MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170600F039.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170600F039.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 39 hour NAM valid 21Z 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 86 1 950 533 2 900 1002 3 850 1493 SFC 826 1741 18.1 -2.2 25 20.4 7.7 12 14 307.7 308.4 288.7 319.9 3.92 5 800 2008 13.8 -3.4 30 17.3 5.4 11 16 305.9 306.6 287.9 317.4 3.70 6 750 2546 8.5 -4.6 39 13.2 2.4 8 15 305.8 306.5 287.8 317.0 3.61 7 700 3111 4.6 -9.9 34 14.5 -1.4 320 17 307.5 308.0 287.3 315.7 2.57 8 650 3709 -0.5 -11.9 42 11.5 -4.9 296 25 308.5 308.9 287.4 316.0 2.36 9 600 4342 -5.1 -27.3 16 22.2 -10.7 311 42 310.2 310.3 286.2 312.5 0.68 10 550 5021 -8.0 -34.4 10 26.3 -13.5 322 52 314.6 314.6 287.4 315.9 0.38 11 500 5755 -11.7 -36.3 11 24.6 -16.4 325 58 318.7 318.8 288.7 320.0 0.34 12 450 6553 -17.1 -40.6 11 23.5 -20.8 332 67 321.7 321.7 289.5 322.6 0.25 13 400 7424 -23.9 -37.2 28 13.3 -25.8 330 72 324.0 324.1 290.4 325.4 0.39 14 350 8381 -33.0 -46.6 24 13.7 -34.1 327 71 324.3 324.3 290.3 325.0 0.17 15 300 9444 -42.0 -55.1 23 13.1 -42.5 325 73 326.2 326.2 290.7 326.5 0.07 16 250 10654 -49.6 -61.8 23 12.2 -49.9 313 75 332.4 332.4 292.4 332.5 0.04 17 200 12104 -52.1 -71.8 8 19.7 -52.4 307 80 350.3 350.3 296.7 350.4 0.01 18 150 13940 -58.8 -84.1 2 25.2 -59.1 298 63 368.7 368.7 300.4 368.7 0.00 19 100 16441 -66.8 -87.3 4 20.5 -67.0 276 40 398.6 398.6 305.0 398.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5669.00 m Freezing level: 654.50 mb = 3655.22 m = 11992.03 ft Wetbulb zero: 718.97 mb = 2892.22 m = 9488.80 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 25.55 % Est. max temperature: 18.41 C = 65.14 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 607.37 mb = 4245.47 m = 13928.52 ft T: -4.41 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.16 C/km ThetaE index: 4.27 C Layer 800.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 536.52 mb = 5211.98 m = 17099.47 ft Mean mixing ratio: 3.61 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.66 C = 78.18 F Cap Strength: 4.66 C Lifted Index: 6.12 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.66 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.21 C Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 5.60 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.35 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7966.88 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.80 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 609.62 mb = 4216.16 m = 13832.39 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 326.4 at 44.1 knts Storm direction: 356.4 at 33.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.3 neg: 4.4 tot: 8.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 107.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 322.8 neg: -2.8 tot: 320.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 106.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.86 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.3 stream: 8.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.03 Bulk Shear: 162.26 m/s