MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509270000F018.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509270000F018.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 18 hour NAM valid 18Z SAT 27 SEP 25 Station: 35.23,-111.60 Latitude: 35.23 Longitude: -111.60 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 103 1 950 545 2 900 1014 3 850 1505 4 800 2018 SFC 781 2216 12.4 10.8 90 1.6 11.4 74 4 306.4 308.4 293.9 338.0 10.49 6 750 2557 8.4 8.3 100 0.1 8.4 115 4 305.7 307.4 292.7 333.5 9.23 7 700 3126 5.5 2.9 84 2.5 4.1 165 15 308.6 309.8 291.5 329.3 6.77 8 650 3728 1.3 0.8 97 0.5 1.0 161 20 310.4 311.6 291.7 329.8 6.26 9 600 4368 -2.7 -6.2 77 3.5 -4.3 152 22 313.0 313.8 290.5 325.7 4.00 10 550 5053 -6.4 -16.3 45 9.9 -9.9 159 23 316.5 316.8 289.6 322.9 1.94 11 500 5792 -10.5 -12.5 85 2.1 -11.3 167 23 320.3 320.8 291.7 329.9 2.92 12 450 6595 -15.6 -27.8 34 12.2 -18.5 177 18 323.6 323.7 290.7 326.6 0.86 13 400 7471 -22.6 -36.2 28 13.6 -24.8 165 18 325.6 325.6 290.9 327.1 0.43 14 350 8435 -29.7 -44.0 24 14.3 -31.2 166 21 328.7 328.8 291.6 329.6 0.22 15 300 9513 -39.0 -44.5 56 5.5 -39.4 150 24 330.4 330.5 292.1 331.4 0.24 16 250 10738 -46.9 -57.5 29 10.6 -47.3 164 20 336.3 336.4 293.4 336.6 0.06 17 200 12202 -50.7 -66.5 14 15.9 -51.0 189 20 352.6 352.6 297.2 352.7 0.02 18 150 14055 -56.0 -84.2 2 28.3 -56.3 218 15 373.7 373.7 301.2 373.7 0.00 19 100 16560 -66.7 -86.1 5 19.4 -66.8 201 9 398.9 398.9 305.0 398.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5689.09 m Freezing level: 633.83 mb = 3934.61 m = 12908.67 ft Wetbulb zero: 640.47 mb = 3845.61 m = 12616.68 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 79.14 % Est. max temperature: 17.00 C = 62.60 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 762.93 mb = 2414.76 m = 7922.34 ft T: 10.08 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.98 C/km ThetaE index: 8.74 C Layer 750.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 708.01 mb = 3032.00 m = 9947.39 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.29 g/kg Conv temperature: 13.94 C = 57.08 F Cap Strength: 0.36 C Lifted Index: -0.35 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.16 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.36 C Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 139.49 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 16.70 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.44 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.36 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 717.11 mb = 2926.75 m = 9602.10 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 682.11 mb = 3336.00 m = 10944.74 ft Equ Level (EL): 292.11 mb = 9692.13 m = 31797.93 ft B at Equ Level: 136.40 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 242.11 mb = 10948.47 m = 35919.74 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 162.9 at 18.2 knts Storm direction: 192.9 at 13.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.3 neg: 1.1 tot: 4.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 104.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 60.4 neg: -2.7 tot: 57.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 19.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.69 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.9 stream: 3.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.04 Bulk Rich Number: 4.12 Bulk Shear: 33.87 m/s