MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F017.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F017.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 17 hour NAM valid 11Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 47.48,-100.58 Latitude: 47.48 Longitude: -100.58 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 58 1 950 481 SFC 937 595 6.2 2.1 75 4.1 4.2 305 8 284.6 285.4 280.4 298.0 4.74 3 900 925 6.1 -2.0 56 8.1 2.5 337 25 287.8 288.5 280.6 298.4 3.67 4 850 1390 2.0 -2.9 70 4.9 -0.2 334 25 288.2 288.8 280.7 298.6 3.62 5 800 1875 -1.8 -7.1 67 5.3 -3.8 321 29 289.2 289.7 280.2 297.5 2.81 6 750 2384 -6.3 -10.6 72 4.3 -7.8 307 28 289.7 290.1 279.7 296.4 2.27 7 700 2921 -8.0 -9.3 90 1.4 -8.4 292 20 293.7 294.2 282.1 301.7 2.69 8 650 3495 -10.5 -11.8 90 1.3 -11.0 271 38 297.0 297.5 283.1 304.3 2.37 9 600 4104 -15.1 -17.0 85 2.0 -15.6 270 33 298.7 299.0 283.0 303.9 1.68 10 550 4758 -18.9 -21.3 81 2.4 -19.5 245 33 301.6 301.9 283.7 305.7 1.27 11 500 5459 -24.9 -28.1 75 3.2 -25.4 245 32 302.7 302.8 283.5 305.2 0.76 12 450 6216 -30.3 -37.6 49 7.3 -31.1 251 35 305.1 305.2 283.9 306.3 0.33 13 400 7044 -35.7 -52.6 16 16.8 -36.6 246 58 308.6 308.6 284.9 308.8 0.07 14 350 7961 -40.7 -58.5 13 17.9 -41.3 232 67 313.9 313.9 286.8 314.1 0.04 15 300 9004 -42.9 -65.2 7 22.4 -43.5 238 66 325.0 325.0 290.3 325.0 0.02 16 250 10237 -40.4 -72.5 2 32.1 -41.4 244 44 346.0 346.0 295.7 346.1 0.01 17 200 11755 -41.9 -73.6 2 31.7 -43.0 237 41 366.4 366.4 299.9 366.4 0.01 18 150 13659 -51.7 -80.9 2 29.3 -52.2 248 32 381.1 381.1 302.4 381.1 0.00 19 100 16253 -55.7 -84.0 2 28.3 -56.2 255 27 420.2 420.2 307.7 420.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5401.67 m Freezing level: 824.07 mb = 1641.15 m = 5384.29 ft Wetbulb zero: 852.89 mb = 1361.88 m = 4468.07 ft Precipitable water: 0.46 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 77.70 % Est. max temperature: 10.85 C = 51.53 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 879.15 mb = 1115.41 m = 3659.44 ft T: 4.43 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.66 C/km ThetaE index: 2.22 C Layer 800.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 783.01 mb = 2044.11 m = 6706.30 ft Mean mixing ratio: 3.83 g/kg Conv temperature: 10.89 C = 51.61 F Cap Strength: 5.32 C Lifted Index: 5.22 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 18.88 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.39 C Showalter Index: 5.05 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 48.76 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.83 C Cross Totals Index: 21.93 C K Index: 22.52 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 82.13 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.34 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 13.56 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.21 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 14932.63 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.31 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 805.76 mb = 1817.35 m = 5962.36 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 274.9 at 30.2 knts Storm direction: 304.9 at 22.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.2 neg: 6.0 tot: 9.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 111.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 16.7 neg: -78.7 tot: -62.0 m^2/s^2 ave: -20.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.42 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.4 stream: -4.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.15 Bulk Shear: 88.64 m/s