MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F053.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F053.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 53 hour NAM valid 17Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 40.05,-91.84 Latitude: 40.05 Longitude: -91.84 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 123 SFC 989 213 14.6 3.0 46 11.6 8.7 304 17 288.6 289.4 282.3 302.3 4.80 2 950 551 9.5 0.9 55 8.6 5.4 307 24 286.8 287.5 280.9 299.0 4.28 3 900 996 5.2 -3.1 55 8.3 1.7 319 33 286.9 287.5 279.8 296.7 3.38 4 850 1461 3.7 -13.3 28 17.0 -2.1 330 39 290.0 290.3 279.0 294.8 1.60 5 800 1950 0.7 -18.4 22 19.2 -4.9 331 38 291.9 292.1 279.3 295.4 1.12 6 750 2464 -2.9 -23.7 18 20.7 -8.1 327 42 293.4 293.5 279.4 295.8 0.75 7 700 3005 -6.8 -31.1 12 24.4 -11.6 326 45 295.0 295.1 279.7 296.3 0.41 8 650 3579 -10.0 -40.7 6 30.7 -14.6 325 46 297.6 297.6 280.6 298.2 0.17 9 600 4192 -12.7 -47.3 4 34.6 -17.0 326 53 301.4 301.4 282.1 301.7 0.09 10 550 4853 -14.2 -50.4 3 36.1 -18.4 329 71 307.2 307.2 284.4 307.4 0.07 11 500 5573 -16.0 -47.1 5 31.1 -19.9 330 94 313.5 313.5 286.7 313.9 0.11 12 450 6356 -22.8 -45.6 11 22.8 -25.3 328 98 314.5 314.6 287.1 315.1 0.14 13 400 7209 -28.1 -49.3 11 21.2 -29.9 330 111 318.5 318.5 288.3 318.9 0.11 14 350 8152 -35.5 -52.6 16 17.0 -36.6 329 118 320.8 320.8 289.1 321.1 0.08 15 300 9208 -41.2 -63.5 7 22.3 -41.9 325 103 327.3 327.3 291.0 327.4 0.02 16 250 10443 -41.6 -67.9 4 26.4 -42.5 318 88 344.3 344.3 295.4 344.4 0.02 17 200 11942 -44.9 -75.8 2 30.9 -45.7 305 56 361.7 361.7 299.0 361.7 0.01 18 150 13838 -51.7 -81.0 2 29.3 -52.2 298 36 380.9 380.9 302.4 381.0 0.00 19 100 16399 -62.8 -86.8 3 24.0 -63.0 261 28 406.4 406.4 306.0 406.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5450.49 m Freezing level: 789.86 mb = 2053.73 m = 6737.87 ft Wetbulb zero: 878.03 mb = 1196.69 m = 3926.09 ft Precipitable water: 0.28 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 19.08 % Est. max temperature: 16.35 C = 61.42 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 830.95 mb = 1643.52 m = 5392.08 ft T: 2.57 C 700-500 lapse rate: 3.61 C/km ThetaE index: 7.51 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 745.31 mb = 2512.87 m = 8244.23 ft Mean mixing ratio: 4.03 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.48 C = 67.06 F Cap Strength: 9.76 C Lifted Index: 13.84 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 20.36 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.43 C Showalter Index: 16.65 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 22.35 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 19.67 C Cross Totals Index: 2.68 C K Index: -18.06 Risk: None Sweat Index: 172.49 Risk: None Energy Index: 3.98 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 5.54 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.33 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 15446.73 J/kg Cap Strength: 13.22 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 817.02 mb = 1779.75 m = 5839.02 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 327.1 at 53.6 knts Storm direction: 357.1 at 40.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.2 neg: 1.3 tot: 5.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 62.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 198.7 neg: -4.9 tot: 193.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 64.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.75 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.3 stream: 4.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.04 Bulk Shear: 151.02 m/s