MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170600F038.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170600F038.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 38 hour NAM valid 20Z 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 77 1 950 519 2 900 990 3 850 1483 SFC 825 1742 19.3 -4.2 20 23.5 7.6 357 9 309.1 309.7 288.6 319.8 3.39 5 800 1999 15.1 -6.0 23 21.0 5.1 350 11 307.2 307.8 287.7 316.8 3.06 6 750 2539 9.7 -6.7 31 16.4 2.2 343 13 307.1 307.6 287.6 316.7 3.08 7 700 3105 4.1 -8.4 40 12.5 -1.3 335 16 307.0 307.6 287.5 316.1 2.89 8 650 3702 -0.7 -11.1 45 10.3 -4.8 310 27 308.1 308.6 287.5 316.2 2.52 9 600 4336 -4.7 -29.1 13 24.4 -10.6 319 43 310.6 310.7 286.2 312.6 0.57 10 550 5015 -8.4 -32.1 13 23.6 -13.6 326 50 314.1 314.1 287.3 315.7 0.47 11 500 5748 -12.4 -36.0 12 23.6 -16.8 327 58 318.0 318.0 288.5 319.3 0.35 12 450 6543 -17.9 -43.2 9 25.3 -21.4 332 69 320.8 320.8 289.2 321.5 0.19 13 400 7413 -24.0 -42.1 17 18.1 -26.2 333 86 323.9 323.9 290.2 324.8 0.24 14 350 8370 -32.8 -43.4 34 10.6 -33.8 328 78 324.5 324.5 290.4 325.3 0.23 15 300 9432 -42.3 -51.5 36 9.2 -42.8 334 74 325.8 325.8 290.6 326.2 0.11 16 250 10643 -49.0 -63.1 18 14.1 -49.3 312 72 333.3 333.3 292.6 333.4 0.03 17 200 12104 -50.8 -72.8 6 21.9 -51.2 305 69 352.2 352.2 297.1 352.3 0.01 18 150 13936 -59.9 -82.9 3 22.9 -60.2 295 65 366.8 366.8 300.0 366.8 0.00 19 100 16429 -67.0 -86.4 5 19.4 -67.1 271 42 398.2 398.2 305.0 398.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5670.77 m Freezing level: 657.62 mb = 3611.30 m = 11847.97 ft Wetbulb zero: 718.36 mb = 2893.05 m = 9491.51 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 25.19 % Est. max temperature: 17.93 C = 64.28 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 578.69 mb = 4617.86 m = 15150.28 ft T: -6.28 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.22 C/km ThetaE index: 3.64 C Layer 800.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 509.38 mb = 5604.74 m = 18388.02 ft Mean mixing ratio: 3.10 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.05 C = 80.68 F Cap Strength: 4.42 C Lifted Index: 5.67 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.59 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.31 C Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 9.35 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.32 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8866.78 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.65 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 581.50 mb = 4580.07 m = 15026.31 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 328.7 at 46.0 knts Storm direction: 358.7 at 34.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.6 neg: 3.9 tot: 7.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 97.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 269.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 269.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 89.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.91 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.8 stream: 7.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.05 Bulk Shear: 172.34 m/s