MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509260600F014.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509260600F014.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 14 hour NAM valid 20Z FRI 26 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 17 1 950 472 2 900 957 3 850 1463 SFC 823 1742 26.8 0.6 18 26.2 11.9 56 1 317.1 318.0 292.4 332.7 4.86 5 800 1994 22.9 -2.0 19 24.9 9.5 60 1 315.6 316.4 291.4 328.8 4.13 6 750 2549 17.3 -2.9 25 20.3 6.7 60 2 315.4 316.2 291.3 328.5 4.10 7 700 3131 11.6 -4.2 33 15.9 3.7 56 2 315.4 316.1 291.2 328.2 3.99 8 650 3743 5.8 -7.4 38 13.2 -0.3 115 1 315.6 316.2 290.7 326.5 3.38 9 600 4391 0.3 -12.4 38 12.8 -4.8 268 8 316.5 317.0 290.2 324.6 2.45 10 550 5081 -5.0 -25.3 19 20.3 -10.7 274 12 318.1 318.3 289.1 321.2 0.89 11 500 5822 -10.0 -39.6 7 29.5 -15.4 283 9 320.8 320.8 289.3 321.7 0.25 12 450 6625 -14.9 -44.5 6 29.6 -19.4 281 10 324.5 324.5 290.3 325.1 0.16 13 400 7506 -20.6 -42.6 12 22.1 -23.7 257 13 328.3 328.3 291.5 329.1 0.22 14 350 8479 -27.5 -37.0 40 9.5 -28.9 239 20 331.7 331.8 292.6 333.5 0.46 15 300 9569 -36.0 -44.6 41 8.6 -36.8 244 23 334.6 334.6 293.2 335.5 0.24 16 250 10804 -47.3 -53.7 48 6.4 -47.6 234 23 335.7 335.7 293.3 336.1 0.10 17 200 12249 -53.8 -64.9 24 11.2 -54.0 242 23 347.6 347.6 296.1 347.8 0.03 18 150 14085 -58.2 -83.4 3 25.2 -58.4 250 25 369.9 369.9 300.5 369.9 0.00 19 100 16572 -67.2 -85.6 6 18.3 -67.4 287 15 397.8 397.8 304.9 397.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5805.02 m Freezing level: 596.89 mb = 4434.35 m = 14548.21 ft Wetbulb zero: 653.48 mb = 3699.27 m = 12136.56 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 26.56 % Est. max temperature: 25.30 C = 77.54 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 559.34 mb = 4947.56 m = 16231.97 ft T: -4.00 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.06 C/km ThetaE index: 11.47 C Layer 800.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 526.27 mb = 5423.80 m = 17794.40 ft Mean mixing ratio: 4.19 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.95 C = 84.12 F Cap Strength: 2.00 C Lifted Index: 1.66 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.83 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.24 C Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 10.66 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.62 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6024.42 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.00 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 552.81 mb = 5040.56 m = 16537.08 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 274.3 at 7.1 knts Storm direction: 304.3 at 5.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 2.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 131.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 28.3 neg: -0.5 tot: 27.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 9.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.85 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.1 stream: 2.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 1.15 Bulk Shear: 9.26 m/s