MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510190600F033.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510190600F033.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 33 hour NAM valid 15Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 38.22,-76.68 Latitude: 38.22 Longitude: -76.68 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1013 -0 15.1 8.4 64 6.7 11.4 270 15 287.2 288.4 284.0 306.4 6.83 1 1000 111 13.5 5.7 59 7.8 9.4 271 19 286.7 287.7 282.5 302.9 5.76 2 950 540 9.3 4.3 71 5.0 6.8 277 26 286.6 287.6 282.3 302.1 5.49 3 900 986 8.4 2.1 65 6.3 5.3 307 40 290.1 291.0 283.1 304.4 4.95 4 850 1458 6.7 0.5 64 6.3 3.7 300 37 293.2 294.0 284.1 306.8 4.65 5 800 1953 4.0 -0.5 73 4.5 1.8 289 27 295.4 296.2 284.9 309.0 4.61 6 750 2476 1.6 -4.6 64 6.1 -1.2 268 31 298.3 298.9 285.0 309.2 3.62 7 700 3028 -1.8 -8.8 59 7.0 -4.6 260 31 300.5 301.0 284.9 309.1 2.81 8 650 3614 -4.9 -14.2 48 9.3 -8.1 264 30 303.4 303.8 285.1 309.6 1.95 9 600 4237 -9.2 -20.7 39 11.5 -12.3 273 33 305.5 305.8 285.1 309.5 1.23 10 550 4903 -14.1 -28.8 28 14.7 -17.1 282 33 307.3 307.4 285.1 309.5 0.64 11 500 5617 -20.7 -27.4 55 6.6 -22.0 278 34 307.7 307.9 285.5 310.5 0.81 12 450 6385 -27.3 -36.1 43 8.8 -28.5 272 47 308.9 308.9 285.4 310.2 0.39 13 400 7226 -30.1 -51.4 11 21.4 -31.6 285 55 315.9 315.9 287.5 316.3 0.08 14 350 8172 -32.0 -66.4 2 34.4 -33.6 288 54 325.7 325.7 290.5 325.7 0.01 15 300 9248 -35.9 -68.1 2 32.2 -37.3 278 56 334.7 334.7 293.0 334.8 0.01 16 250 10503 -40.3 -72.5 2 32.1 -41.4 271 54 346.1 346.1 295.8 346.1 0.01 17 200 12010 -44.0 -75.2 2 31.2 -44.9 262 50 363.1 363.1 299.3 363.2 0.01 18 150 13900 -53.9 -82.6 2 28.7 -54.3 240 37 377.2 377.2 301.8 377.2 0.00 19 100 16435 -63.1 -88.1 2 25.0 -63.3 224 27 405.8 405.8 306.0 405.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5505.96 m Freezing level: 726.98 mb = 2729.75 m = 8955.77 ft Wetbulb zero: 769.28 mb = 2270.18 m = 7448.02 ft Precipitable water: 0.72 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 54.57 % Est. max temperature: 20.31 C = 68.56 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 916.14 mb = 839.66 m = 2754.76 ft T: 8.69 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.31 C/km ThetaE index: 4.25 C Layer 1000.0- 900.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 742.97 mb = 2550.98 m = 8369.27 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.58 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.55 C = 79.78 F Cap Strength: 7.07 C Lifted Index: 6.18 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 22.62 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 5.96 C Showalter Index: 3.63 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 48.67 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.47 C Cross Totals Index: 21.20 C K Index: 20.96 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 113.14 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.81 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 8.44 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.11 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 14379.32 J/kg Cap Strength: 7.05 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 876.79 mb = 1201.76 m = 3942.74 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 279.1 at 31.8 knts Storm direction: 309.1 at 23.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.1 neg: 5.0 tot: 10.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 44.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 120.3 neg: -76.6 tot: 43.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 14.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.18 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.3 stream: 2.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.53 Bulk Shear: 15.90 m/s