MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510191200F018.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510191200F018.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 18 hour NAM valid 6Z 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 1008 65 15.8 7.8 59 8.0 11.3 293 12 288.3 289.4 284.1 306.9 6.58 1 1000 130 15.4 6.9 57 8.5 10.7 294 17 288.5 289.6 283.9 306.2 6.24 2 950 562 11.3 4.9 65 6.4 7.9 297 28 288.6 289.6 283.3 304.8 5.71 3 900 1010 8.3 -2.8 45 11.1 3.4 304 37 290.1 290.7 281.4 300.2 3.46 4 850 1482 8.1 -8.4 30 16.5 1.4 252 30 294.7 295.1 282.1 301.9 2.39 5 800 1980 5.6 -5.6 44 11.2 0.8 234 33 297.1 297.7 284.0 306.6 3.15 6 750 2506 6.1 -36.2 3 42.2 -3.7 234 53 303.1 303.2 283.0 304.0 0.23 7 700 3069 4.3 -41.2 2 45.5 -5.3 229 53 307.2 307.3 284.5 307.8 0.15 8 650 3670 2.9 -35.4 4 38.3 -6.2 235 67 312.2 312.3 286.5 313.2 0.29 9 600 4311 -1.4 -28.9 10 27.5 -8.7 228 72 314.4 314.6 287.6 316.5 0.58 10 550 4997 -7.0 -34.6 9 27.6 -12.9 230 73 315.7 315.8 287.8 317.0 0.37 11 500 5731 -12.3 -52.5 2 40.2 -17.4 250 80 318.0 318.0 288.2 318.2 0.06 12 450 6528 -17.5 -48.3 5 30.7 -21.4 250 90 321.2 321.2 289.2 321.6 0.11 13 400 7397 -24.2 -43.0 16 18.8 -26.5 248 87 323.5 323.5 290.0 324.3 0.21 14 350 8355 -31.6 -52.6 11 21.0 -33.2 244 82 326.1 326.1 290.7 326.4 0.08 15 300 9432 -37.3 -67.7 3 30.5 -38.5 233 85 332.8 332.8 292.5 332.9 0.01 16 250 10673 -43.7 -70.0 4 26.2 -44.5 225 97 341.0 341.0 294.6 341.1 0.01 17 200 12150 -49.6 -76.7 3 27.0 -50.1 231 91 354.2 354.2 297.5 354.2 0.01 18 150 13997 -59.1 -82.3 3 23.2 -59.4 241 63 368.2 368.2 300.2 368.2 0.00 19 100 16488 -65.9 -89.4 2 23.5 -66.0 246 37 400.5 400.5 305.3 400.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5600.35 m Freezing level: 616.77 mb = 4096.32 m = 13439.22 ft Wetbulb zero: 791.23 mb = 2069.76 m = 6790.48 ft Precipitable water: 0.42 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 21.14 % Est. max temperature: 21.44 C = 70.59 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 893.71 mb = 1068.12 m = 3504.28 ft T: 8.31 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.24 C/km ThetaE index: 6.70 C Layer 1000.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 591.99 mb = 4417.31 m = 14492.32 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.47 g/kg Conv temperature: 42.21 C = 107.97 F Cap Strength: 13.83 C Lifted Index: 13.61 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 20.27 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 11.23 C Showalter Index: 15.31 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 24.43 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 20.47 C Cross Totals Index: 3.97 C K Index: -33.42 Risk: None Sweat Index: 140.87 Risk: None Energy Index: 3.60 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 5.04 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.17 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 14827.88 J/kg Cap Strength: 13.84 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 851.39 mb = 1468.20 m = 4816.88 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 241.4 at 54.2 knts Storm direction: 271.4 at 40.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.0 neg: 9.0 tot: 13.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 97.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 204.1 neg: -138.0 tot: 66.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 22.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.21 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 15.3 stream: 3.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.02 Bulk Shear: 270.21 m/s