MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509260600F018.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509260600F018.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 18 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 29.0 21.6 64 7.4 23.6 156 6 301.9 304.9 296.7 350.3 16.40 1 1000 87 28.5 21.5 66 7.0 23.5 155 6 301.7 304.7 296.6 349.9 16.35 2 950 541 24.7 20.2 76 4.5 21.5 190 8 302.3 305.2 296.5 349.3 15.90 3 900 1013 20.2 19.1 93 1.2 19.5 189 7 302.4 305.3 296.3 348.6 15.64 4 850 1505 16.9 14.5 85 2.5 15.3 213 7 303.9 306.2 294.4 340.4 12.28 5 800 2020 14.1 11.4 84 2.7 12.3 234 10 306.1 308.1 293.9 338.1 10.62 6 750 2563 11.3 7.6 78 3.7 9.0 229 13 308.8 310.5 293.2 335.6 8.77 7 700 3137 7.8 4.9 81 3.0 6.1 223 16 311.2 312.7 293.1 335.2 7.78 8 650 3745 4.6 0.1 73 4.5 2.1 225 15 314.1 315.3 292.4 332.8 5.92 9 600 4393 0.8 -2.1 81 2.9 -0.7 222 17 317.1 318.1 292.9 334.5 5.46 10 550 5087 -3.7 -6.1 84 2.4 -4.8 219 21 319.6 320.5 292.8 334.0 4.41 11 500 5834 -7.7 -11.1 77 3.4 -9.1 217 32 323.6 324.2 292.9 334.5 3.27 12 450 6647 -11.7 -25.3 31 13.7 -15.4 213 36 328.6 328.8 292.4 332.4 1.08 13 400 7538 -18.0 -27.7 43 9.6 -20.4 212 33 331.5 331.7 293.1 335.1 0.99 14 350 8522 -25.2 -29.3 69 4.1 -26.1 216 30 334.7 334.9 293.9 338.3 0.96 15 300 9626 -31.8 -36.4 64 4.6 -32.5 208 44 340.5 340.6 295.0 342.7 0.57 16 250 10891 -41.3 -47.6 50 6.3 -41.8 217 45 344.6 344.6 295.6 345.4 0.21 17 200 12363 -53.7 -61.8 37 8.1 -53.9 235 61 347.6 347.7 296.1 347.9 0.05 18 150 14160 -64.8 -71.5 40 6.6 -64.9 212 44 358.4 358.4 298.4 358.4 0.02 19 100 16588 -69.5 -84.7 9 15.2 -69.5 228 30 393.5 393.5 304.3 393.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5746.59 m Freezing level: 591.04 mb = 4517.52 m = 14821.08 ft Wetbulb zero: 612.15 mb = 4230.95 m = 13880.91 ft Precipitable water: 2.03 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 80.44 % Est. max temperature: 30.88 C = 87.58 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 901.12 mb = 1002.63 m = 3289.42 ft T: 20.35 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.78 C/km ThetaE index: 17.51 C Layer 1000.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 882.81 mb = 1179.36 m = 3869.25 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.96 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.96 C = 85.92 F Cap Strength: 0.43 C Lifted Index: -4.54 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.10 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.54 C Showalter Index: -1.14 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.88 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.67 C Cross Totals Index: 22.21 C K Index: 36.17 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 220.30 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.23 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1311.65 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 51.22 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4.71 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.43 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 892.50 mb = 1085.48 m = 3561.26 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 867.50 mb = 1329.88 m = 4363.08 ft Equ Level (EL): 187.50 mb = 12765.78 m = 41881.96 ft B at Equ Level: 1300.98 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 107.50 mb = 16154.72 m = 53000.42 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 218.3 at 15.3 knts Storm direction: 248.3 at 11.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.9 neg: 1.0 tot: 2.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 84.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 15.1 neg: -1.9 tot: 13.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 4.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.41 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.1 stream: 1.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.10 Bulk Rich Number: 76.99 Bulk Shear: 17.04 m/s