MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F011.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F011.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 11 hour NAM valid 23Z 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 22.8 15.0 61 7.8 17.8 181 5 295.3 297.2 290.6 326.1 10.69 1 1000 136 22.9 14.0 57 9.0 17.2 188 10 296.1 297.9 290.3 325.2 10.08 2 950 580 19.1 12.4 65 6.7 14.9 202 14 296.6 298.3 290.1 324.4 9.58 3 900 1042 15.7 11.2 74 4.6 12.9 250 11 297.7 299.4 290.2 324.8 9.29 4 850 1526 14.7 -3.1 29 17.8 6.1 327 2 301.6 302.3 286.2 312.5 3.58 5 800 2036 13.7 -20.0 8 33.7 1.8 179 4 305.7 305.9 284.9 308.9 0.97 6 750 2577 11.7 -24.7 6 36.5 0.0 207 9 309.3 309.5 285.9 311.7 0.69 7 700 3149 8.2 -17.0 15 25.2 -1.2 220 8 311.5 311.8 287.5 316.3 1.44 8 650 3755 4.2 -20.9 14 25.2 -4.1 240 10 313.8 314.0 287.9 317.5 1.11 9 600 4400 0.5 -18.8 22 19.3 -6.2 263 13 316.6 316.9 289.2 321.5 1.44 10 550 5092 -4.5 -14.7 45 10.1 -8.3 278 16 318.7 319.1 290.6 326.1 2.22 11 500 5833 -10.0 -20.3 43 10.2 -13.2 276 19 320.8 321.1 290.6 326.0 1.53 12 450 6637 -15.5 -28.0 34 12.4 -18.4 286 21 323.7 323.9 290.8 326.7 0.85 13 400 7514 -21.8 -41.5 15 19.6 -24.6 285 27 326.6 326.6 291.0 327.5 0.25 14 350 8482 -28.2 -51.4 9 23.1 -30.3 293 28 330.7 330.7 292.0 331.0 0.10 15 300 9573 -35.7 -58.5 8 22.7 -37.0 301 37 335.0 335.0 293.1 335.2 0.05 16 250 10812 -45.8 -58.1 24 12.2 -46.3 291 47 337.9 337.9 293.9 338.2 0.06 17 200 12273 -51.0 -74.2 5 23.3 -51.4 288 55 352.1 352.1 297.1 352.1 0.01 18 150 14091 -62.7 -80.0 8 17.3 -62.8 279 50 362.1 362.1 299.1 362.1 0.00 19 100 16531 -71.2 -86.2 9 15.0 -71.2 284 27 390.3 390.3 303.8 390.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5697.78 m Freezing level: 595.50 mb = 4462.59 m = 14640.85 ft Wetbulb zero: 749.16 mb = 2585.90 m = 8483.80 ft Precipitable water: 0.79 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 31.70 % Est. max temperature: 28.50 C = 83.30 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 898.33 mb = 1057.56 m = 3469.64 ft T: 15.70 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.78 C/km ThetaE index: 15.88 C Layer 850.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 698.14 mb = 3170.22 m = 10400.86 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.71 g/kg Conv temperature: 39.19 C = 102.53 F Cap Strength: 6.40 C Lifted Index: 3.82 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 7.94 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 5.80 C Showalter Index: 10.67 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 31.78 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 24.80 C Cross Totals Index: 6.98 C K Index: -3.46 Risk: None Sweat Index: 22.64 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.86 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 6.03 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.47 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7508.41 J/kg Cap Strength: 6.33 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 862.65 mb = 1400.89 m = 4596.05 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 248.7 at 10.9 knts Storm direction: 278.7 at 8.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.3 neg: 0.9 tot: 2.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 31.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 68.5 neg: -0.8 tot: 67.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 22.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.47 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.1 stream: 3.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.46 Bulk Shear: 13.17 m/s