MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F003.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F003.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 3 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 9 1 950 450 2 900 923 3 850 1418 SFC 819 1741 20.1 -4.9 18 25.1 7.6 210 12 310.6 311.2 289.0 320.9 3.24 5 800 1937 16.8 -6.4 20 23.2 5.8 215 15 309.1 309.6 288.2 318.4 2.96 6 750 2481 11.4 -7.5 26 18.9 2.8 225 15 308.9 309.5 288.1 318.1 2.89 7 700 3050 5.9 -8.8 34 14.7 -0.4 245 15 309.0 309.5 288.1 317.9 2.80 8 650 3650 0.4 -11.0 42 11.4 -4.2 279 12 309.4 309.9 287.9 317.5 2.53 9 600 4285 -5.5 -13.3 54 7.7 -8.4 288 15 309.7 310.1 287.8 317.1 2.29 10 550 4960 -10.4 -34.6 12 24.2 -15.0 274 24 311.8 311.8 286.4 313.1 0.37 11 500 5686 -14.8 -33.9 18 19.1 -18.3 250 32 315.0 315.1 287.6 316.6 0.44 12 450 6475 -20.1 -32.6 32 12.5 -22.3 247 44 318.0 318.1 288.7 320.0 0.55 13 400 7337 -26.1 -39.3 28 13.1 -27.8 245 58 321.0 321.1 289.4 322.2 0.32 14 350 8289 -32.9 -46.7 24 13.8 -34.1 242 72 324.3 324.3 290.3 324.9 0.16 15 300 9355 -40.7 -54.7 21 14.0 -41.3 244 75 328.1 328.1 291.3 328.4 0.08 16 250 10576 -46.5 -65.6 10 19.1 -47.1 245 64 336.9 336.9 293.6 337.0 0.02 17 200 12046 -50.0 -75.0 4 25.0 -50.5 249 50 353.5 353.5 297.4 353.5 0.01 18 150 13899 -56.4 -82.0 3 25.6 -56.8 249 52 372.8 372.8 301.1 372.8 0.00 19 100 16417 -63.2 -87.5 2 24.2 -63.4 263 24 405.5 405.5 305.9 405.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5677.21 m Freezing level: 646.91 mb = 3689.36 m = 12104.05 ft Wetbulb zero: 706.97 mb = 2968.64 m = 9739.50 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 30.31 % Est. max temperature: 18.89 C = 66.01 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 561.81 mb = 4795.29 m = 15732.40 ft T: -9.20 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.84 C/km ThetaE index: 7.78 C Layer 800.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 535.25 mb = 5167.32 m = 16952.95 ft Mean mixing ratio: 2.94 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.15 C = 71.88 F Cap Strength: 1.82 C Lifted Index: 2.49 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 7.26 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.12 C Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 5.17 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.22 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8898.05 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.46 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 561.57 mb = 4798.65 m = 15743.40 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 250.9 at 28.7 knts Storm direction: 280.9 at 21.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.9 neg: 1.1 tot: 4.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 23.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 22.9 neg: -23.8 tot: -0.9 m^2/s^2 ave: -0.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.11 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.0 stream: -0.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.11 Bulk Shear: 46.81 m/s