MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F000.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F000.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: NAM analysis for 1200Z 18 OCT 25 Station: 47.2,-100.24 Latitude: 47.20 Longitude: -100.24 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 56 1 950 478 SFC 937 595 5.3 3.7 90 1.5 4.5 297 9 283.7 284.6 280.7 298.6 5.34 3 900 922 5.3 -0.3 67 5.6 2.7 316 30 287.0 287.7 280.8 298.8 4.16 4 850 1386 2.2 -4.9 60 7.1 -0.7 317 27 288.4 288.9 280.2 297.5 3.12 5 800 1872 -1.5 -9.6 54 8.1 -4.4 314 26 289.5 289.9 279.7 296.3 2.30 6 750 2382 -4.8 -5.5 95 0.7 -5.1 307 29 291.3 291.9 281.8 301.2 3.37 7 700 2922 -7.9 -9.7 87 1.8 -8.5 295 31 293.7 294.2 282.0 301.5 2.60 8 650 3494 -11.4 -13.3 86 1.8 -12.0 274 31 296.0 296.4 282.4 302.5 2.11 9 600 4103 -15.1 -18.7 74 3.5 -16.1 258 31 298.6 298.9 282.7 303.2 1.46 10 550 4754 -19.9 -25.1 63 5.2 -20.9 258 28 300.5 300.6 282.7 303.4 0.91 11 500 5453 -25.2 -34.5 42 9.3 -26.4 274 47 302.3 302.4 282.9 303.7 0.41 12 450 6211 -29.7 -38.5 42 8.8 -30.6 257 68 305.9 306.0 284.2 307.0 0.30 13 400 7039 -36.0 -41.5 57 5.5 -36.4 238 68 308.2 308.2 284.9 309.1 0.25 14 350 7955 -41.0 -53.3 25 12.3 -41.5 235 69 313.5 313.5 286.6 313.8 0.08 15 300 8998 -42.1 -65.8 6 23.7 -42.8 246 58 326.0 326.0 290.6 326.1 0.02 16 250 10237 -39.5 -71.9 2 32.3 -40.7 245 46 347.3 347.3 296.0 347.3 0.01 17 200 11760 -41.0 -73.0 2 31.9 -42.3 233 38 367.8 367.8 300.2 367.8 0.01 18 150 13674 -51.1 -80.5 2 29.4 -51.7 271 32 382.0 382.0 302.6 382.1 0.00 19 100 16261 -56.8 -84.9 2 28.1 -57.3 252 24 417.9 417.9 307.4 417.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5396.98 m Freezing level: 820.92 mb = 1668.37 m = 5473.60 ft Wetbulb zero: 860.73 mb = 1283.96 m = 4212.41 ft Precipitable water: 0.45 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 71.84 % Est. max temperature: 11.45 C = 52.61 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 914.65 mb = 789.22 m = 2589.27 ft T: 5.28 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.83 C/km ThetaE index: 2.52 C Layer 850.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 777.54 mb = 2096.82 m = 6879.25 ft Mean mixing ratio: 3.94 g/kg Conv temperature: 11.77 C = 53.18 F Cap Strength: 4.45 C Lifted Index: 5.01 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 19.77 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.55 C Showalter Index: 5.53 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 47.66 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.36 C Cross Totals Index: 20.31 C K Index: 20.63 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 101.74 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.30 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 18.58 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.10 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 15024.31 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.89 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 816.39 mb = 1709.11 m = 5607.25 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 276.6 at 36.1 knts Storm direction: 306.6 at 27.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.5 neg: 3.9 tot: 7.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 79.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 4.0 neg: -38.7 tot: -34.8 m^2/s^2 ave: -11.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.43 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.6 stream: -3.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.27 Bulk Shear: 68.25 m/s