MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F039.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F039.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 39 hour NAM valid 3Z 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 21.9 20.2 90 1.7 20.8 198 11 294.1 296.7 293.5 336.6 14.91 1 1000 106 21.2 20.0 93 1.2 20.4 199 18 294.3 297.0 293.5 336.8 14.86 2 950 550 18.4 16.9 91 1.5 17.4 209 36 295.9 298.2 292.5 332.9 12.85 3 900 1014 16.3 14.9 91 1.4 15.4 233 39 298.3 300.5 292.6 333.1 11.94 4 850 1499 13.5 11.3 86 2.2 12.1 232 35 300.3 302.1 291.6 329.5 9.93 5 800 2009 10.9 10.6 98 0.3 10.7 219 37 302.8 304.6 292.4 332.7 10.07 6 750 2544 8.5 4.9 78 3.6 6.4 222 43 305.8 307.1 291.0 327.7 7.25 7 700 3114 6.0 -1.8 57 7.9 2.1 228 47 309.2 310.1 290.0 324.1 4.78 8 650 3719 5.2 -38.4 3 43.6 -5.0 235 50 314.8 314.9 287.3 315.6 0.21 9 600 4367 1.3 -39.0 3 40.2 -7.7 232 49 317.6 317.6 288.2 318.4 0.22 10 550 5058 -5.1 -38.2 5 33.1 -11.8 239 45 318.1 318.1 288.4 319.0 0.26 11 500 5798 -10.2 -51.0 2 40.9 -15.9 245 46 320.6 320.7 289.0 320.9 0.07 12 450 6598 -16.8 -48.4 5 31.6 -20.8 240 46 322.1 322.1 289.5 322.5 0.11 13 400 7471 -23.1 -52.5 5 29.5 -25.9 230 52 325.0 325.0 290.3 325.3 0.07 14 350 8435 -29.2 -55.5 6 26.4 -31.2 227 58 329.4 329.4 291.6 329.7 0.06 15 300 9521 -36.2 -40.5 65 4.2 -36.7 223 61 334.3 334.4 293.3 335.7 0.37 16 250 10765 -44.0 -47.5 68 3.5 -44.2 224 66 340.7 340.8 294.7 341.6 0.21 17 200 12235 -52.2 -67.0 15 14.8 -52.5 226 74 350.2 350.2 296.7 350.3 0.02 18 150 14058 -61.2 -81.4 5 20.2 -61.3 229 59 364.7 364.7 299.6 364.7 0.00 19 100 16521 -68.0 -86.2 6 18.2 -68.1 229 27 396.3 396.3 304.7 396.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5691.59 m Freezing level: 589.90 mb = 4506.58 m = 14785.18 ft Wetbulb zero: 685.40 mb = 3285.74 m = 10779.86 ft Precipitable water: 1.37 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 49.50 % Est. max temperature: 27.67 C = 81.80 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 987.36 mb = 216.54 m = 710.42 ft T: 20.49 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.04 C/km ThetaE index: 17.03 C Layer 750.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 916.80 mb = 855.67 m = 2807.29 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.44 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.35 C = 77.64 F Cap Strength: 2.48 C Lifted Index: -0.92 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.31 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.23 C Showalter Index: 1.33 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.09 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.65 C Cross Totals Index: 21.44 C K Index: 27.06 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 304.38 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.56 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 238.92 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 21.86 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 12.44 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.40 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 941.77 mb = 625.10 m = 2050.83 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 856.77 mb = 1431.78 m = 4697.38 ft Equ Level (EL): 716.77 mb = 2918.24 m = 9574.17 ft B at Equ Level: 23.15 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 656.77 mb = 3634.26 m = 11923.27 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 230.3 at 42.1 knts Storm direction: 260.3 at 31.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.0 neg: 1.5 tot: 8.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 84.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 328.5 neg: -26.4 tot: 302.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 100.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.65 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.9 stream: 7.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.38 Bulk Rich Number: 3.37 Bulk Shear: 70.82 m/s