MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509251800F030.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509251800F030.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 30 hour NAM valid 0Z SAT 27 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 26.6 21.6 74 5.1 23.0 175 12 299.5 302.5 296.0 347.3 16.38 1 1000 92 25.8 21.5 77 4.3 22.7 176 12 298.9 301.9 295.9 346.6 16.36 2 950 541 22.3 20.7 91 1.6 21.2 187 12 299.8 302.8 296.1 347.8 16.39 3 900 1012 20.3 18.8 91 1.5 19.3 101 3 302.5 305.3 296.2 348.0 15.40 4 850 1504 16.9 17.0 100 -0.0 17.0 100 3 303.9 306.6 295.9 346.9 14.46 5 800 2021 14.4 14.4 100 0.0 14.4 212 2 306.5 308.9 295.6 345.6 13.00 6 750 2563 10.0 9.8 99 0.2 9.9 246 10 307.5 309.4 293.9 338.4 10.23 7 700 3135 7.1 5.6 90 1.5 6.2 240 10 310.3 311.9 293.2 335.5 8.17 8 650 3742 3.9 -0.2 74 4.1 1.7 225 11 313.3 314.5 292.1 331.5 5.79 9 600 4388 0.5 -7.5 55 8.0 -3.1 224 17 316.7 317.4 291.3 328.4 3.62 10 550 5081 -4.1 -12.3 53 8.2 -7.4 231 19 319.2 319.8 291.2 328.2 2.70 11 500 5824 -9.2 -11.0 86 1.9 -9.9 216 14 321.8 322.5 292.4 332.8 3.29 12 450 6636 -12.7 -14.4 87 1.7 -13.3 182 17 327.3 327.8 293.5 336.8 2.79 13 400 7526 -17.6 -19.4 86 1.8 -18.2 172 21 332.1 332.5 294.1 339.3 2.06 14 350 8513 -24.0 -26.3 81 2.3 -24.5 170 21 336.4 336.7 294.6 341.0 1.27 15 300 9620 -32.0 -34.8 76 2.8 -32.4 177 25 340.3 340.5 295.0 342.9 0.67 16 250 10882 -41.8 -45.1 70 3.3 -42.1 176 27 343.9 343.9 295.5 344.9 0.27 17 200 12354 -53.0 -56.8 63 3.8 -53.2 205 32 348.8 348.8 296.4 349.1 0.09 18 150 14155 -63.5 -68.3 52 4.8 -63.5 202 35 360.8 360.8 298.9 360.9 0.03 19 100 16584 -69.5 -85.3 8 15.9 -69.5 220 29 393.5 393.5 304.3 393.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5732.38 m Freezing level: 594.58 mb = 4462.98 m = 14642.15 ft Wetbulb zero: 632.72 mb = 3959.10 m = 12989.02 ft Precipitable water: 2.16 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 81.13 % Est. max temperature: 30.93 C = 87.67 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 932.13 mb = 706.36 m = 2317.43 ft T: 21.62 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.05 C/km ThetaE index: 19.83 C Layer 850.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 885.16 mb = 1154.92 m = 3789.08 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.16 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.01 C = 86.02 F Cap Strength: 1.15 C Lifted Index: -5.34 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.26 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.82 C Showalter Index: -5.10 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.27 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.13 C Cross Totals Index: 26.15 C K Index: 41.58 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 289.31 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.89 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1097.75 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 46.86 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 18.86 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.15 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 920.52 mb = 815.45 m = 2675.34 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 855.52 mb = 1448.16 m = 4751.12 ft Equ Level (EL): 215.52 mb = 11861.11 m = 38913.93 ft B at Equ Level: 1094.35 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 125.52 mb = 15222.28 m = 49941.27 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 220.4 at 10.8 knts Storm direction: 250.4 at 8.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.4 neg: 1.8 tot: 4.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 72.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 14.4 neg: -42.7 tot: -28.4 m^2/s^2 ave: -9.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.16 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.3 stream: -0.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.07 Bulk Rich Number: 142.83 Bulk Shear: 7.69 m/s