MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F029.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F029.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 29 hour NAM valid 17Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 38.48,-98.32 Latitude: 38.48 Longitude: -98.32 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 66 1 950 511 SFC 948 528 22.7 7.4 37 15.2 13.7 287 9 300.4 301.6 288.9 320.6 6.84 3 900 976 18.1 0.3 30 17.8 8.9 293 14 300.2 301.0 286.5 313.3 4.35 4 850 1461 14.7 -1.6 33 16.3 6.6 282 12 301.5 302.2 286.6 313.7 4.00 5 800 1969 10.0 1.2 54 8.8 5.4 293 10 301.8 302.8 287.9 317.5 5.21 6 750 2501 5.6 -4.0 50 9.6 1.1 282 9 302.6 303.3 286.8 314.3 3.80 7 700 3061 1.6 -4.5 64 6.2 -1.2 284 15 304.3 305.0 287.5 316.3 3.91 8 650 3653 -2.5 -9.6 58 7.2 -5.3 258 24 306.2 306.7 287.1 315.1 2.83 9 600 4284 -5.7 -29.2 14 23.5 -11.2 260 24 309.5 309.7 285.9 311.5 0.57 10 550 4961 -9.2 -40.1 6 30.9 -14.5 257 29 313.2 313.3 286.7 314.0 0.21 11 500 5689 -14.3 -37.6 12 23.4 -18.3 265 40 315.6 315.7 287.6 316.7 0.30 12 450 6481 -19.2 -43.8 9 24.5 -22.4 263 45 319.1 319.1 288.6 319.7 0.18 13 400 7345 -25.3 -41.2 21 15.8 -27.3 256 45 322.0 322.1 289.7 323.0 0.26 14 350 8300 -32.1 -44.2 29 12.1 -33.3 241 79 325.5 325.5 290.6 326.3 0.22 15 300 9368 -40.3 -54.4 21 14.1 -41.0 232 67 328.6 328.6 291.4 328.9 0.08 16 250 10589 -47.5 -61.2 19 13.6 -48.0 240 53 335.4 335.4 293.2 335.5 0.04 17 200 12053 -49.4 -76.5 3 27.1 -49.9 260 55 354.5 354.5 297.6 354.6 0.01 18 150 13904 -56.0 -84.3 2 28.2 -56.3 266 46 373.5 373.5 301.2 373.5 0.00 19 100 16420 -64.2 -86.4 3 22.3 -64.3 261 33 403.8 403.8 305.7 403.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5623.57 m Freezing level: 679.96 mb = 3298.25 m = 10820.88 ft Wetbulb zero: 725.21 mb = 2773.63 m = 9099.72 ft Precipitable water: 0.58 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 35.25 % Est. max temperature: 24.12 C = 75.42 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 756.55 mb = 2429.25 m = 7969.89 ft T: 6.18 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.05 C/km ThetaE index: 7.38 C Layer 900.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 644.14 mb = 3724.85 m = 12220.50 ft Mean mixing ratio: 4.83 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.79 C = 83.82 F Cap Strength: 4.77 C Lifted Index: 4.93 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 9.91 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.32 C Showalter Index: 5.81 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 41.61 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 28.94 C Cross Totals Index: 12.67 C K Index: 21.19 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 64.46 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.70 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 4.67 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.06 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 10497.45 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.93 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 700.02 mb = 3060.40 m = 10040.56 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 267.1 at 22.9 knts Storm direction: 297.1 at 17.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.6 neg: 2.0 tot: 3.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 84.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 17.8 neg: -4.1 tot: 13.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 4.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.30 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.8 stream: 1.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.21 Bulk Shear: 22.10 m/s