MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F060.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F060.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 60 hour NAM valid 12Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 40.3,-93.04 Latitude: 40.30 Longitude: -93.04 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 93 SFC 975 301 6.7 1.9 71 4.8 4.4 182 12 281.8 282.6 278.8 294.4 4.49 2 950 517 11.3 -0.2 45 11.5 5.8 201 38 288.7 289.3 281.3 300.0 3.95 3 900 972 14.3 -7.3 22 21.7 4.9 225 40 296.3 296.7 282.9 303.7 2.44 4 850 1452 11.8 1.9 51 9.9 6.6 225 30 298.5 299.5 286.7 313.9 5.17 5 800 1955 7.3 2.3 71 5.0 4.7 223 28 298.9 300.0 287.3 315.8 5.67 6 750 2486 7.9 -15.8 17 23.8 -0.7 255 34 305.2 305.5 285.3 310.0 1.48 7 700 3052 6.1 -13.7 23 19.7 -1.6 277 28 309.2 309.5 287.2 315.3 1.90 8 650 3654 2.1 -11.5 36 13.6 -3.3 275 28 311.4 311.9 288.5 319.3 2.45 9 600 4295 -2.1 -14.3 39 12.1 -6.7 271 33 313.6 314.0 288.9 320.5 2.11 10 550 4980 -6.8 -18.8 38 12.0 -10.7 264 38 316.0 316.3 289.1 321.2 1.57 11 500 5716 -11.3 -26.0 28 14.8 -15.0 264 45 319.3 319.5 289.5 322.5 0.92 12 450 6516 -16.5 -32.0 25 15.4 -19.7 268 53 322.4 322.5 290.1 324.5 0.58 13 400 7390 -22.7 -40.4 18 17.7 -25.2 273 60 325.5 325.5 290.7 326.5 0.28 14 350 8354 -30.2 -48.4 15 18.1 -31.9 273 56 328.0 328.0 291.3 328.5 0.14 15 300 9429 -39.6 -49.8 33 10.3 -40.2 276 57 329.6 329.6 291.7 330.2 0.13 16 250 10649 -49.2 -58.1 35 8.8 -49.5 279 71 332.9 332.9 292.6 333.1 0.06 17 200 12083 -56.0 -70.0 16 14.1 -56.2 275 67 344.2 344.2 295.3 344.2 0.02 18 150 13885 -62.3 -78.7 9 16.5 -62.4 271 60 362.8 362.8 299.2 362.9 0.01 19 100 16384 -64.3 -86.6 3 22.2 -64.5 256 30 403.4 403.4 305.6 403.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5622.75 m Freezing level: 624.93 mb = 3975.25 m = 13042.01 ft Wetbulb zero: 756.81 mb = 2411.34 m = 7911.11 ft Precipitable water: 0.58 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 37.26 % Est. max temperature: 23.45 C = 74.20 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 906.08 mb = 915.33 m = 3003.02 ft T: 13.95 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.49 C/km ThetaE index: 5.80 C Layer 750.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 508.40 mb = 5587.34 m = 18330.96 ft Mean mixing ratio: 3.39 g/kg Conv temperature: 43.30 C = 109.94 F Cap Strength: 15.10 C Lifted Index: 16.45 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 19.81 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 14.47 C Showalter Index: 8.65 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 36.24 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 23.07 C Cross Totals Index: 13.16 C K Index: 5.26 Risk: None Sweat Index: 230.26 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.86 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 49.17 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 9.92 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 14215.91 J/kg Cap Strength: 16.24 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 736.68 mb = 2632.75 m = 8637.53 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 253.8 at 34.6 knts Storm direction: 283.8 at 26.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.7 neg: 0.8 tot: 6.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 90.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 464.0 neg: -69.0 tot: 395.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 131.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.53 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 14.8 stream: 7.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.13 Bulk Rich Number: 0.47 Bulk Shear: 105.26 m/s