MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181800F003.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181800F003.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 3 hour NAM valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 41.16,-98.19 Latitude: 41.16 Longitude: -98.19 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 101 1 950 534 SFC 949 540 13.3 6.6 64 6.7 9.6 326 19 290.7 291.9 285.0 309.1 6.44 3 900 984 8.6 5.3 80 3.3 6.8 327 29 290.3 291.4 284.6 308.1 6.21 4 850 1453 4.0 4.0 100 0.0 3.9 329 29 290.3 291.4 284.3 307.4 5.98 5 800 1944 1.3 1.2 99 0.1 1.3 326 21 292.5 293.4 284.4 307.6 5.22 6 750 2460 -1.9 -2.1 99 0.2 -2.0 303 18 294.5 295.3 284.3 307.3 4.37 7 700 3006 -4.5 -5.6 92 1.1 -4.9 300 27 297.5 298.2 284.7 308.4 3.61 8 650 3587 -7.2 -10.6 77 3.4 -8.4 281 30 300.9 301.3 284.9 309.0 2.63 9 600 4205 -12.6 -13.7 92 1.0 -13.0 275 30 301.5 301.9 284.7 308.4 2.22 10 550 4863 -16.8 -22.9 59 6.0 -18.3 277 35 304.1 304.3 284.4 307.7 1.10 11 500 5573 -20.5 -42.0 13 21.5 -23.1 266 43 308.0 308.0 284.8 308.7 0.19 12 450 6345 -25.4 -51.4 7 26.1 -27.5 250 55 311.4 311.4 285.9 311.6 0.07 13 400 7188 -31.5 -42.3 34 10.8 -32.5 236 61 314.0 314.1 287.1 314.9 0.23 14 350 8122 -35.7 -58.5 8 22.8 -36.8 228 64 320.5 320.5 288.9 320.7 0.04 15 300 9182 -40.7 -61.5 9 20.8 -41.5 227 60 328.1 328.1 291.2 328.2 0.03 16 250 10413 -43.4 -69.8 4 26.4 -44.2 236 57 341.6 341.6 294.7 341.6 0.01 17 200 11910 -45.9 -76.6 2 30.7 -46.6 256 64 360.2 360.2 298.7 360.2 0.01 18 150 13793 -52.7 -81.8 2 29.0 -53.2 265 49 379.2 379.2 302.1 379.2 0.00 19 100 16352 -60.4 -87.7 2 27.3 -60.7 256 26 410.9 410.9 306.6 411.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5471.73 m Freezing level: 780.27 mb = 2147.48 m = 7045.44 ft Wetbulb zero: 780.95 mb = 2136.55 m = 7009.61 ft Precipitable water: 0.70 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 79.59 % Est. max temperature: 15.05 C = 59.09 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 858.14 mb = 1375.13 m = 4511.52 ft T: 4.73 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.26 C/km ThetaE index: 1.74 C Layer 900.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 856.45 mb = 1391.36 m = 4564.77 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.21 g/kg Conv temperature: 12.87 C = 55.17 F Cap Strength: 1.67 C Lifted Index: 2.94 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 14.32 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.55 C Showalter Index: 3.44 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 48.99 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.50 C Cross Totals Index: 24.49 C K Index: 27.36 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 149.17 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.26 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 12.27 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.95 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.72 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.74 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 855.08 mb = 1404.45 m = 4607.73 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 850.08 mb = 1452.57 m = 4765.59 ft Equ Level (EL): 730.08 mb = 2673.30 m = 8770.56 ft B at Equ Level: 12.20 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 670.08 mb = 3348.81 m = 10986.79 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 283.4 at 32.3 knts Storm direction: 313.4 at 24.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.6 neg: 3.8 tot: 5.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 128.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 35.7 neg: -22.2 tot: 13.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 4.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.25 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.9 stream: 1.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.19 Bulk Shear: 65.30 m/s