MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F007.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F007.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 7 hour NAM valid 1Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 35.15,-78.92 Latitude: 35.15 Longitude: -78.92 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1009 67 16.8 7.6 55 9.2 11.7 113 2 289.2 290.4 284.4 307.7 6.49 1 1000 141 18.0 5.9 45 12.1 11.3 106 4 291.1 292.2 284.5 307.9 5.82 2 950 578 14.9 5.1 52 9.8 9.6 256 5 292.3 293.3 284.9 309.0 5.81 3 900 1032 12.0 2.1 51 9.9 6.9 298 11 293.8 294.7 284.7 308.2 4.93 4 850 1511 13.3 -25.6 5 38.9 1.5 330 12 300.1 300.2 282.1 301.9 0.56 5 800 2019 13.0 -20.6 8 33.5 1.4 322 14 305.0 305.1 284.5 308.0 0.93 6 750 2558 10.3 -18.5 11 28.8 0.0 328 14 307.8 308.0 285.9 311.7 1.19 7 700 3127 7.7 -15.5 18 23.1 -1.2 338 14 311.0 311.3 287.5 316.3 1.64 8 650 3734 4.7 -6.8 43 11.4 -0.6 340 18 314.2 314.9 290.5 325.6 3.54 9 600 4382 1.1 -9.3 46 10.3 -3.5 340 18 317.3 317.9 291.0 327.6 3.15 10 550 5076 -2.7 -14.4 40 11.7 -7.2 332 19 320.9 321.4 291.3 328.6 2.28 11 500 5826 -7.2 -22.2 29 15.0 -11.8 314 22 324.3 324.6 291.4 328.8 1.29 12 450 6636 -13.5 -26.1 34 12.5 -16.8 301 22 326.2 326.4 291.6 329.8 1.01 13 400 7520 -20.1 -32.0 34 11.8 -22.5 292 26 328.8 328.9 292.0 331.2 0.66 14 350 8494 -27.2 -33.5 55 6.3 -28.3 297 33 332.1 332.2 292.9 334.5 0.65 15 300 9589 -35.2 -40.0 61 4.8 -35.7 296 32 335.8 335.9 293.7 337.3 0.39 16 250 10831 -45.3 -48.8 68 3.5 -45.6 286 41 338.6 338.7 294.1 339.4 0.18 17 200 12280 -55.7 -64.0 35 8.2 -55.9 275 53 344.5 344.5 295.4 344.6 0.04 18 150 14069 -65.7 -78.8 14 13.2 -65.7 269 41 357.0 357.0 298.1 357.0 0.01 19 100 16488 -72.3 -86.3 10 14.0 -72.3 296 30 388.1 388.1 303.5 388.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5684.58 m Freezing level: 585.81 mb = 4579.02 m = 15022.83 ft Wetbulb zero: 749.16 mb = 2566.98 m = 8421.73 ft Precipitable water: 0.64 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 31.57 % Est. max temperature: 26.52 C = 79.74 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 878.89 mb = 1231.03 m = 4038.75 ft T: 12.50 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.49 C/km ThetaE index: 7.15 C Layer 900.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 547.85 mb = 5107.26 m = 16755.91 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.68 g/kg Conv temperature: 48.73 C = 119.72 F Cap Strength: 15.08 C Lifted Index: 16.09 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 19.56 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 12.49 C Showalter Index: 19.90 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 1.94 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 20.43 C Cross Totals Index: -18.48 C K Index: -28.31 Risk: None Sweat Index: 45.80 Risk: None Energy Index: 5.61 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 10.51 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.58 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 12259.67 J/kg Cap Strength: 15.90 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 818.59 mb = 1826.69 m = 5993.02 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 327.5 at 14.8 knts Storm direction: 357.5 at 11.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.5 neg: 0.3 tot: 2.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 121.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 75.2 neg: -3.7 tot: 71.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 23.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.72 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.5 stream: 3.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.24 Bulk Shear: 43.85 m/s