MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F013.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F013.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 13 hour NAM valid 7Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 41.32,-91.42 Latitude: 41.32 Longitude: -91.42 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 36 SFC 982 193 20.0 16.6 81 3.5 17.7 246 9 294.7 296.9 291.6 329.6 12.17 2 950 479 19.5 15.6 78 3.9 16.9 239 26 297.0 299.1 292.0 331.0 11.77 3 900 943 17.1 13.3 78 3.8 14.7 243 44 299.2 301.1 291.9 330.6 10.74 4 850 1429 14.5 10.9 79 3.6 12.3 241 48 301.3 303.1 291.7 330.0 9.71 5 800 1939 10.9 9.5 91 1.4 10.1 234 42 302.8 304.5 291.9 330.7 9.39 6 750 2475 7.1 6.0 93 1.1 6.5 226 36 304.3 305.7 291.1 327.8 7.84 7 700 3039 3.9 0.7 80 3.1 2.2 227 37 306.8 307.8 290.1 324.4 5.78 8 650 3638 0.6 -7.5 55 8.1 -2.9 230 41 309.7 310.3 288.8 320.3 3.36 9 600 4278 -2.6 -17.5 31 14.8 -7.7 230 47 313.1 313.4 288.2 318.4 1.62 10 550 4959 -7.4 -21.6 31 14.1 -11.6 229 50 315.3 315.5 288.6 319.5 1.24 11 500 5698 -10.1 -31.4 16 21.4 -14.9 231 55 320.8 320.9 289.6 322.7 0.55 12 450 6500 -16.3 -39.8 11 23.6 -20.1 231 57 322.8 322.9 289.9 323.8 0.27 13 400 7372 -23.7 -39.6 22 15.9 -25.9 230 56 324.2 324.3 290.4 325.3 0.31 14 350 8334 -30.3 -50.2 13 19.8 -32.0 237 60 327.8 327.8 291.2 328.3 0.11 15 300 9410 -38.8 -44.7 54 5.8 -39.3 239 65 330.6 330.7 292.2 331.6 0.24 16 250 10633 -49.6 -53.1 66 3.5 -49.7 237 65 332.3 332.4 292.4 332.8 0.11 17 200 12067 -53.8 -68.2 16 14.4 -54.1 241 67 347.5 347.5 296.1 347.6 0.02 18 150 13900 -59.1 -80.3 5 21.3 -59.3 241 56 368.3 368.3 300.2 368.4 0.00 19 100 16395 -65.0 -87.2 3 22.1 -65.2 242 38 402.0 402.0 305.5 402.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5661.43 m Freezing level: 640.31 mb = 3761.83 m = 12341.81 ft Wetbulb zero: 678.22 mb = 3294.68 m = 10809.17 ft Precipitable water: 1.28 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 61.87 % Est. max temperature: 27.14 C = 80.85 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 933.26 mb = 631.24 m = 2070.97 ft T: 18.71 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.24 C/km ThetaE index: 12.27 C Layer 750.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 826.56 mb = 1664.50 m = 5460.90 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.34 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.29 C = 81.13 F Cap Strength: 2.28 C Lifted Index: 0.87 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.05 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.67 C Showalter Index: 1.16 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.58 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.57 C Cross Totals Index: 21.02 C K Index: 32.41 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 282.45 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.43 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 111.73 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 14.95 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 71.15 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.28 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 880.03 mb = 1133.88 m = 3720.05 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 755.03 mb = 2419.54 m = 7938.02 ft Equ Level (EL): 515.03 mb = 5468.19 m = 17940.03 ft B at Equ Level: 82.94 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 255.03 mb = 10499.69 m = 34447.39 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 232.1 at 43.3 knts Storm direction: 262.1 at 32.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.4 neg: 3.1 tot: 5.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 81.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 133.4 neg: -90.7 tot: 42.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 14.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.28 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.2 stream: 2.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.08 Bulk Rich Number: 1.88 Bulk Shear: 59.58 m/s