MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170600F018.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170600F018.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 18 hour NAM valid 0Z SAT 18 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 32 1 950 474 2 900 944 3 850 1435 SFC 820 1741 13.9 -2.2 33 16.1 5.9 191 7 303.8 304.6 287.4 316.0 3.96 5 800 1950 14.6 -3.6 28 18.2 5.6 201 14 306.8 307.4 288.1 318.1 3.66 6 750 2490 9.3 -4.5 37 13.9 2.8 214 15 306.7 307.4 288.1 318.0 3.64 7 700 3056 4.6 -7.2 42 11.8 -0.6 245 17 307.5 308.1 287.9 317.5 3.17 8 650 3654 -0.0 -12.0 40 11.9 -4.7 283 15 308.9 309.4 287.6 316.4 2.34 9 600 4288 -5.8 -13.5 55 7.6 -8.6 299 15 309.4 309.8 287.6 316.6 2.26 10 550 4962 -10.7 -27.1 25 16.4 -14.5 288 20 311.4 311.6 286.8 314.0 0.76 11 500 5688 -15.1 -39.3 11 24.2 -19.0 260 29 314.6 314.6 287.2 315.5 0.25 12 450 6476 -20.5 -36.6 22 16.2 -22.9 252 44 317.5 317.6 288.3 318.9 0.37 13 400 7336 -26.3 -52.0 7 25.8 -28.5 249 58 320.9 320.9 289.1 321.2 0.08 14 350 8288 -33.3 -47.5 23 14.1 -34.5 243 72 323.8 323.8 290.1 324.4 0.15 15 300 9355 -39.7 -59.9 10 20.2 -40.6 246 63 329.3 329.3 291.6 329.5 0.04 16 250 10583 -46.0 -65.1 10 19.2 -46.5 245 53 337.8 337.8 293.8 337.9 0.02 17 200 12049 -50.9 -75.7 4 24.8 -51.3 247 45 352.2 352.2 297.1 352.3 0.01 18 150 13897 -57.1 -82.6 3 25.4 -57.4 253 42 371.6 371.6 300.8 371.6 0.00 19 100 16417 -62.9 -87.2 2 24.3 -63.1 249 20 406.1 406.1 306.0 406.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5656.01 m Freezing level: 650.46 mb = 3648.89 m = 11971.28 ft Wetbulb zero: 709.19 mb = 2949.04 m = 9675.21 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 35.52 % Est. max temperature: 18.20 C = 64.76 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 641.92 mb = 3753.39 m = 12314.13 ft T: -0.95 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.49 C/km ThetaE index: 1.72 C Layer 750.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 577.05 mb = 4590.14 m = 15059.32 ft Mean mixing ratio: 3.63 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.02 C = 68.04 F Cap Strength: 2.40 C Lifted Index: 2.47 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 8.57 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.91 C Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 8.36 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.09 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8399.68 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.40 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 607.36 mb = 4191.46 m = 13751.33 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 255.6 at 28.1 knts Storm direction: 285.6 at 21.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.1 neg: 0.7 tot: 3.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -54.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 73.6 neg: -18.5 tot: 55.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 18.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.06 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.6 stream: 0.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.12 Bulk Shear: 69.51 m/s