MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181800F026.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181800F026.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 26 hour NAM valid 20Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 34.90,-79.45 Latitude: 34.90 Longitude: -79.45 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 88 23.5 16.4 65 7.0 18.8 174 13 296.6 298.7 291.9 330.8 11.84 1 1000 92 23.0 16.2 65 6.8 18.5 174 10 296.2 298.3 291.6 329.8 11.66 2 950 536 18.3 15.0 81 3.3 16.1 178 20 295.8 297.8 291.3 328.5 11.36 3 900 997 13.9 13.8 99 0.1 13.8 185 22 295.8 297.8 291.0 327.7 11.06 4 850 1478 13.4 6.9 64 6.6 9.6 228 36 300.2 301.6 289.3 322.0 7.34 5 800 1988 12.7 2.9 51 9.8 7.3 231 36 304.7 305.8 289.5 322.5 5.88 6 750 2527 9.4 5.4 76 3.9 7.1 235 36 306.7 308.1 291.6 329.6 7.54 7 700 3097 6.8 -3.1 49 9.9 1.9 226 39 310.1 310.9 289.9 323.7 4.35 8 650 3702 3.2 -10.0 37 13.3 -2.4 219 46 312.6 313.2 289.2 321.5 2.75 9 600 4345 -0.0 -20.1 20 20.0 -6.7 217 50 316.1 316.3 288.9 320.4 1.29 10 550 5036 -4.4 -26.8 16 22.3 -10.5 212 54 318.8 319.0 289.2 321.5 0.78 11 500 5778 -9.3 -40.3 6 30.9 -15.0 207 57 321.6 321.7 289.5 322.5 0.23 12 450 6583 -14.8 -21.6 56 6.8 -16.7 211 57 324.7 325.0 291.7 329.9 1.51 13 400 7468 -19.2 -21.0 86 1.8 -19.7 217 55 330.0 330.4 293.4 336.3 1.79 14 350 8445 -26.1 -34.1 47 8.0 -27.5 216 51 333.5 333.7 293.3 335.8 0.61 15 300 9541 -35.1 -38.2 74 3.1 -35.5 214 53 335.9 336.0 293.7 337.7 0.47 16 250 10783 -44.6 -49.9 56 5.3 -44.9 214 57 339.8 339.8 294.4 340.4 0.16 17 200 12251 -52.3 -66.3 17 14.0 -52.6 228 68 350.0 350.0 296.7 350.1 0.03 18 150 14056 -64.7 -76.7 18 12.0 -64.7 226 48 358.7 358.7 298.4 358.7 0.01 19 100 16503 -68.9 -86.6 6 17.7 -68.9 241 33 394.6 394.6 304.5 394.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5686.05 m Freezing level: 600.76 mb = 4335.74 m = 14224.69 ft Wetbulb zero: 677.85 mb = 3359.42 m = 11021.58 ft Precipitable water: 1.25 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 48.13 % Est. max temperature: 27.08 C = 80.75 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 902.21 mb = 975.82 m = 3201.48 ft T: 14.10 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.04 C/km ThetaE index: 9.18 C Layer 700.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 903.71 mb = 961.66 m = 3155.01 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.36 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.72 C = 72.90 F Cap Strength: 3.29 C Lifted Index: 2.52 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.07 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.01 C Showalter Index: 5.98 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 39.02 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.80 C Cross Totals Index: 16.22 C K Index: 19.73 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 211.61 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.29 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1.21 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 1.56 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6150.44 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.21 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 903.28 mb = 965.76 m = 3168.48 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 216.1 at 40.6 knts Storm direction: 246.1 at 30.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.5 neg: 1.1 tot: 6.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 90.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 193.1 neg: -8.9 tot: 184.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 61.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.64 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.4 stream: 5.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.01 Bulk Shear: 120.26 m/s