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: 38.25,-80.29 Latitude: 38.25 Longitude: -80.29 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 92 1 950 515 2 900 955 SFC 873 1198 1.2 1.1 99 0.1 1.2 269 19 285.2 286.0 280.7 298.6 4.75 4 850 1415 -0.4 -0.4 100 0.0 -0.4 267 39 285.7 286.4 280.5 298.0 4.35 5 800 1897 -3.3 -3.4 99 0.1 -3.4 277 48 287.6 288.3 280.6 298.3 3.71 6 750 2407 -3.7 -4.8 92 1.2 -4.1 273 50 292.6 293.2 282.6 303.0 3.55 7 700 2951 -6.0 -8.3 84 2.3 -6.9 275 47 295.8 296.3 283.2 304.6 2.92 8 650 3529 -7.5 -12.0 70 4.5 -9.1 277 38 300.5 300.9 284.5 307.8 2.34 9 600 4148 -11.0 -18.9 52 7.9 -13.2 272 36 303.4 303.6 284.5 307.9 1.43 10 550 4810 -15.9 -20.2 70 4.2 -17.0 277 33 305.2 305.4 285.2 309.7 1.40 11 500 5520 -21.4 -24.1 78 2.7 -22.0 281 34 307.0 307.2 285.5 310.6 1.09 12 450 6287 -26.9 -40.4 27 13.5 -28.4 271 29 309.4 309.5 285.4 310.3 0.25 13 400 7129 -30.9 -65.6 2 34.7 -32.5 234 41 314.9 314.9 287.1 314.9 0.01 14 350 8078 -31.0 -64.2 2 33.3 -32.7 217 49 327.0 327.0 290.9 327.1 0.02 15 300 9166 -33.0 -67.1 2 34.1 -34.7 214 53 338.9 338.9 294.1 339.0 0.02 16 250 10439 -36.7 -69.8 2 33.1 -38.2 222 53 351.4 351.4 297.0 351.5 0.01 17 200 11964 -42.5 -74.1 2 31.6 -43.6 226 50 365.4 365.4 299.7 365.5 0.01 18 150 13863 -53.0 -82.0 2 29.0 -53.5 225 48 378.8 378.8 302.1 378.8 0.00 19 100 16417 -63.4 -87.1 3 23.7 -63.6 242 29 405.2 405.2 305.9 405.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5427.61 m Freezing level: 856.19 mb = 1356.85 m = 4451.57 ft Wetbulb zero: 856.47 mb = 1353.59 m = 4440.86 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 78.76 % Est. max temperature: 9.94 C = 49.89 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 872.20 mb = 1207.44 m = 3961.35 ft T: 1.13 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.97 C/km ThetaE index: 0.57 C Layer 850.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 825.00 mb = 1651.98 m = 5419.83 ft Mean mixing ratio: 4.05 g/kg Conv temperature: 2.58 C = 36.65 F Cap Strength: 8.18 C Lifted Index: 8.61 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 28.65 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.21 C Showalter Index: 8.97 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 41.85 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 20.93 C Cross Totals Index: 20.92 C K Index: 18.21 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 111.69 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.60 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 20.18 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.35 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 8.58 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 820.25 mb = 1697.90 m = 5570.46 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 815.25 mb = 1746.53 m = 5730.00 ft Equ Level (EL): 795.25 mb = 1943.81 m = 6377.26 ft B at Equ Level: 19.56 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 755.25 mb = 2352.06 m = 7716.63 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 271.0 at 38.0 knts Storm direction: 301.0 at 28.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.4 neg: 1.6 tot: 5.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 59.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 153.5 neg: -58.2 tot: 95.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 31.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.37 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.0 stream: 3.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 25.93 Bulk Shear: 0.78 m/s