MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509241800F055.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509241800F055.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 55 hour NAM valid 1Z SAT 27 SEP 25 Station: 34.17,-83.79 Latitude: 34.17 Longitude: -83.79 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 1000 93 SFC 975 312 18.7 18.6 99 0.2 18.7 320 5 294.0 296.5 292.7 333.9 13.95 2 950 536 19.7 19.4 98 0.3 19.5 10 5 297.2 299.9 294.5 340.9 15.11 3 900 1002 17.8 16.7 93 1.1 17.1 296 1 299.9 302.3 294.1 339.1 13.42 4 850 1490 15.5 13.9 90 1.6 14.4 326 4 302.4 304.5 293.7 337.3 11.83 5 800 2002 12.2 10.3 88 1.9 11.0 338 6 304.2 306.0 292.7 333.7 9.88 6 750 2541 8.5 6.3 86 2.2 7.2 328 4 305.8 307.3 291.7 329.9 7.99 7 700 3107 4.7 2.9 88 1.9 3.7 158 1 307.7 309.0 291.2 328.3 6.74 8 650 3710 2.4 1.4 93 1.0 1.9 178 3 311.7 312.9 292.3 332.0 6.54 9 600 4353 -1.2 -1.4 98 0.2 -1.3 170 6 314.8 315.9 292.5 333.0 5.76 10 550 5044 -4.5 -4.6 100 0.1 -4.6 188 11 318.7 319.7 293.0 334.7 4.96 11 500 5790 -8.0 -8.0 99 0.1 -8.0 194 20 323.3 324.1 293.6 337.1 4.18 12 450 6600 -14.6 -14.8 98 0.2 -14.6 195 24 324.9 325.5 292.8 334.1 2.70 13 400 7478 -21.7 -22.1 96 0.4 -21.8 193 27 326.8 327.1 292.4 332.5 1.63 14 350 8452 -26.2 -27.6 88 1.4 -26.5 198 34 333.4 333.7 293.7 337.6 1.13 15 300 9554 -33.3 -35.3 82 2.0 -33.6 195 50 338.5 338.6 294.6 340.9 0.63 16 250 10806 -43.2 -49.5 50 6.3 -43.6 186 72 341.8 341.8 294.9 342.5 0.17 17 200 12275 -52.3 -71.7 8 19.4 -52.7 190 74 349.9 349.9 296.6 350.0 0.01 18 150 14102 -59.4 -78.8 6 19.3 -59.6 202 53 367.7 367.7 300.1 367.7 0.01 19 100 16594 -66.8 -87.0 4 20.1 -67.0 235 21 398.6 398.6 305.0 398.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5696.43 m Freezing level: 616.24 mb = 4144.20 m = 13596.30 ft Wetbulb zero: 620.06 mb = 4088.82 m = 13414.60 ft Precipitable water: 1.83 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 93.52 % Est. max temperature: 27.91 C = 82.25 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 973.09 mb = 328.52 m = 1077.81 ft T: 18.81 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.74 C/km ThetaE index: 12.55 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 885.16 mb = 1143.64 m = 3752.06 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.00 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.25 C = 77.46 F Cap Strength: 0.73 C Lifted Index: -0.78 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.42 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.67 C Showalter Index: -0.08 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.31 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.44 C Cross Totals Index: 21.87 C K Index: 35.47 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 194.28 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.18 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 489.74 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 31.30 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 16.66 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.74 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 914.70 mb = 862.01 m = 2828.09 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 819.70 mb = 1796.73 m = 5894.70 ft Equ Level (EL): 329.70 mb = 8879.27 m = 29131.10 ft B at Equ Level: 488.30 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 189.70 mb = 12610.67 m = 41373.07 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 198.1 at 7.3 knts Storm direction: 228.1 at 5.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.3 neg: 1.1 tot: 1.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 59.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 13.3 neg: -5.7 tot: 7.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 2.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.21 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.0 stream: 0.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 30.66 Bulk Shear: 15.97 m/s