MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510191200F023.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510191200F023.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 23 hour NAM valid 11Z 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 1011 65 11.6 5.7 67 5.9 8.5 291 6 283.9 284.9 281.2 299.8 5.69 1 1000 153 11.3 4.7 64 6.6 7.9 294 11 284.4 285.3 281.1 299.4 5.35 2 950 579 8.9 1.5 60 7.4 5.3 317 28 286.2 287.0 280.8 298.9 4.47 3 900 1026 8.4 -6.6 34 15.0 2.2 323 26 290.1 290.6 280.3 297.8 2.59 4 850 1497 8.1 -15.6 17 23.7 -0.1 286 24 294.6 294.8 280.8 298.7 1.33 5 800 1995 6.6 -27.0 7 33.6 -2.6 274 30 298.2 298.2 281.3 299.9 0.52 6 750 2522 5.9 -36.2 3 42.1 -3.8 272 38 303.0 303.0 282.9 303.8 0.23 7 700 3085 5.0 -36.7 3 41.6 -4.7 278 50 308.0 308.0 284.9 308.8 0.24 8 650 3686 2.7 -38.4 3 41.1 -6.5 275 59 312.0 312.0 286.3 312.7 0.21 9 600 4328 -0.7 -41.2 3 40.5 -8.9 272 65 315.3 315.3 287.4 315.9 0.17 10 550 5017 -4.8 -41.0 4 36.1 -11.8 275 69 318.3 318.4 288.4 319.0 0.19 11 500 5757 -10.6 -39.7 7 29.0 -15.9 276 74 320.1 320.1 289.0 321.0 0.24 12 450 6555 -17.5 -40.0 12 22.5 -21.0 268 77 321.3 321.4 289.5 322.3 0.26 13 400 7427 -23.7 -53.0 5 29.2 -26.5 269 78 324.1 324.2 290.1 324.4 0.07 14 350 8384 -32.0 -58.0 6 26.0 -33.6 272 77 325.5 325.5 290.5 325.7 0.04 15 300 9454 -39.7 -52.7 24 12.9 -40.5 273 79 329.3 329.4 291.6 329.7 0.10 16 250 10681 -46.3 -62.2 15 16.0 -46.8 267 80 337.3 337.3 293.7 337.4 0.04 17 200 12147 -49.9 -74.6 4 24.7 -50.3 258 74 353.8 353.8 297.4 353.9 0.01 18 150 13994 -56.6 -84.3 2 27.7 -56.9 264 55 372.6 372.6 301.0 372.6 0.00 19 100 16475 -68.5 -85.8 7 17.3 -68.5 248 40 395.5 395.5 304.6 395.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5604.48 m Freezing level: 610.80 mb = 4189.30 m = 13744.24 ft Wetbulb zero: 852.10 mb = 1476.94 m = 4845.55 ft Precipitable water: 0.29 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 14.77 % Est. max temperature: 21.35 C = 70.42 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 924.53 mb = 803.74 m = 2636.92 ft T: 8.60 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.84 C/km ThetaE index: 1.99 C Layer 1000.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 537.89 mb = 5189.63 m = 17026.15 ft Mean mixing ratio: 4.48 g/kg Conv temperature: 46.56 C = 115.81 F Cap Strength: 19.10 C Lifted Index: 19.10 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 21.70 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 15.03 C Showalter Index: 19.21 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 13.74 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 18.71 C Cross Totals Index: -4.97 C K Index: -38.54 Risk: None Sweat Index: 122.71 Risk: None Energy Index: 4.80 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 18.94 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.16 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 15939.24 J/kg Cap Strength: 19.11 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 848.85 mb = 1508.41 m = 4948.80 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 278.8 at 47.8 knts Storm direction: 308.8 at 35.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.2 neg: 4.9 tot: 10.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 99.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 198.5 neg: -24.1 tot: 174.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 58.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.47 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.0 stream: 5.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.13 Bulk Shear: 149.78 m/s