MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F017.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F017.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 17 hour NAM valid 5Z SUN 19 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 17.0 15.0 88 2.0 15.7 181 6 289.4 291.3 288.5 319.3 10.67 1 1000 139 17.1 14.5 85 2.5 15.4 189 13 290.2 292.1 288.6 319.6 10.44 2 950 580 18.0 10.6 62 7.4 13.5 209 20 295.4 296.9 288.7 319.9 8.46 3 900 1041 15.3 9.7 69 5.6 11.9 202 12 297.3 298.8 289.3 321.9 8.42 4 850 1523 13.7 -4.5 28 18.2 5.2 172 14 300.5 301.1 285.4 310.3 3.22 5 800 2032 13.5 -20.1 8 33.7 1.7 188 15 305.6 305.8 284.8 308.8 0.96 6 750 2572 11.2 -25.1 6 36.3 -0.3 198 14 308.8 308.9 285.7 311.0 0.66 7 700 3143 8.2 -27.3 6 35.5 -2.4 198 14 311.6 311.7 286.6 313.6 0.58 8 650 3750 4.7 -21.4 13 26.1 -4.0 213 14 314.3 314.5 288.1 318.0 1.07 9 600 4397 0.8 -15.0 30 15.8 -5.3 220 12 317.0 317.4 289.9 323.6 1.98 10 550 5088 -4.8 -15.2 44 10.4 -8.6 238 13 318.4 318.9 290.5 325.6 2.14 11 500 5829 -10.1 -22.8 35 12.6 -13.7 242 14 320.7 320.9 290.2 324.9 1.23 12 450 6633 -15.1 -32.6 21 17.5 -18.7 252 17 324.2 324.3 290.6 326.2 0.55 13 400 7515 -19.5 -46.8 7 27.2 -23.1 257 18 329.6 329.6 291.7 330.1 0.14 14 350 8493 -27.0 -42.2 22 15.3 -28.9 263 24 332.4 332.5 292.6 333.4 0.27 15 300 9584 -36.0 -50.6 21 14.5 -37.1 272 33 334.6 334.6 293.1 335.1 0.12 16 250 10822 -46.6 -57.2 29 10.7 -47.0 278 50 336.9 336.9 293.6 337.1 0.07 17 200 12271 -54.2 -63.3 32 9.0 -54.5 275 52 346.9 346.9 296.0 347.0 0.04 18 150 14088 -62.1 -80.4 7 18.3 -62.2 260 53 363.2 363.2 299.3 363.2 0.00 19 100 16537 -70.8 -87.2 7 16.3 -70.9 268 27 390.8 390.8 303.9 390.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5689.72 m Freezing level: 593.03 mb = 4493.01 m = 14740.67 ft Wetbulb zero: 756.76 mb = 2496.82 m = 8191.56 ft Precipitable water: 0.74 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 31.56 % Est. max temperature: 27.55 C = 81.60 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 979.77 mb = 315.03 m = 1033.54 ft T: 17.41 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.85 C/km ThetaE index: 13.08 C Layer 850.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 676.76 mb = 3419.53 m = 11218.80 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.12 g/kg Conv temperature: 40.50 C = 104.91 F Cap Strength: 7.76 C Lifted Index: 6.18 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 10.69 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 7.76 C Showalter Index: 11.92 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 29.52 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 23.88 C Cross Totals Index: 5.64 C K Index: -16.17 Risk: None Sweat Index: 42.02 Risk: None Energy Index: 3.12 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 28.30 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.52 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8969.68 J/kg Cap Strength: 7.75 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 883.58 mb = 1195.94 m = 3923.63 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 209.1 at 14.0 knts Storm direction: 239.1 at 10.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.2 neg: 2.0 tot: 5.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 54.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 56.2 neg: -22.8 tot: 33.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 11.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.31 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.4 stream: 2.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 24.98 Bulk Shear: 1.13 m/s