MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170000F042.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170000F042.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 42 hour NAM valid 18Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 40.17,-103.81 Latitude: 40.17 Longitude: -103.81 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 129 1 950 561 2 900 1020 SFC 865 1358 13.9 -1.5 34 15.5 6.3 338 18 299.3 300.0 285.7 311.2 3.95 4 850 1500 11.3 -2.5 38 13.8 4.7 336 23 297.9 298.6 285.0 309.2 3.74 5 800 2001 6.1 -3.5 50 9.6 1.7 333 26 297.6 298.3 284.8 308.7 3.68 6 750 2524 0.9 -4.5 67 5.5 -1.4 327 29 297.6 298.2 284.8 308.5 3.64 7 700 3073 -4.4 -5.7 91 1.3 -4.9 323 31 297.6 298.3 284.7 308.4 3.58 8 650 3652 -7.3 -12.6 66 5.3 -9.1 296 31 300.7 301.1 284.4 307.6 2.23 9 600 4272 -10.1 -28.7 20 18.5 -14.1 292 47 304.4 304.5 284.0 306.4 0.60 10 550 4937 -14.1 -40.7 9 26.5 -18.0 290 53 307.3 307.4 284.6 308.0 0.20 11 500 5654 -18.2 -43.5 9 25.2 -21.4 309 73 310.8 310.8 285.8 311.4 0.16 12 450 6432 -23.1 -42.9 15 19.8 -25.4 309 88 314.1 314.2 287.1 314.9 0.19 13 400 7285 -27.6 -49.0 11 21.4 -29.5 316 99 319.1 319.1 288.6 319.5 0.11 14 350 8232 -34.3 -50.5 18 16.3 -35.4 320 105 322.5 322.5 289.6 322.9 0.11 15 300 9291 -42.4 -56.9 19 14.5 -43.0 318 103 325.6 325.6 290.5 325.8 0.06 16 250 10509 -45.0 -65.2 9 20.2 -45.6 308 92 339.2 339.2 294.1 339.3 0.02 17 200 12002 -44.8 -75.8 2 31.0 -45.6 307 64 361.9 361.9 299.1 361.9 0.01 18 150 13866 -57.1 -82.6 3 25.4 -57.4 285 76 371.6 371.6 300.8 371.7 0.00 19 100 16385 -63.5 -85.9 3 22.4 -63.7 298 32 405.0 405.0 305.9 405.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5524.44 m Freezing level: 741.23 mb = 2620.46 m = 8597.21 ft Wetbulb zero: 772.84 mb = 2280.83 m = 7482.94 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 43.55 % Est. max temperature: 12.35 C = 54.23 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 683.61 mb = 3258.42 m = 10690.23 ft T: -5.32 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.37 C/km ThetaE index: 4.79 C Layer 850.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 678.52 mb = 3316.86 m = 10881.97 ft Mean mixing ratio: 3.71 g/kg Conv temperature: 13.58 C = 56.45 F Cap Strength: 3.31 C Lifted Index: 4.71 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 11.98 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.19 C Showalter Index: 4.59 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 45.23 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.50 C Cross Totals Index: 15.73 C K Index: 25.71 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 119.02 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.47 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 9.09 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.26 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 10821.26 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.46 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 688.77 mb = 3199.72 m = 10497.65 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 308.7 at 53.8 knts Storm direction: 338.7 at 40.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 6.6 tot: 6.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 77.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 173.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 173.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 57.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.58 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.2 stream: 4.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.06 Bulk Shear: 160.72 m/s