MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510191200F033.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510191200F033.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 33 hour NAM valid 21Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 42.57,-93.57 Latitude: 42.57 Longitude: -93.57 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 30 SFC 961 362 12.2 7.0 70 5.3 9.3 292 16 288.6 289.8 284.2 307.1 6.53 2 950 460 11.2 6.2 72 4.9 8.5 293 22 288.5 289.6 283.9 306.3 6.28 3 900 908 6.9 4.9 87 2.0 5.9 294 26 288.6 289.7 283.7 305.7 6.04 4 850 1375 4.5 3.6 94 0.9 4.0 288 23 290.8 291.9 284.4 307.6 5.84 5 800 1868 2.9 0.3 83 2.6 1.6 279 37 294.2 295.1 284.8 308.5 4.88 6 750 2387 -0.3 -3.5 79 3.3 -1.7 263 39 296.3 297.0 284.5 308.0 3.93 7 700 2936 -3.8 -4.3 96 0.6 -4.0 258 36 298.3 299.0 285.4 310.2 3.96 8 650 3520 -4.5 -5.2 95 0.7 -4.8 228 30 303.9 304.7 287.5 316.2 4.00 9 600 4149 -6.6 -6.7 99 0.1 -6.7 220 50 308.5 309.2 288.9 320.5 3.86 10 550 4824 -10.5 -10.7 98 0.2 -10.6 210 60 311.6 312.2 289.2 321.5 3.07 11 500 5549 -16.2 -17.6 89 1.4 -16.6 214 63 313.3 313.7 288.6 319.6 1.92 12 450 6332 -23.1 -26.0 77 2.9 -23.7 223 68 314.3 314.4 288.0 317.7 1.02 13 400 7184 -28.2 -44.5 19 16.3 -29.9 227 84 318.3 318.3 288.4 319.0 0.18 14 350 8130 -33.8 -53.8 12 20.0 -35.1 228 87 323.1 323.2 289.8 323.4 0.07 15 300 9198 -39.6 -56.7 15 17.1 -40.4 238 103 329.6 329.6 291.6 329.8 0.06 16 250 10427 -45.5 -67.1 7 21.6 -46.2 242 98 338.4 338.4 293.9 338.4 0.02 17 200 11897 -50.9 -70.9 8 20.0 -51.3 239 85 352.1 352.1 297.1 352.2 0.01 18 150 13750 -56.6 -82.2 3 25.5 -56.9 229 65 372.5 372.5 301.0 372.5 0.00 19 100 16312 -60.4 -85.4 2 25.0 -60.7 254 50 411.0 411.0 306.6 411.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5518.89 m Freezing level: 754.04 mb = 2345.35 m = 7694.61 ft Wetbulb zero: 775.59 mb = 2117.46 m = 6946.97 ft Precipitable water: 0.87 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 90.63 % Est. max temperature: 16.97 C = 62.55 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 887.51 mb = 1021.91 m = 3352.68 ft T: 6.29 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.75 C/km ThetaE index: 1.39 C Layer 950.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 833.59 mb = 1533.80 m = 5032.11 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.11 g/kg Conv temperature: 15.48 C = 59.86 F Cap Strength: 8.62 C Lifted Index: 8.55 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 16.70 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.26 C Showalter Index: 7.67 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 40.41 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 20.64 C Cross Totals Index: 19.77 C K Index: 23.65 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 151.72 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.43 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 6.64 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.64 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 13175.97 J/kg Cap Strength: 8.61 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 870.95 mb = 1176.04 m = 3858.36 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 235.3 at 43.5 knts Storm direction: 265.3 at 32.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.7 neg: 4.9 tot: 6.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 94.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 13.0 neg: -122.2 tot: -109.2 m^2/s^2 ave: -36.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.72 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.8 stream: -7.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.04 Bulk Shear: 180.82 m/s