MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510191200F011.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510191200F011.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 11 hour NAM valid 23Z 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 23.0 17.8 72 5.3 19.5 167 12 295.9 298.2 292.5 332.9 12.85 1 1000 89 22.9 17.7 72 5.3 19.4 168 12 296.1 298.4 292.5 333.0 12.82 2 950 533 19.4 16.0 81 3.4 17.1 181 28 296.8 299.0 292.2 331.9 12.12 3 900 997 15.9 13.3 85 2.5 14.3 196 36 297.8 299.8 291.5 329.1 10.75 4 850 1479 12.1 12.1 100 -0.0 12.1 212 42 298.8 300.7 291.6 329.4 10.49 5 800 1988 10.7 10.3 97 0.4 10.4 233 47 302.6 304.4 292.2 331.9 9.87 6 750 2525 8.0 6.6 91 1.4 7.2 230 46 305.2 306.8 291.7 329.9 8.19 7 700 3093 5.4 0.1 69 5.3 2.7 228 50 308.5 309.5 290.5 325.5 5.53 8 650 3696 3.3 -17.1 21 20.4 -4.0 236 50 312.7 313.0 288.1 317.9 1.54 9 600 4342 1.9 -42.9 2 44.7 -7.5 229 42 318.3 318.3 288.3 318.8 0.14 10 550 5035 -4.3 -36.4 6 32.1 -11.3 242 45 318.9 319.0 288.8 320.1 0.31 11 500 5776 -9.6 -50.6 2 41.1 -15.5 231 40 321.4 321.4 289.2 321.7 0.07 12 450 6579 -16.1 -51.5 3 35.3 -20.4 236 49 322.9 322.9 289.8 323.2 0.07 13 400 7452 -22.5 -41.4 16 18.8 -25.1 224 54 325.7 325.7 290.7 326.7 0.25 14 350 8423 -27.1 -30.4 74 3.3 -27.8 209 63 332.1 332.3 293.2 335.3 0.87 15 300 9519 -34.2 -37.6 71 3.4 -34.6 207 72 337.2 337.3 294.1 339.2 0.50 16 250 10770 -43.6 -46.7 71 3.1 -43.7 216 80 341.3 341.4 294.8 342.2 0.23 17 200 12234 -53.7 -70.8 11 17.1 -54.1 225 84 347.6 347.7 296.1 347.7 0.01 18 150 14046 -63.7 -79.0 11 15.3 -63.8 221 57 360.4 360.4 298.8 360.5 0.01 19 100 16503 -68.0 -87.1 5 19.2 -68.1 232 36 396.4 396.4 304.7 396.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5687.78 m Freezing level: 585.08 mb = 4548.60 m = 14923.05 ft Wetbulb zero: 680.12 mb = 3327.41 m = 10916.57 ft Precipitable water: 1.35 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 52.35 % Est. max temperature: 25.85 C = 78.53 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 928.30 mb = 731.34 m = 2399.37 ft T: 17.86 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.59 C/km ThetaE index: 14.01 C Layer 750.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 884.96 mb = 1138.99 m = 3736.81 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.00 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.22 C = 77.40 F Cap Strength: 3.71 C Lifted Index: 0.89 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.15 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.53 C Showalter Index: 1.95 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 43.34 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.67 C Cross Totals Index: 21.67 C K Index: 28.48 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 334.15 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.42 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 23.65 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.88 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 11.28 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.64 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 901.71 mb = 980.40 m = 3216.50 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 866.71 mb = 1315.02 m = 4314.31 ft Equ Level (EL): 816.71 mb = 1814.48 m = 5952.94 ft B at Equ Level: 12.85 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 706.71 mb = 3014.56 m = 9890.16 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 226.0 at 42.1 knts Storm direction: 256.0 at 31.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.4 neg: 0.8 tot: 8.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 98.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 458.0 neg: -10.1 tot: 447.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 149.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.85 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.8 stream: 9.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.07 Bulk Rich Number: 0.17 Bulk Shear: 138.97 m/s