MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510190600F027.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510190600F027.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 27 hour NAM valid 9Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 38.29,-78.15 Latitude: 38.29 Longitude: -78.15 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 78 SFC 996 115 10.5 5.9 73 4.6 8.1 226 9 284.0 285.0 281.4 300.3 5.83 2 950 504 9.0 3.2 67 5.8 6.1 265 24 286.3 287.1 281.5 300.5 5.05 3 900 950 6.7 1.4 69 5.3 4.1 287 39 288.4 289.2 282.1 301.8 4.70 4 850 1419 6.1 0.7 68 5.4 3.5 304 39 292.5 293.4 283.9 306.3 4.75 5 800 1914 3.8 -0.7 73 4.5 1.7 290 28 295.2 296.0 284.8 308.6 4.55 6 750 2435 0.2 -2.2 84 2.4 -0.9 284 27 296.8 297.6 285.2 309.7 4.34 7 700 2984 -3.8 -4.7 93 0.9 -4.1 288 27 298.3 299.0 285.3 309.9 3.86 8 650 3565 -7.7 -8.4 95 0.7 -7.9 289 27 300.3 300.9 285.2 309.8 3.13 9 600 4184 -11.5 -12.4 93 0.9 -11.8 290 29 302.8 303.2 285.5 310.4 2.46 10 550 4845 -15.9 -17.0 91 1.1 -16.2 284 29 305.2 305.6 285.7 311.1 1.83 11 500 5555 -21.8 -24.6 79 2.7 -22.4 278 34 306.4 306.6 285.2 309.8 1.04 12 450 6322 -26.3 -36.2 39 9.8 -27.6 266 31 310.1 310.2 285.8 311.5 0.39 13 400 7168 -28.8 -64.1 2 35.3 -30.7 228 39 317.5 317.5 287.9 317.6 0.02 14 350 8118 -31.4 -65.9 2 34.6 -33.1 219 45 326.5 326.5 290.7 326.5 0.02 15 300 9202 -34.3 -68.1 2 33.7 -35.9 217 48 337.0 337.0 293.6 337.1 0.01 16 250 10469 -36.7 -69.8 2 33.1 -38.2 224 44 351.4 351.4 297.0 351.5 0.01 17 200 11998 -41.9 -73.6 2 31.7 -43.0 227 51 366.5 366.5 299.9 366.5 0.01 18 150 13893 -53.6 -82.4 2 28.8 -54.1 234 46 377.6 377.6 301.9 377.6 0.00 19 100 16432 -64.6 -86.1 4 21.5 -64.7 236 21 403.0 403.0 305.6 403.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5477.32 m Freezing level: 747.74 mb = 2459.92 m = 8070.51 ft Wetbulb zero: 767.80 mb = 2245.70 m = 7367.69 ft Precipitable water: 0.77 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 82.64 % Est. max temperature: 19.24 C = 66.63 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 927.76 mb = 699.28 m = 2294.19 ft T: 7.95 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.04 C/km Conv cond level (CCL): 747.36 mb = 2463.12 m = 8081.02 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.12 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.32 C = 73.97 F Cap Strength: 6.72 C Lifted Index: 6.49 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 25.72 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 5.20 C Showalter Index: 2.80 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 50.53 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.94 C Cross Totals Index: 22.59 C K Index: 27.77 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 151.02 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.72 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 17.16 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.86 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 14956.92 J/kg Cap Strength: 6.72 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 870.00 mb = 1228.00 m = 4028.83 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 285.3 at 29.6 knts Storm direction: 315.3 at 22.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.7 neg: 1.8 tot: 7.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 74.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 268.5 neg: -54.6 tot: 213.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 71.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.50 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.6 stream: 5.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 0.55 Bulk Shear: 31.36 m/s