.8 334.8 293.1 335.2 0.09 16 250 10427 -39.9 -72.1 2 32.3 -40.9 235 53 346.8 346.8 295.9 346.8 0.01 17 200 11930 -45.9 -76.5 2 30.7 -46.6 228 50 360.2 360.2 298.7 360.2 0.01 18 150 13810 -53.6 -82.4 2 28.8 -54.1 230 36 377.7 377.7 301.9 377.7 0.00 19 100 16361 -61.2 -88.3 2 27.1 -61.5 234 28 409.4 409.4 306.5 409.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5507.09 m Freezing level: 743.12 mb = 2402.00 m = 7880.47 ft Wetbulb zero: 783.97 mb = 1969.69 m = 6462.16 ft Precipitable water: 0.74 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 81.78 % Est. max temperature: 15.53 C = 59.95 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 928.34 mb = 592.00 m = 1942.23 ft T: 7.23 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.58 C/km Conv cond level (CCL): 826.76 mb = 1540.24 m = 5053.21 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.87 g/kg Conv temperature: 13.52 C = 56.34 F Cap Strength: 7.90 C Lifted Index: 8.40 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 21.05 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.14 C Showalter Index: 8.28 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 40.02 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.42 C Cross Totals Index: 18.60 C K Index: 21.98 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 120.40 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.33 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 21.15 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.50 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 13989.67 J/kg Cap Strength: 8.34 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 866.81 mb = 1155.18 m = 3789.90 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 252.2 at 31.3 knts Storm direction: 282.2 at 23.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.2 neg: 1.1 tot: 4.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 45.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 128.7 neg: -35.8 tot: 92.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 31.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.40 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.3 stream: 2.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 1.79 Bulk Shear: 11.80 m/s