MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510191200F022.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510191200F022.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 22 hour NAM valid 10Z 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 12.0 5.8 66 6.2 8.8 297 6 284.3 285.3 281.5 300.4 5.74 1 1000 148 11.6 4.8 63 6.8 8.1 300 11 284.7 285.7 281.3 299.8 5.38 2 950 574 8.9 2.2 63 6.7 5.6 313 28 286.2 287.0 281.1 299.5 4.71 3 900 1020 8.1 -5.0 39 13.1 2.5 318 31 289.8 290.3 280.6 298.4 2.91 4 850 1491 7.7 -22.3 10 30.0 -1.2 285 26 294.2 294.3 279.8 296.6 0.75 5 800 1988 6.3 -31.0 5 37.3 -3.0 269 32 297.8 297.9 280.9 299.0 0.36 6 750 2515 5.5 -40.4 2 45.9 -4.1 260 42 302.5 302.5 282.6 303.0 0.15 7 700 3076 4.2 -40.7 2 44.9 -5.3 264 51 307.1 307.1 284.4 307.7 0.16 8 650 3675 1.7 -38.7 3 40.4 -7.0 268 62 310.9 310.9 285.9 311.6 0.21 9 600 4315 -1.2 -44.1 2 42.9 -9.3 268 70 314.7 314.7 287.1 315.2 0.13 10 550 5003 -5.0 -39.1 5 34.0 -11.9 267 76 318.1 318.1 288.4 319.0 0.24 11 500 5743 -10.8 -38.3 8 27.5 -15.9 271 81 319.8 319.9 289.0 320.8 0.28 12 450 6541 -18.0 -41.2 11 23.2 -21.4 266 83 320.7 320.7 289.2 321.5 0.23 13 400 7410 -24.1 -50.4 7 26.3 -26.7 267 81 323.6 323.6 290.0 324.0 0.09 14 350 8367 -32.0 -49.8 16 17.7 -33.4 268 84 325.5 325.6 290.6 326.0 0.12 15 300 9439 -39.3 -58.9 11 19.5 -40.2 272 86 329.9 329.9 291.7 330.1 0.05 16 250 10669 -45.2 -62.4 13 17.2 -45.8 254 77 338.8 338.8 294.0 338.9 0.03 17 200 12139 -49.5 -73.0 5 23.5 -50.0 251 74 354.4 354.4 297.6 354.4 0.01 18 150 13987 -56.4 -84.6 2 28.2 -56.8 251 49 372.9 372.9 301.1 372.9 0.00 19 100 16472 -68.2 -86.5 6 18.3 -68.2 243 42 396.0 396.0 304.6 396.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5595.53 m Freezing level: 621.23 mb = 4043.55 m = 13266.08 ft Wetbulb zero: 866.40 mb = 1333.64 m = 4375.40 ft Precipitable water: 0.28 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 14.49 % Est. max temperature: 20.97 C = 69.75 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 920.07 mb = 838.36 m = 2750.51 ft T: 8.38 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.63 C/km ThetaE index: 3.78 C Layer 1000.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 545.61 mb = 5065.45 m = 16618.73 ft Mean mixing ratio: 4.65 g/kg Conv temperature: 46.00 C = 114.81 F Cap Strength: 18.48 C Lifted Index: 18.49 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 21.68 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 13.93 C Showalter Index: 20.54 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 7.04 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 18.52 C Cross Totals Index: -11.49 C K Index: -48.66 Risk: None Sweat Index: 132.89 Risk: None Energy Index: 5.19 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 16.81 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.80 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 16319.50 J/kg Cap Strength: 18.51 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 854.51 mb = 1447.37 m = 4748.55 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 272.0 at 51.3 knts Storm direction: 302.0 at 38.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.4 neg: 6.0 tot: 11.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 91.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 197.2 neg: -45.3 tot: 151.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 50.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.38 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.4 stream: 4.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.09 Bulk Shear: 197.53 m/s