MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F024.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F024.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 24 hour NAM valid 18Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 41.30,-93.15 Latitude: 41.30 Longitude: -93.15 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 43 SFC 976 255 21.2 15.3 69 5.9 17.3 235 5 296.4 298.5 291.4 328.9 11.26 2 950 484 17.8 13.7 77 4.1 15.2 233 6 295.3 297.1 290.3 325.3 10.44 3 900 945 17.1 1.5 35 15.7 8.9 250 15 299.2 300.0 286.5 313.3 4.73 4 850 1429 13.4 1.5 45 11.8 7.2 274 16 300.1 301.0 287.1 315.2 5.03 5 800 1934 8.8 -1.5 49 10.2 3.8 274 19 300.5 301.3 286.5 313.5 4.29 6 750 2465 5.1 -6.6 43 11.7 0.0 269 27 302.1 302.7 285.9 311.6 3.10 7 700 3023 0.9 -10.5 42 11.4 -3.5 259 25 303.5 304.0 285.8 311.2 2.46 8 650 3614 -2.2 -15.7 35 13.5 -6.8 256 27 306.4 306.8 286.0 312.0 1.72 9 600 4245 -6.4 -22.4 27 16.0 -10.9 261 34 308.7 308.9 286.1 312.2 1.05 10 550 4920 -10.0 -29.4 19 19.4 -14.4 253 32 312.2 312.3 286.8 314.3 0.61 11 500 5646 -15.1 -31.4 23 16.3 -18.3 238 45 314.7 314.8 287.6 316.6 0.55 12 450 6434 -20.8 -41.6 14 20.8 -23.6 235 52 317.1 317.1 288.1 317.9 0.22 13 400 7291 -27.6 -41.6 25 14.0 -29.2 233 64 319.1 319.1 288.7 320.0 0.25 14 350 8238 -33.7 -48.6 21 14.9 -34.8 237 81 323.2 323.3 289.9 323.8 0.13 15 300 9306 -40.4 -43.4 72 3.1 -40.6 231 103 328.5 328.5 291.6 329.5 0.27 16 250 10519 -48.8 -59.3 28 10.5 -49.1 237 110 333.6 333.6 292.7 333.8 0.05 17 200 11987 -49.5 -76.5 3 27.1 -50.0 238 60 354.4 354.4 297.6 354.5 0.01 18 150 13832 -57.3 -80.8 4 23.5 -57.5 249 47 371.4 371.4 300.8 371.4 0.00 19 100 16366 -61.7 -86.2 2 24.5 -61.9 235 34 408.6 408.6 306.3 408.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5603.22 m Freezing level: 685.34 mb = 3196.21 m = 10486.14 ft Wetbulb zero: 749.72 mb = 2467.81 m = 8096.39 ft Precipitable water: 0.70 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 37.75 % Est. max temperature: 25.07 C = 77.12 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 894.29 mb = 998.98 m = 3277.44 ft T: 16.72 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.09 C/km ThetaE index: 15.65 C Layer 950.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 761.13 mb = 2343.69 m = 7689.19 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.69 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.46 C = 79.63 F Cap Strength: 2.84 C Lifted Index: 1.39 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.56 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.56 C Showalter Index: 4.08 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 44.99 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.41 C Cross Totals Index: 16.58 C K Index: 18.55 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 94.76 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.34 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 15.54 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.57 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7501.24 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.84 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 809.37 mb = 1837.39 m = 6028.12 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 253.4 at 27.8 knts Storm direction: 283.4 at 20.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.4 neg: 1.7 tot: 4.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 90.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 43.6 neg: -16.0 tot: 27.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 9.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.29 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.8 stream: 1.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.27 Bulk Shear: 56.86 m/s