MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510190600F060.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510190600F060.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 60 hour NAM valid 18Z TUE 21 OCT 25 Station: 42.46,-90.76 Latitude: 42.46 Longitude: -90.76 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 58 SFC 974 279 9.0 3.3 68 5.7 6.2 271 17 284.3 285.1 280.6 298.2 4.98 2 950 480 5.6 1.7 76 3.9 3.8 272 23 282.8 283.6 279.3 295.5 4.54 3 900 918 1.2 0.5 96 0.6 0.9 275 27 282.7 283.5 279.1 295.1 4.42 4 850 1375 -2.7 -2.8 99 0.1 -2.8 288 36 283.3 283.9 278.4 293.6 3.64 5 800 1853 -5.6 -5.8 98 0.2 -5.7 286 34 285.2 285.8 278.7 294.1 3.10 6 750 2357 -7.9 -7.9 100 0.0 -7.9 288 34 288.0 288.5 279.7 296.2 2.81 7 700 2891 -10.6 -10.9 98 0.2 -10.7 294 35 290.7 291.1 280.4 297.8 2.38 8 650 3458 -13.3 -14.5 91 1.2 -13.7 299 36 293.9 294.2 281.2 299.7 1.91 9 600 4063 -16.3 -18.4 84 2.1 -16.9 295 39 297.2 297.5 282.1 301.8 1.49 10 550 4713 -20.3 -23.4 76 3.2 -20.9 296 45 300.1 300.3 282.8 303.4 1.05 11 500 5412 -24.7 -30.3 60 5.6 -25.5 296 48 303.0 303.1 283.4 305.0 0.62 12 450 6171 -30.4 -34.1 70 3.7 -30.9 294 52 305.0 305.1 284.0 306.6 0.47 13 400 6997 -35.7 -51.8 18 16.1 -36.5 297 59 308.6 308.6 284.9 308.9 0.08 14 350 7916 -39.8 -69.0 3 29.2 -40.6 306 73 315.1 315.1 287.1 315.1 0.01 15 300 8961 -42.8 -70.8 3 28.1 -43.5 303 73 325.1 325.1 290.3 325.1 0.01 16 250 10184 -44.7 -72.9 3 28.2 -45.3 300 78 339.7 339.7 294.3 339.7 0.01 17 200 11677 -45.8 -76.5 2 30.7 -46.5 296 66 360.3 360.3 298.8 360.3 0.01 18 150 13573 -49.2 -79.1 2 29.9 -50.0 296 51 385.2 385.2 303.1 385.2 0.01 19 100 16201 -53.8 -82.5 2 28.8 -54.4 285 28 423.8 423.8 308.2 423.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5354.37 m Freezing level: 885.13 mb = 1054.09 m = 3458.26 ft Wetbulb zero: 887.83 mb = 1027.07 m = 3369.61 ft Precipitable water: 0.53 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 87.89 % Est. max temperature: 8.98 C = 48.17 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 892.87 mb = 981.82 m = 3221.17 ft T: 0.61 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.56 C/km ThetaE index: 4.66 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 892.19 mb = 987.95 m = 3241.27 ft Mean mixing ratio: 4.47 g/kg Conv temperature: 7.48 C = 45.47 F Cap Strength: 6.04 C Lifted Index: 7.50 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 21.04 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.48 C Showalter Index: 8.90 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 43.72 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.92 C Cross Totals Index: 21.80 C K Index: 18.85 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 120.03 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.34 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 29.03 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.62 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4.12 J/kg Cap Strength: 7.22 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 889.73 mb = 1009.97 m = 3313.51 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 884.73 mb = 1054.97 m = 3461.14 ft Equ Level (EL): 764.73 mb = 2205.22 m = 7234.87 ft B at Equ Level: 28.69 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 684.73 mb = 3059.46 m = 10037.48 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 292.2 at 38.3 knts Storm direction: 322.2 at 28.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 68.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 147.8 neg: -10.9 tot: 136.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 45.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.80 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.3 stream: 4.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 0.63 Bulk Shear: 46.32 m/s