MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F000.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F000.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: NAM analysis for 1800Z 17 OCT 25 Station: 52.5,-93.77 Latitude: 52.50 Longitude: -93.77 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -62 SFC 955 318 9.9 9.7 99 0.2 9.8 133 5 286.8 288.2 284.9 308.9 7.93 2 950 363 9.6 9.6 100 -0.0 9.6 135 6 286.9 288.3 284.9 309.0 7.90 3 900 813 10.0 10.0 100 -0.0 10.0 201 23 291.8 293.3 287.5 316.2 8.57 4 850 1286 8.0 8.0 100 0.0 7.9 205 22 294.5 295.9 287.9 317.3 7.91 5 800 1786 6.4 6.1 98 0.3 6.2 190 21 297.9 299.3 288.6 319.6 7.40 6 750 2315 4.9 2.1 82 2.8 3.4 191 21 301.9 303.0 288.6 319.7 5.95 7 700 2874 0.9 -1.8 82 2.7 -0.4 195 23 303.5 304.4 288.1 318.1 4.80 8 650 3466 -2.5 -2.5 100 0.0 -2.5 186 27 306.1 307.1 289.1 321.2 4.89 9 600 4097 -6.3 -7.3 92 1.0 -6.8 174 34 308.8 309.5 288.8 320.3 3.67 10 550 4772 -10.6 -11.3 95 0.7 -10.9 155 35 311.5 312.0 289.0 320.9 2.93 11 500 5499 -15.2 -15.5 97 0.3 -15.3 149 36 314.5 314.9 289.3 322.0 2.28 12 450 6286 -21.1 -29.4 47 8.3 -22.7 148 35 316.7 316.8 288.5 319.2 0.74 13 400 7144 -26.5 -54.0 6 27.5 -28.7 169 39 320.5 320.5 289.0 320.7 0.06 14 350 8097 -31.8 -47.8 19 16.0 -33.1 170 52 325.9 325.9 290.7 326.4 0.14 15 300 9170 -39.0 -54.4 18 15.3 -39.9 169 63 330.3 330.3 291.9 330.6 0.08 16 250 10398 -46.0 -62.0 15 16.0 -46.5 173 57 337.7 337.7 293.8 337.8 0.04 17 200 11872 -48.5 -75.8 3 27.3 -49.1 202 42 356.0 356.0 297.9 356.0 0.01 18 150 13741 -55.6 -83.9 2 28.3 -55.9 225 30 374.3 374.3 301.3 374.3 0.00 19 100 16291 -59.9 -87.3 2 27.4 -60.2 253 25 412.1 412.1 306.7 412.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5560.88 m Freezing level: 686.30 mb = 3036.42 m = 9961.88 ft Wetbulb zero: 705.13 mb = 2815.13 m = 9235.87 ft Precipitable water: 1.08 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 94.11 % Est. max temperature: 20.54 C = 68.97 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 952.07 mb = 345.40 m = 1133.18 ft T: 9.72 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.16 C/km ThetaE index: 1.61 C Layer 700.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 955.27 mb = 317.60 m = 1042.00 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.24 g/kg Conv temperature: 10.28 C = 50.50 F Cap Strength: 3.78 C Lifted Index: 4.46 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 11.67 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.03 C Showalter Index: 2.70 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 46.33 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.17 C Cross Totals Index: 23.16 C K Index: 28.41 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 174.45 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.89 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 31.07 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.88 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 10661.58 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.41 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 903.84 mb = 777.33 m = 2550.26 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 172.6 at 27.3 knts Storm direction: 202.6 at 20.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.9 neg: 1.4 tot: 5.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 109.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 44.8 neg: -2.3 tot: 42.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 14.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.45 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.6 stream: 3.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 1.07 Bulk Shear: 29.14 m/s