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: 36.65,-76.40 Latitude: 36.65 Longitude: -76.40 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1007 5 20.6 19.7 94 1.0 20.0 174 10 293.2 295.8 292.9 334.3 14.46 1 1000 66 20.2 19.5 95 0.8 19.7 176 14 293.4 296.0 292.9 334.3 14.37 2 950 508 17.3 16.9 97 0.5 17.0 193 37 294.8 297.1 292.1 331.5 12.82 3 900 968 14.1 14.1 100 -0.0 14.1 203 42 296.0 298.0 291.3 328.6 11.29 4 850 1451 12.3 11.2 93 1.1 11.6 208 43 299.0 300.8 291.1 327.9 9.87 5 800 1958 10.3 2.9 60 7.5 6.3 200 46 302.1 303.2 288.6 319.8 5.88 6 750 2493 7.0 4.0 81 3.0 5.3 196 51 304.2 305.4 290.2 324.7 6.81 7 700 3057 3.4 3.4 100 0.0 3.4 194 54 306.3 307.6 291.0 327.6 7.01 8 650 3657 1.4 1.4 100 0.0 1.4 195 52 310.5 311.8 291.9 330.7 6.51 9 600 4299 -1.4 -4.3 81 2.8 -2.8 195 57 314.5 315.3 291.5 329.2 4.65 10 550 4987 -6.1 -8.7 82 2.6 -7.2 199 62 316.8 317.5 291.3 328.5 3.60 11 500 5725 -11.3 -24.2 34 12.8 -14.8 201 65 319.2 319.5 289.6 323.0 1.08 12 450 6523 -17.6 -42.3 10 24.7 -21.2 205 71 321.1 321.2 289.3 321.9 0.20 13 400 7392 -24.2 -45.2 13 20.9 -26.6 206 73 323.5 323.5 290.0 324.1 0.17 14 350 8351 -31.4 -46.4 21 15.1 -32.7 203 71 326.5 326.5 290.9 327.1 0.17 15 300 9428 -37.7 -40.9 72 3.2 -38.1 201 83 332.2 332.2 292.7 333.5 0.36 16 250 10666 -44.2 -52.8 38 8.7 -44.6 211 92 340.4 340.5 294.6 340.9 0.11 17 200 12141 -50.7 -75.4 4 24.7 -51.1 222 73 352.5 352.5 297.2 352.5 0.01 18 150 13985 -58.6 -81.1 4 22.5 -58.8 219 57 369.1 369.1 300.4 369.1 0.00 19 100 16473 -67.4 -86.7 5 19.3 -67.5 212 40 397.5 397.5 304.9 397.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5659.56 m Freezing level: 625.48 mb = 3971.78 m = 13030.60 ft Wetbulb zero: 633.57 mb = 3862.37 m = 12671.68 ft Precipitable water: 1.58 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 84.45 % Est. max temperature: 26.01 C = 78.81 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 993.30 mb = 123.60 m = 405.52 ft T: 19.86 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.53 C/km ThetaE index: 14.51 C Layer 1000.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 945.12 mb = 551.85 m = 1810.51 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.02 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.34 C = 72.22 F Cap Strength: 0.30 C Lifted Index: -0.97 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.37 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.57 C Showalter Index: 0.97 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.09 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.58 C Cross Totals Index: 22.51 C K Index: 34.77 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 285.16 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.96 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 317.74 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 25.21 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.29 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.29 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 949.98 mb = 508.21 m = 1667.34 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 934.98 mb = 643.62 m = 2111.59 ft Equ Level (EL): 614.98 mb = 4101.11 m = 13454.92 ft B at Equ Level: 93.45 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 234.98 mb = 11075.58 m = 36336.77 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 197.9 at 50.8 knts Storm direction: 227.9 at 38.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.0 neg: 2.6 tot: 8.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 88.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 258.0 neg: -4.2 tot: 253.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 84.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.67 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.8 stream: 6.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.47 Bulk Rich Number: 3.17 Bulk Shear: 100.17 m/s