MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F032.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F032.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 32 hour NAM valid 20Z 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 64 23.0 15.5 63 7.5 18.1 181 13 295.9 297.9 291.1 327.9 11.10 1 1000 95 22.1 15.3 65 6.9 17.7 182 14 295.3 297.2 290.8 326.8 10.96 2 950 538 17.2 14.1 82 3.1 15.3 183 22 294.7 296.6 290.4 325.4 10.71 3 900 996 13.0 12.8 99 0.2 12.9 182 25 294.9 296.8 290.2 324.7 10.37 4 850 1478 13.8 4.9 55 8.8 8.8 221 30 300.6 301.7 288.6 319.6 6.41 5 800 1989 12.3 6.1 66 6.1 8.7 225 35 304.2 305.6 290.7 326.5 7.42 6 750 2528 10.3 3.2 61 7.1 6.3 229 36 307.7 308.9 291.0 327.4 6.43 7 700 3099 7.2 -3.5 47 10.6 2.0 230 41 310.4 311.2 289.9 323.7 4.23 8 650 3704 2.8 -6.3 51 9.1 -1.3 224 42 312.2 312.9 289.9 323.9 3.68 9 600 4346 -1.2 -11.5 45 10.3 -5.4 217 45 314.7 315.2 289.8 323.3 2.64 10 550 5036 -4.1 -23.8 20 19.7 -10.0 212 51 319.2 319.4 289.6 322.7 1.01 11 500 5779 -9.6 -14.3 69 4.6 -11.3 206 55 321.3 321.8 291.6 329.7 2.53 12 450 6584 -14.7 -19.8 65 5.1 -16.3 214 55 324.7 325.0 291.9 330.8 1.77 13 400 7467 -19.8 -29.2 43 9.3 -21.9 216 54 329.2 329.4 292.3 332.3 0.86 14 350 8444 -26.5 -46.0 14 19.5 -28.7 213 55 333.1 333.1 292.7 333.8 0.18 15 300 9538 -35.2 -43.4 42 8.3 -36.0 207 56 335.8 335.9 293.6 336.9 0.27 16 250 10782 -44.7 -49.3 60 4.5 -45.0 214 60 339.5 339.6 294.4 340.2 0.17 17 200 12244 -52.9 -66.2 18 13.4 -53.2 231 65 349.0 349.1 296.4 349.2 0.03 18 150 14054 -63.3 -79.8 9 16.5 -63.4 227 46 361.1 361.1 298.9 361.1 0.00 19 100 16508 -67.7 -86.0 6 18.3 -67.8 247 33 396.8 396.8 304.8 396.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5683.92 m Freezing level: 615.08 mb = 4152.40 m = 13623.19 ft Wetbulb zero: 670.23 mb = 3453.75 m = 11331.07 ft Precipitable water: 1.29 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 56.48 % Est. max temperature: 27.29 C = 81.13 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 898.24 mb = 1012.74 m = 3322.61 ft T: 13.02 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.27 C/km ThetaE index: 8.26 C Layer 1000.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 904.10 mb = 957.70 m = 3142.02 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.71 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.03 C = 71.66 F Cap Strength: 4.56 C Lifted Index: 3.75 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 7.96 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.44 C Showalter Index: 6.97 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 37.98 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 23.41 C Cross Totals Index: 14.57 C K Index: 17.71 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 173.44 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.09 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1.72 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 1.86 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7141.97 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.55 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 904.04 mb = 958.31 m = 3144.02 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 215.1 at 39.0 knts Storm direction: 245.1 at 29.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 105.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 173.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 173.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 57.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.75 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.4 stream: 5.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.02 Bulk Shear: 89.14 m/s