MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.60.2-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2512181200F007.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2512181200F007.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 7 hour NAM valid 19Z THU 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 -18 SFC 971 221 4.9 4.0 94 0.9 4.4 276 11 280.4 281.3 279.0 294.8 5.23 2 950 400 4.8 0.2 72 4.6 2.8 288 25 282.1 282.8 278.4 293.6 4.09 3 900 839 2.0 -8.2 47 10.2 -1.7 301 40 283.6 284.0 276.7 290.2 2.29 4 850 1298 -1.3 -6.5 67 5.2 -3.3 295 38 284.8 285.3 278.0 292.7 2.75 5 800 1778 -3.0 -3.4 97 0.4 -3.1 262 31 287.9 288.6 280.7 298.7 3.72 6 750 2289 -3.7 -8.0 72 4.3 -5.3 255 38 292.6 293.1 281.7 300.8 2.78 7 700 2832 -6.2 -6.6 96 0.5 -6.4 230 43 295.7 296.3 283.6 305.6 3.32 8 650 3409 -8.2 -16.1 53 7.9 -10.6 223 55 299.7 300.0 283.4 304.9 1.68 9 600 4026 -11.0 -21.2 43 10.1 -13.7 227 59 303.3 303.5 284.2 307.1 1.17 10 550 4689 -14.8 -19.1 70 4.3 -16.0 221 64 306.5 306.8 285.8 311.5 1.53 11 500 5403 -19.8 -23.0 76 3.1 -20.5 214 69 308.8 309.1 286.3 312.8 1.21 12 450 6180 -24.1 -26.3 82 2.3 -24.5 205 84 313.0 313.2 287.5 316.4 0.99 13 400 7025 -31.6 -34.5 75 3.0 -31.9 205 91 314.0 314.1 287.3 315.8 0.51 14 350 7953 -39.3 -42.9 68 3.6 -39.5 200 100 315.8 315.9 287.6 316.7 0.25 15 300 8990 -47.5 -51.9 60 4.4 -47.7 195 105 318.4 318.4 288.3 318.8 0.11 16 250 10177 -50.3 -65.2 16 15.0 -50.6 200 85 331.4 331.4 292.1 331.5 0.02 17 200 11645 -47.2 -77.5 2 30.4 -47.8 219 78 358.1 358.1 298.3 358.1 0.00 18 150 13546 -49.2 -79.1 2 29.9 -49.9 253 45 385.3 385.3 303.1 385.3 0.01 19 100 16149 -59.7 -87.1 2 27.4 -60.0 224 29 412.5 412.5 306.8 412.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5421.84 m Freezing level: 869.34 mb = 1120.25 m = 3675.32 ft Wetbulb zero: 918.86 mb = 670.86 m = 2200.97 ft Precipitable water: 0.53 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 68.93 % Est. max temperature: 11.05 C = 51.89 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 957.64 mb = 334.92 m = 1098.82 ft T: 4.85 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.33 C/km ThetaE index: 4.53 C Layer 950.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 664.45 mb = 3237.48 m = 10621.53 ft Mean mixing ratio: 3.25 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.84 C = 73.12 F Cap Strength: 13.88 C Lifted Index: 14.82 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 18.69 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 8.09 C Showalter Index: 14.35 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 31.87 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 18.56 C Cross Totals Index: 13.31 C K Index: 11.53 Risk: None Sweat Index: 144.57 Risk: None Energy Index: 4.20 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 10.26 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.53 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 17559.46 J/kg Cap Strength: 14.75 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 833.51 mb = 1452.86 m = 4766.54 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 232.4 at 51.5 knts Storm direction: 262.4 at 38.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.3 neg: 9.0 tot: 13.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 99.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 69.1 neg: -147.6 tot: -78.5 m^2/s^2 ave: -26.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.03 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 15.3 stream: -0.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.04 Bulk Shear: 22.68 m/s