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 Latitude: 42.16 Longitude: -111.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 87 1 950 534 2 900 995 3 850 1477 SFC 802 1963 10.8 0.3 48 10.5 5.4 149 5 302.4 303.3 287.8 317.2 4.86 5 800 1983 9.4 -0.1 51 9.5 4.6 143 5 301.2 302.0 287.2 315.5 4.74 6 750 2515 7.4 -1.2 54 8.6 3.1 239 22 304.6 305.5 288.4 318.9 4.67 7 700 3080 4.9 -4.1 52 9.0 0.6 247 35 307.9 308.7 288.9 320.4 4.02 8 650 3681 1.4 -6.6 55 8.0 -2.2 254 36 310.6 311.3 289.3 321.9 3.59 9 600 4320 -2.5 -10.7 53 8.2 -5.8 254 39 313.3 313.8 289.5 322.4 2.82 10 550 5005 -6.6 -16.4 46 9.8 -10.0 252 40 316.2 316.6 289.5 322.6 1.92 11 500 5742 -11.5 -21.8 42 10.2 -14.5 251 44 319.0 319.2 289.8 323.5 1.34 12 450 6541 -17.2 -27.1 42 9.9 -19.5 253 49 321.6 321.8 290.2 324.8 0.92 13 400 7413 -23.2 -34.2 36 11.0 -25.1 257 57 324.8 324.9 290.7 326.7 0.53 14 350 8375 -30.6 -41.7 33 11.1 -31.9 260 63 327.4 327.5 291.3 328.5 0.28 15 300 9448 -39.6 -50.1 32 10.5 -40.2 259 63 329.6 329.6 291.7 330.1 0.13 16 250 10671 -48.5 -59.3 28 10.8 -48.9 258 59 333.9 333.9 292.8 334.1 0.05 17 200 12111 -55.7 -65.5 28 9.8 -55.8 256 64 344.6 344.6 295.4 344.8 0.03 18 150 13915 -60.3 -80.6 5 20.3 -60.4 261 53 366.2 366.2 299.9 366.2 0.00 19 100 16402 -67.7 -86.9 5 19.2 -67.8 248 34 396.9 396.9 304.8 396.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5655.91 m Freezing level: 631.64 mb = 3915.58 m = 12846.22 ft Wetbulb zero: 689.23 mb = 3205.76 m = 10517.47 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 50.78 % Est. max temperature: 18.33 C = 65.00 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 683.15 mb = 3277.60 m = 10753.16 ft T: 3.75 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.17 C/km ThetaE index: 1.70 C Layer 800.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 563.96 mb = 4807.85 m = 15773.59 ft Mean mixing ratio: 4.53 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.92 C = 73.25 F Cap Strength: 5.53 C Lifted Index: 5.79 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 8.42 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.05 C Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 29.94 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.74 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8361.03 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.75 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 653.71 mb = 3634.61 m = 11924.41 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 252.5 at 40.8 knts Storm direction: 282.5 at 30.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.7 neg: 0.5 tot: 7.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 94.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 274.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 274.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 91.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.81 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.5 stream: 6.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.05 Bulk Rich Number: 0.22 Bulk Shear: 135.77 m/s