MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F011.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F011.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 11 hour NAM valid 23Z FRI 17 OCT 25 Station: 41.98,-93.68 Latitude: 41.98 Longitude: -93.68 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 969 307 20.2 18.4 90 1.8 19.0 278 4 296.0 298.5 293.3 336.0 13.89 2 950 474 19.5 16.8 85 2.7 17.7 263 10 296.9 299.2 292.7 333.8 12.76 3 900 938 16.2 15.1 93 1.1 15.5 231 17 298.2 300.4 292.6 333.5 12.11 4 850 1422 13.0 12.8 98 0.3 12.9 220 24 299.8 301.8 292.2 331.9 10.97 5 800 1931 11.0 10.7 98 0.3 10.9 226 33 302.9 304.7 292.6 333.1 10.19 6 750 2469 8.9 8.5 97 0.4 8.7 234 38 306.3 308.0 292.9 334.4 9.34 7 700 3038 5.9 1.3 72 4.7 3.4 240 43 309.1 310.2 291.0 327.6 6.00 8 650 3639 1.1 -0.5 89 1.5 0.3 239 45 310.2 311.3 291.1 327.9 5.70 9 600 4280 -2.3 -6.4 73 4.1 -4.1 236 50 313.5 314.2 290.6 326.0 3.95 10 550 4964 -6.9 -24.9 22 18.1 -11.8 234 52 316.0 316.1 288.5 319.1 0.92 11 500 5703 -10.2 -43.7 5 33.5 -15.7 236 45 320.6 320.7 289.1 321.2 0.16 12 450 6505 -15.8 -43.6 7 27.8 -19.9 237 48 323.4 323.4 290.0 324.1 0.18 13 400 7381 -22.3 -46.7 9 24.4 -25.2 234 51 326.0 326.1 290.7 326.6 0.14 14 350 8345 -30.2 -50.7 12 20.5 -31.9 232 56 328.0 328.1 291.3 328.5 0.10 15 300 9424 -38.3 -56.3 13 18.0 -39.3 228 56 331.3 331.3 292.2 331.6 0.06 16 250 10653 -46.8 -61.5 17 14.7 -47.2 231 62 336.5 336.5 293.5 336.7 0.04 17 200 12109 -52.4 -72.1 8 19.7 -52.8 228 56 349.8 349.8 296.6 349.8 0.01 18 150 13932 -60.3 -79.6 6 19.3 -60.4 235 55 366.2 366.2 299.9 366.2 0.00 19 100 16417 -65.7 -86.3 4 20.6 -65.8 250 36 400.9 400.9 305.3 400.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5670.05 m Freezing level: 633.78 mb = 3847.07 m = 12621.46 ft Wetbulb zero: 646.49 mb = 3682.59 m = 12081.84 ft Precipitable water: 1.41 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 72.57 % Est. max temperature: 25.81 C = 78.46 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 944.13 mb = 527.00 m = 1728.99 ft T: 19.08 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.05 C/km ThetaE index: 6.86 C Layer 700.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 883.40 mb = 1095.52 m = 3594.19 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.37 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.89 C = 73.20 F Cap Strength: 0.58 C Lifted Index: -0.66 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.40 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.36 C Showalter Index: 0.14 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.17 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.21 C Cross Totals Index: 22.96 C K Index: 31.29 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 307.42 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.07 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 287.37 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 23.97 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.29 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.58 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 896.38 mb = 971.91 m = 3188.65 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 861.38 mb = 1309.48 m = 4296.14 ft Equ Level (EL): 791.38 mb = 2021.35 m = 6631.65 ft B at Equ Level: 13.73 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 211.38 mb = 11748.05 m = 38543.02 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 235.2 at 38.7 knts Storm direction: 265.2 at 29.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.0 neg: 3.5 tot: 7.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 121.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 210.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 210.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 70.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.85 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.3 stream: 7.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.29 Bulk Rich Number: 2.68 Bulk Shear: 107.25 m/s