MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F039.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F039.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 39 hour NAM valid 15Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 39.73,-116.87 Latitude: 39.73 Longitude: -116.87 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 133 1 950 562 2 900 1027 3 850 1512 SFC 806 1961 8.8 -1.9 47 10.7 3.7 260 9 300.0 300.7 286.2 312.4 4.13 5 800 2020 11.1 -3.1 37 14.2 4.2 253 12 303.0 303.7 286.9 314.6 3.81 6 750 2560 10.7 -4.0 35 14.7 3.5 253 18 308.2 308.9 288.8 320.1 3.80 7 700 3131 7.5 -8.4 31 15.9 0.4 259 25 310.8 311.3 288.8 320.0 2.89 8 650 3736 4.1 -8.8 38 12.9 -1.6 266 27 313.6 314.2 289.8 323.3 3.01 9 600 4382 0.2 -12.0 39 12.2 -4.8 273 27 316.3 316.8 290.2 324.6 2.53 10 550 5073 -4.4 -19.7 29 15.3 -9.4 275 30 318.9 319.1 289.9 323.8 1.46 11 500 5816 -9.5 -25.2 27 15.7 -13.8 274 34 321.4 321.6 290.2 324.8 0.98 12 450 6620 -15.1 -31.0 25 15.8 -18.6 275 37 324.2 324.3 290.7 326.5 0.64 13 400 7498 -21.7 -35.2 29 13.4 -24.1 272 43 326.7 326.8 291.3 328.5 0.48 14 350 8465 -29.5 -47.0 17 17.5 -31.2 273 42 329.0 329.0 291.6 329.6 0.16 15 300 9543 -39.0 -50.1 30 11.1 -39.6 272 41 330.5 330.5 292.0 331.0 0.13 16 250 10765 -49.3 -52.1 72 2.8 -49.4 276 44 332.8 332.9 292.6 333.3 0.12 17 200 12196 -58.2 -63.0 53 4.9 -58.2 261 44 340.7 340.7 294.5 340.8 0.04 18 150 13976 -64.0 -78.7 12 14.7 -64.1 256 48 359.9 359.9 298.7 359.9 0.01 19 100 16431 -68.2 -86.4 6 18.2 -68.3 256 40 396.0 396.0 304.6 396.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5683.48 m Freezing level: 598.23 mb = 4406.75 m = 14457.66 ft Wetbulb zero: 689.37 mb = 3255.73 m = 10681.39 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 34.12 % Est. max temperature: 21.33 C = 70.39 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 683.38 mb = 3327.03 m = 10915.33 ft T: 6.37 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.34 C/km ThetaE index: 0.07 C Layer 700.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 496.09 mb = 5876.06 m = 19278.18 ft Mean mixing ratio: 3.62 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.18 C = 84.53 F Cap Strength: 7.88 C Lifted Index: 7.78 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 9.02 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.31 C Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 37.19 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.62 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8287.52 J/kg Cap Strength: 7.85 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 602.43 mb = 4349.73 m = 14270.60 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 270.5 at 30.4 knts Storm direction: 300.5 at 22.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.5 neg: 1.5 tot: 4.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 87.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 105.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 105.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 35.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.93 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.5 stream: 4.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 0.90 Bulk Shear: 41.34 m/s