MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170600F019.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170600F019.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 19 hour NAM valid 1Z 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 43 1 950 481 2 900 950 3 850 1441 SFC 821 1740 11.2 -1.7 40 13.0 4.9 220 5 300.9 301.7 286.5 313.4 4.10 5 800 1955 14.5 -3.7 28 18.2 5.6 198 13 306.6 307.3 288.1 318.0 3.64 6 750 2495 9.2 -4.3 38 13.6 2.8 218 13 306.6 307.3 288.1 318.1 3.69 7 700 3061 4.5 -8.7 38 13.1 -1.2 228 17 307.4 308.0 287.5 316.4 2.84 8 650 3659 -0.2 -13.0 38 12.7 -5.0 272 14 308.7 309.1 287.3 315.6 2.17 9 600 4292 -6.2 -14.5 52 8.3 -9.1 297 15 309.0 309.4 287.3 315.7 2.08 10 550 4965 -11.3 -21.6 42 10.3 -14.0 288 19 310.7 311.0 287.1 314.9 1.24 11 500 5690 -15.4 -43.6 7 28.2 -19.4 267 27 314.2 314.2 287.0 314.8 0.16 12 450 6476 -20.9 -42.9 12 22.1 -23.7 256 39 317.0 317.1 288.0 317.7 0.19 13 400 7336 -26.3 -51.0 8 24.7 -28.5 259 36 320.9 320.9 289.1 321.2 0.09 14 350 8288 -33.2 -54.6 10 21.3 -34.6 260 35 323.9 323.9 290.0 324.2 0.07 15 300 9354 -40.0 -62.8 7 22.9 -40.8 251 45 329.1 329.1 291.5 329.2 0.03 16 250 10583 -45.0 -68.2 6 23.1 -45.7 249 44 339.1 339.1 294.1 339.2 0.02 17 200 12056 -50.3 -75.2 4 24.9 -50.7 256 39 353.2 353.2 297.3 353.2 0.01 18 150 13904 -57.2 -80.7 4 23.6 -57.4 258 38 371.6 371.6 300.8 371.6 0.00 19 100 16425 -63.1 -85.6 3 22.5 -63.3 257 22 405.7 405.7 306.0 405.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5647.46 m Freezing level: 652.58 mb = 3627.67 m = 11901.67 ft Wetbulb zero: 714.67 mb = 2890.69 m = 9483.78 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 37.20 % Est. max temperature: 18.07 C = 64.52 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 673.28 mb = 3374.74 m = 11071.86 ft T: 1.99 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.57 C/km ThetaE index: 2.45 C Layer 700.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 582.71 mb = 4517.83 m = 14822.10 ft Mean mixing ratio: 3.63 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.41 C = 66.94 F Cap Strength: 2.43 C Lifted Index: 2.41 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 8.66 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.15 C Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 16.45 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.74 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 9393.46 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.43 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 610.77 mb = 4150.98 m = 13618.54 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 260.1 at 23.2 knts Storm direction: 290.1 at 17.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.4 neg: 1.7 tot: 5.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -142.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 69.5 neg: -6.6 tot: 62.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 21.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.19 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.5 stream: 1.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.33 Bulk Shear: 50.16 m/s