MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180600F060.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180600F060.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 60 hour NAM valid 18Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 47.52,-110.14 Latitude: 47.52 Longitude: -110.14 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 156 1 950 582 SFC 902 1013 7.9 0.6 60 7.4 4.4 293 16 289.5 290.3 282.3 302.3 4.42 3 900 1028 6.8 0.2 63 6.6 3.7 293 16 288.5 289.3 281.7 300.9 4.30 4 850 1492 1.5 -1.5 80 3.0 0.2 294 25 287.7 288.5 281.0 299.3 4.04 5 800 1977 -2.1 -5.6 77 3.5 -3.5 304 28 288.9 289.4 280.5 298.1 3.14 6 750 2486 -5.7 -12.1 61 6.3 -7.8 310 30 290.3 290.7 279.7 296.4 2.02 7 700 3023 -9.9 -11.9 85 2.0 -10.5 309 36 291.5 291.9 280.5 298.1 2.19 8 650 3590 -13.9 -17.8 72 3.9 -14.9 311 40 293.2 293.5 280.3 297.7 1.45 9 600 4193 -17.8 -27.2 44 9.4 -19.6 315 41 295.5 295.6 280.3 297.7 0.68 10 550 4838 -21.8 -41.8 15 20.0 -23.9 326 41 298.2 298.2 280.8 298.8 0.18 11 500 5534 -25.5 -47.0 12 21.5 -27.3 333 45 301.9 302.0 282.3 302.3 0.11 12 450 6291 -29.5 -55.7 6 26.2 -31.1 339 52 306.2 306.2 283.9 306.3 0.04 13 400 7124 -32.9 -57.3 7 24.4 -34.2 336 73 312.2 312.2 286.2 312.4 0.04 14 350 8056 -36.8 -50.6 23 13.8 -37.7 342 101 319.1 319.1 288.6 319.5 0.11 15 300 9104 -45.0 -58.7 20 13.7 -45.4 337 94 321.9 321.9 289.4 322.1 0.05 16 250 10302 -50.3 -61.5 25 11.3 -50.5 328 88 331.3 331.3 292.1 331.5 0.04 17 200 11752 -52.4 -75.9 4 23.5 -52.8 319 75 349.8 349.8 296.6 349.8 0.01 18 150 13603 -53.9 -82.6 2 28.7 -54.3 318 65 377.2 377.2 301.8 377.2 0.00 19 100 16196 -54.9 -83.4 2 28.5 -55.5 302 40 421.6 421.6 307.9 421.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5377.50 m Freezing level: 829.04 mb = 1695.61 m = 5562.96 ft Wetbulb zero: 847.35 mb = 1517.32 m = 4978.01 ft Precipitable water: 0.33 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 55.52 % Est. max temperature: 8.67 C = 47.61 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 805.34 mb = 1924.06 m = 6312.47 ft T: -1.72 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.21 C/km ThetaE index: 5.89 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 787.30 mb = 2103.49 m = 6901.12 ft Mean mixing ratio: 3.89 g/kg Conv temperature: 7.67 C = 45.80 F Cap Strength: 1.72 C Lifted Index: 3.82 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 16.02 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.15 C Showalter Index: 3.91 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 51.09 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.04 C Cross Totals Index: 24.05 C K Index: 23.59 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 136.83 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.58 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 4.66 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.05 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 12.43 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.41 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 799.16 mb = 1985.57 m = 6514.27 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 714.16 mb = 2867.09 m = 9406.34 ft Equ Level (EL): 644.16 mb = 3657.70 m = 12000.19 ft B at Equ Level: 4.56 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 604.16 mb = 4140.58 m = 13584.42 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 322.3 at 40.2 knts Storm direction: 352.3 at 30.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.7 neg: 1.0 tot: 4.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 62.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 181.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 181.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 60.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.89 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.3 stream: 4.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.06 Bulk Shear: 77.33 m/s