MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F030.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F030.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 30 hour NAM valid 18Z 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 1005 65 23.4 15.3 60 8.1 18.1 190 13 296.1 298.1 291.0 327.6 10.93 1 1000 111 21.8 15.0 65 6.9 17.4 191 14 295.0 296.9 290.5 325.9 10.76 2 950 553 17.1 14.0 82 3.1 15.1 192 20 294.5 296.4 290.2 324.9 10.61 3 900 1011 12.6 12.6 100 -0.0 12.6 196 22 294.4 296.3 289.9 323.7 10.21 4 850 1491 11.7 7.7 76 4.0 9.3 207 36 298.4 299.8 289.1 321.2 7.76 5 800 1996 12.3 -19.5 9 31.8 1.2 209 36 304.2 304.4 284.4 307.5 1.02 6 750 2535 11.2 -36.6 2 47.9 -0.9 213 36 308.8 308.8 285.2 309.6 0.22 7 700 3105 7.0 -17.9 15 24.8 -1.9 209 37 310.2 310.4 286.9 314.6 1.34 8 650 3710 4.0 -19.6 16 23.6 -4.1 205 38 313.5 313.7 287.9 317.6 1.24 9 600 4356 1.2 -25.2 12 26.3 -6.8 204 41 317.5 317.6 288.8 320.3 0.82 10 550 5050 -2.8 -20.2 25 17.4 -8.6 200 43 320.7 321.0 290.4 325.5 1.39 11 500 5796 -9.1 -15.5 60 6.4 -11.4 211 44 321.9 322.3 291.6 329.6 2.29 12 450 6601 -14.4 -17.9 75 3.4 -15.6 222 49 325.1 325.5 292.3 332.2 2.09 13 400 7485 -19.7 -27.8 49 8.0 -21.6 218 45 329.3 329.5 292.5 332.8 0.97 14 350 8462 -26.6 -32.2 59 5.6 -27.6 212 47 332.8 333.0 293.2 335.5 0.73 15 300 9557 -35.2 -42.6 47 7.3 -36.0 212 54 335.7 335.8 293.5 336.9 0.30 16 250 10801 -44.7 -48.7 64 4.0 -45.0 213 52 339.5 339.6 294.4 340.3 0.18 17 200 12260 -53.0 -60.1 42 7.0 -53.2 232 60 348.8 348.8 296.4 349.0 0.06 18 150 14065 -63.8 -74.2 23 10.3 -64.0 231 41 360.1 360.1 298.7 360.1 0.01 19 100 16504 -69.2 -86.5 6 17.2 -69.4 247 38 393.9 393.9 304.3 393.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5685.11 m Freezing level: 585.58 mb = 4556.06 m = 14947.52 ft Wetbulb zero: 771.75 mb = 2296.46 m = 7534.23 ft Precipitable water: 0.95 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 36.53 % Est. max temperature: 25.28 C = 77.51 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 892.46 mb = 1081.56 m = 3548.38 ft T: 12.43 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.98 C/km ThetaE index: 20.09 C Layer 1000.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 907.32 mb = 942.28 m = 3091.44 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.58 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.75 C = 71.15 F Cap Strength: 5.98 C Lifted Index: 4.54 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 8.27 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.47 C Showalter Index: 6.59 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 37.69 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 20.86 C Cross Totals Index: 16.82 C K Index: 3.69 Risk: None Sweat Index: 241.68 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.75 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3.78 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 2.75 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.58 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.97 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 904.81 mb = 965.84 m = 3168.72 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 899.81 mb = 1012.79 m = 3322.77 ft Equ Level (EL): 879.81 mb = 1201.38 m = 3941.48 ft B at Equ Level: 3.36 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 859.81 mb = 1394.30 m = 4574.43 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 205.6 at 35.5 knts Storm direction: 235.6 at 26.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.2 neg: 0.4 tot: 4.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 83.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 120.2 neg: -4.2 tot: 116.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 38.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.84 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.1 stream: 4.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.07 Bulk Shear: 50.47 m/s