MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510191200F020.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510191200F020.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 20 hour NAM valid 8Z 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 13.3 6.3 63 7.0 9.6 304 9 285.7 286.7 282.3 302.3 5.92 1 1000 142 12.8 5.4 61 7.4 8.9 305 14 285.9 286.9 282.1 301.8 5.62 2 950 570 9.4 2.2 61 7.2 5.9 310 29 286.7 287.5 281.4 300.1 4.72 3 900 1016 7.7 -2.9 47 10.6 3.0 316 36 289.4 290.0 281.0 299.3 3.41 4 850 1485 5.9 -11.9 27 17.7 -0.6 291 26 292.3 292.6 280.3 297.8 1.81 5 800 1981 7.1 -35.8 3 42.9 -2.7 255 39 298.8 298.8 281.1 299.5 0.23 6 750 2509 5.2 -37.8 3 43.0 -4.3 242 49 302.2 302.2 282.5 302.9 0.20 7 700 3068 3.3 -41.9 2 45.2 -5.8 249 56 306.1 306.1 284.0 306.6 0.14 8 650 3667 1.9 -34.1 5 36.0 -6.7 243 66 311.1 311.2 286.1 312.3 0.33 9 600 4306 -2.2 -45.0 2 42.8 -9.9 248 69 313.5 313.6 286.7 314.0 0.11 10 550 4991 -5.7 -48.0 2 42.3 -12.6 254 80 317.3 317.3 288.0 317.6 0.09 11 500 5730 -10.8 -42.8 5 32.0 -16.1 258 91 319.9 320.0 288.9 320.6 0.18 12 450 6527 -18.5 -38.1 16 19.5 -21.7 252 90 319.9 320.0 289.0 321.1 0.32 13 400 7393 -25.1 -41.4 21 16.3 -27.2 255 92 322.3 322.4 289.8 323.3 0.25 14 350 8347 -32.6 -54.3 10 21.6 -34.1 255 88 324.7 324.7 290.3 325.0 0.07 15 300 9417 -38.5 -64.3 5 25.7 -39.6 259 92 331.0 331.0 292.0 331.1 0.02 16 250 10655 -44.1 -65.2 8 21.1 -44.7 236 93 340.5 340.5 294.5 340.6 0.02 17 200 12133 -48.5 -75.7 3 27.2 -49.1 240 83 356.0 356.0 297.9 356.0 0.01 18 150 13987 -57.3 -82.7 3 25.4 -57.6 244 54 371.3 371.3 300.8 371.3 0.00 19 100 16474 -68.6 -85.1 8 16.5 -68.7 248 36 395.2 395.2 304.5 395.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5588.57 m Freezing level: 627.11 mb = 3959.32 m = 12989.75 ft Wetbulb zero: 857.92 mb = 1408.73 m = 4621.77 ft Precipitable water: 0.32 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 15.66 % Est. max temperature: 19.36 C = 66.85 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 908.21 mb = 941.06 m = 3087.42 ft T: 7.96 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.27 C/km ThetaE index: 4.51 C Layer 1000.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 565.23 mb = 4775.73 m = 15668.20 ft Mean mixing ratio: 4.81 g/kg Conv temperature: 43.79 C = 110.82 F Cap Strength: 17.10 C Lifted Index: 17.82 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 21.73 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 12.39 C Showalter Index: 19.75 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 15.49 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 16.62 C Cross Totals Index: -1.13 C K Index: -40.46 Risk: None Sweat Index: 142.63 Risk: None Energy Index: 4.94 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 11.34 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.76 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 16106.66 J/kg Cap Strength: 17.79 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 852.50 mb = 1460.71 m = 4792.30 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 257.1 at 55.8 knts Storm direction: 287.1 at 41.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.8 neg: 8.6 tot: 14.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 97.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 252.0 neg: -118.0 tot: 134.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 44.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.30 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 15.5 stream: 4.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.04 Bulk Shear: 279.23 m/s