MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181800F024.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181800F024.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 24 hour NAM valid 18Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 42.16,-111.62 Latitude: 42.16 Longitude: -111.62 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 86 1 950 528 2 900 992 3 850 1476 4 800 1984 SFC 781 2183 10.8 1.7 54 9.0 5.9 235 15 304.7 305.7 289.2 321.6 5.56 6 750 2518 6.0 -0.6 62 6.6 2.7 232 23 303.1 304.0 288.1 318.0 4.89 7 700 3080 2.8 -3.5 63 6.4 -0.2 236 38 305.6 306.4 288.3 318.6 4.21 8 650 3677 -0.1 -6.0 64 5.9 -2.7 249 42 308.9 309.6 288.9 320.6 3.75 9 600 4313 -3.9 -8.1 72 4.2 -5.7 254 45 311.6 312.3 289.5 322.6 3.45 10 550 4995 -7.7 -13.2 65 5.5 -9.8 254 48 314.9 315.4 289.7 323.1 2.52 11 500 5730 -12.0 -20.0 52 7.9 -14.4 252 51 318.4 318.7 289.9 323.7 1.57 12 450 6529 -17.0 -28.0 38 11.1 -19.4 253 56 321.9 322.1 290.2 324.9 0.85 13 400 7403 -22.7 -34.9 32 12.3 -24.7 256 63 325.5 325.6 291.0 327.3 0.49 14 350 8367 -30.3 -43.3 27 12.9 -31.7 258 67 327.9 327.9 291.4 328.8 0.24 15 300 9442 -38.7 -54.1 18 15.5 -39.5 258 60 330.9 330.9 292.0 331.2 0.08 16 250 10671 -47.4 -60.9 20 13.5 -47.8 255 55 335.7 335.7 293.3 335.8 0.04 17 200 12119 -55.0 -66.0 25 10.9 -55.2 251 58 345.6 345.6 295.7 345.7 0.03 18 150 13921 -61.7 -80.0 7 18.3 -61.8 257 53 363.8 363.8 299.4 363.9 0.00 19 100 16395 -67.8 -86.4 5 18.6 -67.9 255 40 396.7 396.7 304.8 396.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5644.11 m Freezing level: 651.61 mb = 3657.62 m = 11999.91 ft Wetbulb zero: 702.72 mb = 3048.36 m = 10001.07 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 63.63 % Est. max temperature: 15.58 C = 60.05 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 680.70 mb = 3305.09 m = 10843.33 ft T: 1.73 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.60 C/km ThetaE index: 3.64 C Layer 750.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 593.36 mb = 4400.33 m = 14436.59 ft Mean mixing ratio: 4.66 g/kg Conv temperature: 17.59 C = 63.66 F Cap Strength: 4.22 C Lifted Index: 5.01 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 8.96 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.91 C Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 11.84 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.87 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7767.74 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.86 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 656.82 mb = 3592.82 m = 11787.33 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 251.7 at 48.5 knts Storm direction: 281.7 at 36.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.0 neg: 2.5 tot: 6.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 83.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 264.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 264.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 88.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.90 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.2 stream: 6.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 0.10 Bulk Shear: 115.96 m/s