MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170600F015.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170600F015.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 15 hour NAM valid 21Z FRI 17 OCT 25 Station: 38.68,-104.77 Latitude: 38.68 Longitude: -104.77 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 37 1 950 480 2 900 950 3 850 1440 SFC 820 1742 17.6 -2.2 26 19.9 7.5 196 12 307.7 308.5 288.8 320.1 3.96 5 800 1955 13.9 -3.4 30 17.2 5.4 199 14 305.9 306.6 287.9 317.5 3.73 6 750 2493 8.5 -4.3 40 12.8 2.4 205 15 305.8 306.4 287.8 317.2 3.70 7 700 3057 3.4 -7.1 46 10.5 -1.2 224 12 306.2 306.8 287.5 316.2 3.19 8 650 3654 -0.5 -11.1 44 10.6 -4.6 287 9 308.5 308.9 287.6 316.5 2.52 9 600 4288 -4.7 -32.5 9 27.8 -10.9 287 20 310.6 310.7 286.1 312.1 0.41 10 550 4965 -9.8 -38.1 8 28.3 -14.9 269 22 312.4 312.5 286.5 313.4 0.26 11 500 5693 -14.3 -32.4 20 18.2 -17.9 246 34 315.7 315.8 287.9 317.4 0.50 12 450 6483 -19.8 -32.2 32 12.4 -22.0 242 47 318.4 318.5 288.9 320.4 0.57 13 400 7345 -25.6 -41.6 21 16.0 -27.5 239 63 321.8 321.8 289.6 322.7 0.25 14 350 8300 -32.2 -46.4 23 14.3 -33.4 236 73 325.4 325.4 290.6 326.0 0.17 15 300 9369 -40.5 -53.8 23 13.3 -41.2 240 75 328.2 328.2 291.3 328.5 0.08 16 250 10591 -46.3 -65.3 10 19.0 -46.9 240 62 337.2 337.2 293.6 337.3 0.02 17 200 12059 -50.3 -77.2 3 26.9 -50.7 245 51 353.2 353.2 297.3 353.2 0.01 18 150 13908 -56.6 -82.2 3 25.5 -56.9 247 49 372.5 372.5 301.0 372.5 0.00 19 100 16427 -63.0 -87.2 2 24.3 -63.1 236 22 406.1 406.1 306.0 406.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5655.62 m Freezing level: 655.87 mb = 3583.74 m = 11757.53 ft Wetbulb zero: 716.66 mb = 2864.45 m = 9397.70 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 27.29 % Est. max temperature: 17.46 C = 63.43 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 608.18 mb = 4180.86 m = 13716.58 ft T: -4.02 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.69 C/km ThetaE index: 3.85 C Layer 800.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 567.19 mb = 4725.92 m = 15504.81 ft Mean mixing ratio: 3.69 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.49 C = 70.67 F Cap Strength: 3.46 C Lifted Index: 3.54 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 8.00 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.17 C Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 4.66 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.05 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 9172.34 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.49 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 613.29 mb = 4114.48 m = 13498.79 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 244.6 at 29.6 knts Storm direction: 274.6 at 22.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.8 neg: 1.9 tot: 4.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -36.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 19.6 neg: -56.9 tot: -37.3 m^2/s^2 ave: -12.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.37 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.1 stream: -2.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.07 Bulk Shear: 64.70 m/s