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: 47.52,-100.11 Latitude: 47.52 Longitude: -100.11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 54 1 950 475 SFC 937 589 4.6 2.9 89 1.7 3.8 292 10 282.9 283.8 280.0 296.9 5.02 3 900 918 5.3 -0.4 67 5.7 2.7 316 30 286.9 287.7 280.8 298.7 4.12 4 850 1382 1.9 -4.0 65 5.9 -0.6 317 29 288.1 288.7 280.3 297.7 3.33 5 800 1867 -2.1 -7.9 65 5.8 -4.3 314 27 288.9 289.3 279.8 296.6 2.63 6 750 2377 -5.0 -6.7 88 1.7 -5.7 304 27 291.1 291.6 281.4 300.1 3.07 7 700 2916 -8.1 -9.7 89 1.5 -8.7 296 33 293.5 293.9 281.9 301.3 2.62 8 650 3488 -11.5 -15.2 74 3.6 -12.6 280 33 295.9 296.2 282.0 301.5 1.81 9 600 4096 -15.6 -18.2 81 2.5 -16.3 259 31 298.0 298.3 282.5 302.8 1.52 10 550 4746 -20.5 -26.6 58 6.1 -21.7 247 27 299.7 299.9 282.3 302.3 0.79 11 500 5443 -25.8 -32.5 54 6.6 -26.8 270 39 301.5 301.6 282.7 303.2 0.50 12 450 6199 -30.0 -39.8 38 9.8 -31.0 256 67 305.5 305.5 284.0 306.4 0.27 13 400 7027 -36.0 -43.7 45 7.6 -36.6 238 71 308.1 308.2 284.9 308.9 0.20 14 350 7942 -40.7 -56.8 16 16.1 -41.3 238 69 313.9 313.9 286.8 314.1 0.05 15 300 8988 -41.8 -65.5 6 23.8 -42.5 245 55 326.5 326.5 290.7 326.6 0.02 16 250 10227 -39.5 -71.9 2 32.3 -40.7 245 45 347.3 347.3 296.0 347.3 0.01 17 200 11752 -41.0 -73.0 2 31.9 -42.3 224 38 367.8 367.8 300.2 367.8 0.01 18 150 13669 -50.7 -80.2 2 29.5 -51.2 270 31 382.8 382.8 302.7 382.8 0.00 19 100 16258 -56.5 -84.7 2 28.1 -57.0 251 23 418.5 418.5 307.5 418.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5389.24 m Freezing level: 826.76 mb = 1607.29 m = 5273.18 ft Wetbulb zero: 859.16 mb = 1294.87 m = 4248.20 ft Precipitable water: 0.45 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 72.41 % Est. max temperature: 10.95 C = 51.71 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 912.52 mb = 804.85 m = 2640.56 ft T: 5.03 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.00 C/km ThetaE index: 2.11 C Layer 850.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 789.06 mb = 1975.68 m = 6481.82 ft Mean mixing ratio: 3.96 g/kg Conv temperature: 10.86 C = 51.55 F Cap Strength: 4.00 C Lifted Index: 4.54 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 20.28 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.44 C Showalter Index: 4.72 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 49.51 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.70 C Cross Totals Index: 21.81 C K Index: 22.15 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 106.99 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.13 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 19.90 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.31 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 16140.93 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.53 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 820.43 mb = 1665.15 m = 5463.03 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 275.9 at 35.5 knts Storm direction: 305.9 at 26.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.6 neg: 3.6 tot: 7.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 87.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 5.3 neg: -31.1 tot: -25.9 m^2/s^2 ave: -8.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.35 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.4 stream: -3.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.32 Bulk Shear: 62.07 m/s