MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F035.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F035.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 35 hour NAM valid 23Z 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 21.6 16.4 72 5.2 18.2 172 12 294.5 296.6 291.2 328.2 11.77 1 1000 87 21.4 16.2 72 5.2 18.0 173 12 294.6 296.7 291.2 328.0 11.66 2 950 529 17.5 15.1 86 2.4 15.9 182 27 294.9 296.9 291.0 327.7 11.43 3 900 989 14.2 14.0 99 0.1 14.1 203 35 296.1 298.1 291.3 328.5 11.24 4 850 1472 13.1 12.1 93 1.0 12.5 227 45 299.9 301.8 291.9 330.7 10.48 5 800 1981 11.8 10.6 92 1.2 11.1 229 42 303.8 305.6 292.7 333.8 10.09 6 750 2520 9.5 5.2 74 4.3 7.1 218 39 306.9 308.3 291.6 329.5 7.43 7 700 3089 6.0 -4.0 48 10.1 1.2 223 48 309.2 309.9 289.3 321.9 4.05 8 650 3691 2.9 -12.5 31 15.5 -3.2 228 47 312.3 312.7 288.6 319.6 2.24 9 600 4335 -0.0 -25.1 13 25.1 -7.4 233 47 316.1 316.3 288.4 319.0 0.83 10 550 5028 -4.2 -21.9 24 17.8 -9.7 239 49 319.2 319.4 289.8 323.3 1.20 11 500 5769 -9.8 -50.8 2 41.0 -15.7 244 51 321.0 321.1 289.2 321.3 0.07 12 450 6571 -15.8 -43.1 8 27.2 -20.0 231 51 323.3 323.3 290.0 324.0 0.19 13 400 7447 -22.2 -49.8 6 27.6 -25.2 223 56 326.1 326.1 290.7 326.5 0.10 14 350 8415 -28.3 -34.3 57 5.9 -29.3 220 64 330.5 330.7 292.4 332.8 0.60 15 300 9505 -35.2 -38.5 72 3.3 -35.5 210 73 335.8 335.9 293.7 337.6 0.46 16 250 10752 -43.8 -48.5 60 4.6 -44.1 214 71 340.9 340.9 294.7 341.7 0.19 17 200 12220 -52.5 -71.3 9 18.8 -52.8 222 78 349.7 349.7 296.5 349.8 0.01 18 150 14040 -61.7 -79.8 7 18.1 -61.8 224 57 363.9 363.9 299.4 363.9 0.00 19 100 16511 -67.2 -86.4 5 19.2 -67.2 246 29 398.0 398.0 304.9 398.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5682.44 m Freezing level: 600.41 mb = 4330.17 m = 14206.41 ft Wetbulb zero: 686.44 mb = 3247.72 m = 10655.13 ft Precipitable water: 1.33 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 53.89 % Est. max temperature: 26.77 C = 80.19 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 928.71 mb = 721.93 m = 2368.49 ft T: 16.07 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.93 C/km ThetaE index: 14.89 C Layer 750.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 902.93 mb = 961.43 m = 3154.27 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.45 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.09 C = 73.56 F Cap Strength: 3.33 C Lifted Index: 2.38 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.41 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.45 C Showalter Index: 1.09 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.91 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.98 C Cross Totals Index: 21.93 C K Index: 24.98 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 348.14 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.73 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 5.47 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.31 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6286.78 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.30 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 915.44 mb = 844.33 m = 2770.09 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 227.0 at 42.8 knts Storm direction: 257.0 at 32.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.7 neg: 1.1 tot: 8.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 85.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 432.3 neg: -42.0 tot: 390.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 130.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.69 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.7 stream: 8.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.04 Bulk Shear: 144.60 m/s