MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F010.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F010.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 10 hour NAM valid 22Z 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 24.1 14.6 55 9.6 17.9 191 6 296.6 298.5 290.7 326.6 10.38 1 1000 134 23.7 13.9 54 9.8 17.4 195 9 296.9 298.7 290.5 325.9 10.02 2 950 579 19.4 12.7 65 6.7 15.2 201 11 296.9 298.7 290.3 325.2 9.75 3 900 1041 15.7 11.3 75 4.4 13.0 250 12 297.7 299.4 290.3 325.1 9.40 4 850 1525 14.3 -0.5 36 14.9 6.8 301 5 301.2 302.0 286.8 314.3 4.33 5 800 2035 13.4 -18.9 9 32.3 1.8 197 2 305.4 305.6 284.9 308.9 1.07 6 750 2575 11.7 -23.1 7 34.7 0.1 209 8 309.2 309.4 286.0 311.9 0.80 7 700 3146 8.0 -11.4 24 19.4 -0.2 222 9 311.3 311.7 288.3 318.6 2.27 8 650 3753 4.1 -18.2 18 22.3 -3.8 242 11 313.6 313.8 288.2 318.2 1.40 9 600 4397 0.2 -22.1 17 22.2 -6.9 256 15 316.3 316.5 288.8 320.0 1.09 10 550 5088 -4.7 -15.9 41 11.3 -8.7 277 18 318.6 319.0 290.3 325.3 2.01 11 500 5830 -10.1 -20.1 44 10.0 -13.2 277 21 320.7 321.0 290.5 325.9 1.54 12 450 6633 -15.6 -27.4 36 11.7 -18.4 284 24 323.6 323.8 290.8 326.8 0.90 13 400 7510 -21.8 -40.5 17 18.6 -24.5 286 29 326.6 326.6 291.0 327.7 0.28 14 350 8477 -29.1 -43.9 23 14.8 -30.7 286 27 329.5 329.5 291.8 330.3 0.22 15 300 9565 -36.4 -49.4 25 13.0 -37.4 295 36 334.0 334.0 292.9 334.6 0.14 16 250 10805 -45.4 -61.4 15 16.0 -46.0 293 42 338.5 338.5 294.0 338.7 0.04 17 200 12264 -51.0 -80.4 2 29.4 -51.4 283 51 352.1 352.1 297.1 352.1 0.00 18 150 14083 -62.1 -80.3 7 18.2 -62.3 285 44 363.0 363.0 299.3 363.0 0.00 19 100 16521 -71.7 -86.1 10 14.5 -71.7 283 26 389.3 389.3 303.7 389.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5695.58 m Freezing level: 598.44 mb = 4419.02 m = 14497.91 ft Wetbulb zero: 726.63 mb = 2837.12 m = 9308.02 ft Precipitable water: 0.83 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 32.64 % Est. max temperature: 28.13 C = 82.64 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 875.60 mb = 1273.89 m = 4179.38 ft T: 15.06 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.75 C/km ThetaE index: 17.76 C Layer 1000.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 704.10 mb = 3098.07 m = 10164.16 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.79 g/kg Conv temperature: 38.67 C = 101.61 F Cap Strength: 6.06 C Lifted Index: 3.34 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.79 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 5.35 C Showalter Index: 9.55 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 34.11 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 24.49 C Cross Totals Index: 9.62 C K Index: 4.57 Risk: None Sweat Index: 31.28 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.50 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2.76 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 2.35 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6658.50 J/kg Cap Strength: 6.04 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 858.87 mb = 1437.14 m = 4714.96 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 252.1 at 11.6 knts Storm direction: 282.1 at 8.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.6 neg: 1.0 tot: 2.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 26.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 55.7 neg: -2.2 tot: 53.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 17.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.47 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.8 stream: 3.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.22 Bulk Shear: 12.70 m/s