MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510191200F015.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510191200F015.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 15 hour NAM valid 3Z 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 1005 65 20.5 18.4 88 2.1 19.1 214 10 293.2 295.6 292.0 331.2 13.34 1 1000 105 20.1 18.1 88 2.0 18.8 216 12 293.3 295.6 291.9 330.9 13.21 2 950 546 16.9 16.8 99 0.2 16.8 233 32 294.4 296.6 291.9 330.8 12.74 3 900 1006 14.1 11.7 86 2.4 12.6 246 33 296.1 297.8 290.0 324.0 9.66 4 850 1486 11.2 9.7 90 1.5 10.3 250 33 297.9 299.5 289.9 323.8 8.91 5 800 1989 7.9 7.8 99 0.1 7.9 237 37 299.6 301.1 290.0 324.2 8.35 6 750 2521 6.6 -5.6 41 12.2 1.1 227 44 303.7 304.3 286.8 314.0 3.34 7 700 3085 6.8 -33.1 4 39.9 -3.5 229 57 310.0 310.1 285.8 311.2 0.34 8 650 3691 4.6 -41.0 2 45.6 -5.5 229 57 314.1 314.2 287.0 314.7 0.16 9 600 4336 0.2 -36.3 4 36.4 -8.2 229 54 316.3 316.4 287.9 317.4 0.29 10 550 5024 -5.9 -34.8 8 28.8 -12.2 233 59 317.0 317.1 288.2 318.3 0.36 11 500 5762 -11.0 -40.5 7 29.4 -16.2 234 63 319.6 319.6 288.9 320.4 0.22 12 450 6561 -17.6 -42.9 9 25.3 -21.2 231 66 321.0 321.1 289.3 321.8 0.19 13 400 7429 -24.5 -47.6 10 23.0 -26.9 230 69 323.1 323.1 289.9 323.6 0.13 14 350 8388 -30.6 -58.0 5 27.4 -32.3 225 70 327.6 327.6 291.0 327.7 0.04 15 300 9466 -37.7 -61.2 7 23.5 -38.7 221 79 332.3 332.3 292.4 332.4 0.03 16 250 10710 -42.7 -60.6 12 17.9 -43.4 219 101 342.7 342.7 295.0 342.8 0.04 17 200 12186 -51.0 -72.9 6 22.0 -51.4 231 90 352.0 352.1 297.1 352.1 0.01 18 150 14026 -59.2 -80.9 4 21.7 -59.4 230 49 368.1 368.2 300.2 368.2 0.00 19 100 16506 -65.8 -82.0 9 16.2 -66.0 229 30 400.5 400.5 305.3 400.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5656.93 m Freezing level: 598.58 mb = 4355.78 m = 14290.45 ft Wetbulb zero: 738.25 mb = 2650.51 m = 8695.81 ft Precipitable water: 1.04 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 41.31 % Est. max temperature: 24.93 C = 76.88 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 974.69 mb = 325.47 m = 1067.81 ft T: 18.52 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.66 C/km ThetaE index: 12.98 C Layer 750.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 929.69 mb = 729.77 m = 2394.22 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.22 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.29 C = 72.11 F Cap Strength: 3.68 C Lifted Index: 0.49 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.05 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.69 C Showalter Index: 3.30 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 42.92 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.21 C Cross Totals Index: 20.71 C K Index: -8.00 Risk: None Sweat Index: 244.85 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.56 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 109.66 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 14.81 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.67 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.68 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 938.70 mb = 647.77 m = 2125.19 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 913.70 mb = 877.16 m = 2877.77 ft Equ Level (EL): 733.70 mb = 2700.97 m = 8861.35 ft B at Equ Level: 61.40 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 663.70 mb = 3520.37 m = 11549.63 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 232.8 at 47.2 knts Storm direction: 262.8 at 35.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.3 neg: 3.0 tot: 9.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 94.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 223.7 neg: -1.7 tot: 222.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 74.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.57 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.8 stream: 6.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.09 Bulk Rich Number: 1.24 Bulk Shear: 88.39 m/s