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: 47.57,-99.87 Latitude: 47.57 Longitude: -99.87 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 73 1 950 502 SFC 949 507 12.4 2.5 51 9.9 7.4 286 19 289.8 290.7 282.8 303.7 4.82 3 900 948 6.1 -0.2 64 6.4 3.2 287 27 287.8 288.6 281.3 299.8 4.17 4 850 1413 1.7 -2.7 73 4.3 -0.2 292 31 287.9 288.6 280.7 298.6 3.70 5 800 1898 -2.2 -7.4 67 5.2 -4.1 299 37 288.9 289.3 280.0 296.9 2.75 6 750 2406 -6.3 -10.9 70 4.6 -7.9 300 38 289.7 290.1 279.7 296.2 2.21 7 700 2941 -10.3 -15.1 68 4.9 -11.6 300 35 291.1 291.4 279.7 296.2 1.69 8 650 3508 -14.3 -21.0 57 6.7 -15.8 298 33 292.8 293.0 279.7 296.3 1.10 9 600 4109 -19.1 -26.6 51 7.5 -20.4 301 33 294.1 294.2 279.7 296.4 0.73 10 550 4749 -24.3 -33.1 44 8.7 -25.5 302 31 295.2 295.3 279.8 296.6 0.43 11 500 5434 -30.2 -40.6 36 10.3 -31.2 293 32 296.2 296.2 280.0 296.9 0.22 12 450 6176 -34.8 -47.3 27 12.5 -35.5 278 33 299.5 299.5 281.3 299.9 0.12 13 400 6991 -38.3 -57.3 12 18.9 -39.1 267 36 305.1 305.2 283.5 305.3 0.04 14 350 7901 -42.0 -59.1 14 17.1 -42.5 258 42 312.2 312.2 286.1 312.3 0.04 15 300 8942 -41.4 -66.6 5 25.2 -42.2 254 39 327.0 327.0 290.9 327.0 0.02 16 250 10185 -39.8 -72.1 2 32.3 -40.9 248 35 346.8 346.8 295.9 346.9 0.01 17 200 11703 -41.7 -73.5 2 31.8 -42.9 255 35 366.7 366.7 299.9 366.7 0.01 18 150 13634 -46.3 -76.9 2 30.6 -47.3 267 29 390.2 390.2 303.8 390.2 0.01 19 100 16251 -58.7 -86.3 2 27.7 -59.0 259 22 414.4 414.4 307.0 414.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5361.20 m Freezing level: 827.99 mb = 1626.16 m = 5335.11 ft Wetbulb zero: 852.34 mb = 1390.30 m = 4561.30 ft Precipitable water: 0.39 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 58.14 % Est. max temperature: 11.46 C = 52.63 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 817.02 mb = 1729.26 m = 5673.36 ft T: -0.82 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.02 C/km ThetaE index: 7.42 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 806.05 mb = 1837.41 m = 6028.18 ft Mean mixing ratio: 4.20 g/kg Conv temperature: 11.34 C = 52.41 F Cap Strength: 0.30 C Lifted Index: -1.56 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 18.95 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.07 C Showalter Index: -0.27 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 59.54 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 31.94 C Cross Totals Index: 27.60 C K Index: 24.43 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 305.27 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.37 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 175.36 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 18.73 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8.37 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.45 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 810.83 mb = 1790.14 m = 5873.09 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 785.83 mb = 2038.50 m = 6687.93 ft Equ Level (EL): 455.83 mb = 6085.09 m = 19963.96 ft B at Equ Level: 174.24 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 375.83 mb = 7415.33 m = 24328.21 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 294.6 at 32.8 knts Storm direction: 324.6 at 24.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.9 neg: 0.4 tot: 3.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 56.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 90.3 neg: -16.3 tot: 74.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 24.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.65 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.4 stream: 2.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.10 Bulk Rich Number: 13.76 Bulk Shear: 12.74 m/s