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: 41.32,-92.44 Latitude: 41.32 Longitude: -92.44 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 50 SFC 978 241 20.0 17.2 84 2.8 18.1 205 4 295.0 297.3 292.1 331.5 12.72 2 950 489 18.5 9.6 56 8.9 13.2 240 10 296.0 297.4 288.4 319.0 7.91 3 900 951 16.3 2.9 41 13.4 9.2 261 10 298.3 299.3 286.7 313.9 5.25 4 850 1433 12.4 0.7 45 11.7 6.3 267 16 299.1 299.9 286.5 313.2 4.73 5 800 1937 8.3 -0.6 53 8.9 3.9 270 25 300.0 300.9 286.6 313.8 4.57 6 750 2466 4.8 -8.2 38 13.1 -0.6 274 26 301.8 302.3 285.4 310.2 2.73 7 700 3026 2.6 -16.4 23 19.0 -4.0 264 24 305.3 305.6 285.4 310.2 1.51 8 650 3621 -0.8 -19.2 23 18.3 -6.7 259 30 308.0 308.3 286.1 312.2 1.29 9 600 4254 -5.1 -23.3 23 18.1 -10.2 255 31 310.2 310.4 286.5 313.4 0.98 10 550 4931 -9.6 -30.5 16 20.9 -14.2 244 33 312.7 312.8 286.9 314.6 0.55 11 500 5659 -14.3 -33.3 18 19.1 -17.9 239 44 315.7 315.8 287.9 317.3 0.46 12 450 6450 -19.5 -42.2 11 22.7 -22.6 240 60 318.7 318.8 288.6 319.5 0.21 13 400 7313 -25.7 -38.4 29 12.7 -27.5 235 75 321.5 321.6 289.6 322.8 0.35 14 350 8266 -32.8 -39.9 49 7.1 -33.6 231 88 324.5 324.5 290.5 325.7 0.34 15 300 9332 -41.4 -46.5 58 5.1 -41.8 230 95 327.0 327.0 291.0 327.7 0.19 16 250 10544 -49.0 -61.3 23 12.2 -49.4 234 101 333.1 333.2 292.6 333.3 0.04 17 200 11996 -52.4 -76.0 4 23.6 -52.7 239 75 349.9 349.9 296.6 349.9 0.01 18 150 13837 -56.7 -82.2 3 25.5 -56.9 246 57 372.5 372.5 301.0 372.5 0.00 19 100 16380 -61.7 -86.2 2 24.5 -61.9 235 36 408.6 408.6 306.3 408.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5609.77 m Freezing level: 662.40 mb = 3473.11 m = 11394.57 ft Wetbulb zero: 756.92 mb = 2390.94 m = 7844.21 ft Precipitable water: 0.66 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 32.83 % Est. max temperature: 24.45 C = 76.01 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 938.29 mb = 594.62 m = 1950.83 ft T: 18.02 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.38 C/km ThetaE index: 18.32 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 751.46 mb = 2450.28 m = 8038.88 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.25 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.67 C = 80.01 F Cap Strength: 3.00 C Lifted Index: 3.13 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.64 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.89 C Showalter Index: 6.06 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 41.53 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 26.60 C Cross Totals Index: 14.93 C K Index: 8.29 Risk: None Sweat Index: 85.03 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.92 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 12.47 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.99 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8785.90 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.09 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 803.73 mb = 1898.49 m = 6228.57 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 253.1 at 28.0 knts Storm direction: 283.1 at 21.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.2 neg: 0.8 tot: 5.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 101.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 52.4 neg: -14.0 tot: 38.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 12.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.40 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.0 stream: 2.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.25 Bulk Shear: 50.75 m/s