MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181800F029.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181800F029.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 29 hour NAM valid 23Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 37.19,-80.5 Latitude: 37.19 Longitude: -80.50 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 52 1 950 487 SFC 939 587 15.6 14.7 94 0.9 15.0 218 9 294.0 296.0 290.6 326.1 11.24 3 900 945 13.2 13.2 100 0.1 13.2 214 24 295.1 297.0 290.5 325.7 10.62 4 850 1425 10.3 10.3 100 -0.0 10.3 222 36 296.9 298.6 289.9 323.8 9.27 5 800 1927 7.3 7.3 100 0.0 7.3 230 38 298.9 300.3 289.5 322.4 8.02 6 750 2457 4.6 4.6 100 0.0 4.6 236 33 301.6 302.9 289.6 322.8 7.12 7 700 3016 1.5 1.5 100 0.0 1.5 234 28 304.1 305.2 289.5 322.5 6.09 8 650 3609 -2.4 -2.5 99 0.1 -2.5 226 29 306.2 307.1 289.1 321.2 4.88 9 600 4242 -5.4 -5.9 97 0.5 -5.6 220 36 309.8 310.6 289.6 322.7 4.11 10 550 4918 -10.3 -23.7 32 13.4 -13.8 223 60 311.9 312.1 287.2 315.3 1.03 11 500 5648 -13.3 -46.4 4 33.1 -17.9 224 83 316.8 316.9 287.9 317.3 0.12 12 450 6443 -17.7 -45.1 7 27.4 -21.4 216 91 321.0 321.0 289.2 321.5 0.15 13 400 7312 -23.5 -51.7 6 28.2 -26.2 207 89 324.5 324.5 290.2 324.8 0.08 14 350 8275 -29.8 -59.7 4 29.8 -31.7 202 95 328.5 328.5 291.3 328.7 0.04 15 300 9359 -35.6 -66.6 3 31.0 -37.0 199 95 335.2 335.2 293.2 335.3 0.02 16 250 10615 -39.3 -67.8 3 28.4 -40.5 212 86 347.6 347.6 296.1 347.6 0.02 17 200 12121 -48.2 -78.3 2 30.1 -48.7 226 84 356.5 356.5 298.0 356.5 0.00 18 150 13966 -59.0 -83.3 3 24.3 -59.2 214 53 368.4 368.4 300.3 368.4 0.00 19 100 16472 -65.0 -87.1 3 22.1 -65.1 241 24 402.1 402.1 305.5 402.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5595.90 m Freezing level: 681.15 mb = 3239.85 m = 10629.29 ft Wetbulb zero: 681.37 mb = 3232.11 m = 10603.91 ft Precipitable water: 1.09 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 82.17 % Est. max temperature: 20.97 C = 69.75 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 925.99 mb = 704.00 m = 2309.70 ft T: 14.82 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.61 C/km ThetaE index: 3.69 C Layer 900.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 884.57 mb = 1090.23 m = 3576.83 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.22 g/kg Conv temperature: 17.23 C = 63.02 F Cap Strength: 0.03 C Lifted Index: 0.40 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 7.95 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.01 C Showalter Index: 1.05 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 47.11 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.55 C Cross Totals Index: 23.56 C K Index: 33.81 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 307.62 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.29 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 164.20 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 18.12 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.17 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 885.54 mb = 1081.04 m = 3546.67 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 880.54 mb = 1128.53 m = 3702.47 ft Equ Level (EL): 500.54 mb = 5639.36 m = 18501.60 ft B at Equ Level: 162.30 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 370.54 mb = 7863.87 m = 25799.78 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 223.3 at 47.2 knts Storm direction: 253.3 at 35.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.8 neg: 3.0 tot: 4.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 42.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 169.7 neg: -24.0 tot: 145.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 48.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.47 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.0 stream: 3.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.17 Bulk Rich Number: 1.52 Bulk Shear: 107.82 m/s