MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F024.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F024.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 24 hour NAM valid 18Z 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 23.8 13.8 54 10.0 17.4 209 5 296.2 298.0 290.2 324.7 9.87 1 1000 145 21.8 13.0 57 8.8 16.3 211 5 295.0 296.7 289.5 322.2 9.46 2 950 587 17.3 12.2 72 5.2 14.1 225 7 294.8 296.5 289.3 321.8 9.41 3 900 1046 13.1 11.0 87 2.0 11.8 253 11 295.0 296.6 289.2 321.5 9.20 4 850 1526 13.2 3.0 50 10.2 7.8 272 10 300.0 301.0 287.6 316.7 5.60 5 800 2035 13.1 -32.5 3 45.6 0.6 244 6 305.1 305.2 283.9 306.2 0.31 6 750 2574 11.2 -25.2 6 36.3 -0.3 226 7 308.7 308.8 285.7 310.9 0.66 7 700 3145 7.2 -2.4 50 9.6 2.3 236 7 310.4 311.3 290.2 324.7 4.56 8 650 3750 3.3 -6.6 48 9.9 -1.2 248 11 312.8 313.4 290.0 324.2 3.60 9 600 4394 -1.1 -11.1 47 10.0 -5.2 245 14 314.8 315.3 289.9 323.6 2.72 10 550 5082 -5.3 -19.9 31 14.6 -10.0 260 17 317.8 318.1 289.6 322.6 1.43 11 500 5822 -10.3 -20.6 43 10.2 -13.5 259 23 320.4 320.7 290.4 325.5 1.49 12 450 6623 -16.8 -24.7 50 8.0 -18.8 264 25 322.2 322.4 290.6 326.2 1.14 13 400 7496 -23.0 -32.4 42 9.4 -24.7 273 27 325.1 325.3 291.0 327.4 0.63 14 350 8461 -29.1 -44.6 21 15.5 -30.8 280 31 329.4 329.5 291.8 330.2 0.21 15 300 9546 -35.8 -56.7 10 20.9 -37.1 286 38 334.8 334.9 293.1 335.1 0.06 16 250 10791 -44.5 -64.7 9 20.2 -45.2 286 41 339.8 339.8 294.3 339.9 0.03 17 200 12251 -53.5 -72.2 8 18.7 -53.8 276 42 348.0 348.0 296.2 348.1 0.01 18 150 14067 -62.7 -80.8 7 18.1 -62.8 287 47 362.2 362.2 299.1 362.2 0.00 19 100 16506 -70.3 -86.0 8 15.7 -70.4 284 26 391.9 391.9 304.0 391.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5676.95 m Freezing level: 612.78 mb = 4229.27 m = 13875.38 ft Wetbulb zero: 767.70 mb = 2379.31 m = 7806.04 ft Precipitable water: 0.95 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 42.97 % Est. max temperature: 26.68 C = 80.02 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 871.14 mb = 1319.55 m = 4329.19 ft T: 13.15 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.54 C/km ThetaE index: 18.51 C Layer 1000.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 707.42 mb = 3057.78 m = 10031.98 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.41 g/kg Conv temperature: 37.79 C = 100.02 F Cap Strength: 6.82 C Lifted Index: 4.92 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 9.66 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 5.90 C Showalter Index: 7.91 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 36.95 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 23.57 C Cross Totals Index: 13.39 C K Index: 17.01 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 79.98 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.90 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1.67 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 1.83 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7600.17 J/kg Cap Strength: 6.80 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 877.75 mb = 1255.99 m = 4120.65 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 250.7 at 11.5 knts Storm direction: 280.7 at 8.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.7 neg: 1.2 tot: 2.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 19.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 16.5 neg: -4.0 tot: 12.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 4.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.28 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.5 stream: 1.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.23 Bulk Shear: 7.22 m/s