MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510191800F024.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510191800F024.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 24 hour NAM valid 18Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 38.45,-77.88 Latitude: 38.45 Longitude: -77.88 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1005 94 17.6 5.4 45 12.2 11.0 270 12 290.4 291.4 284.0 306.5 5.61 1 1000 133 16.0 4.4 46 11.6 9.9 270 12 289.1 290.0 283.0 304.1 5.23 2 950 564 11.3 3.2 57 8.1 7.2 270 16 288.6 289.5 282.6 303.1 5.06 3 900 1012 6.8 2.2 72 4.7 4.5 270 17 288.6 289.4 282.5 302.7 4.97 4 850 1478 4.1 -8.4 40 12.4 -0.7 291 26 290.4 290.8 280.2 297.5 2.39 5 800 1971 3.9 -23.3 12 27.3 -3.7 297 28 295.3 295.5 280.3 297.7 0.73 6 750 2492 2.0 -28.0 9 30.0 -5.5 288 28 298.7 298.8 281.5 300.4 0.51 7 700 3045 -0.6 -29.6 9 29.0 -7.5 279 30 301.8 301.9 282.7 303.4 0.47 8 650 3633 -3.4 -25.3 17 21.9 -9.1 279 37 305.1 305.2 284.4 307.6 0.75 9 600 4262 -6.3 -30.5 13 24.2 -11.8 284 45 308.9 309.0 285.5 310.6 0.50 10 550 4938 -10.1 -38.0 8 27.9 -15.0 291 56 312.1 312.2 286.4 313.1 0.26 11 500 5666 -13.1 -47.0 4 33.9 -17.8 298 71 317.1 317.1 287.9 317.5 0.11 12 450 6460 -18.4 -43.6 9 25.2 -21.8 301 77 320.1 320.2 289.0 320.8 0.18 13 400 7327 -25.3 -47.4 11 22.2 -27.5 299 83 322.2 322.2 289.6 322.7 0.13 14 350 8281 -32.8 -56.1 8 23.3 -34.2 297 84 324.6 324.6 290.2 324.8 0.05 15 300 9348 -40.2 -52.5 25 12.4 -40.8 296 92 328.8 328.8 291.5 329.2 0.10 16 250 10574 -45.3 -62.1 13 16.8 -45.9 296 89 338.7 338.7 294.0 338.8 0.04 17 200 12045 -51.3 -76.0 4 24.7 -51.7 294 75 351.6 351.6 297.0 351.6 0.01 18 150 13900 -53.3 -82.2 2 28.9 -53.8 289 39 378.2 378.2 301.9 378.2 0.00 19 100 16426 -64.5 -86.7 3 22.2 -64.7 259 36 403.1 403.1 305.6 403.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5533.55 m Freezing level: 711.58 mb = 2917.08 m = 9570.35 ft Wetbulb zero: 857.03 mb = 1411.07 m = 4629.42 ft Precipitable water: 0.39 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 22.92 % Est. max temperature: 17.45 C = 63.40 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 837.16 mb = 1601.89 m = 5255.48 ft T: 4.02 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.77 C/km ThetaE index: 8.99 C Layer 1000.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 689.06 mb = 3170.14 m = 10400.59 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.10 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.77 C = 85.58 F Cap Strength: 10.89 C Lifted Index: 13.53 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 18.13 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 6.95 C Showalter Index: 17.63 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 21.88 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 17.16 C Cross Totals Index: 4.73 C K Index: -20.26 Risk: None Sweat Index: 124.27 Risk: None Energy Index: 4.29 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2.95 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 2.43 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 13632.32 J/kg Cap Strength: 13.01 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 839.39 mb = 1580.30 m = 5184.66 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 288.6 at 38.0 knts Storm direction: 318.6 at 28.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.1 neg: 1.5 tot: 4.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 53.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 83.3 neg: -3.7 tot: 79.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 26.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.54 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.2 stream: 2.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.03 Bulk Shear: 85.71 m/s