MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510161800F055.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510161800F055.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 55 hour NAM valid 1Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 41.77,-92.26 Latitude: 41.77 Longitude: -92.26 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 52 SFC 976 257 13.7 13.0 95 0.7 13.3 322 22 288.9 290.6 287.4 316.0 9.66 2 950 485 13.2 11.2 87 2.1 12.0 326 36 290.6 292.2 287.3 315.6 8.82 3 900 939 12.3 7.2 71 5.1 9.4 319 23 294.1 295.4 286.9 314.6 7.08 4 850 1418 10.8 5.8 71 5.0 8.0 275 18 297.5 298.7 287.9 317.5 6.82 5 800 1921 7.6 3.7 76 3.9 5.5 245 24 299.2 300.3 288.0 317.7 6.23 6 750 2449 3.4 0.2 80 3.2 1.8 241 29 300.2 301.2 287.3 315.8 5.18 7 700 3004 -0.8 -4.2 78 3.3 -2.3 250 38 301.6 302.3 286.6 313.8 4.02 8 650 3591 -4.9 -5.5 95 0.6 -5.2 241 39 303.4 304.2 287.2 315.4 3.89 9 600 4217 -8.7 -9.7 93 1.0 -9.1 260 40 306.1 306.6 287.3 315.6 3.06 10 550 4887 -12.4 -13.7 90 1.3 -12.9 264 36 309.3 309.8 287.8 317.1 2.41 11 500 5606 -18.2 -25.9 51 7.7 -19.8 261 37 310.9 311.1 286.8 314.0 0.93 12 450 6384 -23.9 -30.9 53 7.0 -25.1 250 49 313.1 313.3 287.2 315.4 0.65 13 400 7234 -28.5 -31.8 73 3.3 -29.0 235 55 317.9 318.0 288.8 320.2 0.66 14 350 8181 -33.9 -39.9 54 6.1 -34.5 229 100 323.1 323.1 290.0 324.3 0.34 15 300 9251 -39.2 -44.8 55 5.6 -39.6 227 143 330.1 330.1 292.0 331.0 0.24 16 250 10475 -46.8 -61.0 18 14.2 -47.3 231 111 336.5 336.5 293.5 336.7 0.04 17 200 11953 -48.1 -78.3 2 30.1 -48.7 224 56 356.5 356.5 298.0 356.6 0.00 18 150 13810 -57.0 -80.6 4 23.6 -57.2 242 65 371.9 371.9 300.9 371.9 0.00 19 100 16350 -60.4 -87.6 2 27.3 -60.6 249 34 411.1 411.1 306.6 411.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5554.51 m Freezing level: 709.57 mb = 2897.93 m = 9507.54 ft Wetbulb zero: 728.33 mb = 2684.91 m = 8808.65 ft Precipitable water: 1.01 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 81.23 % Est. max temperature: 23.10 C = 73.57 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 965.43 mb = 348.98 m = 1144.92 ft T: 13.52 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.68 C/km ThetaE index: 3.86 C Layer 750.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 795.61 mb = 1965.99 m = 6450.02 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.04 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.09 C = 75.36 F Cap Strength: 3.60 C Lifted Index: 0.87 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 10.80 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.82 C Showalter Index: -0.39 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 52.99 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.01 C Cross Totals Index: 23.98 C K Index: 31.46 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 222.58 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.72 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 20.19 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.35 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8863.38 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.62 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 879.82 mb = 1129.25 m = 3704.86 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 261.4 at 33.4 knts Storm direction: 291.4 at 25.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.5 neg: 6.1 tot: 8.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 157.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 150.3 neg: -47.5 tot: 102.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 34.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.39 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.0 stream: 4.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.13 Bulk Shear: 149.89 m/s