MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180600F000.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180600F000.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: NAM analysis for 0600Z 18 OCT 25 Station: 49.8,-80.19 Latitude: 49.80 Longitude: -80.19 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 14 SFC 965 308 10.1 10.0 99 0.1 10.1 175 10 286.2 287.6 284.8 308.5 8.02 2 950 440 9.5 9.5 100 -0.0 9.5 181 18 286.8 288.2 284.8 308.8 7.86 3 900 890 11.5 11.5 100 -0.0 11.5 219 41 293.4 295.1 288.9 320.5 9.51 4 850 1370 11.2 11.2 100 -0.0 11.2 246 34 297.9 299.7 290.7 326.7 9.90 5 800 1876 10.1 4.7 69 5.4 7.1 236 32 301.9 303.1 289.3 321.8 6.69 6 750 2410 7.5 -1.4 53 8.8 3.0 227 31 304.7 305.5 288.3 318.7 4.61 7 700 2974 4.4 -8.3 39 12.8 -1.0 223 31 307.4 308.0 287.6 316.6 2.92 8 650 3573 1.0 -14.9 29 15.9 -4.8 221 32 310.1 310.4 287.5 316.1 1.85 9 600 4211 -3.8 -8.8 68 5.0 -5.9 220 32 311.7 312.3 289.4 322.1 3.27 10 550 4891 -9.0 -12.0 79 2.9 -10.1 229 35 313.3 313.9 289.5 322.3 2.78 11 500 5622 -13.1 -20.0 56 6.8 -15.2 232 38 317.0 317.3 289.5 322.3 1.56 12 450 6418 -18.0 -28.6 39 10.5 -20.3 235 41 320.5 320.7 289.8 323.4 0.81 13 400 7286 -24.1 -39.1 24 15.1 -26.2 240 42 323.7 323.8 290.2 324.9 0.32 14 350 8245 -31.4 -44.9 25 13.6 -32.7 242 44 326.5 326.5 290.9 327.2 0.20 15 300 9317 -40.2 -49.3 37 9.0 -40.8 243 47 328.6 328.7 291.5 329.2 0.14 16 250 10535 -49.2 -57.9 36 8.7 -49.6 248 59 332.8 332.9 292.6 333.1 0.06 17 200 11975 -54.0 -69.4 13 15.4 -54.2 256 63 347.3 347.3 296.1 347.4 0.02 18 150 13797 -58.9 -80.7 4 21.8 -59.1 272 36 368.6 368.6 300.3 368.7 0.00 19 100 16303 -62.7 -87.0 2 24.3 -62.9 278 27 406.7 406.7 306.1 406.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5608.83 m Freezing level: 639.91 mb = 3702.15 m = 12146.03 ft Wetbulb zero: 712.71 mb = 2827.20 m = 9275.47 ft Precipitable water: 1.01 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 67.40 % Est. max temperature: 24.45 C = 76.01 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 964.04 mb = 318.20 m = 1043.95 ft T: 10.08 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.65 C/km ThetaE index: 10.63 C Layer 800.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 965.24 mb = 307.81 m = 1009.87 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.92 g/kg Conv temperature: 11.62 C = 52.91 F Cap Strength: 5.52 C Lifted Index: 5.14 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 8.89 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 5.48 C Showalter Index: -0.28 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.76 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.38 C Cross Totals Index: 24.38 C K Index: 22.85 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 240.43 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.93 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 45.45 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 9.53 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 9300.48 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.53 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 914.52 mb = 757.02 m = 2483.64 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 227.3 at 33.3 knts Storm direction: 257.3 at 25.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.5 neg: 2.1 tot: 7.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 70.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 314.9 neg: -33.9 tot: 281.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 93.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.54 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.1 stream: 6.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.09 Bulk Rich Number: 1.18 Bulk Shear: 38.39 m/s