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: 35.85,-78.50 Latitude: 35.85 Longitude: -78.50 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 75 SFC 999 82 20.1 16.5 80 3.6 17.8 175 14 293.3 295.5 290.9 327.3 11.93 2 950 516 16.7 15.7 94 1.0 16.1 184 31 294.1 296.3 291.2 328.2 11.91 3 900 975 14.6 14.6 100 -0.0 14.6 208 42 296.5 298.6 291.7 330.2 11.67 4 850 1457 11.6 10.7 94 1.0 11.0 233 44 298.3 300.1 290.6 326.2 9.53 5 800 1965 11.1 8.5 84 2.6 9.6 228 47 303.0 304.6 291.5 329.1 8.74 6 750 2500 7.1 5.7 91 1.4 6.3 215 47 304.2 305.7 290.9 327.3 7.66 7 700 3067 4.9 -4.5 51 9.4 0.5 210 48 307.9 308.7 288.8 320.1 3.91 8 650 3671 4.0 -22.0 13 26.0 -4.4 218 54 313.5 313.7 287.7 316.9 1.00 9 600 4316 0.2 -24.4 14 24.6 -7.2 216 50 316.4 316.6 288.6 319.5 0.89 10 550 5005 -5.4 -38.1 6 32.7 -12.1 227 55 317.6 317.7 288.3 318.6 0.26 11 500 5744 -10.3 -46.5 3 36.2 -15.9 233 64 320.5 320.5 289.0 320.9 0.12 12 450 6545 -16.5 -46.2 6 29.7 -20.5 224 65 322.4 322.5 289.6 322.9 0.13 13 400 7418 -23.0 -47.9 8 24.8 -25.8 216 65 325.0 325.1 290.4 325.5 0.13 14 350 8382 -29.5 -52.6 9 23.1 -31.3 217 73 329.0 329.0 291.5 329.3 0.08 15 300 9467 -36.1 -59.8 7 23.7 -37.4 212 75 334.5 334.5 293.0 334.7 0.04 16 250 10711 -44.0 -55.7 26 11.8 -44.5 211 90 340.7 340.7 294.6 341.1 0.08 17 200 12184 -50.1 -74.8 4 24.7 -50.6 219 68 353.4 353.4 297.4 353.5 0.01 18 150 14021 -60.2 -79.7 6 19.5 -60.4 232 50 366.3 366.3 299.9 366.3 0.00 19 100 16496 -65.8 -87.8 3 22.0 -66.0 228 30 400.5 400.5 305.3 400.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5668.89 m Freezing level: 597.88 mb = 4344.77 m = 14254.33 ft Wetbulb zero: 695.04 mb = 3125.40 m = 10253.82 ft Precipitable water: 1.23 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 51.66 % Est. max temperature: 25.20 C = 77.35 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 947.76 mb = 535.75 m = 1757.70 ft T: 16.59 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.68 C/km ThetaE index: 12.18 C Layer 750.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 909.77 mb = 883.59 m = 2898.88 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.85 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.82 C = 73.08 F Cap Strength: 3.44 C Lifted Index: 1.65 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.14 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.14 C Showalter Index: 2.82 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 42.89 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.93 C Cross Totals Index: 20.96 C K Index: 23.20 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 280.23 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.91 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 12.49 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.00 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7.67 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.42 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 929.74 mb = 698.92 m = 2293.03 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 854.74 mb = 1409.99 m = 4625.91 ft Equ Level (EL): 844.74 mb = 1508.90 m = 4950.39 ft B at Equ Level: 12.39 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 804.74 mb = 1915.69 m = 6285.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 219.7 at 48.3 knts Storm direction: 249.7 at 36.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.7 neg: 3.0 tot: 9.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 69.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 373.4 neg: -55.6 tot: 317.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 105.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.51 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.6 stream: 6.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 0.09 Bulk Shear: 144.02 m/s