MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170600F000.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170600F000.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: NAM analysis for 0600Z 17 OCT 25 Station: 40.35,-103.66 Latitude: 40.35 Longitude: -103.66 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 83 1 950 516 2 900 973 SFC 863 1325 8.2 5.0 80 3.2 6.5 48 4 293.5 294.6 286.0 311.8 6.35 4 850 1450 10.6 4.6 67 6.0 7.3 41 10 297.2 298.4 287.3 315.7 6.28 5 800 1956 9.8 -3.8 38 13.7 3.4 324 28 301.6 302.3 286.2 312.6 3.60 6 750 2490 7.4 -9.1 30 16.5 0.4 301 30 304.6 305.1 286.2 312.6 2.56 7 700 3053 3.1 -14.5 26 17.5 -3.4 282 25 305.9 306.2 285.9 311.6 1.78 8 650 3647 -1.5 -16.6 30 15.1 -6.6 259 27 307.3 307.6 286.2 312.5 1.60 9 600 4278 -5.9 -15.6 46 9.8 -9.2 227 24 309.3 309.7 287.2 315.4 1.88 10 550 4953 -11.1 -16.7 64 5.5 -12.9 212 36 310.9 311.2 287.8 317.0 1.89 11 500 5681 -13.5 -25.8 35 12.3 -16.5 218 48 316.6 316.8 288.7 319.8 0.94 12 450 6476 -17.8 -35.8 19 18.1 -20.9 230 59 320.9 321.0 289.5 322.4 0.40 13 400 7344 -24.4 -45.0 13 20.6 -26.8 227 66 323.3 323.3 289.9 323.9 0.17 14 350 8307 -29.2 -51.8 9 22.5 -31.2 223 73 329.3 329.3 291.6 329.7 0.09 15 300 9390 -37.4 -57.2 11 19.8 -38.5 219 73 332.7 332.7 292.5 332.9 0.06 16 250 10621 -46.1 -63.0 13 16.9 -46.7 220 78 337.5 337.5 293.7 337.6 0.03 17 200 12098 -48.1 -75.5 3 27.4 -48.7 229 71 356.6 356.6 298.0 356.6 0.01 18 150 13951 -59.2 -80.9 4 21.7 -59.4 227 59 368.2 368.2 300.2 368.2 0.00 19 100 16435 -64.4 -86.6 3 22.2 -64.6 249 27 403.3 403.3 305.6 403.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5597.96 m Freezing level: 666.33 mb = 3452.67 m = 11327.52 ft Wetbulb zero: 744.36 mb = 2551.23 m = 8370.06 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 42.19 % Est. max temperature: 19.77 C = 67.58 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 821.95 mb = 1730.31 m = 5676.81 ft T: 10.18 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.29 C/km ThetaE index: 4.13 C Layer 800.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 614.06 mb = 4095.40 m = 13436.19 ft Mean mixing ratio: 4.44 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.85 C = 73.13 F Cap Strength: 5.30 C Lifted Index: 6.66 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 13.85 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 5.10 C Showalter Index: 5.37 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 42.18 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 24.07 C Cross Totals Index: 18.11 C K Index: 11.17 Risk: None Sweat Index: 123.77 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.89 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 33.39 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.17 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 11090.43 J/kg Cap Strength: 6.54 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 691.25 mb = 3153.49 m = 10345.96 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 239.3 at 37.0 knts Storm direction: 269.3 at 27.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 4.9 tot: 4.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 64.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 14.0 neg: -326.6 tot: -312.6 m^2/s^2 ave: -104.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.39 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 14.5 stream: -5.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.11 Bulk Shear: 291.29 m/s