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: 36.26,-76.35 Latitude: 36.26 Longitude: -76.35 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1008 3 20.8 20.2 97 0.5 20.4 174 10 293.3 296.0 293.3 336.0 14.99 1 1000 68 20.5 20.1 98 0.4 20.2 176 14 293.6 296.3 293.4 336.3 14.96 2 950 511 18.2 18.2 100 -0.0 18.2 191 32 295.6 298.1 293.3 335.7 13.96 3 900 974 16.1 16.0 100 0.1 16.0 209 40 298.1 300.4 293.1 335.2 12.80 4 850 1458 12.9 10.7 86 2.3 11.5 210 46 299.7 301.4 291.0 327.6 9.52 5 800 1965 10.4 5.4 71 4.9 7.6 202 46 302.2 303.5 289.8 323.3 7.07 6 750 2501 8.0 5.4 84 2.6 6.5 196 47 305.2 306.6 291.2 328.0 7.53 7 700 3068 5.3 2.5 82 2.8 3.8 205 53 308.3 309.6 291.3 328.5 6.57 8 650 3670 1.3 -1.7 80 3.0 -0.2 205 55 310.4 311.4 290.7 326.7 5.20 9 600 4311 -1.4 -2.3 94 0.9 -1.9 204 59 314.4 315.5 292.1 331.5 5.38 10 550 5000 -5.6 -8.6 79 3.0 -6.9 203 57 317.4 318.1 291.5 329.2 3.62 11 500 5739 -11.0 -20.3 46 9.3 -13.8 205 60 319.6 319.9 290.2 324.8 1.52 12 450 6539 -17.3 -34.1 22 16.8 -20.4 206 62 321.5 321.6 289.8 323.2 0.47 13 400 7408 -24.5 -33.2 44 8.7 -25.9 208 64 323.2 323.3 290.3 325.3 0.58 14 350 8368 -30.3 -33.2 75 2.9 -30.7 201 66 327.9 328.0 291.8 330.3 0.66 15 300 9448 -37.5 -40.7 72 3.2 -37.8 202 76 332.6 332.6 292.8 333.9 0.37 16 250 10684 -44.9 -49.2 62 4.3 -45.2 212 84 339.3 339.3 294.3 339.9 0.17 17 200 12153 -51.2 -72.8 6 21.7 -51.6 221 72 351.7 351.7 297.0 351.8 0.01 18 150 13995 -59.7 -80.4 5 20.7 -59.9 220 60 367.3 367.3 300.1 367.3 0.00 19 100 16480 -67.9 -86.1 6 18.2 -67.9 215 37 396.6 396.6 304.8 396.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5671.19 m Freezing level: 626.21 mb = 3974.74 m = 13040.34 ft Wetbulb zero: 652.69 mb = 3636.07 m = 11929.23 ft Precipitable water: 1.69 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 83.50 % Est. max temperature: 26.93 C = 80.48 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 999.98 mb = 68.12 m = 223.50 ft T: 20.49 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.11 C/km ThetaE index: 12.95 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 955.08 mb = 465.23 m = 1526.33 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.07 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.90 C = 73.23 F Cap Strength: -0.02 C Lifted Index: -2.48 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.87 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.05 C Showalter Index: 1.38 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.62 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.94 C Cross Totals Index: 21.68 C K Index: 31.82 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 279.72 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.56 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 712.03 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 37.74 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.00 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 955.18 mb = 464.31 m = 1523.31 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 950.18 mb = 509.68 m = 1672.15 ft Equ Level (EL): 280.18 mb = 9911.72 m = 32518.38 ft B at Equ Level: 706.83 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 190.18 mb = 12475.25 m = 40928.82 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 203.1 at 49.2 knts Storm direction: 233.1 at 36.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.9 neg: 2.1 tot: 9.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 94.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 311.0 neg: -34.6 tot: 276.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 92.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.65 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.8 stream: 7.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.10 Bulk Rich Number: 6.10 Bulk Shear: 116.68 m/s