MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F001.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F001.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 1 hour NAM valid 13Z FRI 17 OCT 25 Station: 41.57,-93.05 Latitude: 41.57 Longitude: -93.05 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 86 SFC 981 246 16.3 15.3 94 1.0 15.7 160 8 291.0 293.0 289.5 322.5 11.17 2 950 526 18.8 13.1 69 5.7 15.2 196 28 296.3 298.1 290.3 325.2 10.01 3 900 991 18.4 10.8 61 7.6 13.6 230 32 300.4 302.1 290.9 327.1 9.06 4 850 1477 14.2 8.2 67 6.1 10.6 227 31 301.1 302.5 290.2 324.9 8.03 5 800 1986 10.8 3.5 61 7.2 6.8 226 27 302.6 303.7 289.1 321.2 6.17 6 750 2522 9.2 -4.8 37 14.0 2.6 218 26 306.5 307.2 287.9 317.6 3.57 7 700 3091 7.5 -13.4 21 20.9 -0.9 211 31 310.8 311.1 287.8 317.1 1.93 8 650 3697 3.8 -10.7 34 14.5 -2.3 208 35 313.3 313.8 289.3 321.7 2.60 9 600 4341 -0.9 -9.1 54 8.1 -4.4 206 37 315.0 315.6 290.4 325.4 3.20 10 550 5030 -5.4 -11.0 65 5.6 -7.7 211 40 317.7 318.3 291.0 327.6 3.01 11 500 5771 -9.8 -14.7 68 4.8 -11.6 216 45 321.1 321.5 291.5 329.3 2.45 12 450 6576 -15.3 -18.6 76 3.2 -16.3 219 46 324.0 324.4 291.9 330.7 1.96 13 400 7454 -22.0 -24.5 80 2.5 -22.6 229 45 326.4 326.7 292.0 331.0 1.31 14 350 8422 -28.6 -31.2 78 2.6 -29.1 226 46 330.1 330.3 292.6 333.1 0.80 15 300 9509 -36.3 -40.4 65 4.2 -36.7 229 53 334.2 334.3 293.2 335.7 0.37 16 250 10748 -46.5 -50.8 62 4.2 -46.7 228 60 336.9 336.9 293.7 337.4 0.14 17 200 12197 -52.8 -69.0 12 16.1 -53.1 226 53 349.1 349.1 296.4 349.2 0.02 18 150 14015 -61.8 -81.9 5 20.1 -62.0 241 42 363.5 363.5 299.4 363.5 0.00 19 100 16464 -69.6 -86.1 7 16.5 -69.7 253 28 393.2 393.2 304.3 393.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5684.87 m Freezing level: 609.90 mb = 4213.56 m = 13823.86 ft Wetbulb zero: 712.43 mb = 2946.09 m = 9665.55 ft Precipitable water: 1.12 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 53.20 % Est. max temperature: 26.88 C = 80.38 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 966.70 mb = 376.34 m = 1234.69 ft T: 17.46 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.46 C/km ThetaE index: 10.07 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 746.09 mb = 2564.94 m = 8415.04 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.73 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.05 C = 89.69 F Cap Strength: 4.77 C Lifted Index: 3.58 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.83 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.77 C Showalter Index: 3.99 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 42.05 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 24.07 C Cross Totals Index: 17.98 C K Index: 11.30 Risk: None Sweat Index: 204.24 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.90 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 34.71 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.33 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6873.14 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.75 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 853.89 mb = 1438.62 m = 4719.81 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 214.2 at 33.9 knts Storm direction: 244.2 at 25.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.1 neg: 1.7 tot: 6.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 76.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 213.2 neg: -18.3 tot: 194.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 65.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.56 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.0 stream: 5.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.04 Bulk Rich Number: 1.39 Bulk Shear: 25.03 m/s