MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170000F036.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170000F036.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 36 hour NAM valid 12Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 42.94,-111.49 Latitude: 42.94 Longitude: -111.49 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 179 1 950 612 2 900 1057 3 850 1523 SFC 805 1961 -0.0 -0.3 98 0.3 -0.2 205 4 290.6 291.4 283.0 304.0 4.65 5 800 2011 -0.1 -0.2 99 0.1 -0.2 204 4 291.0 291.9 283.2 304.7 4.71 6 750 2530 -0.2 -4.2 74 4.0 -1.9 301 16 296.4 297.1 284.4 307.6 3.74 7 700 3078 -3.1 -16.5 35 13.4 -7.3 301 24 299.1 299.4 282.9 303.8 1.50 8 650 3662 -5.4 -31.4 11 26.0 -11.0 302 35 302.8 302.9 283.1 304.3 0.43 9 600 4287 -7.1 -40.2 5 33.1 -12.9 311 46 307.9 307.9 284.8 308.6 0.19 10 550 4961 -10.5 -28.1 22 17.6 -14.6 318 58 311.6 311.7 286.7 314.0 0.69 11 500 5687 -14.9 -27.7 33 12.8 -17.7 318 64 314.9 315.0 287.9 317.6 0.78 12 450 6478 -18.2 -34.4 23 16.2 -21.1 324 74 320.4 320.5 289.3 322.0 0.46 13 400 7348 -24.4 -37.4 29 12.9 -26.3 330 81 323.2 323.3 290.2 324.6 0.38 14 350 8302 -32.8 -43.8 33 10.9 -33.9 343 96 324.5 324.5 290.3 325.3 0.23 15 300 9368 -41.2 -53.9 24 12.6 -41.9 333 91 327.2 327.3 291.0 327.6 0.08 16 250 10583 -49.5 -59.9 29 10.3 -49.8 337 88 332.4 332.4 292.4 332.6 0.05 17 200 12023 -53.8 -71.7 9 17.9 -54.1 320 83 347.5 347.6 296.1 347.6 0.01 18 150 13872 -54.2 -82.9 2 28.7 -54.6 325 38 376.7 376.7 301.7 376.7 0.00 19 100 16383 -65.6 -87.6 3 22.0 -65.7 314 40 401.0 401.0 305.3 401.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5507.93 m Freezing level: Surface below freezing Wetbulb zero: Below ground Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 33.84 % Est. max temperature: 11.08 C = 51.94 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 801.61 mb = 1995.08 m = 6545.46 ft T: -0.09 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.53 C/km ThetaE index: 3.75 C Layer 700.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 583.59 mb = 4501.72 m = 14769.23 ft Mean mixing ratio: 3.54 g/kg Conv temperature: 17.33 C = 63.19 F Cap Strength: 8.81 C Lifted Index: 10.04 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 15.29 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.12 C Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 37.20 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.63 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 12191.20 J/kg Cap Strength: 9.91 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 706.20 mb = 3008.31 m = 9869.67 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 320.5 at 52.8 knts Storm direction: 350.5 at 39.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 10.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 10.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 103.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 511.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 511.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 170.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.89 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.3 stream: 10.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.08 Bulk Rich Number: 0.12 Bulk Shear: 301.51 m/s