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: 36.01,-78.24 Latitude: 36.01 Longitude: -78.24 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1000 76 18.5 17.5 94 1.0 17.8 187 11 291.6 293.8 291.0 327.4 12.67 1 1000 80 18.4 17.5 94 1.0 17.8 188 10 291.6 293.8 291.0 327.4 12.67 2 950 519 16.2 16.2 100 -0.0 16.2 199 35 293.6 295.8 291.3 328.5 12.25 3 900 978 14.5 14.4 99 0.2 14.4 216 44 296.5 298.6 291.6 329.7 11.50 4 850 1459 10.5 6.0 74 4.4 8.0 226 44 297.1 298.3 287.9 317.3 6.92 5 800 1960 7.6 2.3 69 5.3 4.8 223 46 299.2 300.2 287.4 315.9 5.63 6 750 2491 8.3 7.7 96 0.6 7.9 214 50 305.6 307.2 292.3 332.2 8.83 7 700 3056 3.7 -3.2 61 6.8 0.4 207 54 306.5 307.3 288.7 319.9 4.32 8 650 3655 2.6 -35.5 4 38.1 -6.4 212 61 311.9 311.9 286.4 312.9 0.28 9 600 4299 -0.5 -38.0 4 37.4 -8.7 212 62 315.5 315.5 287.5 316.4 0.24 10 550 4986 -6.1 -39.8 5 33.7 -12.5 221 68 316.9 316.9 288.0 317.7 0.22 11 500 5724 -10.5 -51.2 2 40.8 -16.1 225 79 320.3 320.3 288.9 320.6 0.07 12 450 6524 -17.4 -48.1 5 30.8 -21.2 224 76 321.4 321.4 289.3 321.8 0.11 13 400 7392 -24.7 -46.9 11 22.1 -27.1 222 76 322.8 322.8 289.8 323.4 0.14 14 350 8350 -30.7 -53.4 9 22.7 -32.4 210 77 327.3 327.3 291.0 327.6 0.08 15 300 9431 -36.5 -55.8 12 19.3 -37.7 210 88 333.9 333.9 292.8 334.1 0.07 16 250 10677 -42.7 -65.1 7 22.4 -43.5 215 90 342.5 342.5 295.0 342.6 0.02 17 200 12159 -49.0 -78.9 2 29.9 -49.6 226 72 355.1 355.1 297.7 355.1 0.00 18 150 14003 -59.6 -81.2 4 21.7 -59.7 217 50 367.5 367.5 300.1 367.5 0.00 19 100 16492 -64.8 -86.9 3 22.1 -64.9 215 28 402.6 402.6 305.6 402.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5644.45 m Freezing level: 608.76 mb = 4186.14 m = 13733.88 ft Wetbulb zero: 697.24 mb = 3088.25 m = 10131.94 ft Precipitable water: 1.13 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 48.80 % Est. max temperature: 23.98 C = 75.17 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 986.56 mb = 195.55 m = 641.57 ft T: 17.84 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.29 C/km ThetaE index: 19.32 C Layer 700.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 944.53 mb = 567.66 m = 1862.38 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.17 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.78 C = 69.40 F Cap Strength: 2.54 C Lifted Index: 1.48 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.68 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.15 C Showalter Index: 7.45 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 37.38 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 20.91 C Cross Totals Index: 16.47 C K Index: 20.09 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 239.23 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.82 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 82.10 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 12.81 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.99 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.44 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 945.67 mb = 557.45 m = 1828.89 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 880.67 mb = 1160.86 m = 3808.56 ft Equ Level (EL): 770.67 mb = 2267.21 m = 7438.28 ft B at Equ Level: 63.08 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 620.67 mb = 4026.63 m = 13210.58 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 216.5 at 55.0 knts Storm direction: 246.5 at 41.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.3 neg: 3.1 tot: 9.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 77.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 318.6 neg: -3.0 tot: 315.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 105.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.60 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.3 stream: 6.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.16 Bulk Rich Number: 0.55 Bulk Shear: 148.16 m/s