MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F034.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F034.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 34 hour NAM valid 22Z 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 1003 64 22.3 16.1 68 6.2 18.2 179 12 295.2 297.3 291.2 328.3 11.51 1 1000 87 22.1 15.9 68 6.2 18.0 180 11 295.2 297.3 291.2 328.0 11.42 2 950 530 17.7 14.8 83 2.9 15.8 183 22 295.2 297.2 291.0 327.4 11.22 3 900 990 13.9 13.0 95 0.8 13.3 200 27 295.8 297.7 290.6 326.1 10.53 4 850 1472 13.4 10.5 82 3.0 11.6 222 39 300.2 301.9 291.1 327.9 9.39 5 800 1982 11.7 7.1 74 4.6 9.0 223 40 303.6 305.0 290.9 327.3 7.93 6 750 2520 9.4 3.9 69 5.4 6.3 218 43 306.7 308.0 291.0 327.4 6.77 7 700 3090 6.6 3.9 83 2.7 5.1 218 43 309.8 311.1 292.3 332.0 7.25 8 650 3694 3.0 -8.7 42 11.7 -2.1 231 46 312.3 312.9 289.4 322.1 3.04 9 600 4337 -0.5 -19.8 22 19.3 -6.9 228 48 315.5 315.8 288.7 320.0 1.32 10 550 5027 -4.5 -43.0 3 38.5 -11.6 237 46 318.8 318.8 288.5 319.4 0.16 11 500 5769 -10.0 -34.5 11 24.5 -15.2 234 45 320.8 320.9 289.5 322.3 0.41 12 450 6572 -15.3 -54.5 2 39.3 -19.8 233 51 324.1 324.1 290.0 324.3 0.05 13 400 7452 -20.6 -29.1 47 8.4 -22.5 218 67 328.1 328.3 292.0 331.3 0.86 14 350 8426 -26.7 -31.4 65 4.6 -27.6 205 60 332.7 332.9 293.2 335.6 0.79 15 300 9518 -35.2 -40.1 61 4.8 -35.8 209 66 335.7 335.8 293.6 337.2 0.39 16 250 10764 -44.6 -47.9 69 3.3 -44.7 217 70 339.8 339.9 294.5 340.6 0.20 17 200 12229 -52.0 -78.2 3 26.2 -52.4 225 76 350.5 350.5 296.7 350.5 0.00 18 150 14045 -62.6 -79.8 8 17.2 -62.8 226 55 362.2 362.2 299.1 362.2 0.00 19 100 16506 -67.2 -86.4 5 19.3 -67.2 242 31 398.0 398.0 304.9 398.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5681.34 m Freezing level: 607.68 mb = 4238.63 m = 13906.10 ft Wetbulb zero: 664.76 mb = 3510.81 m = 11518.28 ft Precipitable water: 1.32 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 53.77 % Est. max temperature: 27.06 C = 80.71 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 915.13 mb = 848.03 m = 2782.21 ft T: 15.05 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.20 C/km ThetaE index: 2.12 C Layer 1000.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 900.00 mb = 989.76 m = 3247.20 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.12 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.86 C = 73.14 F Cap Strength: 3.30 C Lifted Index: 2.49 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.80 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.24 C Showalter Index: 2.25 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 43.96 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 23.47 C Cross Totals Index: 20.48 C K Index: 31.24 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 298.99 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.00 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2.06 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 2.03 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6445.80 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.26 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 906.25 mb = 930.95 m = 3054.26 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 223.9 at 40.0 knts Storm direction: 253.9 at 30.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.4 neg: 0.9 tot: 6.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 78.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 246.8 neg: -1.4 tot: 245.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 81.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.82 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.4 stream: 6.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.02 Bulk Shear: 115.41 m/s