MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.60.2-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2512181200F000.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2512181200F000.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: NAM analysis for 1200Z 18 DEC 25 Station: 40.8,-90.7 Latitude: 40.80 Longitude: -90.70 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -11 SFC 972 221 5.9 5.3 96 0.6 5.6 168 10 281.3 282.3 280.0 297.1 5.73 2 950 411 9.4 8.3 93 1.1 8.8 180 32 286.7 288.0 284.2 307.0 7.25 3 900 861 9.0 6.0 81 3.0 7.4 205 49 290.8 291.9 285.1 309.4 6.52 4 850 1331 5.5 5.4 99 0.1 5.5 220 51 292.0 293.1 285.7 311.0 6.63 5 800 1825 3.1 0.5 83 2.6 1.8 227 50 294.5 295.3 284.9 309.0 4.95 6 750 2349 3.7 -13.1 28 16.8 -2.4 229 49 300.6 300.9 284.0 306.4 1.85 7 700 2905 0.7 -16.2 27 16.9 -5.0 224 47 303.3 303.5 284.7 308.2 1.54 8 650 3495 -3.2 -19.5 27 16.4 -8.1 218 45 305.4 305.6 285.1 309.5 1.25 9 600 4122 -7.8 -21.9 31 14.2 -11.6 213 49 307.1 307.4 285.6 310.8 1.10 10 550 4791 -13.5 -18.7 65 5.2 -15.0 208 56 308.0 308.3 286.4 313.2 1.58 11 500 5510 -17.3 -22.0 67 4.7 -18.5 209 67 312.0 312.2 287.5 316.3 1.32 12 450 6295 -21.3 -28.5 52 7.3 -22.7 209 83 316.5 316.7 288.5 319.3 0.81 13 400 7150 -28.4 -31.3 76 2.9 -28.9 208 83 318.0 318.1 288.9 320.5 0.70 14 350 8092 -35.6 -38.8 73 3.1 -36.0 216 83 320.7 320.7 289.4 322.1 0.38 15 300 9143 -44.9 -48.2 69 3.4 -45.0 222 80 322.1 322.2 289.6 322.8 0.16 16 250 10333 -55.4 -60.7 51 5.4 -55.5 218 78 323.8 323.8 289.9 323.9 0.04 17 200 11736 -56.8 -72.5 12 15.6 -57.1 227 70 342.7 342.7 295.0 342.8 0.01 18 150 13597 -52.7 -81.8 2 29.0 -53.2 240 77 379.2 379.2 302.1 379.2 0.00 19 100 16154 -60.8 -88.0 2 27.2 -61.1 264 41 410.2 410.2 306.5 410.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5520.94 m Freezing level: 690.97 mb = 3011.50 m = 9880.15 ft Wetbulb zero: 778.54 mb = 2045.74 m = 6711.67 ft Precipitable water: 0.70 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 56.86 % Est. max temperature: 17.82 C = 64.07 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 963.00 mb = 298.49 m = 979.29 ft T: 7.32 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.91 C/km ThetaE index: 4.56 C Layer 800.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 972.04 mb = 221.31 m = 726.09 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.70 g/kg Conv temperature: 7.51 C = 45.52 F Cap Strength: 6.12 C Lifted Index: 6.71 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 10.65 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 6.12 C Showalter Index: 4.43 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 45.53 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.84 C Cross Totals Index: 22.69 C K Index: 11.37 Risk: None Sweat Index: 233.73 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.08 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 28.97 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.61 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 11242.80 J/kg Cap Strength: 6.48 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 895.31 mb = 903.58 m = 2964.47 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 214.0 at 52.2 knts Storm direction: 244.0 at 39.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.7 neg: 1.2 tot: 8.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 84.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 522.7 neg: -28.2 tot: 494.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 164.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.70 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.0 stream: 9.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.09 Bulk Rich Number: 0.28 Bulk Shear: 14.50 m/s