MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181800F060.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181800F060.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 60 hour NAM valid 6Z TUE 21 OCT 25 Station: 47.5,-96.56 Latitude: 47.50 Longitude: -96.56 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 12 SFC 968 273 4.9 3.3 89 1.6 4.2 308 18 280.7 281.5 278.9 294.5 5.02 2 950 429 3.5 2.6 94 0.9 3.1 309 28 280.8 281.6 278.7 294.2 4.87 3 900 865 0.0 0.0 100 0.0 0.0 316 43 281.5 282.3 278.3 293.4 4.25 4 850 1321 -1.9 -2.1 99 0.2 -2.0 327 50 284.1 284.8 279.1 295.0 3.85 5 800 1801 -4.3 -4.4 100 0.1 -4.4 335 46 286.5 287.1 279.7 296.4 3.44 6 750 2308 -6.6 -7.0 97 0.4 -6.8 343 30 289.4 289.9 280.6 298.2 3.00 7 700 2844 -9.8 -9.9 99 0.2 -9.8 336 22 291.7 292.1 281.0 299.3 2.56 8 650 3414 -11.2 -11.5 97 0.4 -11.3 334 25 296.3 296.8 282.9 303.7 2.43 9 600 4024 -14.7 -15.0 98 0.3 -14.8 339 23 299.1 299.5 283.5 305.3 1.99 10 550 4678 -17.9 -19.8 85 1.9 -18.4 342 20 302.8 303.1 284.4 307.4 1.44 11 500 5384 -22.8 -37.2 26 14.3 -24.7 341 18 305.2 305.2 283.9 306.3 0.31 12 450 6147 -28.8 -49.2 12 20.4 -30.4 352 16 307.0 307.0 284.3 307.3 0.10 13 400 6976 -36.0 -44.5 42 8.4 -36.7 12 12 308.1 308.2 284.9 308.8 0.18 14 350 7889 -42.3 -57.1 18 14.8 -42.9 41 9 311.6 311.6 285.9 311.8 0.05 15 300 8922 -45.0 -65.0 9 20.1 -45.4 59 11 322.0 322.0 289.4 322.1 0.02 16 250 10138 -45.2 -73.2 3 28.1 -45.8 118 4 338.9 338.9 294.1 339.0 0.01 17 200 11627 -45.8 -76.5 2 30.7 -46.6 310 8 360.2 360.2 298.7 360.2 0.01 18 150 13534 -47.8 -78.0 2 30.2 -48.7 299 15 387.6 387.6 303.5 387.6 0.01 19 100 16177 -55.3 -83.8 2 28.4 -55.9 296 14 420.8 420.8 307.8 420.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5371.78 m Freezing level: 899.45 mb = 870.22 m = 2855.01 ft Wetbulb zero: 899.52 mb = 869.46 m = 2852.53 ft Precipitable water: 0.56 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 90.88 % Est. max temperature: 9.85 C = 49.73 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 944.80 mb = 473.43 m = 1553.23 ft T: 3.17 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.16 C/km ThetaE index: 1.14 C Layer 950.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 912.70 mb = 752.23 m = 2467.92 ft Mean mixing ratio: 4.48 g/kg Conv temperature: 5.62 C = 42.11 F Cap Strength: 9.48 C Lifted Index: 10.47 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 19.95 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.32 C Showalter Index: 9.65 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 41.65 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 20.90 C Cross Totals Index: 20.75 C K Index: 18.61 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 117.26 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.34 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 9.97 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.46 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 10.45 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 910.90 mb = 768.09 m = 2519.94 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 905.90 mb = 812.47 m = 2665.56 ft Equ Level (EL): 875.90 mb = 1081.70 m = 3548.85 ft B at Equ Level: 9.38 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 825.90 mb = 1548.96 m = 5081.84 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 333.7 at 27.6 knts Storm direction: 3.7 at 20.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.3 neg: 1.3 tot: 4.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 39.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 281.9 neg: -33.8 tot: 248.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 82.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.40 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.3 stream: 4.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 0.58 Bulk Shear: 17.29 m/s