MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510190000F043.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510190000F043.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 43 hour NAM valid 19Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 42.09,-91.31 Latitude: 42.09 Longitude: -91.31 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 28 SFC 972 271 18.7 2.0 33 16.7 10.0 173 18 294.2 295.0 284.4 307.5 4.54 2 950 466 16.1 -0.3 33 16.4 8.0 174 26 293.5 294.2 283.4 305.1 3.93 3 900 921 11.7 -2.6 37 14.2 5.1 182 32 293.5 294.1 283.0 303.9 3.52 4 850 1396 9.1 -3.1 42 12.2 3.5 215 45 295.7 296.3 283.9 306.3 3.57 5 800 1895 6.9 1.3 67 5.6 4.1 210 41 298.5 299.5 286.8 314.1 5.25 6 750 2425 6.0 0.4 67 5.7 3.1 209 50 303.1 304.1 288.4 319.0 5.25 7 700 2991 6.1 -10.8 29 16.9 -0.9 222 46 309.2 309.6 287.7 316.8 2.39 8 650 3593 1.9 -12.3 34 14.2 -3.7 213 37 311.1 311.5 288.2 318.5 2.28 9 600 4233 -2.7 -17.1 32 14.4 -7.6 222 46 313.1 313.4 288.3 318.6 1.67 10 550 4915 -8.0 -20.8 35 12.8 -11.9 234 51 314.5 314.8 288.4 319.0 1.32 11 500 5647 -13.2 -29.8 23 16.6 -16.8 237 54 317.0 317.1 288.5 319.2 0.64 12 450 6442 -17.8 -35.4 20 17.5 -20.9 236 54 320.8 320.9 289.5 322.3 0.42 13 400 7312 -23.6 -38.6 24 14.9 -25.8 239 64 324.3 324.3 290.4 325.5 0.34 14 350 8271 -31.8 -45.2 25 13.4 -33.0 241 67 325.9 326.0 290.7 326.7 0.19 15 300 9341 -40.2 -53.8 22 13.6 -40.9 252 84 328.7 328.7 291.5 329.0 0.08 16 250 10561 -48.7 -60.1 26 11.3 -49.1 259 98 333.6 333.6 292.7 333.8 0.05 17 200 11995 -57.8 -66.4 33 8.6 -57.9 258 82 341.3 341.3 294.7 341.4 0.03 18 150 13803 -59.7 -81.7 4 22.1 -59.9 244 63 367.3 367.3 300.1 367.3 0.00 19 100 16331 -63.2 -87.4 2 24.2 -63.3 240 37 405.7 405.7 306.0 405.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5618.49 m Freezing level: 629.23 mb = 3858.76 m = 12659.84 ft Wetbulb zero: 711.35 mb = 2859.10 m = 9380.13 ft Precipitable water: 0.62 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 39.82 % Est. max temperature: 21.70 C = 71.06 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 756.80 mb = 2350.70 m = 7712.18 ft T: 6.17 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.24 C/km ThetaE index: 3.62 C Layer 950.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 548.93 mb = 4930.24 m = 16175.12 ft Mean mixing ratio: 3.77 g/kg Conv temperature: 38.88 C = 101.99 F Cap Strength: 12.77 C Lifted Index: 12.46 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 17.01 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 12.77 C Showalter Index: 11.46 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 32.36 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.30 C Cross Totals Index: 10.06 C K Index: 2.31 Risk: None Sweat Index: 217.15 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.81 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3.80 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 2.76 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 13420.14 J/kg Cap Strength: 12.73 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 732.65 mb = 2616.89 m = 8585.49 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 219.5 at 44.4 knts Storm direction: 249.5 at 33.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.9 neg: 1.0 tot: 5.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 64.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 403.1 neg: -59.1 tot: 343.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 114.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.57 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.7 stream: 6.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.03 Bulk Shear: 130.24 m/s