MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181800F034.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181800F034.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 34 hour NAM valid 4Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 38.89,-77.03 Latitude: 38.89 Longitude: -77.03 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1003 10 18.6 16.8 90 1.8 17.5 157 13 291.5 293.7 290.5 325.8 12.12 1 1000 33 18.6 16.7 89 1.8 17.4 159 11 291.7 293.8 290.5 325.8 12.07 2 950 472 15.5 15.6 100 -0.0 15.5 166 33 293.0 295.1 290.7 326.4 11.78 3 900 930 13.1 12.8 98 0.3 12.9 197 44 295.0 296.8 290.2 324.7 10.35 4 850 1409 11.3 5.1 65 6.2 7.9 209 51 298.0 299.2 287.8 317.1 6.48 5 800 1914 8.9 4.0 71 4.9 6.2 191 43 300.7 301.8 288.6 319.7 6.39 6 750 2444 4.6 -1.4 65 6.0 1.7 193 39 301.6 302.4 287.2 315.5 4.61 7 700 3004 3.8 -40.3 2 44.1 -5.5 182 49 306.7 306.7 284.3 307.3 0.16 8 650 3600 -0.2 -36.2 5 36.0 -8.0 185 50 308.7 308.8 285.2 309.7 0.27 9 600 4237 -2.1 -39.8 4 37.7 -9.6 187 64 313.7 313.8 286.9 314.5 0.20 10 550 4922 -7.0 -38.9 6 32.0 -13.0 182 67 315.8 315.9 287.6 316.7 0.24 11 500 5655 -13.2 -42.0 7 28.9 -17.7 191 71 317.0 317.0 288.0 317.7 0.19 12 450 6447 -19.3 -53.7 3 34.4 -22.7 194 80 319.0 319.0 288.5 319.3 0.06 13 400 7311 -25.3 -58.3 3 33.1 -27.8 191 86 322.2 322.2 289.5 322.3 0.04 14 350 8269 -30.4 -56.8 6 26.4 -32.1 187 95 327.8 327.8 291.2 328.0 0.05 15 300 9350 -37.1 -55.3 13 18.3 -38.1 185 101 333.1 333.2 292.6 333.4 0.07 16 250 10590 -44.3 -68.7 5 24.4 -45.0 192 101 340.2 340.2 294.4 340.2 0.01 17 200 12068 -48.0 -75.7 3 27.7 -48.6 202 78 356.7 356.7 298.1 356.7 0.01 18 150 13927 -55.7 -84.1 2 28.3 -56.1 213 61 374.0 374.0 301.2 374.0 0.00 19 100 16445 -66.7 -86.2 5 19.5 -66.9 204 31 398.8 398.8 305.0 398.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5621.47 m Freezing level: 652.56 mb = 3569.75 m = 11711.63 ft Wetbulb zero: 738.07 mb = 2573.84 m = 8444.25 ft Precipitable water: 0.94 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 39.67 % Est. max temperature: 24.92 C = 76.86 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 977.21 mb = 230.44 m = 756.04 ft T: 17.20 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.40 C/km ThetaE index: 12.43 C Layer 750.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 940.62 mb = 556.02 m = 1824.19 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.53 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.40 C = 68.72 F Cap Strength: 2.13 C Lifted Index: 0.06 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.87 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.99 C Showalter Index: 4.86 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 42.74 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 24.49 C Cross Totals Index: 18.25 C K Index: -14.52 Risk: None Sweat Index: 234.13 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.25 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 36.40 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.53 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.26 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.06 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 944.29 mb = 523.04 m = 1715.98 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 919.29 mb = 750.35 m = 2461.75 ft Equ Level (EL): 879.29 mb = 1125.22 m = 3691.61 ft B at Equ Level: 13.67 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 649.29 mb = 3608.91 m = 11840.11 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 187.9 at 51.9 knts Storm direction: 217.9 at 38.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.8 neg: 3.5 tot: 10.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 71.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 344.8 neg: -79.6 tot: 265.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 88.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.39 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 15.1 stream: 6.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.07 Bulk Rich Number: 0.26 Bulk Shear: 141.56 m/s