MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510191200F009.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510191200F009.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 9 hour NAM valid 21Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 35.13,-78.93 Latitude: 35.13 Longitude: -78.93 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 64 24.9 15.3 55 9.7 18.5 184 14 297.9 299.8 291.6 329.6 10.94 1 1000 88 24.6 15.0 55 9.6 18.3 185 14 297.8 299.7 291.5 329.1 10.79 2 950 534 20.2 13.8 67 6.3 16.1 187 26 297.6 299.5 291.2 328.2 10.52 3 900 998 15.6 12.9 84 2.7 13.8 189 28 297.6 299.4 291.1 327.9 10.43 4 850 1480 11.2 10.9 98 0.3 11.1 201 32 297.9 299.7 290.6 326.2 9.71 5 800 1985 10.0 9.8 99 0.2 9.9 227 41 301.8 303.5 291.7 330.0 9.53 6 750 2522 9.2 3.8 69 5.5 6.2 216 35 306.6 307.9 290.9 327.0 6.70 7 700 3092 6.6 1.7 71 4.9 3.9 220 39 309.8 311.0 291.5 329.0 6.20 8 650 3698 3.5 -2.3 66 5.7 0.5 224 42 312.9 313.8 291.3 328.6 4.98 9 600 4343 -0.3 -6.8 62 6.4 -3.3 225 49 315.7 316.5 291.2 328.1 3.84 10 550 5034 -4.4 -13.1 51 8.7 -7.8 222 52 318.8 319.3 290.9 327.2 2.52 11 500 5776 -9.8 -19.9 44 10.1 -13.0 216 55 321.0 321.3 290.7 326.4 1.57 12 450 6580 -14.8 -20.5 62 5.6 -16.6 220 56 324.6 324.9 291.8 330.3 1.66 13 400 7460 -21.0 -23.3 82 2.3 -21.7 220 59 327.6 327.9 292.4 332.8 1.46 14 350 8436 -26.7 -29.4 78 2.6 -27.3 207 64 332.7 332.9 293.4 336.2 0.96 15 300 9532 -34.5 -37.3 76 2.7 -34.9 207 64 336.7 336.8 294.0 338.6 0.52 16 250 10778 -43.3 -48.7 55 5.4 -43.6 214 67 341.8 341.8 294.9 342.5 0.18 17 200 12251 -52.7 -72.4 7 19.8 -53.0 231 65 349.4 349.4 296.5 349.4 0.01 18 150 14053 -63.8 -75.0 20 11.3 -63.8 230 53 360.2 360.2 298.8 360.3 0.01 19 100 16497 -68.7 -86.0 7 17.3 -68.8 234 35 395.1 395.1 304.5 395.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5688.39 m Freezing level: 604.54 mb = 4284.06 m = 14055.14 ft Wetbulb zero: 642.82 mb = 3787.70 m = 12426.70 ft Precipitable water: 1.52 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 69.40 % Est. max temperature: 24.99 C = 76.99 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 870.08 mb = 1282.66 m = 4208.15 ft T: 13.01 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.14 C/km ThetaE index: 3.43 C Layer 1000.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 863.87 mb = 1343.12 m = 4406.50 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.58 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.91 C = 76.84 F Cap Strength: 2.97 C Lifted Index: 2.15 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.77 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.93 C Showalter Index: 3.27 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 41.88 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.09 C Cross Totals Index: 20.79 C K Index: 27.12 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 307.86 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.08 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3.91 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 2.80 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.16 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.96 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 866.20 mb = 1320.40 m = 4331.96 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 861.20 mb = 1369.22 m = 4492.15 ft Equ Level (EL): 821.20 mb = 1767.27 m = 5798.06 ft B at Equ Level: 3.44 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 801.20 mb = 1973.02 m = 6473.09 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 216.3 at 40.5 knts Storm direction: 246.3 at 30.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.1 neg: 1.4 tot: 7.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 77.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 252.5 neg: -37.2 tot: 215.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 71.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.62 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.1 stream: 5.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.05 Bulk Shear: 84.68 m/s