MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180600F046.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180600F046.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 46 hour NAM valid 4Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 32.87,-77.21 Latitude: 32.87 Longitude: -77.21 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1014 -0 24.1 23.3 95 0.9 23.5 180 22 296.1 299.4 296.2 348.1 18.03 1 1000 120 22.5 22.2 98 0.3 22.3 179 25 295.6 298.7 295.4 344.7 17.06 2 950 566 19.4 19.4 100 -0.0 19.4 177 28 296.8 299.5 294.4 340.3 15.07 3 900 1030 17.0 16.8 99 0.1 16.9 182 29 299.0 301.4 293.9 338.4 13.54 4 850 1517 15.0 9.5 69 5.6 11.6 202 25 301.9 303.5 291.2 328.0 8.78 5 800 2029 14.0 -8.8 20 22.8 3.9 216 26 306.1 306.5 286.6 313.8 2.44 6 750 2571 11.6 -3.8 34 15.4 4.0 223 24 309.1 309.9 289.1 321.2 3.84 7 700 3143 7.1 -1.0 56 8.1 2.9 221 28 310.3 311.3 290.6 326.2 5.07 8 650 3747 2.2 -1.0 79 3.3 0.5 238 28 311.5 312.5 291.3 328.6 5.46 9 600 4389 -1.6 -2.6 93 1.0 -2.1 251 34 314.3 315.3 292.0 330.9 5.27 10 550 5079 -4.6 -5.3 95 0.6 -5.0 238 42 318.6 319.5 292.7 333.8 4.70 11 500 5824 -9.3 -10.2 94 0.8 -9.7 231 42 321.6 322.3 292.6 333.3 3.52 12 450 6629 -14.7 -16.2 88 1.5 -15.3 228 41 324.7 325.2 292.5 332.8 2.39 13 400 7510 -20.8 -22.8 84 2.0 -21.3 225 42 327.9 328.3 292.6 333.3 1.53 14 350 8483 -27.8 -30.3 79 2.5 -28.3 225 43 331.3 331.5 292.9 334.5 0.88 15 300 9571 -36.4 -39.5 73 3.1 -36.7 219 55 334.1 334.1 293.2 335.6 0.41 16 250 10813 -44.3 -47.8 68 3.5 -44.6 221 64 340.2 340.2 294.6 341.0 0.20 17 200 12278 -52.9 -71.6 9 18.8 -53.2 231 69 349.0 349.1 296.4 349.1 0.01 18 150 14090 -63.3 -79.4 9 16.2 -63.4 223 49 361.1 361.1 298.9 361.1 0.00 19 100 16541 -68.8 -86.1 7 17.3 -68.9 228 29 394.9 394.9 304.5 394.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5704.32 m Freezing level: 620.79 mb = 4122.31 m = 13524.49 ft Wetbulb zero: 639.63 mb = 3876.43 m = 12717.79 ft Precipitable water: 1.71 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 75.29 % Est. max temperature: 29.12 C = 84.41 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 1001.72 mb = 104.65 m = 343.33 ft T: 22.67 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.13 C/km ThetaE index: 34.31 C Layer 1000.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 964.65 mb = 433.16 m = 1421.10 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.68 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.49 C = 76.08 F Cap Strength: 0.59 C Lifted Index: -3.39 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.49 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.19 C Showalter Index: 2.88 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 43.22 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 24.40 C Cross Totals Index: 18.82 C K Index: 25.74 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 291.73 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.04 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 995.67 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 44.62 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.59 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 961.89 mb = 458.08 m = 1502.86 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 956.89 mb = 503.48 m = 1651.83 ft Equ Level (EL): 816.89 mb = 1852.86 m = 6078.85 ft B at Equ Level: 37.05 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 146.89 mb = 14216.44 m = 46641.28 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 222.2 at 31.1 knts Storm direction: 252.2 at 23.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.4 neg: 1.4 tot: 4.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 40.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 99.4 neg: -1.5 tot: 97.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 32.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.48 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.5 stream: 2.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.56 Bulk Rich Number: 15.94 Bulk Shear: 62.48 m/s