MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509260000F031.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509260000F031.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 31 hour NAM valid 7Z 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 1004 65 23.8 21.4 87 2.3 22.1 136 2 296.6 299.5 295.1 343.5 16.23 1 1000 99 23.2 21.4 89 1.8 21.9 150 2 296.4 299.3 295.1 343.2 16.23 2 950 546 20.6 19.9 96 0.6 20.1 189 14 298.1 300.9 295.1 343.3 15.59 3 900 1014 20.0 15.8 77 4.2 17.1 196 19 302.1 304.4 294.1 339.3 12.60 4 850 1506 17.7 10.7 64 6.9 13.3 191 18 304.6 306.4 292.6 333.3 9.58 5 800 2021 14.3 8.7 69 5.7 10.9 187 20 306.4 308.1 292.6 333.1 8.84 6 750 2564 10.8 7.0 77 3.8 8.5 192 23 308.3 309.8 292.7 333.8 8.39 7 700 3135 7.2 2.7 73 4.5 4.6 194 28 310.4 311.7 292.0 330.9 6.64 8 650 3741 2.9 1.4 90 1.5 2.1 195 29 312.2 313.4 292.4 332.5 6.52 9 600 4385 -0.9 -1.1 98 0.2 -1.0 197 27 315.1 316.3 292.7 333.8 5.91 10 550 5078 -4.1 -4.5 97 0.4 -4.3 199 20 319.3 320.2 293.2 335.4 5.00 11 500 5824 -7.9 -8.6 95 0.7 -8.2 201 16 323.4 324.2 293.4 336.6 4.00 12 450 6637 -12.5 -13.3 94 0.8 -12.9 204 19 327.5 328.1 293.7 337.8 3.04 13 400 7527 -18.0 -19.8 86 1.8 -18.6 193 29 331.5 331.9 294.0 338.5 1.99 14 350 8511 -24.4 -26.8 81 2.3 -25.0 196 33 335.8 336.1 294.4 340.3 1.22 15 300 9616 -32.5 -35.1 77 2.7 -32.9 195 39 339.6 339.8 294.8 342.1 0.64 16 250 10875 -43.1 -46.2 71 3.1 -43.3 210 47 342.1 342.1 295.0 343.0 0.24 17 200 12335 -55.0 -59.1 60 4.1 -55.1 194 53 345.7 345.8 295.7 346.0 0.07 18 150 14131 -63.3 -81.5 7 18.2 -63.5 211 52 360.9 360.9 298.9 361.0 0.00 19 100 16578 -67.4 -86.6 5 19.3 -67.5 208 19 397.6 397.6 304.9 397.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5725.30 m Freezing level: 611.54 mb = 4236.59 m = 13899.41 ft Wetbulb zero: 616.02 mb = 4173.15 m = 13691.28 ft Precipitable water: 1.97 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 84.58 % Est. max temperature: 31.62 C = 88.92 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 970.68 mb = 358.00 m = 1174.54 ft T: 21.67 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.61 C/km ThetaE index: 10.17 C Layer 900.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 850.78 mb = 1497.80 m = 4913.97 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.12 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.79 C = 89.22 F Cap Strength: 2.01 C Lifted Index: -2.15 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.17 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.28 C Showalter Index: 1.78 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.26 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.58 C Cross Totals Index: 18.68 C K Index: 31.85 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 181.12 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.59 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 449.56 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 29.99 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 75.89 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.98 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 929.45 mb = 735.03 m = 2411.49 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 764.45 mb = 2403.18 m = 7884.35 ft Equ Level (EL): 304.45 mb = 9510.67 m = 31202.60 ft B at Equ Level: 448.89 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 164.45 mb = 13556.52 m = 44476.23 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 194.6 at 21.0 knts Storm direction: 224.6 at 15.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.3 neg: 0.5 tot: 4.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 113.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 79.7 neg: -4.0 tot: 75.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 25.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.76 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.3 stream: 4.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.16 Bulk Rich Number: 19.02 Bulk Shear: 23.64 m/s