MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F011.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F011.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 11 hour NAM valid 23Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 43.98,-97.9 Latitude: 43.98 Longitude: -97.90 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 104 SFC 965 403 11.4 1.3 50 10.1 6.5 315 12 287.5 288.3 281.3 299.9 4.36 2 950 533 11.0 -0.5 45 11.5 5.6 316 21 288.4 289.1 281.1 299.6 3.89 3 900 981 6.9 -1.8 54 8.7 2.9 316 27 288.6 289.2 281.0 299.3 3.72 4 850 1446 2.3 -2.6 70 4.9 0.2 316 28 288.6 289.3 281.0 299.4 3.72 5 800 1932 -2.4 -3.3 94 0.9 -2.8 315 28 288.6 289.2 281.1 299.4 3.75 6 750 2440 -6.4 -12.7 61 6.3 -8.4 326 31 289.6 290.0 279.3 295.4 1.92 7 700 2976 -9.2 -23.2 31 14.0 -12.4 316 31 292.3 292.5 279.1 295.0 0.84 8 650 3545 -12.5 -29.9 22 17.4 -15.7 307 31 294.8 294.9 279.7 296.4 0.49 9 600 4151 -16.9 -30.5 30 13.5 -19.3 301 34 296.5 296.6 280.5 298.2 0.50 10 550 4797 -21.8 -33.3 34 11.6 -23.4 289 33 298.3 298.4 281.2 299.7 0.42 11 500 5492 -25.9 -44.5 16 18.7 -27.6 274 29 301.5 301.5 282.2 302.0 0.15 12 450 6249 -29.8 -52.4 9 22.5 -31.3 241 42 305.7 305.8 283.8 306.0 0.07 13 400 7077 -35.1 -51.1 18 15.9 -36.1 229 57 309.3 309.3 285.2 309.6 0.09 14 350 8000 -38.7 -60.8 8 22.1 -39.5 234 49 316.6 316.6 287.6 316.7 0.03 15 300 9056 -39.0 -68.5 3 29.6 -39.9 243 43 330.5 330.5 291.9 330.5 0.01 16 250 10302 -40.7 -72.7 2 32.0 -41.7 246 42 345.6 345.6 295.7 345.7 0.01 17 200 11811 -43.7 -74.9 2 31.3 -44.6 254 45 363.7 363.7 299.4 363.7 0.01 18 150 13719 -49.3 -79.1 2 29.8 -50.0 265 45 385.2 385.2 303.1 385.2 0.01 19 100 16305 -58.4 -86.1 2 27.7 -58.7 282 30 414.9 414.9 307.1 414.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5387.44 m Freezing level: 825.30 mb = 1686.17 m = 5531.99 ft Wetbulb zero: 846.73 mb = 1477.21 m = 4846.44 ft Precipitable water: 0.38 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 44.57 % Est. max temperature: 12.52 C = 54.54 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 827.31 mb = 1663.02 m = 5456.03 ft T: 0.23 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.64 C/km ThetaE index: 4.44 C Layer 750.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 789.45 mb = 2036.31 m = 6680.74 ft Mean mixing ratio: 3.82 g/kg Conv temperature: 12.72 C = 54.90 F Cap Strength: 1.78 C Lifted Index: 3.45 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 22.08 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.59 C Showalter Index: 3.51 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 51.55 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.23 C Cross Totals Index: 23.31 C K Index: 11.64 Risk: None Sweat Index: 135.39 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.52 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 4.64 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.05 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6.78 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.34 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 793.46 mb = 1996.44 m = 6549.92 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 768.46 mb = 2248.63 m = 7377.30 ft Equ Level (EL): 728.46 mb = 2666.58 m = 8748.53 ft B at Equ Level: 4.52 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 698.46 mb = 2993.14 m = 9819.89 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 297.0 at 30.9 knts Storm direction: 327.0 at 23.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.8 neg: 1.6 tot: 4.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 110.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 27.8 neg: -17.4 tot: 10.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 3.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.32 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.2 stream: 1.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.22 Bulk Shear: 21.37 m/s