MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F000.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F000.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: NAM analysis for 1200Z 18 OCT 25 Station: 35.15,-78.98 Latitude: 35.15 Longitude: -78.98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1010 75 11.6 9.9 90 1.7 10.6 180 3 283.9 285.2 283.4 304.9 7.60 1 1000 158 11.9 9.6 86 2.3 10.6 211 9 285.1 286.4 283.8 306.0 7.53 2 950 594 16.1 8.6 61 7.5 11.7 241 15 293.5 294.8 287.0 314.8 7.38 3 900 1051 13.4 8.7 73 4.6 10.7 266 8 295.3 296.7 288.1 318.1 7.89 4 850 1530 11.7 -4.8 31 16.6 4.2 283 7 298.5 299.0 284.5 308.0 3.14 5 800 2036 12.1 -18.7 10 30.7 1.2 289 9 304.0 304.2 284.4 307.6 1.09 6 750 2575 10.9 -10.5 21 21.4 1.8 303 7 308.4 308.8 287.3 315.7 2.28 7 700 3146 7.4 -3.2 47 10.6 2.1 333 4 310.7 311.5 290.0 324.2 4.32 8 650 3752 3.3 -4.8 55 8.2 -0.6 308 3 312.8 313.5 290.5 325.8 4.11 9 600 4396 -0.5 -7.8 58 7.3 -3.8 279 7 315.5 316.2 290.8 326.9 3.54 10 550 5085 -5.3 -11.5 62 6.1 -7.8 260 10 317.7 318.3 290.9 327.2 2.89 11 500 5826 -10.4 -18.7 51 8.2 -13.1 251 15 320.3 320.6 290.6 326.2 1.75 12 450 6627 -16.6 -24.9 49 8.3 -18.7 251 19 322.3 322.5 290.6 326.2 1.12 13 400 7501 -23.0 -33.9 36 10.9 -24.8 253 27 325.2 325.3 290.9 327.2 0.55 14 350 8463 -30.6 -38.3 47 7.7 -31.6 252 38 327.5 327.6 291.4 329.0 0.40 15 300 9542 -37.7 -47.3 36 9.6 -38.4 255 45 332.2 332.3 292.5 332.9 0.18 16 250 10779 -45.0 -62.2 13 17.3 -45.6 267 51 339.2 339.2 294.1 339.4 0.04 17 200 12237 -54.2 -70.8 11 16.5 -54.5 275 50 346.9 346.9 296.0 346.9 0.01 18 150 14045 -63.0 -79.6 9 16.6 -63.1 285 50 361.6 361.6 299.0 361.7 0.00 19 100 16487 -71.5 -85.9 10 14.5 -71.5 290 31 389.7 389.7 303.8 389.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5668.49 m Freezing level: 607.05 mb = 4305.05 m = 14124.02 ft Wetbulb zero: 660.50 mb = 3620.62 m = 11878.52 ft Precipitable water: 0.92 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 49.39 % Est. max temperature: 25.51 C = 77.91 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 985.06 mb = 285.49 m = 936.63 ft T: 13.14 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.66 C/km ThetaE index: 10.58 C Layer 850.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 649.80 mb = 3754.02 m = 12316.20 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.52 g/kg Conv temperature: 40.51 C = 104.91 F Cap Strength: 10.60 C Lifted Index: 10.45 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 14.43 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 10.41 C Showalter Index: 13.14 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 27.82 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.20 C Cross Totals Index: 5.62 C K Index: 6.79 Risk: None Sweat Index: 28.02 Risk: None Energy Index: 3.86 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 42.03 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 9.17 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 10954.67 J/kg Cap Strength: 10.56 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 885.96 mb = 1183.08 m = 3881.45 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 267.8 at 8.3 knts Storm direction: 297.8 at 6.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 1.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -58.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 45.4 neg: -0.6 tot: 44.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 14.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.64 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.9 stream: 3.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 6.33 Bulk Shear: 6.64 m/s