MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509260600F019.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509260600F019.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 19 hour NAM valid 1Z 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 26.8 20.8 70 6.0 22.5 161 7 299.6 302.5 295.6 345.2 15.58 1 1000 92 26.2 20.8 72 5.4 22.3 161 7 299.3 302.2 295.5 344.9 15.61 2 950 544 24.0 21.2 85 2.7 22.1 173 12 301.5 304.6 297.0 351.6 16.97 3 900 1016 20.1 19.6 97 0.5 19.8 177 9 302.2 305.2 296.6 349.9 16.15 4 850 1508 16.8 16.0 95 0.8 16.3 209 9 303.8 306.3 295.3 344.1 13.57 5 800 2023 13.9 10.4 80 3.5 11.7 222 9 305.9 307.8 293.3 335.8 9.94 6 750 2566 11.4 4.8 64 6.5 7.6 229 13 308.9 310.3 292.0 331.1 7.23 7 700 3138 7.7 3.2 73 4.5 5.2 225 15 311.1 312.4 292.4 332.5 6.92 8 650 3746 4.6 -5.4 48 10.0 -0.2 226 15 314.2 315.0 290.8 326.8 3.93 9 600 4394 0.6 -2.3 81 2.9 -0.9 219 18 316.8 317.8 292.7 333.9 5.37 10 550 5088 -3.8 -5.6 87 1.8 -4.6 219 22 319.6 320.5 292.9 334.5 4.60 11 500 5834 -7.6 -12.1 70 4.5 -9.4 217 30 323.8 324.4 292.8 334.0 3.03 12 450 6648 -12.1 -18.0 61 5.9 -14.1 215 34 328.0 328.4 293.1 335.1 2.06 13 400 7541 -17.4 -21.8 68 4.4 -18.7 222 30 332.4 332.7 293.9 338.3 1.67 14 350 8523 -25.1 -30.7 60 5.6 -26.2 205 29 334.9 335.0 293.8 338.0 0.84 15 300 9629 -31.6 -35.8 66 4.2 -32.3 204 43 340.8 340.9 295.1 343.1 0.60 16 250 10894 -41.2 -46.2 58 5.0 -41.6 208 41 344.9 344.9 295.7 345.9 0.24 17 200 12368 -53.3 -57.9 57 4.6 -53.4 206 45 348.4 348.4 296.4 348.7 0.08 18 150 14167 -64.5 -75.2 21 10.8 -64.6 217 42 359.1 359.1 298.5 359.1 0.01 19 100 16596 -69.5 -83.2 12 13.8 -69.5 232 25 393.5 393.5 304.3 393.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5742.05 m Freezing level: 593.44 mb = 4484.58 m = 14713.00 ft Wetbulb zero: 651.46 mb = 3727.79 m = 12230.12 ft Precipitable water: 2.01 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 77.24 % Est. max temperature: 30.78 C = 87.41 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 919.63 mb = 827.60 m = 2715.20 ft T: 21.63 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.68 C/km ThetaE index: 20.49 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 895.70 mb = 1057.11 m = 3468.17 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.41 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.44 C = 85.00 F Cap Strength: 0.92 C Lifted Index: -4.42 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.96 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.70 C Showalter Index: -2.43 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 47.93 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.38 C Cross Totals Index: 23.55 C K Index: 35.87 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 240.08 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.08 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1283.59 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 50.67 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 11.97 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.92 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 912.16 mb = 898.76 m = 2948.64 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 877.16 mb = 1237.25 m = 4059.18 ft Equ Level (EL): 197.16 mb = 12457.61 m = 40870.93 ft B at Equ Level: 1281.75 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 107.16 mb = 16181.47 m = 53088.18 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 215.2 at 15.5 knts Storm direction: 245.2 at 11.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.1 neg: 0.3 tot: 2.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 78.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 25.1 neg: -7.1 tot: 17.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 6.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.40 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.5 stream: 1.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.16 Bulk Rich Number: 75.22 Bulk Shear: 17.06 m/s