MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510191200F021.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510191200F021.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 21 hour NAM valid 9Z 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 1010 65 12.5 5.9 64 6.6 9.0 305 7 284.9 285.9 281.8 301.1 5.79 1 1000 145 12.1 5.0 62 7.1 8.4 306 12 285.2 286.2 281.5 300.6 5.47 2 950 572 8.9 2.2 63 6.7 5.6 313 29 286.2 287.0 281.1 299.5 4.72 3 900 1017 7.4 -2.6 49 10.0 2.9 317 35 289.1 289.7 281.0 299.2 3.50 4 850 1487 7.2 -22.6 10 29.8 -1.5 283 29 293.7 293.8 279.6 296.0 0.73 5 800 1984 6.8 -35.8 3 42.5 -2.9 261 37 298.4 298.4 281.0 299.1 0.23 6 750 2511 5.2 -33.7 4 38.8 -4.1 253 45 302.2 302.2 282.7 303.2 0.30 7 700 3072 3.1 -34.7 4 37.8 -5.7 252 54 305.9 306.0 284.1 306.9 0.29 8 650 3669 0.8 -37.1 4 37.8 -7.5 256 60 309.8 309.9 285.6 310.7 0.24 9 600 4306 -2.2 -42.5 3 40.2 -9.9 262 70 313.5 313.6 286.8 314.1 0.15 10 550 4993 -5.1 -47.6 2 42.5 -12.2 263 80 318.0 318.0 288.2 318.4 0.09 11 500 5733 -10.8 -40.7 7 29.9 -16.0 261 88 319.8 319.9 288.9 320.6 0.22 12 450 6530 -18.3 -39.1 14 20.8 -21.5 254 86 320.3 320.3 289.2 321.4 0.29 13 400 7397 -24.7 -52.1 6 27.4 -27.2 259 84 322.9 323.0 289.8 323.2 0.08 14 350 8353 -32.5 -55.8 8 23.4 -33.9 259 85 325.0 325.0 290.3 325.2 0.06 15 300 9423 -38.8 -63.2 6 24.4 -39.8 265 92 330.6 330.6 291.9 330.7 0.03 16 250 10660 -44.2 -59.3 17 15.1 -44.8 250 83 340.4 340.4 294.4 340.6 0.05 17 200 12132 -49.2 -76.3 3 27.2 -49.7 242 84 354.9 354.9 297.7 355.0 0.01 18 150 13984 -56.5 -84.6 2 28.2 -56.8 242 49 372.8 372.8 301.1 372.8 0.00 19 100 16472 -68.2 -86.4 6 18.2 -68.4 245 43 395.9 395.9 304.6 395.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5588.43 m Freezing level: 637.12 mb = 3832.95 m = 12575.13 ft Wetbulb zero: 866.88 mb = 1325.27 m = 4347.96 ft Precipitable water: 0.30 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 15.10 % Est. max temperature: 20.41 C = 68.75 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 913.92 mb = 890.72 m = 2922.28 ft T: 7.79 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.24 C/km ThetaE index: 5.09 C Layer 1000.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 551.37 mb = 4973.16 m = 16315.95 ft Mean mixing ratio: 4.78 g/kg Conv temperature: 45.59 C = 114.06 F Cap Strength: 18.11 C Lifted Index: 18.19 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 21.90 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 12.60 C Showalter Index: 20.95 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 6.28 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 18.03 C Cross Totals Index: -11.75 C K Index: -42.34 Risk: None Sweat Index: 144.88 Risk: None Energy Index: 5.27 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 12.72 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.04 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 15628.01 J/kg Cap Strength: 18.19 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 858.35 mb = 1406.50 m = 4614.44 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 264.9 at 54.2 knts Storm direction: 294.9 at 40.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.7 neg: 8.2 tot: 12.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 90.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 191.3 neg: -92.9 tot: 98.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 32.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.26 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.9 stream: 3.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.05 Bulk Shear: 249.15 m/s