MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.60.2-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2512101200F006.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2512101200F006.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 6 hour NAM valid 18Z WED 10 DEC 25 Station: 40.9,-91.6 Latitude: 40.90 Longitude: -91.60 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 97 SFC 988 194 -0.8 -3.6 82 2.8 -1.9 323 16 273.3 273.8 271.9 281.4 2.97 2 950 504 -4.5 -5.0 96 0.5 -4.7 325 25 272.6 273.1 271.2 280.2 2.77 3 900 927 -7.2 -8.3 92 1.1 -7.5 345 31 274.1 274.5 271.4 280.4 2.27 4 850 1376 -5.1 -10.1 68 5.0 -6.7 340 33 280.8 281.1 274.9 286.7 2.08 5 800 1850 -7.6 -13.6 62 6.0 -9.3 335 33 283.1 283.4 275.6 288.0 1.67 6 750 2349 -9.8 -17.9 51 8.1 -11.8 343 38 286.0 286.2 276.5 289.7 1.24 7 700 2879 -12.0 -19.5 54 7.5 -13.8 340 46 289.2 289.4 278.0 292.7 1.16 8 650 3442 -15.7 -22.0 58 6.3 -17.1 329 47 291.2 291.4 278.8 294.3 1.00 9 600 4041 -19.1 -27.9 46 8.7 -20.6 320 47 294.0 294.1 279.6 296.1 0.64 10 550 4682 -24.2 -32.4 47 8.2 -25.3 314 46 295.3 295.4 279.9 296.9 0.46 11 500 5368 -29.5 -38.2 43 8.6 -30.4 308 42 297.0 297.1 280.4 298.0 0.28 12 450 6111 -35.2 -45.0 36 9.9 -35.8 306 40 299.1 299.1 281.1 299.6 0.15 13 400 6921 -40.7 -54.2 22 13.5 -41.2 296 39 302.1 302.1 282.3 302.3 0.06 14 350 7823 -42.5 -61.6 11 19.1 -43.0 305 62 311.4 311.4 285.9 311.5 0.03 15 300 8858 -44.4 -67.6 6 23.2 -44.9 310 72 322.8 322.8 289.6 322.9 0.01 16 250 10077 -46.0 -73.9 3 27.9 -46.6 308 73 337.6 337.6 293.7 337.6 0.01 17 200 11548 -49.0 -78.9 2 29.9 -49.5 301 72 355.3 355.3 297.7 355.3 0.00 18 150 13412 -54.0 -82.8 2 28.7 -54.5 297 71 376.9 376.9 301.8 377.0 0.00 19 100 15989 -57.9 -85.7 2 27.8 -58.3 293 49 415.9 415.9 307.2 415.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5270.68 m Freezing level: Surface below freezing Wetbulb zero: Below ground Precipitable water: 0.29 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 60.15 % Est. max temperature: 7.19 C = 44.95 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 946.09 mb = 536.43 m = 1759.92 ft T: -4.69 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.04 C/km ThetaE index: 1.19 C Layer 950.0- 900.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 917.19 mb = 779.03 m = 2555.85 ft Mean mixing ratio: 2.61 g/kg Conv temperature: -0.51 C = 31.08 F Cap Strength: 13.20 C Lifted Index: 13.91 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 29.97 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 10.23 C Showalter Index: 9.16 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 43.84 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 24.43 C Cross Totals Index: 19.41 C K Index: 6.80 Risk: None Sweat Index: 108.46 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.38 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 8.08 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.02 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 18884.42 J/kg Cap Strength: 13.74 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 919.58 mb = 758.65 m = 2488.97 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 325.1 at 39.6 knts Storm direction: 355.1 at 29.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.9 neg: 1.7 tot: 6.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 100.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 79.2 neg: -23.6 tot: 55.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 18.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.41 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.8 stream: 3.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.21 Bulk Shear: 8.76 m/s