MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F031.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F031.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 31 hour NAM valid 19Z 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 1004 65 22.9 15.4 63 7.4 18.0 182 13 295.7 297.6 291.0 327.5 11.04 1 1000 100 22.0 15.2 65 6.9 17.6 182 13 295.2 297.2 290.7 326.5 10.90 2 950 543 17.3 14.1 81 3.3 15.3 184 21 294.8 296.7 290.4 325.4 10.68 3 900 1001 12.9 12.9 100 -0.0 12.9 185 22 294.7 296.6 290.2 324.6 10.41 4 850 1482 14.0 -11.5 16 25.5 3.6 222 27 300.8 301.1 284.0 306.6 1.86 5 800 1991 13.6 -16.1 11 29.7 2.3 231 33 305.7 305.9 285.4 310.1 1.36 6 750 2531 11.0 -15.4 14 26.3 0.8 220 38 308.5 308.8 286.6 313.5 1.54 7 700 3102 7.6 -12.8 22 20.4 -0.6 216 39 311.0 311.3 287.9 317.6 2.04 8 650 3707 3.9 -13.8 26 17.7 -3.0 220 40 313.3 313.7 288.7 319.9 2.02 9 600 4352 0.1 -18.6 23 18.7 -6.4 214 43 316.2 316.5 289.1 321.1 1.46 10 550 5044 -3.3 -20.2 26 16.9 -8.9 206 48 320.1 320.4 290.2 324.9 1.39 11 500 5789 -9.3 -15.6 60 6.4 -11.5 208 49 321.8 322.2 291.5 329.4 2.27 12 450 6595 -14.5 -23.6 46 9.1 -17.0 217 54 324.9 325.2 291.5 329.4 1.26 13 400 7477 -20.0 -27.1 53 7.2 -21.6 217 52 329.1 329.3 292.4 332.8 1.03 14 350 8454 -26.6 -31.8 62 5.2 -27.6 211 51 332.8 333.0 293.2 335.6 0.76 15 300 9548 -35.0 -47.6 27 12.6 -36.0 211 52 336.1 336.1 293.5 336.8 0.17 16 250 10792 -45.0 -55.7 29 10.7 -45.5 212 52 339.1 339.1 294.2 339.4 0.08 17 200 12252 -52.8 -66.6 17 13.7 -53.1 225 62 349.1 349.1 296.4 349.2 0.02 18 150 14059 -63.9 -78.0 13 14.1 -64.0 231 46 360.1 360.1 298.7 360.1 0.01 19 100 16503 -68.2 -86.4 6 18.2 -68.2 251 36 396.0 396.0 304.6 396.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5688.81 m Freezing level: 599.19 mb = 4363.02 m = 14314.19 ft Wetbulb zero: 721.33 mb = 2853.34 m = 9361.25 ft Precipitable water: 0.89 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 35.93 % Est. max temperature: 27.46 C = 81.43 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 900.27 mb = 998.80 m = 3276.87 ft T: 12.87 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.29 C/km ThetaE index: 20.84 C Layer 1000.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 905.47 mb = 949.93 m = 3116.52 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.69 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.95 C = 71.51 F Cap Strength: 5.31 C Lifted Index: 4.15 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 8.21 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.99 C Showalter Index: 15.22 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 20.97 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 23.21 C Cross Totals Index: -2.24 C K Index: -8.71 Risk: None Sweat Index: 102.88 Risk: None Energy Index: 4.72 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1.99 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 2.00 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.92 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.28 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 903.73 mb = 966.25 m = 3170.08 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 898.73 mb = 1013.21 m = 3324.14 ft Equ Level (EL): 888.73 mb = 1107.22 m = 3632.58 ft B at Equ Level: 0.63 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 878.73 mb = 1202.30 m = 3944.49 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 212.1 at 36.7 knts Storm direction: 242.1 at 27.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.6 neg: 1.6 tot: 6.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 85.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 109.7 neg: -12.1 tot: 97.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 32.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.48 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.5 stream: 3.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.03 Bulk Shear: 71.60 m/s