MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170000F019.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170000F019.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 19 hour NAM valid 19Z 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 1010 64 19.1 3.2 35 16.0 10.7 351 5 291.5 292.3 283.5 305.3 4.76 1 1000 147 17.1 1.9 36 15.2 9.4 349 5 290.2 291.0 282.5 302.9 4.38 2 950 580 12.7 1.0 45 11.6 6.9 344 6 290.0 290.8 282.4 302.5 4.33 3 900 1030 8.7 -0.8 51 9.5 4.2 323 12 290.4 291.1 282.2 302.0 3.99 4 850 1502 9.7 -17.3 13 27.0 0.5 337 18 296.3 296.5 281.3 299.9 1.15 5 800 2006 11.6 -29.2 4 40.9 0.0 352 15 303.6 303.6 283.4 305.0 0.43 6 750 2543 9.9 -19.3 11 29.1 -0.3 342 18 307.3 307.5 285.7 310.9 1.11 7 700 3112 7.2 -21.4 11 28.5 -2.3 337 22 310.4 310.6 286.6 313.7 0.99 8 650 3717 4.7 -23.5 11 28.2 -4.2 335 25 314.3 314.5 287.9 317.4 0.89 9 600 4364 1.0 -12.0 37 12.9 -4.4 336 27 317.2 317.7 290.5 325.6 2.54 10 550 5058 -3.3 -16.0 37 12.7 -8.0 333 31 320.1 320.5 290.8 326.8 1.99 11 500 5805 -7.7 -23.4 27 15.8 -12.3 328 32 323.7 323.9 291.1 327.8 1.16 12 450 6615 -13.4 -26.0 34 12.6 -16.7 325 34 326.3 326.5 291.7 330.0 1.02 13 400 7499 -20.2 -31.3 37 11.0 -22.5 321 36 328.7 328.8 292.0 331.2 0.70 14 350 8472 -27.6 -39.6 31 11.9 -29.2 308 41 331.5 331.5 292.4 332.8 0.35 15 300 9563 -35.0 -48.2 25 13.1 -36.1 311 54 336.0 336.0 293.4 336.6 0.16 16 250 10809 -44.5 -50.5 51 6.1 -44.8 310 62 340.0 340.0 294.4 340.6 0.15 17 200 12272 -53.2 -68.2 14 15.0 -53.4 294 70 348.6 348.6 296.3 348.7 0.02 18 150 14070 -65.2 -82.9 7 17.8 -65.3 297 58 357.9 357.9 298.2 357.9 0.00 19 100 16484 -72.5 -85.5 12 13.0 -72.5 305 35 387.7 387.7 303.5 387.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5658.10 m Freezing level: 588.95 mb = 4517.53 m = 14821.10 ft Wetbulb zero: 797.19 mb = 2035.66 m = 6678.59 ft Precipitable water: 0.48 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 25.07 % Est. max temperature: 22.77 C = 72.99 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 795.11 mb = 2057.40 m = 6749.92 ft T: 11.47 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.50 C/km ThetaE index: 5.35 C Layer 1000.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 499.90 mb = 5806.33 m = 19049.40 ft Mean mixing ratio: 4.31 g/kg Conv temperature: 51.46 C = 124.63 F Cap Strength: 18.08 C Lifted Index: 19.46 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 23.73 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 15.10 C Showalter Index: 21.39 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 7.65 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 17.32 C Cross Totals Index: -9.67 C K Index: -28.53 Risk: None Sweat Index: 69.01 Risk: None Energy Index: 5.88 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1.38 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 1.66 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 15128.03 J/kg Cap Strength: 19.38 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 793.07 mb = 2078.75 m = 6819.97 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 335.4 at 21.2 knts Storm direction: 5.4 at 15.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.2 neg: 2.6 tot: 3.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 99.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 42.6 neg: -1.6 tot: 41.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 13.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.60 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.6 stream: 2.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.04 Bulk Shear: 32.96 m/s