MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510160000F007.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510160000F007.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 7 hour NAM valid 7Z THU 16 OCT 25 Station: 44.96,-100.92 Latitude: 44.96 Longitude: -100.92 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 99 1 950 527 SFC 941 606 10.2 9.7 97 0.5 9.9 78 8 288.3 289.7 285.6 310.8 8.03 3 900 976 9.9 9.9 100 -0.0 9.9 127 23 291.7 293.2 287.4 316.0 8.54 4 850 1456 13.8 12.6 92 1.2 13.0 167 35 300.6 302.6 292.4 332.4 10.83 5 800 1967 11.6 10.8 95 0.8 11.1 184 39 303.6 305.4 292.8 334.0 10.22 6 750 2505 8.5 7.2 92 1.3 7.7 187 37 305.8 307.4 292.1 331.5 8.53 7 700 3073 5.9 5.3 96 0.7 5.6 192 33 309.1 310.6 292.7 333.6 8.00 8 650 3678 2.5 2.4 100 0.0 2.4 188 31 311.8 313.1 292.7 333.6 7.03 9 600 4322 -0.8 -0.8 100 0.0 -0.8 182 33 315.2 316.4 292.9 334.3 6.04 10 550 5012 -4.9 -4.9 100 0.0 -5.0 181 36 318.2 319.2 292.7 333.8 4.82 11 500 5756 -10.1 -10.1 100 0.0 -10.1 177 41 320.7 321.4 292.3 332.3 3.54 12 450 6559 -15.8 -16.1 97 0.3 -15.9 191 45 323.4 323.8 292.1 331.5 2.42 13 400 7437 -21.2 -22.6 89 1.4 -21.6 213 48 327.4 327.7 292.5 332.9 1.56 14 350 8410 -27.4 -29.6 81 2.2 -27.8 222 34 331.8 332.0 293.1 335.2 0.94 15 300 9501 -36.2 -39.0 75 2.8 -36.5 210 23 334.4 334.5 293.3 336.0 0.44 16 250 10736 -47.5 -50.7 69 3.3 -47.6 226 44 335.5 335.6 293.3 336.1 0.15 17 200 12171 -58.7 -62.6 61 3.9 -58.7 246 69 339.8 339.8 294.3 340.0 0.04 18 150 13960 -60.6 -81.5 5 20.8 -60.8 234 88 365.6 365.6 299.8 365.6 0.00 19 100 16460 -65.6 -86.0 4 20.3 -65.8 231 27 400.9 400.9 305.3 400.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5657.07 m Freezing level: 611.81 mb = 4169.76 m = 13680.14 ft Wetbulb zero: 612.42 mb = 4157.02 m = 13638.34 ft Precipitable water: 1.50 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 97.19 % Est. max temperature: 25.55 C = 78.00 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 934.20 mb = 666.43 m = 2186.42 ft T: 10.12 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.99 C/km ThetaE index: 2.50 C Layer 750.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 941.00 mb = 606.12 m = 1988.55 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.23 g/kg Conv temperature: 11.74 C = 53.13 F Cap Strength: 6.08 C Lifted Index: 5.91 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 10.26 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 5.22 C Showalter Index: -0.00 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.59 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.90 C Cross Totals Index: 22.69 C K Index: 35.82 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 261.91 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.08 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 57.45 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 10.72 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8378.54 J/kg Cap Strength: 6.06 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 883.91 mb = 1127.57 m = 3699.33 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 180.4 at 34.8 knts Storm direction: 210.4 at 26.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.3 neg: 0.4 tot: 6.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 94.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 396.1 neg: -8.4 tot: 387.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 129.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.76 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.1 stream: 8.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.14 Bulk Rich Number: 0.50 Bulk Shear: 115.74 m/s