MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509250600F044.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509250600F044.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 44 hour NAM valid 2Z SAT 27 SEP 25 Station: 38.68,-104.77 Latitude: 38.68 Longitude: -104.77 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 55 1 950 508 2 900 988 3 850 1491 SFC 826 1741 18.1 3.8 39 14.3 9.9 16 5 307.6 308.7 290.6 326.3 6.09 5 800 2016 21.6 -2.2 20 23.9 8.9 76 10 314.2 315.0 290.9 327.1 4.05 6 750 2569 16.3 -1.2 30 17.6 6.9 83 6 314.3 315.2 291.5 329.1 4.66 7 700 3149 11.0 -3.9 35 14.9 3.5 83 2 314.7 315.5 291.1 327.8 4.10 8 650 3761 5.2 -3.9 52 9.1 0.7 53 1 314.9 315.7 291.5 329.0 4.42 9 600 4408 0.1 -8.8 51 8.9 -3.8 296 3 316.2 316.8 290.8 326.8 3.27 10 550 5098 -5.2 -18.9 33 13.7 -9.7 334 12 318.0 318.3 289.8 323.3 1.56 11 500 5839 -9.8 -39.2 7 29.4 -15.3 331 7 321.0 321.1 289.3 322.0 0.26 12 450 6642 -15.1 -48.2 4 33.2 -19.6 316 5 324.3 324.3 290.2 324.7 0.11 13 400 7521 -22.0 -27.8 59 5.9 -23.2 285 8 326.5 326.7 291.7 329.9 0.97 14 350 8488 -29.0 -32.4 73 3.3 -29.6 293 15 329.6 329.7 292.3 332.2 0.72 15 300 9570 -38.1 -41.5 70 3.5 -38.4 249 15 331.7 331.8 292.5 333.0 0.33 16 250 10797 -47.7 -60.4 22 12.8 -48.1 247 20 335.2 335.2 293.2 335.4 0.04 17 200 12244 -54.0 -71.8 10 17.8 -54.2 267 16 347.3 347.3 296.1 347.4 0.01 18 150 14078 -58.0 -83.2 3 25.3 -58.2 263 15 370.2 370.2 300.6 370.2 0.00 19 100 16570 -67.0 -86.4 5 19.3 -67.2 268 13 398.2 398.2 304.9 398.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5784.03 m Freezing level: 599.45 mb = 4415.96 m = 14487.89 ft Wetbulb zero: 642.09 mb = 3859.81 m = 12663.26 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 35.28 % Est. max temperature: 24.89 C = 76.81 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 666.87 mb = 3549.31 m = 11644.57 ft T: 7.25 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.76 C/km ThetaE index: 1.28 C Layer 700.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 542.38 mb = 5206.55 m = 17081.66 ft Mean mixing ratio: 4.57 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.31 C = 82.96 F Cap Strength: 2.95 C Lifted Index: 2.38 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.58 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.12 C Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 22.46 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.70 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5611.55 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.95 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 579.44 mb = 4684.71 m = 15369.60 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 339.1 at 6.1 knts Storm direction: 9.1 at 4.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.9 neg: 1.9 tot: 2.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -137.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 26.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 26.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 8.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.68 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.7 stream: 3.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 1.64 Bulk Shear: 13.73 m/s