MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170600F014.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170600F014.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 14 hour NAM valid 20Z FRI 17 OCT 25 Station: 38.70,-104.84 Latitude: 38.70 Longitude: -104.84 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 41 1 950 483 2 900 951 3 850 1440 SFC 802 1937 15.8 -1.7 30 17.5 6.8 185 14 307.9 308.6 289.0 321.0 4.22 5 800 1954 13.7 -2.3 33 15.9 5.7 190 17 305.7 306.5 288.2 318.2 4.05 6 750 2491 8.3 -4.1 41 12.3 2.4 204 18 305.6 306.3 287.8 317.2 3.77 7 700 3056 3.8 -8.2 41 12.0 -1.3 237 13 306.7 307.2 287.4 315.9 2.93 8 650 3653 -0.2 -13.6 36 13.4 -5.2 289 12 308.7 309.1 287.2 315.3 2.06 9 600 4288 -4.3 -35.0 7 30.8 -10.8 282 19 311.2 311.3 286.2 312.3 0.32 10 550 4966 -9.5 -37.7 8 28.2 -14.6 262 21 312.9 312.9 286.7 313.8 0.27 11 500 5695 -14.1 -35.7 14 21.6 -18.0 240 34 315.8 315.9 287.8 317.1 0.36 12 450 6485 -19.7 -32.0 33 12.3 -22.0 239 47 318.4 318.5 288.9 320.5 0.58 13 400 7347 -25.5 -39.9 25 14.4 -27.4 238 63 321.8 321.9 289.6 322.9 0.30 14 350 8303 -32.0 -47.5 20 15.6 -33.3 236 71 325.7 325.7 290.6 326.2 0.15 15 300 9372 -40.4 -53.3 24 12.9 -41.1 241 76 328.4 328.4 291.3 328.7 0.09 16 250 10594 -46.5 -66.3 9 19.8 -47.0 242 64 337.0 337.0 293.6 337.1 0.02 17 200 12063 -49.7 -76.8 3 27.0 -50.3 243 50 354.0 354.0 297.5 354.0 0.01 18 150 13913 -56.7 -82.2 3 25.5 -56.9 243 49 372.5 372.5 301.0 372.5 0.00 19 100 16428 -63.7 -87.8 2 24.1 -63.8 240 23 404.7 404.7 305.8 404.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5653.44 m Freezing level: 652.83 mb = 3619.33 m = 11874.29 ft Wetbulb zero: 717.71 mb = 2851.56 m = 9355.40 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 24.52 % Est. max temperature: 16.57 C = 61.83 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 615.36 mb = 4087.61 m = 13410.63 ft T: -2.98 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.80 C/km ThetaE index: 8.63 C Layer 800.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 560.25 mb = 4821.94 m = 15819.82 ft Mean mixing ratio: 3.64 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.20 C = 68.36 F Cap Strength: 4.05 C Lifted Index: 3.82 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 8.35 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.72 C Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 4.24 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 2.91 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 9356.89 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.06 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 612.96 mb = 4118.69 m = 13512.61 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 242.0 at 32.0 knts Storm direction: 272.0 at 24.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.9 neg: 1.6 tot: 5.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 17.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 50.5 neg: -60.6 tot: -10.1 m^2/s^2 ave: -3.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.11 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.4 stream: -0.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.06 Bulk Shear: 72.21 m/s