MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509260600F031.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509260600F031.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 31 hour NAM valid 13Z 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 132 1 950 576 2 900 1042 3 850 1530 SFC 829 1741 12.3 4.7 60 7.6 8.0 360 12 301.2 302.4 288.9 320.5 6.47 5 800 2041 13.6 3.4 50 10.2 7.9 4 28 305.7 306.8 290.0 324.3 6.12 6 750 2585 14.8 -3.9 27 18.7 5.4 56 10 312.7 313.4 290.2 324.8 3.82 7 700 3163 10.0 -6.6 30 16.6 2.1 120 14 313.5 314.1 290.0 324.2 3.33 8 650 3772 4.5 -11.9 29 16.5 -2.2 119 12 314.1 314.6 289.3 321.8 2.36 9 600 4417 -1.3 -10.7 49 9.4 -5.1 109 7 314.7 315.2 289.9 323.8 2.82 10 550 5103 -6.8 -11.5 69 4.7 -8.6 95 4 316.1 316.6 290.4 325.5 2.89 11 500 5840 -11.0 -14.4 76 3.4 -12.3 176 2 319.6 320.1 291.1 327.9 2.50 12 450 6642 -15.8 -22.0 59 6.2 -17.6 336 3 323.3 323.6 291.2 328.3 1.45 13 400 7518 -22.3 -25.9 73 3.5 -23.2 37 3 325.9 326.2 291.7 330.0 1.16 14 350 8486 -28.7 -34.6 57 5.9 -29.6 94 5 330.0 330.1 292.3 332.1 0.58 15 300 9569 -38.0 -41.8 68 3.7 -38.4 121 8 331.7 331.8 292.5 333.0 0.33 16 250 10797 -47.2 -55.5 38 8.3 -47.5 18 6 336.0 336.0 293.4 336.3 0.08 17 200 12249 -53.7 -70.8 11 17.2 -53.9 100 1 347.8 347.8 296.1 347.9 0.01 18 150 14073 -58.6 -83.7 3 25.1 -58.8 297 8 369.2 369.2 300.4 369.2 0.00 19 100 16558 -68.0 -86.2 6 18.2 -68.1 246 12 396.4 396.4 304.7 396.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5708.57 m Freezing level: 610.88 mb = 4276.55 m = 14030.50 ft Wetbulb zero: 675.61 mb = 3454.63 m = 11333.95 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 47.03 % Est. max temperature: 24.23 C = 75.62 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 738.76 mb = 2711.90 m = 8897.21 ft T: 13.77 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.85 C/km ThetaE index: 3.04 C Layer 700.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 577.54 mb = 4717.52 m = 15477.23 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.06 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.67 C = 78.21 F Cap Strength: 5.17 C Lifted Index: 3.17 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.11 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.61 C Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 48.25 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 9.82 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7313.01 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.17 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 633.98 mb = 3973.16 m = 13035.14 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 71.1 at 7.9 knts Storm direction: 101.1 at 6.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.9 neg: 1.5 tot: 5.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -94.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 119.5 neg: -0.2 tot: 119.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 39.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.48 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.0 stream: 5.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.04 Bulk Rich Number: 0.91 Bulk Shear: 52.89 m/s