MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F060.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F060.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 60 hour NAM valid 6Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 35.49,-83.67 Latitude: 35.49 Longitude: -83.67 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 1000 142 1 950 568 SFC 910 921 5.5 1.7 77 3.8 3.7 305 11 286.3 287.1 281.2 299.8 4.76 3 900 1012 5.4 1.1 74 4.3 3.4 306 12 287.1 287.9 281.4 300.2 4.60 4 850 1476 2.0 -2.6 71 4.6 -0.0 313 36 288.2 288.9 280.8 298.9 3.70 5 800 1962 -1.3 -10.3 50 9.0 -4.4 314 39 289.8 290.2 279.7 296.3 2.18 6 750 2475 -1.2 -34.6 6 33.5 -7.9 299 38 295.3 295.3 279.6 296.2 0.27 7 700 3025 -1.0 -37.7 4 36.7 -8.2 289 49 301.4 301.4 282.2 302.1 0.21 8 650 3615 -0.7 -44.6 2 43.9 -8.6 288 62 308.2 308.2 284.8 308.6 0.11 9 600 4251 -3.3 -44.2 3 40.9 -10.6 292 75 312.3 312.3 286.3 312.8 0.13 10 550 4933 -6.7 -48.6 2 42.0 -13.2 291 88 316.2 316.2 287.6 316.5 0.08 11 500 5672 -10.4 -51.2 2 40.8 -16.0 292 100 320.4 320.4 288.9 320.7 0.07 12 450 6473 -16.6 -52.1 3 35.5 -20.7 292 107 322.4 322.4 289.6 322.6 0.07 13 400 7342 -24.9 -44.5 14 19.6 -27.1 293 99 322.6 322.7 289.8 323.3 0.18 14 350 8299 -31.4 -55.2 8 23.8 -33.0 291 99 326.4 326.4 290.7 326.7 0.06 15 300 9371 -38.4 -62.9 6 24.4 -39.4 288 95 331.2 331.2 292.1 331.3 0.03 16 250 10609 -44.9 -63.4 11 18.5 -45.5 284 88 339.3 339.3 294.1 339.4 0.03 17 200 12093 -47.7 -75.2 3 27.5 -48.3 270 80 357.2 357.2 298.1 357.2 0.01 18 150 13953 -58.2 -77.9 6 19.7 -58.5 268 71 369.7 369.7 300.5 369.7 0.01 19 100 16462 -66.5 -85.9 5 19.4 -66.7 253 39 399.2 399.2 305.1 399.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5529.79 m Freezing level: 819.78 mb = 1769.57 m = 5805.59 ft Wetbulb zero: 850.57 mb = 1470.61 m = 4824.79 ft Precipitable water: 0.21 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 19.41 % Est. max temperature: 13.17 C = 55.70 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 858.77 mb = 1392.71 m = 4569.20 ft T: 2.59 C 700-500 lapse rate: 3.53 C/km ThetaE index: 3.98 C Layer 850.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 518.36 mb = 5392.26 m = 17690.92 ft Mean mixing ratio: 3.75 g/kg Conv temperature: 37.17 C = 98.90 F Cap Strength: 17.28 C Lifted Index: 19.39 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 23.02 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 9.10 C Showalter Index: 19.39 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 20.05 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 12.33 C Cross Totals Index: 7.72 C K Index: -26.98 Risk: None Sweat Index: 171.22 Risk: None Energy Index: 4.65 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 10.67 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.62 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 15990.63 J/kg Cap Strength: 19.20 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 795.16 mb = 2009.96 m = 6594.29 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 293.8 at 68.1 knts Storm direction: 323.8 at 51.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.6 neg: 4.7 tot: 11.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 93.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 321.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 321.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 107.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.61 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.0 stream: 7.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.03 Bulk Shear: 311.38 m/s