MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F007.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F007.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 7 hour NAM valid 19Z 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 43 1 950 482 2 900 950 3 850 1438 SFC 820 1742 16.8 -1.7 28 18.5 7.3 179 11 306.9 307.6 288.6 319.6 4.11 5 800 1951 12.7 -2.9 34 15.6 5.1 184 12 304.7 305.4 287.6 316.6 3.87 6 750 2486 7.3 -4.0 45 11.2 2.0 195 13 304.5 305.2 287.5 316.2 3.80 7 700 3049 2.8 -7.6 46 10.4 -1.6 244 8 305.6 306.2 287.2 315.3 3.08 8 650 3643 -1.0 -15.0 33 14.1 -6.0 290 15 307.9 308.2 286.6 313.8 1.83 9 600 4278 -4.1 -30.4 11 26.2 -10.4 278 20 311.3 311.4 286.4 313.1 0.51 10 550 4957 -8.5 -37.0 8 28.5 -14.0 253 27 313.9 314.0 287.1 315.0 0.29 11 500 5690 -12.8 -29.7 23 16.9 -16.5 239 39 317.5 317.6 288.6 319.8 0.65 12 450 6483 -18.9 -33.2 27 14.4 -21.5 241 47 319.5 319.6 289.2 321.4 0.52 13 400 7348 -25.7 -42.0 20 16.2 -27.7 238 62 321.5 321.6 289.5 322.4 0.24 14 350 8302 -32.2 -47.7 20 15.5 -33.6 238 70 325.3 325.3 290.5 325.8 0.15 15 300 9371 -40.4 -52.2 27 11.8 -41.0 240 74 328.5 328.5 291.4 328.9 0.10 16 250 10591 -47.1 -64.7 12 17.5 -47.6 239 69 336.0 336.0 293.3 336.1 0.03 17 200 12060 -49.2 -74.4 4 25.1 -49.8 240 51 354.8 354.8 297.7 354.8 0.01 18 150 13912 -57.0 -82.5 3 25.4 -57.3 242 51 371.8 371.8 300.9 371.8 0.00 19 100 16435 -63.8 -87.9 2 24.1 -64.0 242 19 404.4 404.4 305.8 404.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5646.52 m Freezing level: 662.65 mb = 3492.72 m = 11458.91 ft Wetbulb zero: 722.49 mb = 2790.85 m = 9156.23 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 27.18 % Est. max temperature: 16.88 C = 62.39 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 620.22 mb = 4014.83 m = 13171.84 ft T: -2.83 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.91 C/km ThetaE index: 6.51 C Layer 800.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 556.74 mb = 4862.04 m = 15951.37 ft Mean mixing ratio: 3.79 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.14 C = 73.65 F Cap Strength: 4.58 C Lifted Index: 5.55 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 8.84 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.68 C Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 5.27 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.25 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 9160.85 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.43 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 626.63 mb = 3933.32 m = 12904.43 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 243.1 at 30.5 knts Storm direction: 273.1 at 22.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.8 neg: 2.2 tot: 6.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 80.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 21.9 neg: -50.9 tot: -29.0 m^2/s^2 ave: -9.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.16 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.0 stream: -1.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.06 Bulk Shear: 91.29 m/s