MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180600F050.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180600F050.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 50 hour NAM valid 8Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 36.69,-76.09 Latitude: 36.69 Longitude: -76.09 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1006 2 20.1 19.5 96 0.7 19.7 171 11 292.8 295.3 292.6 333.3 14.28 1 1000 54 19.8 19.3 97 0.5 19.5 171 14 292.9 295.4 292.6 333.3 14.22 2 950 496 17.7 17.7 100 -0.0 17.7 191 37 295.1 297.6 292.7 333.9 13.53 3 900 958 15.0 15.0 100 -0.0 15.0 199 49 296.9 299.1 292.2 331.6 11.99 4 850 1441 12.9 12.9 100 -0.0 13.0 198 49 299.7 301.7 292.3 332.2 11.10 5 800 1950 10.3 10.3 100 -0.0 10.3 205 51 302.1 303.9 292.1 331.3 9.87 6 750 2486 7.4 7.4 100 0.0 7.3 201 55 304.6 306.2 291.8 330.5 8.62 7 700 3051 3.7 3.0 95 0.8 3.3 202 58 306.6 307.9 290.9 327.3 6.78 8 650 3650 -0.1 -0.9 95 0.7 -0.5 200 56 308.8 309.8 290.5 325.9 5.52 9 600 4289 -0.5 -8.7 54 8.2 -4.0 199 62 315.6 316.2 290.6 326.3 3.31 10 550 4978 -6.2 -8.3 85 2.1 -7.1 206 65 316.8 317.5 291.4 328.8 3.73 11 500 5716 -11.5 -30.1 20 18.6 -15.7 214 76 319.0 319.1 289.1 321.2 0.63 12 450 6512 -18.2 -44.2 8 25.9 -21.7 213 75 320.3 320.3 289.0 320.9 0.17 13 400 7379 -25.4 -50.4 8 25.0 -27.8 207 71 321.9 321.9 289.5 322.3 0.09 14 350 8331 -32.2 -58.7 5 26.4 -33.8 203 76 325.3 325.3 290.4 325.4 0.04 15 300 9404 -38.5 -62.8 6 24.3 -39.5 206 82 331.1 331.1 292.0 331.2 0.03 16 250 10639 -44.5 -59.3 18 14.8 -45.0 215 79 340.0 340.0 294.4 340.2 0.05 17 200 12113 -50.2 -76.5 3 26.3 -50.7 217 83 353.3 353.3 297.4 353.3 0.01 18 150 13959 -58.9 -83.9 3 25.1 -59.1 231 56 368.6 368.6 300.3 368.6 0.00 19 100 16461 -66.1 -86.7 4 20.6 -66.2 226 33 399.9 399.9 305.2 399.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5662.21 m Freezing level: 651.89 mb = 3627.64 m = 11901.57 ft Wetbulb zero: 656.66 mb = 3567.82 m = 11705.31 ft Precipitable water: 1.67 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 85.80 % Est. max temperature: 26.73 C = 80.11 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 996.69 mb = 82.48 m = 270.60 ft T: 19.63 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.73 C/km ThetaE index: 6.34 C Layer 800.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 948.05 mb = 513.55 m = 1684.85 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.44 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.56 C = 72.60 F Cap Strength: 0.69 C Lifted Index: -1.83 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.33 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.72 C Showalter Index: -1.34 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.92 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.45 C Cross Totals Index: 24.46 C K Index: 36.61 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 387.93 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.18 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 618.13 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 35.16 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.29 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.47 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 953.68 mb = 462.68 m = 1517.94 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 938.68 mb = 598.33 m = 1963.00 ft Equ Level (EL): 608.68 mb = 4174.77 m = 13696.58 ft B at Equ Level: 142.88 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 208.68 mb = 11832.07 m = 38818.65 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 202.4 at 55.6 knts Storm direction: 232.4 at 41.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.8 neg: 0.9 tot: 8.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 89.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 379.4 neg: -5.6 tot: 373.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 124.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.83 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.6 stream: 8.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.36 Bulk Rich Number: 4.23 Bulk Shear: 145.96 m/s