MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170600F003.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170600F003.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 3 hour NAM valid 9Z FRI 17 OCT 25 Station: 44.32,-90.78 Latitude: 44.32 Longitude: -90.78 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 95 SFC 981 260 15.5 13.1 85 2.5 14.0 154 8 290.3 292.0 287.9 317.6 9.68 2 950 530 17.0 12.7 76 4.3 14.3 186 29 294.4 296.2 289.5 322.4 9.75 3 900 994 17.7 14.0 79 3.7 15.3 217 39 299.8 301.8 292.4 332.8 11.27 4 850 1480 13.9 12.9 94 0.9 13.3 224 39 300.7 302.7 292.6 333.2 11.08 5 800 1991 12.0 2.9 54 9.1 7.1 230 37 304.0 305.1 289.3 321.8 5.91 6 750 2529 10.2 -12.6 19 22.8 1.0 232 31 307.7 308.1 286.7 313.9 1.93 7 700 3099 7.2 -14.1 20 21.3 -1.1 229 33 310.5 310.8 287.6 316.4 1.84 8 650 3702 2.5 -4.0 62 6.5 -0.6 227 37 311.8 312.6 290.5 325.6 4.39 9 600 4345 -1.8 -2.8 92 1.1 -2.3 225 39 314.1 315.1 291.9 330.5 5.19 10 550 5032 -6.3 -8.6 84 2.2 -7.3 223 41 316.6 317.3 291.2 328.3 3.64 11 500 5771 -10.1 -17.5 55 7.4 -12.6 226 45 320.7 321.1 290.9 327.2 1.93 12 450 6575 -15.1 -24.6 44 9.5 -17.6 229 45 324.2 324.4 291.2 328.2 1.15 13 400 7454 -21.6 -28.3 55 6.6 -23.1 231 45 326.9 327.0 291.7 330.2 0.93 14 350 8422 -29.2 -36.4 50 7.2 -30.3 229 39 329.3 329.4 292.0 331.1 0.49 15 300 9507 -36.7 -48.4 29 11.7 -37.5 233 33 333.7 333.7 292.9 334.3 0.16 16 250 10744 -46.0 -54.0 40 8.1 -46.3 235 40 337.7 337.8 293.9 338.1 0.10 17 200 12195 -54.9 -65.2 27 10.3 -55.1 255 43 345.8 345.8 295.7 345.9 0.03 18 150 13996 -64.0 -78.8 12 14.7 -64.1 259 56 359.7 359.7 298.7 359.8 0.01 19 100 16444 -68.2 -84.9 7 16.6 -68.4 269 22 395.9 395.9 304.6 395.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5676.59 m Freezing level: 620.62 mb = 4079.87 m = 13385.24 ft Wetbulb zero: 725.92 mb = 2798.39 m = 9180.97 ft Precipitable water: 1.21 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 64.43 % Est. max temperature: 27.08 C = 80.74 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 945.15 mb = 573.84 m = 1882.66 ft T: 17.04 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.49 C/km ThetaE index: 19.33 C Layer 800.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 746.88 mb = 2563.30 m = 8409.69 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.42 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.99 C = 91.38 F Cap Strength: 4.30 C Lifted Index: 2.85 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.99 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.19 C Showalter Index: -0.43 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.04 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.99 C Cross Totals Index: 23.05 C K Index: 15.63 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 306.70 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.24 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 35.48 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.42 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6588.46 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.28 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 880.72 mb = 1178.01 m = 3864.82 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 224.0 at 37.3 knts Storm direction: 254.0 at 28.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.3 neg: 0.5 tot: 5.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 86.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 365.1 neg: -14.4 tot: 350.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 116.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.72 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.8 stream: 7.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.08 Bulk Rich Number: 0.53 Bulk Shear: 66.98 m/s