MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F002.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F002.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 2 hour NAM valid 20Z FRI 17 OCT 25 Station: 47.45,-96.25 Latitude: 47.45 Longitude: -96.25 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -22 SFC 956 356 13.9 10.0 78 3.8 11.6 237 15 290.7 292.2 286.6 313.7 8.11 2 950 409 13.2 9.7 79 3.6 11.2 238 17 290.6 292.0 286.5 313.2 7.96 3 900 861 8.7 8.6 99 0.1 8.7 240 26 290.5 291.9 286.3 312.7 7.81 4 850 1331 4.9 4.9 100 0.0 4.9 249 33 291.3 292.5 285.2 309.7 6.41 5 800 1823 2.4 -0.5 81 2.9 1.1 247 37 293.8 294.6 284.3 307.3 4.61 6 750 2344 1.4 -3.3 71 4.7 -0.7 249 36 298.1 298.8 285.3 310.1 3.99 7 700 2899 0.5 -3.6 74 4.1 -1.4 256 34 303.0 303.8 287.3 315.8 4.19 8 650 3491 -2.0 -7.4 66 5.4 -4.3 257 37 306.8 307.4 287.9 317.3 3.38 9 600 4124 -5.0 -12.9 54 7.9 -7.9 260 39 310.3 310.7 288.1 317.8 2.35 10 550 4803 -8.4 -18.3 45 9.8 -11.6 259 43 314.1 314.4 288.6 319.5 1.65 11 500 5536 -12.4 -20.7 50 8.3 -14.8 264 43 318.0 318.3 289.6 323.0 1.48 12 450 6333 -17.8 -31.3 30 13.4 -20.5 260 43 320.8 320.9 289.7 323.0 0.62 13 400 7200 -25.2 -39.4 25 14.2 -27.1 256 43 322.2 322.3 289.8 323.4 0.31 14 350 8153 -33.4 -40.9 47 7.6 -34.1 243 42 323.8 323.8 290.2 324.9 0.31 15 300 9214 -42.7 -48.0 56 5.2 -43.0 238 47 325.1 325.1 290.5 325.7 0.17 16 250 10425 -46.7 -64.9 11 18.3 -47.1 235 65 336.7 336.7 293.5 336.8 0.02 17 200 11907 -46.6 -77.1 2 30.5 -47.3 236 58 359.0 359.0 298.5 359.0 0.01 18 150 13789 -53.8 -82.6 2 28.8 -54.3 227 45 377.3 377.3 301.8 377.3 0.00 19 100 16344 -60.7 -88.0 2 27.2 -61.0 249 12 410.4 410.4 306.6 410.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5558.08 m Freezing level: 689.87 mb = 3018.62 m = 9903.50 ft Wetbulb zero: 770.42 mb = 2127.20 m = 6978.92 ft Precipitable water: 0.84 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 69.77 % Est. max temperature: 16.56 C = 61.81 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 902.89 mb = 833.98 m = 2736.12 ft T: 9.02 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.87 C/km ThetaE index: 6.46 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 889.84 mb = 954.16 m = 3130.41 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.58 g/kg Conv temperature: 13.83 C = 56.89 F Cap Strength: 7.06 C Lifted Index: 8.54 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 9.38 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.52 C Showalter Index: 10.13 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 34.59 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 17.30 C Cross Totals Index: 17.29 C K Index: 18.14 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 223.62 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.70 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 29.32 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.66 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 8.26 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 889.51 mb = 957.21 m = 3140.40 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 884.51 mb = 1003.61 m = 3292.64 ft Equ Level (EL): 774.51 mb = 2084.45 m = 6838.67 ft B at Equ Level: 28.79 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 714.51 mb = 2733.63 m = 8968.49 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 255.6 at 36.8 knts Storm direction: 285.6 at 27.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.4 neg: 0.7 tot: 4.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 71.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 134.3 neg: -1.9 tot: 132.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 44.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.77 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.6 stream: 4.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 0.70 Bulk Shear: 41.77 m/s