MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181800F039.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181800F039.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 39 hour NAM valid 9Z MON 20 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 169 1 950 597 2 900 1044 3 850 1511 4 800 2000 SFC 782 2183 -0.4 -0.6 98 0.2 -0.4 263 15 292.7 293.5 283.9 306.3 4.68 6 750 2515 -3.1 -3.2 100 0.0 -3.1 265 22 293.2 293.9 283.4 305.0 4.04 7 700 3057 -7.5 -7.5 99 0.1 -7.5 301 33 294.2 294.8 282.8 303.5 3.10 8 650 3629 -11.3 -22.5 39 11.2 -14.0 295 38 296.1 296.3 281.0 299.2 0.97 9 600 4240 -13.8 -51.0 3 37.2 -17.9 288 50 300.1 300.1 281.4 300.3 0.06 10 550 4893 -19.2 -40.9 13 21.7 -21.9 284 57 301.3 301.3 282.1 302.0 0.19 11 500 5594 -24.1 -52.6 5 28.5 -26.3 282 64 303.7 303.7 283.0 303.9 0.06 12 450 6355 -29.0 -53.1 8 24.1 -30.6 287 76 306.8 306.8 284.2 307.0 0.06 13 400 7188 -32.8 -65.0 3 32.2 -34.1 295 97 312.4 312.4 286.2 312.5 0.02 14 350 8123 -34.7 -65.3 3 30.6 -36.0 299 112 321.9 321.9 289.3 322.0 0.02 15 300 9192 -37.7 -67.5 3 29.8 -38.8 302 117 332.2 332.2 292.3 332.3 0.01 16 250 10433 -44.4 -72.6 3 28.2 -45.1 301 125 340.1 340.1 294.4 340.1 0.01 17 200 11899 -51.7 -73.5 6 21.8 -52.1 305 104 350.9 350.9 296.8 351.0 0.01 18 150 13747 -53.4 -82.3 2 28.9 -53.9 287 96 378.0 378.0 301.9 378.0 0.00 19 100 16341 -57.9 -85.7 2 27.8 -58.3 290 40 415.9 415.9 307.2 415.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5425.21 m Freezing level: Surface below freezing Wetbulb zero: Below ground Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 43.30 % Est. max temperature: 4.17 C = 39.51 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 778.88 mb = 2214.12 m = 7264.09 ft T: -0.61 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.56 C/km ThetaE index: 7.10 C Layer 750.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 728.12 mb = 2747.41 m = 9013.71 ft Mean mixing ratio: 3.62 g/kg Conv temperature: 0.53 C = 32.95 F Cap Strength: 1.49 C Lifted Index: 1.90 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 19.91 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.45 C Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 21.55 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.57 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.77 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 728.00 mb = 2748.74 m = 9018.05 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 723.00 mb = 2802.87 m = 9195.66 ft Equ Level (EL): 633.00 mb = 3830.99 m = 12568.70 ft B at Equ Level: 20.54 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 593.00 mb = 4327.69 m = 14198.27 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 290.5 at 63.8 knts Storm direction: 320.5 at 47.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.1 neg: 5.0 tot: 9.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 72.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 264.1 neg: -0.0 tot: 264.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 88.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.59 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.9 stream: 5.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 0.08 Bulk Shear: 280.05 m/s