MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509260000F035.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509260000F035.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 35 hour NAM valid 11Z 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 1005 65 23.8 21.6 87 2.2 22.2 129 2 296.6 299.5 295.3 343.9 16.38 1 1000 104 23.2 21.5 90 1.7 22.1 142 2 296.4 299.4 295.2 343.7 16.39 2 950 550 21.3 15.2 68 6.1 17.2 222 9 298.8 300.8 292.3 332.3 11.50 3 900 1018 19.5 15.6 78 3.9 16.9 244 10 301.6 303.9 293.9 338.3 12.48 4 850 1508 16.5 14.1 86 2.4 14.9 205 12 303.4 305.6 294.0 338.9 11.95 5 800 2022 13.9 9.6 76 4.2 11.2 202 16 305.9 307.7 292.9 334.4 9.45 6 750 2564 10.7 6.3 74 4.4 8.0 200 18 308.1 309.6 292.4 332.5 8.01 7 700 3136 7.2 3.3 76 3.9 5.0 203 21 310.5 311.8 292.3 332.0 6.96 8 650 3742 3.4 0.6 82 2.8 1.8 211 22 312.8 313.9 292.2 332.0 6.14 9 600 4387 -0.5 -1.1 95 0.7 -0.8 212 22 315.6 316.7 292.9 334.2 5.89 10 550 5078 -5.0 -5.0 100 0.0 -5.0 198 26 318.2 319.1 292.7 333.7 4.81 11 500 5823 -8.5 -14.5 62 6.0 -10.8 186 33 322.6 323.1 292.0 331.0 2.48 12 450 6634 -12.5 -17.9 64 5.5 -14.3 201 37 327.6 328.0 293.0 334.7 2.07 13 400 7523 -18.4 -21.5 77 3.0 -19.3 201 37 331.0 331.4 293.6 337.1 1.72 14 350 8506 -25.3 -28.4 76 3.0 -26.0 198 40 334.6 334.8 293.9 338.4 1.05 15 300 9608 -32.8 -35.5 77 2.7 -33.3 195 46 339.1 339.2 294.7 341.4 0.62 16 250 10866 -42.6 -47.2 61 4.5 -42.9 194 55 342.7 342.7 295.2 343.6 0.22 17 200 12331 -54.3 -57.7 67 3.3 -54.5 191 60 346.7 346.7 296.0 347.0 0.08 18 150 14132 -63.2 -78.2 11 15.1 -63.3 206 48 361.3 361.3 299.0 361.3 0.01 19 100 16578 -69.4 -85.2 8 15.8 -69.5 205 17 393.6 393.6 304.3 393.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5718.79 m Freezing level: 606.09 mb = 4308.87 m = 14136.53 ft Wetbulb zero: 615.18 mb = 4186.07 m = 13733.67 ft Precipitable water: 1.88 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 81.99 % Est. max temperature: 30.45 C = 86.81 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 972.97 mb = 342.01 m = 1122.05 ft T: 22.18 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.87 C/km ThetaE index: 11.56 C Layer 1000.0- 900.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 820.31 mb = 1809.58 m = 5936.88 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.11 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.11 C = 89.79 F Cap Strength: 2.92 C Lifted Index: -0.44 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.11 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.54 C Showalter Index: -1.29 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.57 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.98 C Cross Totals Index: 22.59 C K Index: 35.13 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 226.82 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.61 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 82.53 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 12.85 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 148.75 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.92 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 896.43 mb = 1051.67 m = 3450.31 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 661.43 mb = 3599.65 m = 11809.73 ft Equ Level (EL): 471.43 mb = 6275.42 m = 20588.41 ft B at Equ Level: 81.23 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 351.43 mb = 8476.19 m = 27808.69 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 203.2 at 19.3 knts Storm direction: 233.2 at 14.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.3 neg: 2.1 tot: 4.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 99.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 36.6 neg: -5.4 tot: 31.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 10.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.42 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.2 stream: 2.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 3.12 Bulk Shear: 26.41 m/s