MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F022.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F022.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 22 hour NAM valid 16Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 40.77,-92.84 Latitude: 40.77 Longitude: -92.84 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 54 SFC 975 272 18.1 17.6 96 0.6 17.8 205 6 293.4 295.8 291.9 330.6 13.06 2 950 493 19.1 9.3 53 9.9 13.3 235 13 296.6 298.0 288.5 319.1 7.73 3 900 956 16.7 2.4 38 14.4 9.1 254 9 298.8 299.7 286.6 313.8 5.04 4 850 1439 13.1 -0.1 40 13.3 6.4 264 16 299.9 300.7 286.5 313.3 4.46 5 800 1945 9.3 -1.1 48 10.5 4.2 270 25 301.1 301.9 286.9 314.4 4.40 6 750 2476 5.4 -6.8 41 12.2 0.1 281 25 302.5 303.1 286.0 311.9 3.06 7 700 3036 2.6 -17.5 21 20.2 -4.1 261 24 305.4 305.7 285.2 309.9 1.38 8 650 3630 -0.6 -24.8 14 24.2 -7.4 264 32 308.2 308.4 285.7 310.9 0.79 9 600 4265 -4.4 -39.8 4 35.4 -11.1 255 36 311.1 311.1 285.9 311.8 0.20 10 550 4944 -9.1 -29.1 18 20.0 -13.7 245 37 313.2 313.3 287.2 315.4 0.62 11 500 5672 -14.0 -42.7 7 28.7 -18.3 242 45 316.0 316.0 287.6 316.6 0.18 12 450 6464 -19.3 -36.4 20 17.2 -22.1 238 63 319.0 319.1 288.9 320.4 0.38 13 400 7328 -25.5 -36.6 35 11.1 -27.1 233 75 321.9 322.0 289.8 323.4 0.42 14 350 8282 -32.5 -42.4 37 9.9 -33.5 229 86 324.9 325.0 290.5 325.9 0.26 15 300 9350 -40.9 -48.0 47 7.0 -41.4 230 96 327.6 327.7 291.2 328.3 0.17 16 250 10563 -49.0 -60.7 25 11.6 -49.4 233 101 333.1 333.2 292.6 333.3 0.04 17 200 12015 -52.3 -75.4 5 23.0 -52.7 239 78 349.9 349.9 296.6 349.9 0.01 18 150 13854 -57.2 -82.6 3 25.4 -57.4 246 58 371.6 371.6 300.8 371.6 0.00 19 100 16387 -62.6 -86.9 2 24.3 -62.8 227 39 406.8 406.8 306.1 406.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5617.74 m Freezing level: 659.81 mb = 3513.71 m = 11527.79 ft Wetbulb zero: 748.40 mb = 2493.04 m = 8179.16 ft Precipitable water: 0.61 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 27.65 % Est. max temperature: 25.18 C = 77.33 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 966.78 mb = 343.14 m = 1125.76 ft T: 18.46 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.32 C/km ThetaE index: 17.30 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 717.19 mb = 2838.84 m = 9313.67 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.95 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.03 C = 84.26 F Cap Strength: 3.67 C Lifted Index: 3.60 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 7.43 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.16 C Showalter Index: 6.24 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 41.05 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 27.16 C Cross Totals Index: 13.89 C K Index: 6.88 Risk: None Sweat Index: 76.09 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.79 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 17.61 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.93 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 9221.89 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.67 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 791.83 mb = 2029.27 m = 6657.63 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 253.7 at 29.4 knts Storm direction: 283.7 at 22.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.1 neg: 1.2 tot: 5.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 93.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 68.4 neg: -23.1 tot: 45.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 15.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.33 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.8 stream: 2.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.34 Bulk Shear: 51.56 m/s