MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181800F000.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181800F000.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: NAM analysis for 1800Z 18 OCT 25 Station: 45.32,-97.3 Latitude: 45.32 Longitude: -97.30 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 76 1 950 505 SFC 945 550 12.4 5.6 63 6.7 8.8 314 15 290.2 291.2 284.4 307.5 6.05 3 900 954 7.0 3.6 79 3.4 5.3 313 21 288.7 289.7 283.2 304.4 5.52 4 850 1420 2.5 1.3 92 1.2 1.9 317 22 288.8 289.6 282.5 302.9 4.94 5 800 1906 -1.6 -6.0 72 4.3 -3.3 324 24 289.4 289.9 280.6 298.3 3.06 6 750 2417 -4.1 -6.6 83 2.4 -5.1 318 23 292.1 292.6 281.9 301.3 3.12 7 700 2959 -6.5 -7.4 94 0.8 -6.9 300 24 295.2 295.8 283.2 304.6 3.14 8 650 3535 -9.4 -12.1 81 2.7 -10.4 273 17 298.3 298.7 283.5 305.4 2.32 9 600 4148 -13.7 -19.6 61 6.0 -15.2 261 21 300.3 300.5 283.2 304.6 1.34 10 550 4803 -18.0 -24.6 56 6.6 -19.4 250 26 302.7 302.8 283.7 305.7 0.94 11 500 5509 -22.4 -27.3 64 4.9 -23.3 238 38 305.8 305.9 284.7 308.5 0.82 12 450 6275 -28.1 -32.3 67 4.2 -28.7 240 49 307.9 308.0 285.2 309.8 0.56 13 400 7107 -35.2 -38.6 71 3.4 -35.5 238 56 309.3 309.3 285.5 310.5 0.34 14 350 8023 -41.1 -51.5 32 10.5 -41.6 227 69 313.3 313.4 286.6 313.7 0.09 15 300 9061 -44.5 -63.8 10 19.4 -45.0 227 79 322.7 322.7 289.6 322.8 0.02 16 250 10286 -42.1 -70.9 3 28.8 -43.0 236 61 343.5 343.5 295.1 343.5 0.01 17 200 11793 -43.1 -74.5 2 31.4 -44.1 232 44 364.5 364.5 299.6 364.6 0.01 18 150 13697 -50.0 -79.6 2 29.7 -50.6 253 32 384.0 384.0 302.9 384.0 0.00 19 100 16296 -56.3 -84.5 2 28.2 -56.8 254 24 418.9 418.9 307.6 418.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5433.48 m Freezing level: 819.89 mb = 1712.58 m = 5618.63 ft Wetbulb zero: 831.83 mb = 1593.01 m = 5226.33 ft Precipitable water: 0.57 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 74.53 % Est. max temperature: 11.85 C = 53.34 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 853.40 mb = 1387.18 m = 4551.05 ft T: 2.81 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.21 C/km ThetaE index: 9.12 C Layer 900.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 851.95 mb = 1401.01 m = 4596.44 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.45 g/kg Conv temperature: 10.97 C = 51.75 F Cap Strength: 2.12 C Lifted Index: 3.44 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 12.95 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.34 C Showalter Index: 4.58 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 48.55 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.88 C Cross Totals Index: 23.67 C K Index: 25.35 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 98.37 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.10 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 46.06 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 9.60 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5.49 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.19 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 848.28 mb = 1435.98 m = 4711.17 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 843.28 mb = 1483.40 m = 4866.73 ft Equ Level (EL): 713.28 mb = 2811.09 m = 9222.64 ft B at Equ Level: 46.03 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 603.28 mb = 4106.55 m = 13472.76 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 269.8 at 27.3 knts Storm direction: 299.8 at 20.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.5 neg: 3.1 tot: 4.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 92.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 0.6 neg: -25.9 tot: -25.3 m^2/s^2 ave: -8.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.63 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.5 stream: -3.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.97 Bulk Shear: 47.37 m/s