MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509250600F027.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509250600F027.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 27 hour NAM valid 9Z FRI 26 SEP 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 1003 65 24.1 22.4 90 1.7 22.9 221 7 297.0 300.1 295.9 346.7 17.20 1 1000 91 23.7 22.3 92 1.4 22.8 222 8 296.9 300.0 295.9 346.7 17.24 2 950 538 21.7 19.9 90 1.7 20.5 235 29 299.2 302.0 295.4 344.7 15.61 3 900 1006 18.6 18.4 99 0.2 18.5 234 28 300.7 303.4 295.4 344.5 14.93 4 850 1497 16.3 16.2 99 0.1 16.3 232 26 303.2 305.8 295.3 344.1 13.77 5 800 2011 13.8 12.8 94 0.9 13.2 227 23 305.8 308.0 294.6 341.0 11.73 6 750 2554 11.2 8.7 85 2.4 9.6 223 21 308.7 310.5 293.7 337.5 9.48 7 700 3128 8.2 6.0 86 2.2 6.9 218 21 311.6 313.2 293.7 337.6 8.43 8 650 3737 4.8 2.9 88 1.9 3.7 222 24 314.4 315.8 293.6 337.2 7.28 9 600 4385 0.3 -1.0 91 1.3 -0.4 223 26 316.5 317.7 293.2 335.4 5.94 10 550 5080 -3.4 -6.7 78 3.3 -4.9 216 26 320.1 320.9 292.7 333.8 4.21 11 500 5829 -6.4 -26.3 19 19.9 -12.1 208 32 325.2 325.4 291.2 328.3 0.89 12 450 6641 -12.5 -29.6 23 17.1 -16.6 213 37 327.5 327.6 291.7 330.1 0.73 13 400 7529 -18.8 -25.5 56 6.7 -20.5 225 36 330.5 330.8 293.0 334.8 1.20 14 350 8511 -25.0 -27.1 82 2.1 -25.4 231 32 335.1 335.4 294.2 339.4 1.19 15 300 9617 -32.0 -36.7 63 4.7 -32.6 220 28 340.3 340.5 294.9 342.5 0.55 16 250 10879 -41.7 -46.1 62 4.4 -42.0 217 35 344.1 344.2 295.6 345.1 0.25 17 200 12351 -52.8 -59.6 44 6.7 -53.0 215 42 349.1 349.1 296.5 349.4 0.06 18 150 14145 -66.5 -71.2 51 4.8 -66.5 226 45 355.6 355.6 297.8 355.7 0.02 19 100 16571 -70.6 -85.6 9 15.0 -70.6 209 25 391.4 391.4 304.0 391.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5738.20 m Freezing level: 595.39 mb = 4449.23 m = 14597.02 ft Wetbulb zero: 604.76 mb = 4321.22 m = 14177.05 ft Precipitable water: 2.09 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 84.35 % Est. max temperature: 30.19 C = 86.33 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 978.75 mb = 278.05 m = 912.21 ft T: 22.86 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.43 C/km ThetaE index: 9.16 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 917.19 mb = 842.48 m = 2763.99 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.90 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.26 C = 81.07 F Cap Strength: 0.73 C Lifted Index: -1.75 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.92 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.06 C Showalter Index: -1.31 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.42 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.76 C Cross Totals Index: 22.66 C K Index: 36.79 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 277.82 Risk: None Energy Index: -3.08 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 670.69 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 36.62 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6.12 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.73 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 934.49 mb = 680.72 m = 2233.31 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 899.49 mb = 1011.07 m = 3317.10 ft Equ Level (EL): 249.49 mb = 10892.68 m = 35736.71 ft B at Equ Level: 667.08 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 139.49 mb = 14579.75 m = 47833.26 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 222.4 at 24.7 knts Storm direction: 252.4 at 18.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.7 neg: 1.8 tot: 5.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 66.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 44.5 neg: -26.8 tot: 17.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 5.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.28 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.7 stream: 1.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.19 Bulk Rich Number: 89.66 Bulk Shear: 7.48 m/s