MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F008.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F008.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 8 hour NAM valid 20Z 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 1008 65 25.4 13.9 49 11.5 18.0 209 7 297.9 299.7 290.8 326.9 9.96 1 1000 134 23.9 13.3 51 10.7 17.1 211 8 297.1 298.8 290.3 325.0 9.61 2 950 579 19.4 12.5 64 7.0 15.1 214 9 296.9 298.7 290.2 324.8 9.61 3 900 1041 15.3 11.5 78 3.8 13.0 250 14 297.3 299.0 290.3 325.0 9.53 4 850 1524 13.6 0.1 40 13.4 6.7 285 10 300.3 301.2 286.7 314.0 4.53 5 800 2033 12.9 -16.9 11 29.8 1.8 290 3 304.8 305.1 284.9 309.0 1.27 6 750 2572 11.1 -18.5 11 29.5 0.4 207 7 308.6 308.8 286.2 312.5 1.19 7 700 3143 7.5 -4.3 43 11.8 1.8 213 9 310.7 311.5 289.8 323.2 3.97 8 650 3748 3.5 -9.6 38 13.0 -2.1 233 11 312.9 313.4 289.4 322.1 2.84 9 600 4392 -0.3 -20.7 20 20.3 -7.0 248 14 315.7 315.9 288.7 319.9 1.23 10 550 5082 -4.9 -18.0 35 13.1 -9.4 266 18 318.2 318.6 289.9 323.9 1.68 11 500 5823 -10.3 -20.0 45 9.7 -13.3 274 23 320.4 320.7 290.5 325.7 1.56 12 450 6624 -16.3 -23.7 53 7.4 -18.3 280 25 322.7 322.9 290.9 327.0 1.25 13 400 7500 -22.2 -32.5 39 10.2 -24.1 282 30 326.1 326.2 291.2 328.3 0.62 14 350 8466 -29.5 -41.0 32 11.4 -30.9 289 30 328.9 329.0 291.7 330.1 0.30 15 300 9551 -36.2 -58.8 8 22.6 -37.4 291 37 334.4 334.4 293.0 334.6 0.05 16 250 10792 -44.7 -59.9 17 15.2 -45.3 287 45 339.5 339.5 294.3 339.7 0.05 17 200 12254 -52.5 -71.4 9 18.8 -52.9 276 45 349.6 349.6 296.5 349.6 0.01 18 150 14074 -61.9 -83.1 4 21.3 -62.0 283 42 363.5 363.5 299.4 363.5 0.00 19 100 16513 -71.3 -86.4 9 15.0 -71.4 279 31 389.9 389.9 303.8 389.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5688.51 m Freezing level: 604.58 mb = 4333.13 m = 14216.14 ft Wetbulb zero: 677.36 mb = 3411.37 m = 11192.03 ft Precipitable water: 0.92 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 37.31 % Est. max temperature: 27.38 C = 81.28 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 851.62 mb = 1507.77 m = 4946.69 ft T: 13.61 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.64 C/km ThetaE index: 16.03 C Layer 850.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 708.59 mb = 3041.78 m = 9979.47 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.61 g/kg Conv temperature: 37.91 C = 100.24 F Cap Strength: 5.66 C Lifted Index: 3.40 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 7.42 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 5.03 C Showalter Index: 9.49 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 34.36 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 23.90 C Cross Totals Index: 10.46 C K Index: 12.25 Risk: None Sweat Index: 43.97 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.51 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1.02 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 1.43 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7005.57 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.59 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 854.79 mb = 1476.41 m = 4843.81 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 251.8 at 12.2 knts Storm direction: 281.8 at 9.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.7 neg: 1.7 tot: 3.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 10.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 45.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 45.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 15.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.69 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.3 stream: 4.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.13 Bulk Shear: 8.12 m/s