MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F022.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F022.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 22 hour NAM valid 16Z 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 1010 67 20.5 12.4 59 8.2 15.5 201 4 292.8 294.4 288.2 318.4 8.96 1 1000 155 19.2 11.7 62 7.5 14.6 203 5 292.3 293.9 287.8 317.0 8.63 2 950 594 16.7 10.1 65 6.5 12.7 230 12 294.1 295.6 288.0 317.7 8.20 3 900 1052 12.4 12.4 100 -0.0 12.4 262 10 294.3 296.1 289.8 323.2 10.09 4 850 1531 13.1 -2.2 34 15.3 5.6 273 10 299.9 300.6 285.8 311.4 3.81 5 800 2040 12.7 -28.5 4 41.2 0.6 260 7 304.7 304.8 283.9 306.3 0.46 6 750 2578 10.9 -21.8 8 32.7 -0.2 234 3 308.4 308.5 285.8 311.3 0.89 7 700 3148 6.8 0.5 64 6.3 3.5 203 3 310.1 311.1 291.0 327.7 5.68 8 650 3754 3.2 -2.8 65 6.0 0.3 234 7 312.6 313.6 291.1 327.8 4.79 9 600 4398 -0.8 -11.6 44 10.8 -5.2 240 10 315.1 315.6 289.9 323.7 2.62 10 550 5085 -5.4 -20.6 29 15.1 -10.2 252 15 317.6 317.9 289.4 322.2 1.35 11 500 5826 -10.5 -23.0 35 12.4 -14.0 257 20 320.2 320.4 290.0 324.3 1.20 12 450 6627 -16.3 -25.7 45 9.3 -18.6 254 23 322.7 322.9 290.7 326.4 1.05 13 400 7500 -23.5 -30.1 55 6.6 -24.8 266 30 324.4 324.5 290.9 327.2 0.78 14 350 8461 -30.2 -42.7 29 12.5 -31.6 271 32 328.0 328.0 291.4 328.9 0.25 15 300 9541 -36.7 -50.8 22 14.1 -37.7 278 42 333.7 333.7 292.9 334.2 0.12 16 250 10786 -44.5 -64.8 9 20.4 -45.1 287 49 340.0 340.0 294.3 340.1 0.02 17 200 12246 -53.6 -70.8 10 17.2 -53.9 285 46 347.9 347.9 296.2 347.9 0.01 18 150 14059 -62.0 -82.1 5 20.1 -62.2 286 49 363.2 363.2 299.3 363.2 0.00 19 100 16500 -69.8 -85.0 9 15.2 -69.9 284 27 392.8 392.8 304.2 392.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5670.18 m Freezing level: 610.37 mb = 4264.24 m = 13990.11 ft Wetbulb zero: 760.24 mb = 2464.90 m = 8086.85 ft Precipitable water: 0.94 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 44.92 % Est. max temperature: 26.40 C = 79.52 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 895.18 mb = 1097.15 m = 3599.52 ft T: 12.45 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.50 C/km ThetaE index: 16.93 C Layer 850.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 691.21 mb = 3251.67 m = 10668.08 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.66 g/kg Conv temperature: 38.27 C = 100.89 F Cap Strength: 7.96 C Lifted Index: 6.74 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 11.29 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 7.12 C Showalter Index: 10.88 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 31.96 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 23.64 C Cross Totals Index: 8.31 C K Index: 15.07 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 40.53 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.78 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 7.76 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.94 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8652.22 J/kg Cap Strength: 7.97 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 879.37 mb = 1246.49 m = 4089.49 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 248.3 at 9.9 knts Storm direction: 278.3 at 7.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.6 neg: 1.6 tot: 3.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -7.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 27.9 neg: -5.3 tot: 22.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 7.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.30 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.6 stream: 1.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 2.38 Bulk Shear: 3.26 m/s