MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509260000F036.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509260000F036.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 36 hour NAM valid 12Z 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 21.9 89 1.9 22.5 126 3 296.6 299.6 295.4 344.7 16.68 1 1000 106 23.2 21.8 91 1.5 22.2 128 3 296.4 299.4 295.3 344.3 16.62 2 950 553 20.7 20.6 99 0.2 20.6 217 9 298.2 301.2 295.6 345.6 16.28 3 900 1021 18.6 18.5 99 0.1 18.5 231 8 300.7 303.5 295.5 344.9 15.06 4 850 1511 16.8 12.8 78 3.9 14.2 208 12 303.7 305.7 293.4 336.5 11.03 5 800 2026 14.0 9.1 72 4.9 11.0 206 14 306.1 307.8 292.7 333.7 9.13 6 750 2568 10.8 5.3 69 5.5 7.6 207 17 308.3 309.8 292.0 331.2 7.47 7 700 3140 7.2 3.8 79 3.4 5.2 211 18 310.4 311.8 292.4 332.6 7.20 8 650 3746 3.2 1.9 91 1.3 2.4 215 22 312.5 313.8 292.7 333.6 6.76 9 600 4389 -1.4 -2.0 96 0.6 -1.7 208 20 314.5 315.5 292.2 331.9 5.50 10 550 5081 -4.7 -7.0 84 2.3 -5.7 188 25 318.6 319.4 292.2 332.0 4.13 11 500 5825 -8.3 -12.5 72 4.1 -9.9 192 38 322.9 323.5 292.4 332.7 2.94 12 450 6635 -13.3 -18.1 68 4.7 -14.9 199 38 326.5 326.9 292.7 333.5 2.05 13 400 7523 -18.5 -20.5 84 2.0 -19.1 200 33 331.0 331.4 293.7 337.6 1.87 14 350 8506 -25.3 -28.0 78 2.7 -25.9 200 42 334.6 334.8 294.0 338.6 1.09 15 300 9608 -33.0 -36.0 74 3.0 -33.4 195 49 338.9 339.1 294.6 341.2 0.59 16 250 10864 -42.7 -46.0 70 3.3 -43.0 190 59 342.5 342.6 295.1 343.5 0.25 17 200 12329 -54.0 -59.3 52 5.3 -54.2 188 62 347.2 347.2 296.1 347.5 0.06 18 150 14129 -63.7 -77.8 13 14.2 -63.8 199 47 360.4 360.4 298.8 360.4 0.01 19 100 16569 -70.1 -85.1 9 15.1 -70.1 203 18 392.4 392.4 304.1 392.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5719.43 m Freezing level: 615.52 mb = 4189.62 m = 13745.31 ft Wetbulb zero: 620.89 mb = 4114.26 m = 13498.05 ft Precipitable water: 2.00 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 84.48 % Est. max temperature: 30.68 C = 87.22 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 977.19 mb = 306.95 m = 1007.05 ft T: 22.11 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.76 C/km ThetaE index: 14.37 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 938.28 mb = 660.07 m = 2165.56 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.12 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.06 C = 78.91 F Cap Strength: 0.22 C Lifted Index: -3.60 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.86 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.07 C Showalter Index: -0.08 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.26 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.09 C Cross Totals Index: 21.17 C K Index: 34.58 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 216.31 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.81 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 946.14 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 43.50 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4.50 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.22 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 946.67 mb = 583.04 m = 1912.83 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 821.67 mb = 1798.61 m = 5900.87 ft Equ Level (EL): 231.67 mb = 11364.15 m = 37283.50 ft B at Equ Level: 945.67 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 131.67 mb = 14913.39 m = 48927.86 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 202.8 at 18.7 knts Storm direction: 232.8 at 14.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.2 neg: 1.3 tot: 3.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 101.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 32.8 neg: -4.6 tot: 28.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 9.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.51 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.3 stream: 2.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.15 Bulk Rich Number: 41.09 Bulk Shear: 23.03 m/s