MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170000F001.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170000F001.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 1 hour NAM valid 1Z FRI 17 OCT 25 Station: 44.31,-93.53 Latitude: 44.31 Longitude: -93.53 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 94 SFC 972 337 17.9 16.4 91 1.5 17.0 149 10 293.4 295.6 291.2 328.1 12.16 2 950 533 18.7 15.8 83 2.9 16.8 163 28 296.2 298.4 291.9 330.8 11.98 3 900 997 16.6 15.4 92 1.3 15.8 184 40 298.7 300.9 292.9 334.4 12.28 4 850 1485 17.0 5.3 46 11.7 10.2 209 39 303.9 305.1 289.9 323.7 6.56 5 800 2000 14.6 3.5 47 11.2 8.3 212 37 306.8 307.9 290.4 325.5 6.14 6 750 2542 11.0 4.0 62 7.0 7.0 211 36 308.5 309.7 291.5 329.3 6.79 7 700 3114 7.3 3.6 77 3.8 5.2 214 34 310.6 312.0 292.4 332.5 7.09 8 650 3720 3.0 2.5 97 0.4 2.7 217 32 312.3 313.7 292.9 334.4 7.09 9 600 4364 -1.3 -3.3 86 2.0 -2.3 220 34 314.7 315.6 291.9 330.6 5.01 10 550 5053 -5.0 -12.5 56 7.5 -7.9 221 37 318.1 318.6 290.8 326.9 2.66 11 500 5795 -9.6 -19.1 46 9.5 -12.7 221 40 321.3 321.6 290.9 327.0 1.69 12 450 6600 -14.8 -21.0 59 6.2 -16.6 230 48 324.7 325.0 291.7 330.2 1.60 13 400 7481 -21.0 -25.6 66 4.7 -22.1 238 53 327.8 328.0 292.3 332.0 1.19 14 350 8452 -28.3 -30.8 79 2.5 -28.8 245 52 330.5 330.7 292.7 333.6 0.83 15 300 9539 -36.8 -40.3 70 3.5 -37.2 247 46 333.4 333.5 293.0 334.9 0.38 16 250 10775 -46.2 -50.5 62 4.3 -46.4 245 49 337.3 337.3 293.8 337.9 0.15 17 200 12224 -54.8 -67.6 19 12.7 -55.1 244 52 345.9 345.9 295.7 346.0 0.02 18 150 14021 -64.7 -78.4 13 13.7 -64.8 251 60 358.5 358.5 298.4 358.6 0.01 19 100 16468 -68.3 -85.7 7 17.3 -68.4 260 24 395.7 395.7 304.6 395.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5701.40 m Freezing level: 614.84 mb = 4172.88 m = 13690.39 ft Wetbulb zero: 622.74 mb = 4064.67 m = 13335.37 ft Precipitable water: 1.40 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 70.09 % Est. max temperature: 29.86 C = 85.75 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 950.72 mb = 526.83 m = 1728.42 ft T: 18.72 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.34 C/km ThetaE index: 10.77 C Layer 850.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 764.65 mb = 2379.13 m = 7805.45 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.65 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.31 C = 90.16 F Cap Strength: 4.32 C Lifted Index: 0.88 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.51 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.53 C Showalter Index: 4.74 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 41.51 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 26.60 C Cross Totals Index: 14.91 C K Index: 28.09 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 232.52 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.75 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 22.19 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.66 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4625.43 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.33 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 885.20 mb = 1138.88 m = 3736.45 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 212.3 at 36.0 knts Storm direction: 242.3 at 27.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 78.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 391.1 neg: -10.3 tot: 380.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 126.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.74 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.3 stream: 7.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.05 Bulk Rich Number: 0.26 Bulk Shear: 85.34 m/s