MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510190000F030.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510190000F030.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 30 hour NAM valid 6Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 38.43,-80.13 Latitude: 38.43 Longitude: -80.13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 103 1 950 527 2 900 967 SFC 889 1070 2.1 1.4 95 0.7 1.7 276 18 284.7 285.5 280.5 298.1 4.75 4 850 1427 -0.1 -0.4 98 0.3 -0.2 278 47 286.0 286.8 280.6 298.4 4.36 5 800 1910 -2.4 -3.2 95 0.7 -2.7 293 55 288.6 289.3 281.1 299.5 3.79 6 750 2422 -3.4 -4.6 92 1.1 -3.9 294 46 292.9 293.5 282.8 303.6 3.63 7 700 2966 -5.0 -6.5 89 1.5 -5.6 300 37 297.0 297.6 284.2 307.1 3.36 8 650 3546 -7.6 -9.7 85 2.0 -8.4 279 36 300.3 300.8 284.9 309.0 2.82 9 600 4164 -11.7 -14.9 77 3.2 -12.7 274 37 302.6 303.0 284.9 308.9 2.01 10 550 4825 -16.4 -21.1 67 4.7 -17.6 280 35 304.6 304.9 284.9 308.8 1.29 11 500 5534 -21.4 -28.5 53 7.0 -22.7 295 29 306.9 307.1 285.1 309.4 0.73 12 450 6301 -27.0 -34.4 50 7.3 -28.0 307 23 309.2 309.3 285.6 310.8 0.46 13 400 7142 -30.8 -65.5 2 34.7 -32.4 244 30 314.9 314.9 287.1 315.0 0.01 14 350 8081 -34.1 -62.9 4 28.8 -35.4 237 40 322.8 322.8 289.6 322.9 0.02 15 300 9158 -35.3 -68.8 2 33.5 -36.7 235 47 335.6 335.6 293.2 335.7 0.01 16 250 10423 -36.7 -69.8 2 33.1 -38.2 240 47 351.5 351.5 297.0 351.6 0.01 17 200 11955 -41.3 -73.2 2 31.9 -42.5 232 59 367.4 367.4 300.1 367.4 0.01 18 150 13865 -51.1 -80.5 2 29.4 -51.7 220 47 381.9 381.9 302.6 382.0 0.00 19 100 16419 -61.5 -85.2 3 23.7 -61.7 254 31 408.9 408.9 306.4 408.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5431.53 m Freezing level: 851.63 mb = 1411.99 m = 4632.47 ft Wetbulb zero: 854.79 mb = 1381.86 m = 4533.61 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 82.35 % Est. max temperature: 10.87 C = 51.57 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 878.88 mb = 1158.28 m = 3800.07 ft T: 1.54 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.40 C/km Conv cond level (CCL): 822.27 mb = 1691.59 m = 5549.78 ft Mean mixing ratio: 4.22 g/kg Conv temperature: 4.74 C = 40.54 F Cap Strength: 7.54 C Lifted Index: 8.38 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 26.15 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 5.13 C Showalter Index: 8.62 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 42.32 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.33 C Cross Totals Index: 20.99 C K Index: 19.41 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 124.02 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.29 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 19.35 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.22 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 15504.28 J/kg Cap Strength: 8.19 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 829.98 mb = 1617.15 m = 5305.55 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 286.3 at 35.6 knts Storm direction: 316.3 at 26.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.5 neg: 2.4 tot: 5.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 50.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 263.3 neg: -72.3 tot: 191.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 63.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.32 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.6 stream: 4.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 4.98 Bulk Shear: 3.89 m/s