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: 35.08,-79.40 Latitude: 35.08 Longitude: -79.40 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 90 SFC 997 118 23.0 16.0 65 6.9 18.4 173 12 296.4 298.5 291.7 329.8 11.58 2 950 534 18.4 14.8 80 3.6 16.1 176 21 295.8 297.9 291.2 328.1 11.21 3 900 995 13.9 13.6 98 0.3 13.7 182 22 295.8 297.8 291.0 327.3 10.94 4 850 1476 13.2 6.5 64 6.6 9.3 226 37 299.9 301.2 289.1 321.2 7.18 5 800 1985 12.0 6.7 70 5.3 8.9 230 37 303.9 305.3 290.9 327.0 7.69 6 750 2524 9.3 6.1 80 3.2 7.4 239 39 306.7 308.2 291.9 330.6 7.91 7 700 3093 6.4 3.4 81 3.0 4.7 228 39 309.6 310.9 292.0 331.0 6.97 8 650 3698 3.0 -9.9 38 12.9 -2.4 219 45 312.4 312.9 289.2 321.3 2.78 9 600 4341 -0.1 -20.8 19 20.7 -6.8 215 50 316.0 316.3 288.8 320.2 1.22 10 550 5032 -4.1 -26.9 15 22.8 -10.4 208 55 319.2 319.4 289.3 321.9 0.77 11 500 5775 -9.4 -29.9 17 20.5 -14.3 206 59 321.6 321.7 289.9 323.9 0.64 12 450 6580 -14.5 -17.3 79 2.9 -15.4 218 62 325.0 325.5 292.4 332.5 2.18 13 400 7464 -19.6 -22.0 81 2.4 -20.3 222 60 329.5 329.8 293.1 335.2 1.64 14 350 8442 -26.7 -29.5 77 2.8 -27.2 214 53 332.8 333.0 293.4 336.2 0.95 15 300 9538 -35.0 -37.9 75 2.9 -35.4 217 55 336.0 336.1 293.8 337.9 0.49 16 250 10779 -44.7 -48.5 66 3.8 -44.9 214 58 339.7 339.7 294.4 340.4 0.19 17 200 12247 -52.2 -74.0 6 21.7 -52.6 225 65 350.1 350.1 296.7 350.1 0.01 18 150 14053 -64.7 -77.7 15 13.1 -64.8 226 50 358.7 358.7 298.4 358.7 0.01 19 100 16502 -68.7 -86.9 6 18.1 -68.8 240 33 394.9 394.9 304.5 394.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5685.13 m Freezing level: 601.38 mb = 4323.58 m = 14184.79 ft Wetbulb zero: 667.07 mb = 3486.37 m = 11438.08 ft Precipitable water: 1.35 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 53.83 % Est. max temperature: 26.75 C = 80.15 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 900.27 mb = 992.03 m = 3254.66 ft T: 13.92 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.88 C/km ThetaE index: 8.66 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 901.07 mb = 984.45 m = 3229.78 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.21 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.41 C = 72.33 F Cap Strength: 3.22 C Lifted Index: 2.67 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.39 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.68 C Showalter Index: 6.36 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 38.48 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.54 C Cross Totals Index: 15.93 C K Index: 26.06 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 210.82 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.70 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2.08 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 2.04 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5677.66 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.22 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 899.41 mb = 1000.09 m = 3281.09 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 215.0 at 41.6 knts Storm direction: 245.0 at 31.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.1 neg: 1.1 tot: 7.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 94.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 219.8 neg: -16.7 tot: 203.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 67.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.62 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.3 stream: 5.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.02 Bulk Shear: 122.82 m/s