MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F020.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F020.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 20 hour NAM valid 20Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 40.09,-92.68 Latitude: 40.09 Longitude: -92.68 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 30 SFC 975 253 25.0 15.0 54 10.0 18.4 243 4 300.3 302.3 292.4 332.7 11.04 2 950 478 22.1 13.0 56 9.2 16.3 241 5 299.7 301.5 291.3 328.8 9.93 3 900 944 19.0 -0.3 27 19.3 9.0 242 7 301.0 301.8 286.6 313.6 4.14 4 850 1430 15.1 -1.1 33 16.2 6.9 278 11 301.9 302.7 286.9 314.5 4.14 5 800 1939 11.1 -3.1 37 14.2 4.2 283 14 303.0 303.7 286.9 314.6 3.79 6 750 2473 6.5 -6.2 40 12.7 0.8 269 12 303.6 304.2 286.6 313.5 3.21 7 700 3034 1.7 -10.1 41 11.8 -3.0 252 12 304.4 304.9 286.2 312.4 2.53 8 650 3625 -2.4 -21.2 22 18.8 -7.9 257 20 306.2 306.4 285.2 309.8 1.08 9 600 4256 -5.2 -27.1 16 21.9 -10.8 263 32 310.1 310.2 286.2 312.4 0.69 10 550 4933 -9.1 -19.3 43 10.2 -12.2 250 49 313.3 313.6 288.2 318.3 1.51 11 500 5665 -13.9 -24.7 40 10.7 -16.6 235 56 316.0 316.2 288.6 319.6 1.03 12 450 6457 -19.1 -20.7 88 1.5 -19.6 228 67 319.2 319.5 290.2 324.7 1.64 13 400 7323 -24.3 -27.0 78 2.7 -24.9 233 70 323.4 323.6 290.9 327.0 1.04 14 350 8285 -30.8 -35.3 64 4.6 -31.4 225 88 327.3 327.4 291.5 329.3 0.54 15 300 9361 -38.8 -42.6 67 3.8 -39.1 227 95 330.7 330.8 292.2 331.8 0.30 16 250 10586 -48.8 -53.1 61 4.3 -49.0 227 110 333.5 333.5 292.8 334.0 0.11 17 200 12032 -52.2 -75.2 5 23.0 -52.6 234 73 350.1 350.1 296.7 350.1 0.01 18 150 13874 -58.0 -81.4 3 23.4 -58.2 253 53 370.2 370.2 300.6 370.2 0.00 19 100 16389 -63.7 -86.0 3 22.4 -63.8 245 44 404.7 404.7 305.8 404.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5634.53 m Freezing level: 678.98 mb = 3282.47 m = 10769.13 ft Wetbulb zero: 738.97 mb = 2593.50 m = 8508.75 ft Precipitable water: 0.72 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 34.71 % Est. max temperature: 27.10 C = 80.79 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 841.80 mb = 1511.81 m = 4959.95 ft T: 14.42 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.97 C/km ThetaE index: 19.12 C Layer 950.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 724.02 mb = 2759.55 m = 9053.53 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.10 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.69 C = 83.65 F Cap Strength: 2.76 C Lifted Index: 1.59 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 7.01 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.68 C Showalter Index: 5.60 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 41.84 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 29.01 C Cross Totals Index: 12.83 C K Index: 16.04 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 78.36 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.05 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 6.19 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.52 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8000.26 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.76 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 761.29 mb = 2349.55 m = 7708.40 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 249.2 at 26.7 knts Storm direction: 279.2 at 20.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.6 neg: 1.4 tot: 3.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 37.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 26.0 neg: -8.8 tot: 17.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 5.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.26 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.0 stream: 1.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.10 Bulk Shear: 62.62 m/s