MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F009.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F009.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 9 hour NAM valid 21Z 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 28 1 950 471 2 900 941 3 850 1432 SFC 820 1742 17.5 1.0 33 16.5 8.5 173 10 307.7 308.6 289.7 323.2 5.03 5 800 1946 13.8 0.0 39 13.7 6.6 177 11 305.8 306.7 288.9 320.5 4.79 6 750 2484 8.4 -1.0 52 9.3 3.7 187 11 305.7 306.5 288.8 320.3 4.76 7 700 3049 3.7 -4.3 56 8.0 -0.1 240 11 306.5 307.3 288.3 318.8 3.97 8 650 3646 -0.3 -9.3 51 8.9 -4.0 290 9 308.6 309.1 288.0 317.8 2.92 9 600 4280 -5.3 -17.5 38 12.2 -9.2 304 18 310.0 310.3 287.2 315.3 1.61 10 550 4957 -9.1 -36.1 9 27.1 -14.3 269 23 313.3 313.4 286.9 314.5 0.32 11 500 5687 -13.6 -32.9 18 19.3 -17.4 242 35 316.5 316.6 288.2 318.2 0.48 12 450 6479 -19.5 -33.0 29 13.5 -21.9 240 45 318.8 318.9 288.9 320.7 0.53 13 400 7342 -26.2 -36.9 36 10.6 -27.8 239 56 320.9 321.0 289.5 322.3 0.40 14 350 8295 -32.1 -46.4 23 14.2 -33.4 237 71 325.4 325.4 290.6 326.1 0.17 15 300 9364 -41.0 -50.9 34 9.8 -41.6 239 73 327.5 327.5 291.2 328.0 0.12 16 250 10581 -46.7 -65.8 10 19.0 -47.3 240 64 336.6 336.6 293.5 336.7 0.02 17 200 12055 -48.6 -75.9 3 27.3 -49.2 246 51 355.7 355.7 297.8 355.8 0.01 18 150 13913 -56.5 -82.1 3 25.5 -56.9 255 50 372.6 372.6 301.0 372.7 0.00 19 100 16429 -64.3 -86.6 3 22.2 -64.5 243 21 403.4 403.4 305.6 403.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5659.53 m Freezing level: 654.29 mb = 3594.84 m = 11793.94 ft Wetbulb zero: 700.92 mb = 3038.01 m = 9967.11 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 37.11 % Est. max temperature: 17.59 C = 63.66 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 639.96 mb = 3769.37 m = 12366.53 ft T: -1.30 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.52 C/km ThetaE index: 8.71 C Layer 800.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 614.84 mb = 4086.28 m = 13406.27 ft Mean mixing ratio: 4.72 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.31 C = 66.77 F Cap Strength: 2.39 C Lifted Index: 2.59 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.51 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.48 C Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 4.18 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 2.89 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7974.02 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.51 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 645.92 mb = 3696.02 m = 12125.90 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 245.4 at 27.7 knts Storm direction: 275.4 at 20.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.3 neg: 1.5 tot: 5.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -137.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 23.9 neg: -58.0 tot: -34.1 m^2/s^2 ave: -11.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.44 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.1 stream: -3.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.05 Bulk Shear: 87.07 m/s