MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510191200F019.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510191200F019.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 19 hour NAM valid 7Z 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 1009 65 14.2 6.7 61 7.5 10.2 298 11 286.7 287.7 283.0 303.9 6.12 1 1000 138 13.7 5.8 59 7.9 9.5 299 16 286.8 287.9 282.7 303.1 5.78 2 950 567 10.0 3.2 63 6.7 6.6 304 30 287.3 288.2 282.1 301.7 5.09 3 900 1014 8.1 -1.7 50 9.7 3.7 311 36 289.8 290.5 281.7 300.7 3.76 4 850 1484 7.1 -11.8 25 18.9 0.1 270 25 293.5 293.9 280.9 299.1 1.82 5 800 1980 5.7 -40.3 2 46.0 -3.7 251 32 297.2 297.2 280.3 297.7 0.14 6 750 2507 5.8 -36.4 3 42.2 -3.8 239 52 302.8 302.9 282.8 303.6 0.23 7 700 3067 2.0 -36.3 4 38.3 -6.4 238 48 304.7 304.7 283.6 305.5 0.24 8 650 3666 2.6 -35.4 4 38.0 -6.4 239 72 311.9 311.9 286.4 312.9 0.29 9 600 4307 -1.8 -34.6 6 32.9 -9.2 232 77 314.1 314.2 287.2 315.3 0.34 10 550 4990 -6.9 -45.2 3 38.2 -13.3 246 76 315.8 315.9 287.5 316.3 0.12 11 500 5727 -11.0 -48.1 3 37.0 -16.4 257 90 319.6 319.6 288.7 320.0 0.10 12 450 6524 -18.1 -44.7 8 26.5 -21.7 250 91 320.4 320.5 289.0 321.0 0.16 13 400 7393 -24.6 -42.5 17 17.9 -26.8 250 88 323.0 323.0 289.9 323.8 0.23 14 350 8348 -31.9 -54.5 9 22.6 -33.4 251 89 325.7 325.7 290.6 326.0 0.07 15 300 9423 -37.8 -63.8 5 26.0 -38.9 243 90 332.0 332.0 292.3 332.1 0.02 16 250 10662 -43.7 -68.4 5 24.7 -44.4 229 97 341.1 341.1 294.6 341.2 0.02 17 200 12140 -49.4 -76.5 3 27.1 -49.9 237 90 354.6 354.6 297.6 354.6 0.01 18 150 13987 -58.3 -81.9 3 23.7 -58.5 242 58 369.7 369.7 300.5 369.7 0.00 19 100 16479 -67.1 -85.0 6 17.8 -67.2 251 43 398.0 398.0 304.9 398.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5589.51 m Freezing level: 620.24 mb = 4047.36 m = 13278.59 ft Wetbulb zero: 848.96 mb = 1494.44 m = 4902.97 ft Precipitable water: 0.33 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 16.29 % Est. max temperature: 20.46 C = 68.83 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 901.15 mb = 1003.75 m = 3293.11 ft T: 8.12 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.89 C/km ThetaE index: 6.18 C Layer 1000.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 583.01 mb = 4532.58 m = 14870.49 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.09 g/kg Conv temperature: 42.32 C = 108.17 F Cap Strength: 14.99 C Lifted Index: 16.48 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 21.37 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 10.22 C Showalter Index: 18.53 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 17.35 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 18.10 C Cross Totals Index: -0.75 C K Index: -32.00 Risk: None Sweat Index: 140.38 Risk: None Energy Index: 4.52 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 9.62 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.39 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 15293.44 J/kg Cap Strength: 16.37 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 854.18 mb = 1444.08 m = 4737.73 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 250.0 at 55.8 knts Storm direction: 280.0 at 41.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.1 neg: 8.4 tot: 12.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 85.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 225.2 neg: -144.8 tot: 80.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 26.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.26 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 14.7 stream: 3.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.03 Bulk Shear: 278.64 m/s