MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F010.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F010.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 10 hour NAM valid 22Z FRI 17 OCT 25 Station: 42,-93.6 Latitude: 42.00 Longitude: -93.60 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 33 SFC 972 277 21.5 18.4 83 3.1 19.4 230 6 297.0 299.5 293.6 337.0 13.83 2 950 476 19.9 16.7 82 3.2 17.8 229 13 297.4 299.7 292.9 334.2 12.71 3 900 940 16.3 14.6 90 1.7 15.3 228 23 298.3 300.5 292.4 332.4 11.71 4 850 1424 12.8 12.8 100 -0.0 12.9 230 26 299.6 301.6 292.2 331.9 11.03 5 800 1933 11.1 11.1 100 -0.0 11.1 229 36 303.0 304.9 292.8 334.0 10.44 6 750 2472 9.5 8.9 96 0.6 9.2 234 40 306.9 308.7 293.3 336.0 9.62 7 700 3042 5.9 1.5 73 4.4 3.5 236 46 309.1 310.2 291.1 327.9 6.11 8 650 3644 1.5 -1.2 82 2.8 0.1 234 51 310.7 311.7 291.0 327.5 5.38 9 600 4284 -2.5 -10.8 53 8.3 -5.8 233 53 313.2 313.7 289.5 322.2 2.80 10 550 4969 -6.0 -39.5 5 33.5 -12.5 232 54 316.9 317.0 288.0 317.8 0.23 11 500 5708 -10.4 -51.2 2 40.8 -16.0 231 51 320.4 320.4 288.9 320.7 0.07 12 450 6511 -15.7 -47.7 5 32.0 -20.0 233 50 323.5 323.6 290.0 324.0 0.11 13 400 7386 -22.2 -47.1 9 24.8 -25.1 234 51 326.1 326.1 290.7 326.6 0.14 14 350 8352 -29.7 -55.1 7 25.5 -31.6 231 56 328.7 328.7 291.4 329.0 0.06 15 300 9431 -38.3 -57.2 12 18.8 -39.3 226 58 331.3 331.4 292.2 331.6 0.06 16 250 10661 -46.5 -61.4 17 14.9 -47.0 232 59 336.9 336.9 293.6 337.1 0.04 17 200 12117 -53.4 -70.6 11 17.1 -53.7 230 55 348.2 348.2 296.3 348.2 0.01 18 150 13937 -59.8 -81.5 4 21.6 -60.0 231 53 367.0 367.0 300.0 367.0 0.00 19 100 16419 -66.6 -86.0 5 19.4 -66.8 246 37 399.0 399.0 305.0 399.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5674.41 m Freezing level: 630.95 mb = 3887.59 m = 12754.42 ft Wetbulb zero: 648.85 mb = 3657.69 m = 12000.13 ft Precipitable water: 1.38 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 66.46 % Est. max temperature: 25.88 C = 78.58 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 929.32 mb = 664.88 m = 2181.32 ft T: 18.48 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.11 C/km ThetaE index: 18.20 C Layer 700.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 880.08 mb = 1129.81 m = 3706.66 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.24 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.28 C = 73.90 F Cap Strength: 1.12 C Lifted Index: -0.78 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.26 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.35 C Showalter Index: -0.02 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.42 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.20 C Cross Totals Index: 23.21 C K Index: 31.64 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 285.61 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.15 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 223.10 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 21.12 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.26 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.11 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 891.29 mb = 1022.60 m = 3354.95 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 866.29 mb = 1263.59 m = 4145.59 ft Equ Level (EL): 806.29 mb = 1867.50 m = 6126.88 ft B at Equ Level: 11.62 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 746.29 mb = 2512.59 m = 8243.30 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 232.6 at 42.1 knts Storm direction: 262.6 at 31.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.0 neg: 2.3 tot: 7.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 110.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 199.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 199.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 66.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.87 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.5 stream: 6.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.22 Bulk Rich Number: 2.05 Bulk Shear: 108.63 m/s