MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F001.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F001.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 1 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 36 1 950 476 2 900 947 3 850 1439 SFC 820 1742 18.9 -5.2 19 24.1 7.1 189 13 309.1 309.7 288.4 319.1 3.16 5 800 1955 14.9 -6.8 22 21.7 4.8 194 15 307.0 307.6 287.5 316.1 2.87 6 750 2494 9.5 -7.8 29 17.3 1.8 204 15 306.9 307.4 287.3 315.8 2.83 7 700 3060 4.6 -12.8 27 17.3 -2.1 253 9 307.5 307.9 286.8 314.1 2.04 8 650 3659 0.3 -25.9 12 26.2 -7.0 277 15 309.3 309.5 285.9 311.8 0.71 9 600 4293 -4.7 -43.4 3 38.6 -11.5 275 18 310.6 310.7 285.7 311.1 0.14 10 550 4970 -9.9 -38.1 8 28.1 -15.0 261 21 312.3 312.3 286.5 313.2 0.26 11 500 5699 -13.7 -30.9 22 17.3 -17.3 248 36 316.4 316.5 288.2 318.4 0.58 12 450 6490 -19.5 -31.9 32 12.5 -21.8 247 46 318.8 318.9 289.0 320.9 0.58 13 400 7354 -25.7 -37.4 32 11.8 -27.3 245 61 321.6 321.7 289.7 323.0 0.38 14 350 8308 -32.3 -47.8 20 15.4 -33.6 241 70 325.1 325.2 290.5 325.7 0.14 15 300 9376 -40.6 -54.5 21 14.0 -41.2 241 71 328.2 328.2 291.3 328.5 0.08 16 250 10593 -48.0 -62.7 17 14.8 -48.4 243 68 334.8 334.8 293.0 334.9 0.03 17 200 12056 -49.7 -74.8 4 25.0 -50.3 241 57 354.0 354.0 297.5 354.0 0.01 18 150 13909 -56.7 -82.3 3 25.5 -57.1 243 52 372.3 372.3 300.9 372.3 0.00 19 100 16427 -64.1 -86.3 3 22.3 -64.2 260 23 404.0 404.0 305.7 404.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5663.03 m Freezing level: 646.78 mb = 3699.48 m = 12137.24 ft Wetbulb zero: 726.96 mb = 2750.43 m = 9023.61 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 16.19 % Est. max temperature: 18.46 C = 65.23 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 570.29 mb = 4688.31 m = 15381.41 ft T: -7.78 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.91 C/km ThetaE index: 7.93 C Layer 800.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 511.52 mb = 5524.79 m = 18125.75 ft Mean mixing ratio: 2.80 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.89 C = 76.80 F Cap Strength: 3.73 C Lifted Index: 4.98 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 8.99 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.30 C Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 4.33 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 2.94 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 9770.81 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.92 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 571.12 mb = 4677.08 m = 15344.57 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 247.6 at 29.5 knts Storm direction: 277.6 at 22.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.3 neg: 1.0 tot: 4.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 29.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 29.1 neg: -33.1 tot: -4.0 m^2/s^2 ave: -1.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.02 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.3 stream: -0.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.06 Bulk Shear: 75.16 m/s