MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509251800F052.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509251800F052.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 52 hour NAM valid 22Z SAT 27 SEP 25 Station: 35.7,-81.1 Latitude: 35.70 Longitude: -81.10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 99 SFC 980 277 24.1 21.6 86 2.5 22.3 221 2 299.0 302.0 296.1 347.8 16.76 2 950 547 21.6 20.6 94 1.0 20.9 199 3 299.1 302.0 295.8 346.5 16.28 3 900 1015 18.1 18.1 100 -0.0 18.1 161 6 300.2 302.9 295.1 343.2 14.71 4 850 1503 15.3 13.4 88 2.0 14.0 198 10 302.2 304.3 293.3 335.9 11.41 5 800 2016 12.7 9.6 81 3.1 10.8 216 6 304.7 306.5 292.6 333.0 9.45 6 750 2555 9.4 7.2 86 2.2 8.0 227 7 306.7 308.3 292.4 332.5 8.51 7 700 3124 5.6 2.6 81 3.0 3.9 211 10 308.7 310.0 291.5 329.0 6.60 8 650 3726 1.8 -6.2 55 8.0 -1.8 202 14 311.0 311.7 289.6 322.8 3.70 9 600 4366 -1.9 -14.9 36 13.0 -6.7 205 20 313.9 314.3 288.9 320.5 2.00 10 550 5052 -6.3 -34.0 9 27.6 -12.4 194 25 316.6 316.6 288.1 318.0 0.39 11 500 5789 -11.6 -41.5 6 29.8 -16.6 193 29 318.8 318.9 288.6 319.6 0.20 12 450 6587 -16.6 -55.5 2 38.9 -20.8 188 35 322.4 322.4 289.5 322.6 0.05 13 400 7461 -22.5 -55.8 3 33.3 -25.5 187 44 325.8 325.8 290.6 326.0 0.05 14 350 8431 -27.7 -44.9 18 17.2 -29.7 190 58 331.3 331.4 292.3 332.1 0.20 15 300 9525 -34.4 -59.6 6 25.2 -35.9 189 64 336.8 336.9 293.6 337.0 0.04 16 250 10778 -42.6 -68.3 4 25.7 -43.4 192 75 342.8 342.8 295.0 342.9 0.02 17 200 12249 -52.2 -71.6 8 19.4 -52.6 193 65 350.0 350.0 296.7 350.1 0.01 18 150 14078 -59.5 -81.5 4 21.9 -59.7 197 45 367.5 367.5 300.1 367.5 0.00 19 100 16571 -66.2 -85.7 5 19.4 -66.4 209 18 399.7 399.7 305.2 399.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5689.84 m Freezing level: 625.48 mb = 4040.23 m = 13255.19 ft Wetbulb zero: 665.64 mb = 3533.17 m = 11591.63 ft Precipitable water: 1.49 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 61.13 % Est. max temperature: 28.30 C = 82.94 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 944.88 mb = 593.60 m = 1947.50 ft T: 21.21 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.48 C/km ThetaE index: 29.86 C Layer 950.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 916.02 mb = 862.05 m = 2828.20 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.48 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.92 C = 76.85 F Cap Strength: 0.11 C Lifted Index: -6.81 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.22 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.53 C Showalter Index: -3.12 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.99 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.99 C Cross Totals Index: 25.01 C K Index: 37.31 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 270.13 Risk: None Energy Index: -3.20 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1604.90 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 56.66 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.11 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 918.55 mb = 838.15 m = 2749.81 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 913.55 mb = 885.38 m = 2904.76 ft Equ Level (EL): 243.55 mb = 10949.94 m = 35924.55 ft B at Equ Level: 1604.61 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 123.55 mb = 15270.73 m = 50100.20 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 198.3 at 15.0 knts Storm direction: 228.3 at 11.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.7 neg: 1.4 tot: 2.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 80.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 25.8 neg: -7.1 tot: 18.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 6.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.36 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.1 stream: 1.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.22 Bulk Rich Number: 83.30 Bulk Shear: 19.27 m/s