MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F010.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F010.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 10 hour NAM valid 22Z 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 25 1 950 469 2 900 939 3 850 1431 SFC 820 1741 17.5 1.0 33 16.5 8.5 171 9 307.7 308.6 289.8 323.2 5.02 5 800 1947 14.4 -0.1 37 14.5 6.8 176 11 306.5 307.3 289.0 321.0 4.73 6 750 2486 9.0 -0.9 50 9.9 3.9 186 11 306.3 307.2 289.0 320.9 4.76 7 700 3052 3.9 -3.6 58 7.5 0.3 226 12 306.8 307.5 288.6 319.7 4.18 8 650 3649 -0.2 -6.8 61 6.7 -3.1 286 11 308.8 309.5 288.7 319.9 3.52 9 600 4283 -5.6 -8.6 80 2.9 -6.8 301 13 309.6 310.2 288.8 320.1 3.34 10 550 4958 -10.5 -26.5 25 16.1 -14.3 287 22 311.7 311.8 286.9 314.4 0.79 11 500 5686 -14.3 -36.0 14 21.8 -18.1 249 33 315.7 315.7 287.7 316.9 0.35 12 450 6476 -20.0 -31.8 34 11.8 -22.1 241 44 318.2 318.3 288.8 320.3 0.59 13 400 7338 -26.6 -36.7 38 10.1 -28.0 240 52 320.4 320.4 289.3 321.8 0.41 14 350 8291 -32.3 -46.6 23 14.2 -33.6 240 71 325.1 325.2 290.5 325.8 0.17 15 300 9357 -40.9 -53.5 25 12.5 -41.6 240 71 327.7 327.7 291.2 328.0 0.09 16 250 10579 -46.1 -74.0 3 27.8 -46.7 242 61 337.5 337.5 293.7 337.5 0.01 17 200 12052 -49.4 -73.0 5 23.7 -49.8 252 49 354.6 354.6 297.6 354.7 0.01 18 150 13904 -57.1 -82.5 3 25.4 -57.3 257 42 371.8 371.8 300.9 371.8 0.00 19 100 16422 -64.2 -86.5 3 22.3 -64.4 244 22 403.6 403.6 305.7 403.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5660.74 m Freezing level: 651.87 mb = 3626.78 m = 11898.76 ft Wetbulb zero: 695.40 mb = 3104.72 m = 10185.98 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 48.25 % Est. max temperature: 17.80 C = 64.04 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 639.21 mb = 3781.78 m = 12407.26 ft T: -1.30 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.88 C/km ThetaE index: 3.49 C Layer 800.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 617.19 mb = 4059.60 m = 13318.75 ft Mean mixing ratio: 4.72 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.06 C = 66.31 F Cap Strength: 2.12 C Lifted Index: 1.54 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.21 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.20 C Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2.68 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 2.31 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8190.01 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.12 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 641.14 mb = 3757.94 m = 12329.05 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 247.2 at 26.5 knts Storm direction: 277.2 at 19.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.4 neg: 1.1 tot: 4.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -94.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 33.8 neg: -39.5 tot: -5.7 m^2/s^2 ave: -1.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.32 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.8 stream: -1.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.03 Bulk Shear: 82.59 m/s