MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F006.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F006.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 6 hour NAM valid 18Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 35.13,-78.93 Latitude: 35.13 Longitude: -78.93 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1009 65 24.4 13.3 50 11.1 17.3 212 7 296.8 298.5 290.1 324.4 9.54 1 1000 144 22.4 12.7 54 9.7 16.3 213 8 295.6 297.3 289.5 322.4 9.28 2 950 587 17.9 11.5 66 6.4 13.9 218 10 295.3 296.9 289.1 321.2 8.98 3 900 1048 15.0 10.2 73 4.8 12.1 249 13 297.0 298.6 289.5 322.4 8.72 4 850 1530 13.5 -3.5 31 16.9 5.4 274 10 300.3 300.9 285.6 310.8 3.48 5 800 2038 12.8 -18.1 10 30.9 1.6 293 6 304.7 305.0 284.7 308.5 1.15 6 750 2577 11.0 -14.0 16 25.0 1.1 215 4 308.5 308.8 286.8 314.0 1.72 7 700 3148 7.2 -2.8 49 10.0 2.2 206 7 310.5 311.4 290.1 324.5 4.46 8 650 3753 3.1 -4.7 57 7.7 -0.6 227 9 312.4 313.2 290.5 325.6 4.16 9 600 4396 -0.8 -12.8 40 11.9 -5.5 245 11 315.1 315.6 289.6 322.9 2.38 10 550 5084 -5.4 -23.3 23 17.9 -10.6 256 17 317.6 317.8 289.1 321.3 1.06 11 500 5824 -10.6 -18.7 52 8.0 -13.2 266 23 320.1 320.4 290.6 326.0 1.75 12 450 6625 -17.1 -24.1 55 6.9 -18.9 265 26 321.7 321.9 290.5 325.9 1.21 13 400 7497 -23.2 -29.0 59 5.8 -24.4 274 29 324.8 325.0 291.1 327.9 0.87 14 350 8461 -29.5 -40.8 33 11.2 -30.9 284 35 328.9 329.0 291.7 330.1 0.31 15 300 9546 -35.6 -63.8 4 28.2 -36.9 289 40 335.2 335.2 293.2 335.3 0.02 16 250 10789 -44.7 -62.6 12 17.9 -45.3 281 46 339.7 339.7 294.3 339.8 0.03 17 200 12252 -52.9 -70.3 10 17.3 -53.2 272 45 348.9 348.9 296.4 349.0 0.01 18 150 14072 -62.0 -82.0 5 20.1 -62.1 285 47 363.4 363.4 299.4 363.4 0.00 19 100 16518 -70.2 -85.9 8 15.7 -70.2 277 28 392.2 392.2 304.1 392.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5680.05 m Freezing level: 610.90 mb = 4256.27 m = 13963.98 ft Wetbulb zero: 660.88 mb = 3617.64 m = 11868.74 ft Precipitable water: 0.93 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 40.83 % Est. max temperature: 27.28 C = 81.10 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 857.23 mb = 1458.29 m = 4784.36 ft T: 13.70 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.69 C/km ThetaE index: 13.88 C Layer 850.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 696.48 mb = 3189.19 m = 10463.09 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.05 g/kg Conv temperature: 38.31 C = 100.96 F Cap Strength: 6.65 C Lifted Index: 4.68 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 10.03 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 6.06 C Showalter Index: 11.13 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 31.31 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 24.12 C Cross Totals Index: 7.19 C K Index: 10.65 Risk: None Sweat Index: 41.96 Risk: None Energy Index: 3.20 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 4.31 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 2.94 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7531.53 J/kg Cap Strength: 6.65 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 859.91 mb = 1431.95 m = 4697.95 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 248.7 at 11.1 knts Storm direction: 278.7 at 8.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.4 neg: 1.4 tot: 2.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -7.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 31.1 neg: -0.4 tot: 30.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 10.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.65 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.1 stream: 3.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.87 Bulk Shear: 4.94 m/s