MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F002.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F002.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 2 hour NAM valid 20Z 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 17 1 950 457 2 900 929 3 850 1423 SFC 819 1742 19.7 -4.6 19 24.2 7.6 192 13 310.1 310.7 288.9 320.6 3.33 5 800 1941 15.9 -6.0 22 21.9 5.5 196 15 308.1 308.7 288.0 317.7 3.06 6 750 2483 10.5 -7.4 28 17.9 2.4 207 15 308.0 308.5 287.8 317.2 2.92 7 700 3051 5.2 -9.5 34 14.7 -1.0 236 13 308.2 308.7 287.6 316.7 2.65 8 650 3650 0.1 -12.3 39 12.3 -4.7 282 10 309.0 309.5 287.5 316.4 2.29 9 600 4284 -4.9 -32.9 9 28.0 -11.1 280 19 310.5 310.6 286.0 311.9 0.40 10 550 4960 -10.2 -35.3 11 25.0 -15.0 263 21 311.9 312.0 286.4 313.1 0.34 11 500 5688 -14.1 -32.2 20 18.2 -17.7 246 34 315.9 316.0 288.0 317.7 0.51 12 450 6478 -19.5 -32.7 30 13.2 -22.0 248 45 318.7 318.8 288.9 320.6 0.54 13 400 7342 -26.0 -37.5 33 11.5 -27.5 246 58 321.3 321.3 289.6 322.7 0.38 14 350 8295 -32.5 -47.5 21 15.0 -33.7 242 70 325.0 325.0 290.5 325.6 0.15 15 300 9362 -40.7 -53.9 23 13.2 -41.3 242 73 328.1 328.1 291.3 328.4 0.08 16 250 10581 -47.0 -64.6 12 17.6 -47.5 244 66 336.1 336.1 293.4 336.2 0.03 17 200 12050 -49.8 -74.9 4 25.0 -50.3 247 54 353.8 353.8 297.4 353.9 0.01 18 150 13902 -56.7 -82.2 3 25.5 -56.9 245 54 372.5 372.5 301.0 372.5 0.00 19 100 16416 -64.0 -86.3 3 22.3 -64.2 256 24 404.0 404.0 305.7 404.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5671.05 m Freezing level: 649.35 mb = 3657.83 m = 12000.60 ft Wetbulb zero: 714.97 mb = 2876.39 m = 9436.86 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 22.56 % Est. max temperature: 18.45 C = 65.21 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 568.79 mb = 4699.15 m = 15416.97 ft T: -8.17 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.31 C/km ThetaE index: 8.70 C Layer 800.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 533.01 mb = 5199.85 m = 17059.66 ft Mean mixing ratio: 2.98 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.69 C = 72.84 F Cap Strength: 2.64 C Lifted Index: 3.66 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 7.79 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.00 C Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 5.67 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.37 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 9373.15 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.67 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 570.05 mb = 4681.96 m = 15360.58 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 247.5 at 28.6 knts Storm direction: 277.5 at 21.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.9 neg: 1.7 tot: 4.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 36.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 27.7 neg: -35.4 tot: -7.6 m^2/s^2 ave: -2.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.11 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.1 stream: -0.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.09 Bulk Shear: 65.90 m/s