MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F037.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F037.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 37 hour NAM valid 1Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 34.19,-78.00 Latitude: 34.19 Longitude: -78.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1012 5 21.3 19.6 90 1.7 20.1 177 9 293.5 296.0 292.9 334.2 14.31 1 1000 105 20.8 19.4 91 1.4 19.9 180 16 294.0 296.5 293.0 334.8 14.31 2 950 549 18.7 14.8 78 3.9 16.1 193 35 296.1 298.2 291.3 328.4 11.18 3 900 1013 18.1 5.7 44 12.4 11.0 204 36 300.1 301.3 288.4 319.0 6.37 4 850 1500 15.2 1.0 38 14.2 7.8 217 31 302.1 303.0 287.6 316.7 4.84 5 800 2010 12.0 9.5 84 2.5 10.4 229 35 304.0 305.7 292.2 331.9 9.36 6 750 2549 9.2 6.5 83 2.8 7.6 231 38 306.6 308.1 292.0 331.2 8.11 7 700 3118 6.2 4.3 87 1.9 5.1 237 43 309.4 310.8 292.3 332.2 7.44 8 650 3722 2.5 -0.8 79 3.3 0.8 229 46 311.8 312.9 291.5 329.1 5.54 9 600 4367 1.3 -34.7 5 36.0 -7.5 230 41 317.6 317.6 288.3 318.8 0.33 10 550 5059 -4.1 -26.8 15 22.8 -10.3 237 36 319.3 319.4 289.3 322.0 0.77 11 500 5801 -10.2 -31.0 16 20.8 -14.9 240 41 320.6 320.7 289.6 322.7 0.57 12 450 6603 -16.1 -55.1 2 39.0 -20.4 235 41 323.0 323.0 289.7 323.2 0.05 13 400 7478 -22.4 -40.1 18 17.7 -24.9 232 47 325.9 325.9 290.9 327.0 0.29 14 350 8446 -27.8 -30.7 76 2.9 -28.3 220 62 331.3 331.4 292.9 334.4 0.84 15 300 9536 -35.7 -38.4 75 2.8 -36.0 218 60 335.1 335.2 293.6 336.9 0.46 16 250 10782 -43.7 -48.7 57 5.0 -44.0 218 69 341.2 341.2 294.8 341.9 0.18 17 200 12250 -52.5 -63.8 24 11.3 -52.7 227 68 349.7 349.7 296.6 349.8 0.04 18 150 14064 -62.1 -80.2 7 18.1 -62.3 230 56 363.1 363.1 299.3 363.1 0.00 19 100 16531 -68.0 -86.2 6 18.2 -68.1 239 22 396.4 396.4 304.7 396.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5695.79 m Freezing level: 588.13 mb = 4531.18 m = 14865.91 ft Wetbulb zero: 645.27 mb = 3780.50 m = 12403.08 ft Precipitable water: 1.33 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 53.73 % Est. max temperature: 29.47 C = 85.05 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 986.56 mb = 222.33 m = 729.41 ft T: 20.26 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.11 C/km ThetaE index: 18.10 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 812.30 mb = 1881.74 m = 6173.60 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.54 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.37 C = 88.47 F Cap Strength: 4.06 C Lifted Index: 1.45 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.17 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.20 C Showalter Index: 8.07 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 36.61 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 25.40 C Cross Totals Index: 11.20 C K Index: 24.47 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 187.90 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.38 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 20.42 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.39 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5873.78 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.98 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 905.85 mb = 957.22 m = 3140.46 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 226.6 at 37.3 knts Storm direction: 256.6 at 27.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 108.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 325.5 neg: -0.8 tot: 324.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 108.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.80 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.1 stream: 8.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.04 Bulk Rich Number: 0.25 Bulk Shear: 80.90 m/s