MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F038.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F038.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 38 hour NAM valid 2Z 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 21.6 20.0 91 1.6 20.5 191 10 293.8 296.4 293.3 335.8 14.72 1 1000 105 21.1 19.8 92 1.3 20.2 192 16 294.3 296.9 293.4 336.2 14.69 2 950 548 17.9 17.3 96 0.7 17.5 200 33 295.4 297.8 292.6 333.2 13.15 3 900 1012 18.1 7.0 48 11.1 11.6 214 36 300.1 301.4 289.0 320.8 6.99 4 850 1499 14.4 12.0 86 2.4 12.9 221 35 301.3 303.2 292.3 332.1 10.45 5 800 2009 11.2 10.3 94 0.9 10.7 223 33 303.1 304.9 292.4 332.6 9.90 6 750 2546 8.9 6.8 87 2.1 7.6 223 40 306.2 307.8 292.0 331.3 8.30 7 700 3115 6.4 -3.6 49 9.9 1.5 223 48 309.5 310.3 289.6 322.7 4.20 8 650 3720 4.3 -23.6 11 27.9 -4.5 232 45 313.8 314.0 287.7 316.8 0.88 9 600 4366 0.9 -16.4 26 17.2 -5.5 231 43 317.1 317.5 289.7 323.0 1.77 10 550 5058 -4.5 -31.1 11 26.6 -11.0 237 42 318.7 318.8 288.9 320.6 0.52 11 500 5800 -10.0 -39.1 7 29.1 -15.4 242 45 320.8 320.9 289.3 321.8 0.26 12 450 6601 -16.2 -47.1 5 30.9 -20.3 235 46 322.9 322.9 289.8 323.4 0.12 13 400 7474 -22.9 -52.1 5 29.2 -25.8 229 52 325.2 325.3 290.5 325.6 0.08 14 350 8441 -28.7 -45.5 18 16.8 -30.5 221 54 330.0 330.1 291.9 330.8 0.19 15 300 9529 -35.7 -40.0 65 4.3 -36.2 219 61 335.1 335.1 293.4 336.6 0.39 16 250 10775 -43.8 -48.6 59 4.9 -44.0 222 71 341.0 341.1 294.7 341.8 0.19 17 200 12244 -52.2 -68.9 12 16.7 -52.5 229 76 350.1 350.1 296.7 350.2 0.02 18 150 14060 -61.6 -79.8 7 18.3 -61.7 226 57 364.0 364.0 299.5 364.0 0.00 19 100 16530 -68.3 -87.4 5 19.1 -68.4 237 26 395.9 395.9 304.6 395.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5694.96 m Freezing level: 591.96 mb = 4477.55 m = 14689.95 ft Wetbulb zero: 687.21 mb = 3265.60 m = 10713.79 ft Precipitable water: 1.35 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 50.72 % Est. max temperature: 28.84 C = 83.91 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 988.84 mb = 201.69 m = 661.70 ft T: 20.43 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.11 C/km ThetaE index: 15.76 C Layer 750.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 860.35 mb = 1395.76 m = 4579.22 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.71 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.87 C = 83.96 F Cap Strength: 2.86 C Lifted Index: 0.15 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.14 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.25 C Showalter Index: 0.21 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.51 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.45 C Cross Totals Index: 22.06 C K Index: 26.55 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 330.54 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.95 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 66.21 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 11.51 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 263.88 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.84 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 929.67 mb = 734.04 m = 2408.23 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 484.67 mb = 6036.38 m = 19804.14 ft Equ Level (EL): 364.67 mb = 8143.91 m = 26718.54 ft B at Equ Level: 64.24 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 314.67 mb = 9192.03 m = 30157.20 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 226.7 at 39.3 knts Storm direction: 256.7 at 29.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.5 neg: 1.1 tot: 6.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 90.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 288.0 neg: -7.1 tot: 280.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 93.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.78 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.0 stream: 7.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.10 Bulk Rich Number: 0.93 Bulk Shear: 71.39 m/s