MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510191200F013.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510191200F013.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 13 hour NAM valid 1Z MON 20 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 1004 65 20.0 18.0 89 1.9 18.7 201 10 292.8 295.1 291.7 329.9 13.06 1 1000 97 19.5 17.9 90 1.6 18.5 201 11 292.7 295.0 291.6 329.6 13.01 2 950 538 17.0 16.3 96 0.6 16.5 204 34 294.4 296.6 291.7 329.8 12.39 3 900 998 15.1 15.1 100 -0.0 15.1 216 42 297.0 299.2 292.2 331.9 12.05 4 850 1482 12.9 12.9 100 -0.0 12.9 221 46 299.7 301.7 292.3 332.2 11.09 5 800 1990 10.1 10.1 100 0.0 10.1 230 41 301.9 303.7 291.9 330.8 9.74 6 750 2525 7.6 2.9 72 4.8 5.1 240 42 304.9 306.0 289.9 323.9 6.29 7 700 3089 5.3 -35.5 3 40.9 -4.4 241 47 308.4 308.5 285.1 309.3 0.26 8 650 3693 4.8 -32.0 5 36.9 -5.0 227 52 314.4 314.5 287.3 315.8 0.40 9 600 4340 0.4 -37.0 4 37.4 -8.1 231 47 316.5 316.6 287.9 317.5 0.27 10 550 5029 -5.2 -35.5 7 30.3 -11.7 239 53 318.0 318.0 288.5 319.2 0.34 11 500 5770 -9.9 -40.7 6 30.9 -15.4 239 59 321.0 321.0 289.3 321.8 0.22 12 450 6572 -16.2 -45.6 6 29.4 -20.3 229 60 322.8 322.8 289.8 323.4 0.14 13 400 7444 -24.0 -50.2 7 26.3 -26.6 220 57 323.9 323.9 290.0 324.2 0.10 14 350 8404 -29.6 -57.7 5 28.1 -31.5 216 66 328.9 328.9 291.5 329.1 0.05 15 300 9493 -35.2 -39.6 64 4.4 -35.7 208 78 335.8 335.9 293.7 337.4 0.41 16 250 10741 -43.3 -46.6 70 3.3 -43.6 214 94 341.6 341.7 294.9 342.5 0.23 17 200 12210 -51.9 -71.8 7 19.9 -52.3 231 92 350.5 350.5 296.8 350.6 0.01 18 150 14042 -61.7 -83.1 4 21.5 -61.8 216 54 363.9 363.9 299.4 363.9 0.00 19 100 16507 -66.4 -84.8 6 18.4 -66.5 236 35 399.4 399.4 305.1 399.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5672.23 m Freezing level: 596.64 mb = 4385.93 m = 14389.36 ft Wetbulb zero: 723.35 mb = 2820.86 m = 9254.68 ft Precipitable water: 1.21 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 46.10 % Est. max temperature: 26.65 C = 79.98 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 975.70 mb = 308.71 m = 1012.82 ft T: 18.30 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.68 C/km ThetaE index: 22.81 C Layer 800.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 926.95 mb = 747.07 m = 2450.99 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.49 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.76 C = 72.96 F Cap Strength: 3.63 C Lifted Index: 1.24 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.97 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.93 C Showalter Index: 0.37 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.60 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.79 C Cross Totals Index: 22.80 C K Index: -5.16 Risk: None Sweat Index: 369.52 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.99 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 35.60 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.44 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 264.94 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.48 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 942.14 mb = 608.59 m = 1996.67 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 437.14 mb = 6786.91 m = 22266.49 ft Equ Level (EL): 367.14 mb = 8060.54 m = 26445.01 ft B at Equ Level: 32.49 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 337.14 mb = 8668.57 m = 28439.84 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 231.0 at 45.8 knts Storm direction: 261.0 at 34.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 105.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 361.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 361.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 120.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.81 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.3 stream: 8.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.07 Bulk Rich Number: 0.34 Bulk Shear: 103.40 m/s