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: 35.90,-79.84 Latitude: 35.90 Longitude: -79.84 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 1000 69 SFC 981 233 17.6 16.8 95 0.8 17.1 174 10 292.4 294.6 291.0 327.5 12.40 2 950 507 16.2 16.0 99 0.1 16.1 176 23 293.6 295.8 291.2 328.2 12.14 3 900 967 14.6 14.6 100 -0.0 14.7 195 41 296.6 298.7 291.8 330.4 11.72 4 850 1450 12.9 12.9 100 -0.0 12.9 207 44 299.7 301.7 292.3 332.1 11.08 5 800 1959 10.8 10.8 100 -0.0 10.7 210 46 302.6 304.5 292.5 332.8 10.20 6 750 2493 5.9 3.2 83 2.7 4.5 217 46 303.0 304.2 289.5 322.4 6.45 7 700 3054 3.0 -3.3 63 6.3 0.0 218 53 305.8 306.6 288.4 319.0 4.29 8 650 3654 1.4 -0.3 88 1.7 0.5 212 47 310.5 311.6 291.3 328.5 5.77 9 600 4295 -0.6 -20.8 20 20.2 -7.1 216 56 315.5 315.7 288.6 319.6 1.22 10 550 4983 -5.8 -32.2 10 26.4 -11.9 232 60 317.2 317.3 288.3 318.8 0.47 11 500 5722 -10.4 -50.7 2 40.2 -16.1 236 71 320.3 320.3 288.9 320.6 0.07 12 450 6523 -16.2 -49.6 4 33.4 -20.4 229 71 322.8 322.9 289.8 323.2 0.09 13 400 7398 -22.3 -58.4 2 36.1 -25.4 218 73 326.1 326.1 290.6 326.2 0.04 14 350 8365 -28.5 -57.3 5 28.9 -30.6 215 74 330.4 330.4 291.9 330.6 0.05 15 300 9455 -35.4 -59.2 7 23.9 -36.7 210 78 335.5 335.5 293.2 335.7 0.04 16 250 10700 -44.0 -59.8 16 15.8 -44.6 211 93 340.6 340.6 294.5 340.8 0.05 17 200 12171 -50.3 -74.0 5 23.6 -50.8 222 77 353.0 353.0 297.3 353.1 0.01 18 150 14016 -58.8 -82.1 3 23.2 -59.1 225 57 368.7 368.7 300.3 368.7 0.00 19 100 16495 -67.1 -87.5 4 20.4 -67.2 226 31 398.1 398.1 304.9 398.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5653.04 m Freezing level: 614.40 mb = 4110.37 m = 13485.32 ft Wetbulb zero: 646.79 mb = 3693.33 m = 12117.08 ft Precipitable water: 1.29 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 63.97 % Est. max temperature: 25.97 C = 78.74 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 970.09 mb = 328.32 m = 1077.17 ft T: 17.11 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.04 C/km ThetaE index: 13.82 C Layer 750.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 924.22 mb = 740.92 m = 2430.81 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.97 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.35 C = 68.62 F Cap Strength: 2.23 C Lifted Index: 1.20 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.46 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.01 C Showalter Index: -0.21 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.70 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.35 C Cross Totals Index: 23.35 C K Index: 30.00 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 398.56 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.24 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 52.97 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 10.29 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 34.87 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.17 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 927.70 mb = 708.94 m = 2325.89 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 772.70 mb = 2246.52 m = 7370.37 ft Equ Level (EL): 662.70 mb = 3497.16 m = 11473.47 ft B at Equ Level: 52.28 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 582.70 mb = 4526.36 m = 14850.08 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 218.8 at 50.8 knts Storm direction: 248.8 at 38.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.3 neg: 0.5 tot: 7.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 86.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 480.2 neg: -16.3 tot: 464.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 154.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.83 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.6 stream: 8.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.14 Bulk Rich Number: 0.29 Bulk Shear: 181.43 m/s