MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510190600F017.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510190600F017.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 17 hour NAM valid 23Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 37.22,-80.12 Latitude: 37.22 Longitude: -80.12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 46 1 950 483 SFC 934 630 16.2 14.3 88 1.9 15.0 165 9 295.1 297.1 290.7 326.7 11.00 3 900 943 14.5 13.3 92 1.3 13.7 179 32 296.5 298.4 291.0 327.4 10.70 4 850 1425 12.4 11.0 91 1.4 11.5 191 51 299.1 300.9 291.0 327.6 9.72 5 800 1931 9.0 6.5 84 2.5 7.5 220 49 300.7 302.1 289.8 323.2 7.59 6 750 2464 6.3 -2.7 52 9.0 2.0 229 50 303.5 304.2 287.5 316.3 4.19 7 700 3026 3.2 -16.4 22 19.6 -3.7 221 54 306.1 306.3 285.7 310.9 1.51 8 650 3621 -0.8 -19.7 22 18.9 -6.8 218 53 308.0 308.3 286.1 312.1 1.23 9 600 4257 -2.5 -23.4 18 20.9 -8.7 214 61 313.2 313.4 287.6 316.5 0.96 10 550 4941 -7.1 -23.5 26 16.5 -11.7 216 62 315.7 315.9 288.5 319.3 1.04 11 500 5678 -11.4 -44.8 4 33.4 -16.6 225 76 319.1 319.1 288.6 319.7 0.14 12 450 6477 -16.9 -49.8 4 32.9 -20.9 221 79 322.0 322.0 289.5 322.4 0.09 13 400 7348 -23.2 -60.1 2 36.9 -26.1 209 80 324.8 324.8 290.3 324.9 0.03 14 350 8312 -29.8 -64.8 2 35.0 -31.7 207 84 328.6 328.6 291.3 328.7 0.02 15 300 9397 -35.4 -62.6 4 27.2 -36.7 205 99 335.5 335.5 293.2 335.6 0.03 16 250 10647 -41.8 -63.6 8 21.8 -42.6 203 109 343.9 343.9 295.3 344.1 0.03 17 200 12136 -49.2 -78.2 2 29.0 -49.7 223 86 354.9 354.9 297.7 354.9 0.00 18 150 13986 -59.3 -82.0 4 22.7 -59.6 217 51 367.8 367.8 300.2 367.8 0.00 19 100 16474 -64.5 -90.9 1 26.4 -64.7 218 20 403.1 403.1 305.6 403.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5631.98 m Freezing level: 660.21 mb = 3499.77 m = 11482.03 ft Wetbulb zero: 732.30 mb = 2658.61 m = 8722.36 ft Precipitable water: 0.78 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 43.96 % Est. max temperature: 22.59 C = 72.66 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 907.21 mb = 875.29 m = 2871.65 ft T: 14.90 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.52 C/km ThetaE index: 16.65 C Layer 800.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 837.50 mb = 1549.01 m = 5081.98 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.27 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.57 C = 69.02 F Cap Strength: 1.09 C Lifted Index: 1.16 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.68 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.08 C Showalter Index: 0.99 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.19 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.81 C Cross Totals Index: 22.38 C K Index: 15.15 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 403.42 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.54 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 31.82 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.98 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 14.82 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.12 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 863.42 mb = 1293.23 m = 4242.82 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 718.42 mb = 2814.65 m = 9234.32 ft Equ Level (EL): 618.42 mb = 4017.06 m = 13179.18 ft B at Equ Level: 30.18 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 538.42 mb = 5105.31 m = 16749.51 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 216.8 at 57.5 knts Storm direction: 246.8 at 43.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.2 neg: 1.4 tot: 9.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 84.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 624.4 neg: -26.9 tot: 597.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 199.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.64 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 15.0 stream: 9.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.12 Bulk Rich Number: 0.15 Bulk Shear: 212.87 m/s