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: 38.19,-76.37 Latitude: 38.19 Longitude: -76.37 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1008 5 19.6 16.7 83 2.9 17.7 153 17 292.0 294.1 290.5 325.8 11.91 1 1000 76 19.2 16.3 83 2.9 17.3 154 24 292.4 294.5 290.5 325.7 11.74 2 950 517 17.2 13.8 80 3.5 15.0 173 34 294.7 296.6 290.2 324.8 10.48 3 900 976 13.3 12.0 92 1.3 12.5 183 36 295.2 297.0 289.8 323.4 9.81 4 850 1456 12.6 0.7 44 11.9 6.5 211 36 299.4 300.2 286.6 313.5 4.72 5 800 1963 12.1 -15.3 13 27.4 1.7 211 31 304.0 304.3 284.8 308.6 1.45 6 750 2501 10.4 -29.5 4 39.9 -1.0 203 35 307.9 308.0 285.1 309.4 0.44 7 700 3070 7.0 -17.9 15 24.9 -1.9 197 39 310.2 310.4 286.9 314.6 1.33 8 650 3674 2.9 -12.0 32 14.9 -3.1 200 42 312.2 312.7 288.7 319.8 2.34 9 600 4316 -1.4 -12.3 43 10.8 -5.7 200 46 314.4 314.9 289.5 322.5 2.48 10 550 5004 -4.5 -24.4 20 19.8 -10.3 194 55 318.7 318.9 289.4 322.0 0.97 11 500 5747 -9.9 -20.1 43 10.2 -13.0 190 57 321.0 321.3 290.7 326.3 1.55 12 450 6548 -16.8 -20.5 73 3.7 -17.8 196 58 322.2 322.5 291.1 327.9 1.67 13 400 7425 -21.0 -26.7 61 5.6 -22.4 194 57 327.6 327.8 292.1 331.5 1.08 14 350 8398 -27.5 -37.1 40 9.6 -28.9 194 61 331.7 331.8 292.6 333.5 0.45 15 300 9488 -35.7 -43.4 45 7.7 -36.4 200 66 335.1 335.2 293.4 336.2 0.27 16 250 10731 -45.2 -49.7 60 4.5 -45.4 201 65 338.9 339.0 294.2 339.6 0.16 17 200 12187 -53.5 -65.4 22 11.9 -53.8 217 66 348.1 348.1 296.3 348.2 0.03 18 150 13999 -62.0 -82.1 5 20.1 -62.2 220 57 363.2 363.2 299.3 363.2 0.00 19 100 16490 -65.3 -86.0 4 20.7 -65.4 240 22 401.6 401.6 305.4 401.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5671.13 m Freezing level: 616.71 mb = 4100.95 m = 13454.40 ft Wetbulb zero: 768.79 mb = 2294.55 m = 7527.97 ft Precipitable water: 0.93 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 38.31 % Est. max temperature: 26.20 C = 79.16 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 966.21 mb = 371.42 m = 1218.57 ft T: 17.90 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.28 C/km ThetaE index: 17.12 C Layer 1000.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 901.46 mb = 961.91 m = 3155.85 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.78 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.73 C = 72.92 F Cap Strength: 5.01 C Lifted Index: 3.96 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 7.98 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.53 C Showalter Index: 10.28 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 32.98 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.46 C Cross Totals Index: 10.52 C K Index: -1.76 Risk: None Sweat Index: 137.33 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.72 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 11.51 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.80 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7070.97 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.00 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 917.13 mb = 815.67 m = 2676.05 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 195.0 at 41.4 knts Storm direction: 225.0 at 31.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.2 neg: 1.6 tot: 6.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 68.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 247.4 neg: -8.8 tot: 238.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 79.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.55 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.3 stream: 5.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 0.17 Bulk Shear: 69.18 m/s