MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170000F045.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170000F045.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 45 hour NAM valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 44.28,-93.4 Latitude: 44.28 Longitude: -93.40 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 29 SFC 964 337 15.9 8.6 62 7.3 11.7 291 12 292.0 293.3 286.4 312.9 7.28 2 950 464 14.6 6.9 60 7.7 10.3 293 15 292.0 293.1 285.6 310.8 6.58 3 900 917 10.1 5.9 75 4.2 7.8 296 17 291.9 293.1 285.5 310.5 6.47 4 850 1389 6.1 2.7 79 3.4 4.4 306 15 292.5 293.5 284.7 308.3 5.45 5 800 1883 4.2 -7.7 41 12.0 -0.6 278 16 295.7 296.2 282.9 303.7 2.67 6 750 2406 1.7 -8.1 48 9.9 -2.2 254 24 298.5 299.0 284.1 306.9 2.76 7 700 2957 -2.8 -7.4 71 4.5 -4.7 252 26 299.3 299.9 284.9 308.9 3.13 8 650 3540 -6.4 -13.4 58 7.0 -8.8 254 29 301.7 302.1 284.7 308.2 2.09 9 600 4160 -10.8 -16.0 65 5.2 -12.5 252 31 303.6 303.9 285.1 309.3 1.82 10 550 4823 -15.2 -19.9 67 4.8 -16.4 240 32 306.1 306.3 285.5 310.7 1.43 11 500 5536 -20.0 -26.8 54 6.8 -21.4 235 36 308.6 308.8 285.8 311.5 0.85 12 450 6309 -25.3 -27.7 81 2.4 -25.8 224 38 311.4 311.6 286.9 314.3 0.87 13 400 7153 -30.8 -33.3 78 2.6 -31.1 218 50 315.0 315.1 287.8 317.0 0.58 14 350 8088 -37.9 -40.9 74 2.9 -38.2 212 74 317.6 317.6 288.3 318.7 0.31 15 300 9135 -42.9 -58.5 16 15.7 -43.5 220 84 324.9 325.0 290.3 325.1 0.05 16 250 10359 -44.7 -70.0 4 25.3 -45.3 226 75 339.7 339.7 294.3 339.7 0.01 17 200 11848 -46.5 -77.0 2 30.5 -47.1 230 60 359.2 359.2 298.5 359.2 0.01 18 150 13731 -53.6 -82.4 2 28.8 -54.0 245 51 377.7 377.7 301.9 377.7 0.00 19 100 16310 -56.5 -84.6 2 28.1 -56.9 253 30 418.6 418.6 307.6 418.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5506.48 m Freezing level: 730.98 mb = 2615.26 m = 8580.15 ft Wetbulb zero: 806.27 mb = 1819.44 m = 5969.23 ft Precipitable water: 0.67 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 62.10 % Est. max temperature: 18.56 C = 65.40 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 864.62 mb = 1248.09 m = 4094.72 ft T: 7.30 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.66 C/km ThetaE index: 9.17 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 794.92 mb = 1934.67 m = 6347.28 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.42 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.74 C = 67.53 F Cap Strength: 2.26 C Lifted Index: 1.99 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 10.49 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.03 C Showalter Index: 3.34 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 48.80 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.12 C Cross Totals Index: 22.68 C K Index: 24.23 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 97.45 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.64 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1.31 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 1.62 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 11606.72 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.27 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 841.39 mb = 1471.84 m = 4828.83 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 251.0 at 26.7 knts Storm direction: 281.0 at 20.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.9 neg: 3.5 tot: 4.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 123.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 26.2 neg: -6.8 tot: 19.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 6.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.36 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.4 stream: 1.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.03 Bulk Shear: 45.49 m/s