MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170000F017.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170000F017.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 17 hour NAM valid 17Z FRI 17 OCT 25 Station: 35.13,-78.93 Latitude: 35.13 Longitude: -78.93 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1011 64 17.8 1.9 34 15.9 9.7 7 6 290.1 290.8 282.4 302.6 4.35 1 1000 156 15.5 0.6 36 15.0 8.2 6 6 288.7 289.4 281.4 300.2 3.98 2 950 587 11.1 -0.4 45 11.5 5.7 3 7 288.4 289.1 281.2 299.7 3.90 3 900 1035 8.3 -3.5 43 11.8 3.1 322 15 290.0 290.6 281.1 299.6 3.27 4 850 1506 7.8 -7.9 32 15.7 1.4 324 21 294.3 294.7 282.1 301.7 2.47 5 800 2008 11.0 -32.6 3 43.7 -0.5 353 18 302.9 303.0 283.0 304.0 0.31 6 750 2544 9.7 -18.4 12 28.1 -0.3 350 20 307.1 307.3 285.7 311.0 1.19 7 700 3112 7.0 -20.5 12 27.5 -2.3 338 22 310.2 310.4 286.6 313.7 1.06 8 650 3718 4.6 -28.4 7 32.9 -4.8 332 25 314.1 314.2 287.5 316.1 0.57 9 600 4365 1.2 -21.3 17 22.5 -6.2 331 27 317.6 317.8 289.2 321.6 1.17 10 550 5058 -3.3 -22.0 22 18.7 -9.2 330 32 320.1 320.4 290.0 324.2 1.19 11 500 5804 -7.8 -24.9 24 17.1 -12.7 328 34 323.5 323.7 290.9 327.0 1.01 12 450 6614 -13.5 -28.2 28 14.6 -17.1 326 35 326.2 326.4 291.5 329.2 0.83 13 400 7498 -20.1 -33.3 30 13.1 -22.7 325 39 328.8 328.9 292.0 330.9 0.58 14 350 8472 -27.6 -38.4 35 10.8 -29.2 314 43 331.5 331.6 292.5 333.0 0.39 15 300 9561 -35.8 -50.0 22 14.1 -36.9 314 54 334.8 334.9 293.2 335.4 0.13 16 250 10807 -44.1 -54.7 30 10.6 -44.6 311 62 340.5 340.5 294.5 340.8 0.09 17 200 12271 -52.7 -67.8 14 15.1 -53.1 302 70 349.3 349.3 296.5 349.4 0.02 18 150 14073 -64.0 -84.9 4 20.9 -64.1 303 61 359.9 359.9 298.7 359.9 0.00 19 100 16489 -72.4 -85.7 12 13.4 -72.4 309 35 387.9 387.9 303.5 387.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5648.00 m Freezing level: 586.37 mb = 4553.54 m = 14939.25 ft Wetbulb zero: 813.54 mb = 1868.92 m = 6131.54 ft Precipitable water: 0.42 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 21.16 % Est. max temperature: 21.08 C = 69.94 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 796.52 mb = 2044.07 m = 6706.20 ft T: 10.95 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.50 C/km ThetaE index: 3.04 C Layer 1000.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 485.16 mb = 6036.08 m = 19803.19 ft Mean mixing ratio: 3.85 g/kg Conv temperature: 52.12 C = 125.81 F Cap Strength: 19.85 C Lifted Index: 21.13 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 24.83 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 16.42 C Showalter Index: 19.90 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 15.52 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 15.61 C Cross Totals Index: -0.09 C K Index: -19.82 Risk: None Sweat Index: 77.30 Risk: None Energy Index: 5.41 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 4.12 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 2.87 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 16616.95 J/kg Cap Strength: 21.15 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 790.21 mb = 2110.10 m = 6922.81 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 334.2 at 22.5 knts Storm direction: 4.2 at 16.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.6 neg: 3.0 tot: 4.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 107.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 48.0 neg: -2.6 tot: 45.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 15.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.51 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.9 stream: 3.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.10 Bulk Shear: 39.69 m/s