MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180600F045.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180600F045.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 45 hour NAM valid 3Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 42.93,-99.61 Latitude: 42.93 Longitude: -99.61 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 36 1 950 470 SFC 928 668 12.9 3.7 53 9.2 8.1 182 12 292.3 293.2 284.5 307.8 5.37 3 900 926 14.9 2.5 43 12.4 8.4 198 38 296.9 297.8 286.0 311.9 5.09 4 850 1410 16.3 0.1 33 16.2 7.8 229 39 303.2 304.0 287.8 316.9 4.52 5 800 1924 13.9 -3.1 31 16.9 5.5 251 30 305.9 306.6 288.0 317.7 3.81 6 750 2463 9.9 -6.5 31 16.4 2.4 278 28 307.4 307.9 287.8 317.2 3.13 7 700 3032 6.3 -9.7 31 16.0 -0.5 271 29 309.5 310.0 288.1 317.9 2.62 8 650 3635 2.8 -13.5 29 16.3 -3.5 271 34 312.2 312.6 288.4 318.9 2.08 9 600 4277 -1.3 -16.2 31 14.9 -6.6 270 35 314.6 315.0 288.9 320.6 1.80 10 550 4964 -6.0 -19.0 35 12.9 -10.2 268 36 316.9 317.2 289.4 322.1 1.55 11 500 5702 -11.3 -22.8 38 11.5 -14.5 268 38 319.3 319.6 289.8 323.5 1.23 12 450 6501 -17.2 -25.7 48 8.5 -19.3 267 40 321.6 321.8 290.3 325.2 1.05 13 400 7371 -24.1 -31.6 50 7.4 -25.5 267 42 323.6 323.7 290.6 326.0 0.68 14 350 8330 -31.1 -43.6 28 12.6 -32.3 273 46 326.9 326.9 291.1 327.7 0.23 15 300 9403 -39.7 -47.2 45 7.4 -40.3 276 55 329.3 329.4 291.7 330.0 0.18 16 250 10624 -48.7 -58.3 32 9.6 -49.0 274 66 333.7 333.7 292.8 334.0 0.06 17 200 12064 -55.7 -66.9 23 11.3 -55.9 275 69 344.6 344.6 295.4 344.7 0.02 18 150 13876 -60.8 -82.2 4 21.5 -60.9 266 48 365.4 365.4 299.7 365.4 0.00 19 100 16368 -62.5 -86.9 2 24.3 -62.7 250 34 406.9 406.9 306.1 406.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5666.58 m Freezing level: 615.54 mb = 4077.39 m = 13377.10 ft Wetbulb zero: 708.25 mb = 2935.10 m = 9629.49 ft Precipitable water: 0.57 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 33.46 % Est. max temperature: 26.92 C = 80.46 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 806.80 mb = 1851.95 m = 6075.87 ft T: 14.21 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.59 C/km ThetaE index: 0.55 C Layer 750.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 564.45 mb = 4759.06 m = 15613.52 ft Mean mixing ratio: 4.82 g/kg Conv temperature: 36.39 C = 97.51 F Cap Strength: 8.75 C Lifted Index: 8.71 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 11.32 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 8.60 C Showalter Index: 6.89 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 38.83 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 27.52 C Cross Totals Index: 11.31 C K Index: 11.59 Risk: None Sweat Index: 220.60 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.43 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 41.87 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 9.15 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 10796.93 J/kg Cap Strength: 8.76 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 710.97 mb = 2903.47 m = 9525.71 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 260.3 at 34.6 knts Storm direction: 290.3 at 25.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.0 neg: 0.5 tot: 6.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 96.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 465.7 neg: -1.6 tot: 464.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 154.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.58 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 14.6 stream: 8.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.12 Bulk Rich Number: 0.29 Bulk Shear: 144.46 m/s