MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510200000F036.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510200000F036.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 36 hour NAM valid 12Z TUE 21 OCT 25 Station: 47.85,-99.35 Latitude: 47.85 Longitude: -99.35 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 112 SFC 958 464 2.7 0.6 86 2.1 1.8 316 19 279.3 280.0 277.1 290.8 4.17 2 950 528 2.2 0.2 87 1.9 1.3 316 25 279.4 280.1 277.0 290.7 4.09 3 900 962 -1.5 -1.5 100 0.0 -1.5 325 40 280.0 280.6 277.0 290.6 3.81 4 850 1417 -2.4 -3.5 92 1.1 -2.9 348 41 283.6 284.2 278.3 293.4 3.46 5 800 1895 -5.2 -6.2 92 1.0 -5.6 344 43 285.6 286.1 278.7 294.2 3.00 6 750 2401 -6.5 -8.4 86 2.0 -7.2 345 44 289.5 290.0 280.2 297.5 2.69 7 700 2937 -8.5 -12.6 72 4.1 -9.8 339 46 293.0 293.4 281.0 299.3 2.07 8 650 3508 -12.1 -15.8 74 3.6 -13.2 339 49 295.2 295.5 281.5 300.5 1.72 9 600 4116 -15.6 -18.1 81 2.5 -16.3 340 51 298.1 298.3 282.5 302.8 1.53 10 550 4768 -18.9 -21.2 82 2.3 -19.4 348 51 301.7 301.9 283.7 305.8 1.28 11 500 5472 -22.8 -25.1 81 2.4 -23.2 342 51 305.3 305.5 284.8 308.6 0.99 12 450 6237 -27.6 -30.4 76 2.9 -28.0 345 54 308.6 308.7 285.7 310.9 0.67 13 400 7074 -33.3 -37.3 67 4.0 -33.8 341 57 311.7 311.7 286.4 313.0 0.39 14 350 7995 -41.5 -44.8 70 3.3 -41.7 339 55 312.8 312.8 286.6 313.5 0.20 15 300 9024 -47.0 -57.0 31 10.1 -47.3 332 61 319.2 319.2 288.5 319.4 0.06 16 250 10230 -47.6 -71.5 5 23.9 -48.1 334 67 335.2 335.2 293.2 335.3 0.01 17 200 11699 -48.7 -78.7 2 30.0 -49.2 328 56 355.7 355.7 297.8 355.7 0.00 18 150 13572 -52.2 -81.3 2 29.1 -52.7 320 42 380.1 380.1 302.3 380.1 0.00 19 100 16168 -55.4 -83.8 2 28.4 -55.9 310 29 420.6 420.6 307.8 420.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5359.66 m Freezing level: 920.10 mb = 787.53 m = 2583.72 ft Wetbulb zero: 926.49 mb = 729.20 m = 2392.37 ft Precipitable water: 0.49 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 83.92 % Est. max temperature: 8.63 C = 47.54 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 926.92 mb = 725.49 m = 2380.18 ft T: 0.52 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.60 C/km ThetaE index: 0.23 C Layer 950.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 900.98 mb = 953.07 m = 3126.84 ft Mean mixing ratio: 3.84 g/kg Conv temperature: 3.39 C = 38.10 F Cap Strength: 10.49 C Lifted Index: 12.62 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 19.89 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 6.31 C Showalter Index: 10.92 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 39.52 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 20.32 C Cross Totals Index: 19.20 C K Index: 12.71 Risk: None Sweat Index: 132.26 Risk: None Energy Index: 3.11 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 14.80 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.44 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 16893.78 J/kg Cap Strength: 12.38 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 894.35 mb = 1011.86 m = 3319.72 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 341.5 at 46.7 knts Storm direction: 11.5 at 35.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.6 neg: 1.7 tot: 6.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 68.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 237.5 neg: -8.6 tot: 229.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 76.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.65 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.4 stream: 5.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 0.27 Bulk Shear: 54.08 m/s