MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F021.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F021.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 21 hour NAM valid 9Z 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 1008 65 15.1 13.9 92 1.2 14.4 187 5 287.7 289.4 287.2 315.4 9.96 1 1000 128 15.5 13.6 89 1.8 14.3 196 12 288.6 290.4 287.5 316.2 9.85 2 950 566 16.7 12.2 75 4.4 13.9 200 23 294.1 295.8 289.1 321.2 9.45 3 900 1024 14.0 4.9 54 9.1 9.0 189 16 296.0 297.1 286.6 313.7 6.05 4 850 1505 14.2 -13.9 13 28.1 3.2 181 21 301.0 301.3 283.7 305.8 1.53 5 800 2016 14.2 -21.1 7 35.4 2.0 191 23 306.3 306.5 285.1 309.3 0.88 6 750 2556 11.7 -24.8 6 36.4 -0.0 194 22 309.2 309.4 285.9 311.5 0.68 7 700 3129 9.0 -29.0 5 38.0 -2.1 194 21 312.4 312.5 286.8 314.1 0.49 8 650 3738 5.8 -24.7 9 30.5 -3.8 206 19 315.6 315.7 288.2 318.3 0.80 9 600 4387 1.7 -16.4 25 18.0 -5.1 212 19 318.0 318.4 290.0 324.0 1.78 10 550 5080 -4.2 -17.0 36 12.9 -8.7 225 20 319.2 319.5 290.4 325.3 1.83 11 500 5822 -9.8 -25.8 26 15.9 -14.1 239 22 321.0 321.2 290.0 324.3 0.94 12 450 6627 -14.7 -37.8 12 23.1 -18.8 240 22 324.8 324.9 290.6 326.0 0.33 13 400 7511 -18.7 -57.0 2 38.2 -22.7 239 24 330.6 330.6 291.9 330.8 0.04 14 350 8490 -26.5 -51.0 8 24.5 -28.9 244 27 333.0 333.0 292.6 333.4 0.10 15 300 9582 -35.7 -55.1 12 19.4 -37.0 253 32 335.0 335.0 293.2 335.3 0.07 16 250 10823 -45.5 -52.4 45 7.0 -45.8 263 37 338.5 338.5 294.1 339.0 0.12 17 200 12277 -54.2 -59.4 53 5.1 -54.4 271 53 346.9 346.9 296.0 347.1 0.06 18 150 14089 -62.8 -82.5 5 19.7 -62.9 259 51 361.9 361.9 299.1 362.0 0.00 19 100 16529 -71.7 -86.7 9 15.0 -71.8 250 30 389.1 389.1 303.6 389.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5693.90 m Freezing level: 585.78 mb = 4583.77 m = 15038.44 ft Wetbulb zero: 750.97 mb = 2545.51 m = 8351.31 ft Precipitable water: 0.63 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 27.34 % Est. max temperature: 27.69 C = 81.84 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 989.41 mb = 218.71 m = 717.54 ft T: 15.72 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.98 C/km ThetaE index: 15.36 C Layer 900.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 648.83 mb = 3752.20 m = 12310.23 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.93 g/kg Conv temperature: 43.16 C = 109.68 F Cap Strength: 9.70 C Lifted Index: 7.59 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 12.35 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 9.28 C Showalter Index: 15.15 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 19.93 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 24.01 C Cross Totals Index: -4.08 C K Index: -27.92 Risk: None Sweat Index: 194.44 Risk: None Energy Index: 3.96 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 29.41 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.67 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 9500.20 J/kg Cap Strength: 9.66 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 896.62 mb = 1055.95 m = 3464.38 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 204.8 at 20.1 knts Storm direction: 234.8 at 15.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.5 neg: 1.3 tot: 4.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 77.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 72.4 neg: -26.5 tot: 45.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 15.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.42 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.3 stream: 2.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 12.96 Bulk Shear: 2.27 m/s