MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510191200F009.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510191200F009.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 9 hour NAM valid 21Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 46.94,-121.95 Latitude: 46.94 Longitude: -121.95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 103 1 950 529 2 900 975 SFC 898 992 6.0 5.9 99 0.1 5.9 247 15 287.9 289.0 283.9 306.2 6.48 4 850 1440 2.4 2.4 100 0.0 2.4 254 33 288.6 289.6 283.0 303.9 5.34 5 800 1927 -1.2 -1.2 100 0.0 -1.2 273 38 289.8 290.6 282.4 302.4 4.36 6 750 2439 -4.7 -4.7 100 0.0 -4.7 273 40 291.5 292.1 282.2 302.0 3.59 7 700 2978 -8.1 -8.2 99 0.1 -8.2 279 42 293.5 294.0 282.3 302.2 2.94 8 650 3549 -12.2 -18.8 58 6.6 -13.9 290 44 295.2 295.4 281.0 299.3 1.33 9 600 4156 -16.2 -25.9 43 9.7 -18.1 297 50 297.4 297.5 281.3 299.9 0.77 10 550 4805 -20.3 -40.6 14 20.4 -22.7 302 56 300.0 300.1 281.6 300.7 0.20 11 500 5503 -25.7 -48.4 10 22.7 -27.6 304 58 301.7 301.7 282.2 302.0 0.09 12 450 6256 -32.0 -46.3 23 14.3 -33.0 304 62 303.0 303.0 282.8 303.5 0.13 13 400 7075 -38.9 -58.1 11 19.2 -39.6 300 64 304.4 304.4 283.2 304.6 0.04 14 350 7983 -41.8 -62.4 9 20.6 -42.4 315 76 312.4 312.4 286.2 312.5 0.02 15 300 9029 -41.7 -68.5 4 26.8 -42.5 320 84 326.5 326.5 290.7 326.6 0.01 16 250 10259 -43.7 -75.0 2 31.2 -44.5 325 85 341.1 341.1 294.6 341.1 0.01 17 200 11745 -47.2 -77.6 2 30.4 -47.9 325 72 358.0 358.0 298.3 358.0 0.00 18 150 13628 -51.9 -81.1 2 29.2 -52.4 306 47 380.7 380.7 302.3 380.7 0.00 19 100 16229 -54.9 -83.4 2 28.5 -55.4 295 49 421.7 421.7 307.9 421.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5400.20 m Freezing level: 816.99 mb = 1761.67 m = 5779.70 ft Wetbulb zero: 816.94 mb = 1758.86 m = 5770.45 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 65.47 % Est. max temperature: 9.57 C = 49.23 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 896.11 mb = 1010.08 m = 3313.86 ft T: 5.88 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.97 C/km ThetaE index: 4.21 C Layer 850.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 849.41 mb = 1445.67 m = 4742.96 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.34 g/kg Conv temperature: 6.77 C = 44.18 F Cap Strength: 0.26 C Lifted Index: 0.50 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 16.08 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.93 C Showalter Index: 0.56 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 56.21 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 28.11 C Cross Totals Index: 28.10 C K Index: 30.38 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 297.29 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.41 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 98.44 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 14.03 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.42 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 847.51 mb = 1463.73 m = 4802.22 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 842.51 mb = 1511.27 m = 4958.17 ft Equ Level (EL): 562.51 mb = 4637.67 m = 15215.26 ft B at Equ Level: 98.40 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 372.51 mb = 7559.52 m = 24801.28 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 292.6 at 48.8 knts Storm direction: 322.6 at 36.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 82.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 393.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 393.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 131.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.88 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.9 stream: 7.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.19 Bulk Rich Number: 0.65 Bulk Shear: 150.72 m/s