MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170600F019.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170600F019.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 19 hour NAM valid 1Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 41.57,-93.44 Latitude: 41.57 Longitude: -93.44 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 38 SFC 973 272 20.9 17.2 79 3.7 18.4 256 1 296.3 298.6 292.6 333.1 12.74 2 950 482 21.3 14.7 66 6.5 17.0 239 13 298.8 300.8 292.1 331.3 11.17 3 900 948 17.8 13.7 77 4.1 15.1 229 22 299.8 301.9 292.3 332.1 11.02 4 850 1435 13.9 12.7 93 1.2 13.1 219 25 300.7 302.7 292.5 332.8 10.92 5 800 1944 10.9 10.9 100 -0.0 10.9 217 32 302.8 304.7 292.6 333.3 10.30 6 750 2481 8.8 6.0 83 2.7 7.2 234 33 306.1 307.5 291.7 329.9 7.87 7 700 3050 5.5 -3.0 54 8.5 1.4 245 36 308.6 309.4 289.5 322.3 4.39 8 650 3649 -0.1 -1.0 93 1.0 -0.6 240 38 308.9 309.9 290.5 325.8 5.46 9 600 4287 -3.2 -15.6 38 12.4 -7.5 241 45 312.4 312.8 288.3 318.6 1.90 10 550 4972 -5.3 -42.9 3 37.5 -12.2 243 43 317.7 317.8 288.2 318.3 0.16 11 500 5713 -9.9 -39.1 7 29.2 -15.3 246 39 321.0 321.0 289.3 321.9 0.26 12 450 6515 -16.2 -43.3 8 27.1 -20.2 239 45 322.9 322.9 289.8 323.6 0.18 13 400 7389 -22.4 -47.3 9 24.8 -25.3 237 52 325.8 325.8 290.7 326.3 0.13 14 350 8353 -30.4 -50.4 12 20.0 -32.0 238 57 327.8 327.8 291.2 328.2 0.11 15 300 9432 -38.3 -58.0 11 19.7 -39.3 234 59 331.4 331.4 292.2 331.6 0.05 16 250 10660 -47.1 -61.5 18 14.4 -47.6 235 64 336.0 336.1 293.4 336.2 0.04 17 200 12114 -53.0 -71.4 9 18.4 -53.4 234 61 348.8 348.8 296.4 348.8 0.01 18 150 13936 -59.8 -81.4 4 21.6 -60.0 250 62 367.0 367.0 300.0 367.1 0.00 19 100 16415 -65.8 -85.3 5 19.5 -66.0 246 37 400.5 400.5 305.3 400.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5674.80 m Freezing level: 650.55 mb = 3642.72 m = 11951.03 ft Wetbulb zero: 664.64 mb = 3469.10 m = 11381.42 ft Precipitable water: 1.27 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 60.00 % Est. max temperature: 26.32 C = 79.38 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 921.25 mb = 747.03 m = 2450.85 ft T: 19.30 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.79 C/km ThetaE index: 11.07 C Layer 750.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 832.03 mb = 1614.16 m = 5295.74 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.26 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.96 C = 78.73 F Cap Strength: 1.34 C Lifted Index: 0.40 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.70 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.47 C Showalter Index: -0.01 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.39 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.79 C Cross Totals Index: 22.60 C K Index: 27.99 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 322.14 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.13 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 136.65 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 16.53 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 57.89 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.34 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 860.13 mb = 1333.78 m = 4375.85 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 685.13 mb = 3223.41 m = 10575.37 ft Equ Level (EL): 555.13 mb = 4898.80 m = 16071.99 ft B at Equ Level: 83.22 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 245.13 mb = 10788.04 m = 35393.41 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 237.8 at 34.5 knts Storm direction: 267.8 at 25.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.8 neg: 4.9 tot: 7.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 115.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 187.2 neg: -0.4 tot: 186.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 62.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.73 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.8 stream: 6.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.12 Bulk Rich Number: 2.03 Bulk Shear: 67.22 m/s