MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510161800F025.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510161800F025.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 25 hour NAM valid 19Z FRI 17 OCT 25 Station: 42.3,-93.23 Latitude: 42.30 Longitude: -93.23 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 40 SFC 966 337 24.4 16.5 62 7.9 19.1 206 15 300.5 302.7 293.5 336.7 12.34 2 950 486 22.1 15.1 65 7.0 17.5 207 20 299.6 301.7 292.6 333.1 11.44 3 900 952 17.5 13.6 78 3.9 15.0 210 26 299.5 301.5 292.2 331.6 10.95 4 850 1439 15.1 9.2 68 5.9 11.5 219 38 302.0 303.6 291.0 327.5 8.62 5 800 1949 11.5 9.6 88 1.9 10.3 221 35 303.4 305.1 292.1 331.4 9.40 6 750 2486 8.4 7.4 94 0.9 7.8 234 33 305.7 307.3 292.2 331.8 8.67 7 700 3056 6.2 2.8 79 3.4 4.4 225 37 309.4 310.7 291.7 330.0 6.70 8 650 3660 2.9 -2.5 68 5.3 0.2 235 40 312.2 313.2 291.0 327.7 4.92 9 600 4303 -1.4 -4.6 79 3.2 -2.9 227 45 314.5 315.4 291.4 328.9 4.53 10 550 4991 -6.0 -12.1 62 6.2 -8.4 223 46 317.0 317.5 290.6 326.0 2.74 11 500 5730 -10.6 -26.8 25 16.1 -14.7 224 49 320.1 320.2 289.7 323.1 0.85 12 450 6532 -16.3 -39.7 11 23.5 -20.1 229 50 322.8 322.9 289.9 323.8 0.27 13 400 7406 -22.5 -46.6 9 24.1 -25.3 230 49 325.8 325.8 290.7 326.3 0.14 14 350 8372 -29.3 -47.6 15 18.3 -31.0 226 51 329.2 329.3 291.7 329.8 0.15 15 300 9452 -37.8 -43.9 53 6.1 -38.4 229 55 332.0 332.1 292.5 333.0 0.26 16 250 10686 -45.8 -55.3 34 9.5 -46.3 228 53 337.9 337.9 293.9 338.3 0.08 17 200 12142 -53.7 -69.1 14 15.4 -53.9 230 47 347.8 347.8 296.1 347.9 0.02 18 150 13958 -60.7 -81.0 5 20.3 -60.9 230 45 365.4 365.4 299.7 365.4 0.00 19 100 16432 -67.4 -86.7 5 19.4 -67.5 250 35 397.6 397.6 304.9 397.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5690.23 m Freezing level: 616.14 mb = 4095.67 m = 13437.07 ft Wetbulb zero: 646.85 mb = 3698.80 m = 12135.01 ft Precipitable water: 1.35 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 71.55 % Est. max temperature: 26.83 C = 80.30 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 861.16 mb = 1327.70 m = 4355.92 ft T: 15.66 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.31 C/km ThetaE index: 9.13 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 805.86 mb = 1887.91 m = 6193.86 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.94 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.13 C = 80.83 F Cap Strength: 2.09 C Lifted Index: -0.34 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.15 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.21 C Showalter Index: 1.80 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.55 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.74 C Cross Totals Index: 19.82 C K Index: 31.49 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 270.12 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.82 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 54.21 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 10.41 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 112.26 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.09 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 844.84 mb = 1490.00 m = 4888.38 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 569.84 mb = 4710.83 m = 15455.28 ft Equ Level (EL): 369.84 mb = 7972.93 m = 26157.58 ft B at Equ Level: 54.05 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 289.84 mb = 9685.72 m = 31776.90 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 224.8 at 39.0 knts Storm direction: 254.8 at 29.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.1 neg: 0.4 tot: 4.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 79.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 159.3 neg: -7.6 tot: 151.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 50.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.64 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.5 stream: 4.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.05 Bulk Rich Number: 0.99 Bulk Shear: 54.79 m/s