MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F001.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F001.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 1 hour NAM valid 1Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 47.59,-99.79 Latitude: 47.59 Longitude: -99.79 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -10 1 950 419 SFC 941 501 11.0 7.2 77 3.9 8.9 278 6 289.2 290.4 284.7 308.4 6.76 3 900 872 10.6 5.0 68 5.6 7.6 303 25 292.4 293.5 285.2 309.9 6.07 4 850 1345 6.3 3.7 83 2.6 5.0 310 21 292.8 293.8 285.2 309.8 5.88 5 800 1839 3.2 -0.9 74 4.2 1.3 300 19 294.6 295.4 284.5 307.8 4.47 6 750 2360 1.7 -6.1 56 7.8 -1.6 290 21 298.4 299.0 284.7 308.2 3.23 7 700 2914 -1.0 -9.5 52 8.6 -4.3 284 20 301.4 301.9 285.2 309.6 2.65 8 650 3501 -4.2 -17.6 34 13.5 -8.4 286 22 304.2 304.5 284.9 309.0 1.47 9 600 4127 -7.6 -24.8 24 17.2 -11.9 281 26 307.4 307.5 285.4 310.2 0.86 10 550 4798 -12.1 -22.8 41 10.7 -14.9 268 31 309.7 309.9 286.5 313.4 1.11 11 500 5519 -17.1 -20.8 73 3.7 -18.0 253 32 312.2 312.5 287.8 317.1 1.46 12 450 6303 -21.8 -23.8 84 2.0 -22.3 250 36 315.8 316.0 288.7 320.0 1.24 13 400 7159 -27.5 -29.8 81 2.3 -27.9 249 41 319.2 319.3 289.3 322.0 0.81 14 350 8104 -35.0 -38.0 74 3.0 -35.4 245 45 321.5 321.6 289.6 323.0 0.41 15 300 9159 -43.5 -48.2 60 4.6 -43.8 245 53 324.0 324.0 290.2 324.6 0.16 16 250 10375 -44.8 -69.3 5 24.5 -45.5 252 40 339.4 339.4 294.2 339.5 0.01 17 200 11869 -44.5 -75.6 2 31.0 -45.4 270 30 362.3 362.3 299.1 362.3 0.01 18 150 13749 -54.4 -83.0 2 28.6 -54.8 279 24 376.4 376.4 301.6 376.4 0.00 19 100 16324 -58.0 -85.8 2 27.8 -58.3 239 14 415.7 415.7 307.2 415.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5529.64 m Freezing level: 718.01 mb = 2714.24 m = 8904.89 ft Wetbulb zero: 777.21 mb = 2072.27 m = 6798.70 ft Precipitable water: 0.64 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 53.74 % Est. max temperature: 17.04 C = 62.67 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 887.06 mb = 991.88 m = 3254.15 ft T: 9.49 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.18 C/km ThetaE index: 2.10 C Layer 850.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 803.52 mb = 1802.97 m = 5915.17 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.12 g/kg Conv temperature: 16.24 C = 61.23 F Cap Strength: 5.00 C Lifted Index: 5.53 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 10.45 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.40 C Showalter Index: 5.35 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 44.19 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.42 C Cross Totals Index: 20.77 C K Index: 18.55 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 117.91 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.47 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 14.22 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.33 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 12165.89 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.48 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 834.10 mb = 1498.65 m = 4916.78 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 275.5 at 25.4 knts Storm direction: 305.5 at 19.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.8 neg: 1.4 tot: 4.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 89.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 28.1 neg: -3.2 tot: 24.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 8.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.46 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.4 stream: 2.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.76 Bulk Shear: 18.60 m/s