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: 38.45,-81.54 Latitude: 38.45 Longitude: -81.54 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 45 SFC 974 265 14.0 12.9 93 1.2 13.3 201 9 289.3 291.0 287.5 316.3 9.60 2 950 477 12.0 12.0 100 0.0 12.0 207 18 289.4 291.1 287.3 315.7 9.33 3 900 928 9.1 9.1 100 0.0 9.2 231 35 290.9 292.4 286.7 314.0 8.11 4 850 1399 5.6 4.4 92 1.2 5.0 252 51 292.0 293.1 285.2 309.8 6.18 5 800 1896 4.5 3.0 90 1.4 3.7 254 44 295.9 297.0 286.5 313.3 5.96 6 750 2420 1.6 0.8 94 0.8 1.2 258 40 298.3 299.3 286.9 314.4 5.40 7 700 2972 -2.3 -2.8 96 0.5 -2.6 258 42 299.9 300.7 286.5 313.3 4.44 8 650 3557 -5.1 -5.4 97 0.4 -5.3 245 30 303.2 303.9 287.2 315.2 3.92 9 600 4185 -7.2 -7.2 100 0.0 -7.2 199 42 307.8 308.5 288.5 319.3 3.70 10 550 4860 -10.4 -12.9 82 2.4 -11.3 193 67 311.7 312.2 288.8 320.0 2.58 11 500 5585 -15.7 -24.1 49 8.4 -17.7 190 79 313.9 314.1 287.9 317.6 1.09 12 450 6371 -20.9 -34.9 27 14.0 -23.2 195 75 316.9 317.0 288.2 318.5 0.44 13 400 7233 -24.5 -61.0 2 36.5 -27.2 200 82 323.1 323.1 289.8 323.2 0.03 14 350 8197 -28.5 -60.7 3 32.2 -30.7 198 83 330.3 330.3 291.8 330.4 0.03 15 300 9288 -34.2 -68.0 2 33.8 -35.8 201 95 337.2 337.2 293.6 337.2 0.01 16 250 10552 -38.3 -70.9 2 32.7 -39.5 217 106 349.2 349.2 296.4 349.2 0.01 17 200 12055 -47.1 -77.5 2 30.4 -47.7 204 71 358.2 358.2 298.4 358.2 0.00 18 150 13928 -51.9 -81.1 2 29.2 -52.5 237 53 380.6 380.6 302.3 380.6 0.00 19 100 16439 -65.6 -87.5 3 21.9 -65.7 234 38 401.0 401.0 305.3 401.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5539.90 m Freezing level: 729.31 mb = 2648.14 m = 8688.01 ft Wetbulb zero: 734.11 mb = 2591.03 m = 8500.65 ft Precipitable water: 1.02 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 90.84 % Est. max temperature: 18.65 C = 65.58 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 957.77 mb = 408.60 m = 1340.53 ft T: 12.68 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.12 C/km ThetaE index: 6.51 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 920.12 mb = 743.86 m = 2440.45 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.59 g/kg Conv temperature: 15.01 C = 59.01 F Cap Strength: 3.78 C Lifted Index: 3.80 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 16.34 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.33 C Showalter Index: 6.73 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 41.40 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.31 C Cross Totals Index: 20.10 C K Index: 25.20 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 233.16 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.60 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 36.12 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.50 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.84 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 920.89 mb = 736.87 m = 2417.52 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 915.89 mb = 782.31 m = 2566.62 ft Equ Level (EL): 805.89 mb = 1835.59 m = 6022.20 ft B at Equ Level: 32.50 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 605.89 mb = 4108.10 m = 13477.86 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 217.7 at 48.7 knts Storm direction: 247.7 at 36.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.4 neg: 1.1 tot: 7.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -95.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 188.9 neg: -4.5 tot: 184.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 61.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.68 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.5 stream: 8.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.04 Bulk Rich Number: 0.31 Bulk Shear: 115.52 m/s