MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509261200F012.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509261200F012.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 12 hour NAM valid 0Z SAT 27 SEP 25 Station: 35.13,-79.42 Latitude: 35.13 Longitude: -79.42 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 1000 90 SFC 996 127 26.1 20.9 73 5.2 22.4 161 2 299.6 302.5 295.7 345.9 15.83 2 950 541 23.2 19.8 81 3.4 20.8 184 9 300.8 303.6 295.8 346.3 15.50 3 900 1012 20.1 17.9 87 2.2 18.5 197 15 302.2 304.8 295.5 344.9 14.47 4 850 1503 17.2 13.8 81 3.3 15.0 212 11 304.1 306.3 294.1 339.2 11.77 5 800 2019 14.3 10.4 77 3.9 11.8 223 12 306.3 308.2 293.4 336.3 9.93 6 750 2562 11.2 7.0 75 4.3 8.6 222 15 308.8 310.3 292.9 334.4 8.39 7 700 3135 8.1 3.6 73 4.5 5.5 220 17 311.5 312.8 292.6 333.4 7.09 8 650 3744 4.5 0.2 74 4.2 2.2 218 18 314.0 315.1 292.5 332.9 6.00 9 600 4391 0.5 -2.0 83 2.5 -0.8 203 19 316.7 317.8 292.9 334.3 5.51 10 550 5085 -3.5 -8.3 69 4.8 -5.7 195 20 319.9 320.6 292.3 332.1 3.72 11 500 5832 -7.5 -14.5 58 6.9 -10.2 199 26 323.8 324.3 292.3 332.3 2.49 12 450 6645 -12.6 -16.5 72 3.9 -14.0 203 29 327.4 327.9 293.2 335.4 2.33 13 400 7534 -18.4 -21.0 80 2.6 -19.2 198 34 331.0 331.4 293.7 337.3 1.79 14 350 8518 -24.2 -26.4 82 2.2 -24.8 198 37 336.1 336.3 294.5 340.7 1.26 15 300 9625 -31.6 -34.3 78 2.6 -32.1 204 53 340.8 340.9 295.1 343.4 0.70 16 250 10889 -41.6 -44.7 71 3.2 -41.8 211 52 344.3 344.3 295.6 345.4 0.28 17 200 12359 -54.0 -58.2 60 4.1 -54.2 221 59 347.2 347.2 296.1 347.5 0.07 18 150 14155 -65.5 -80.4 11 14.9 -65.7 211 46 357.2 357.2 298.1 357.2 0.00 19 100 16589 -69.4 -85.4 8 16.0 -69.4 228 26 393.7 393.7 304.3 393.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5742.49 m Freezing level: 593.34 mb = 4483.55 m = 14709.63 ft Wetbulb zero: 613.03 mb = 4217.40 m = 13836.45 ft Precipitable water: 1.93 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 75.83 % Est. max temperature: 30.78 C = 87.40 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 923.55 mb = 786.84 m = 2581.47 ft T: 21.57 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.80 C/km ThetaE index: 13.39 C Layer 900.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 866.41 mb = 1338.97 m = 4392.91 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.26 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.95 C = 85.91 F Cap Strength: 1.25 C Lifted Index: -3.05 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.97 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.28 C Showalter Index: -0.41 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.06 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.69 C Cross Totals Index: 21.37 C K Index: 33.99 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 214.43 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.40 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 709.55 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 37.67 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 25.09 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.25 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 898.74 mb = 1023.79 m = 3358.85 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 813.74 mb = 1874.17 m = 6148.79 ft Equ Level (EL): 243.74 mb = 11056.10 m = 36272.86 ft B at Equ Level: 707.82 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 133.74 mb = 14843.71 m = 48699.25 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 206.6 at 16.5 knts Storm direction: 236.6 at 12.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.0 neg: 0.7 tot: 2.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 116.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 41.8 neg: -3.9 tot: 37.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 12.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.59 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.5 stream: 2.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.17 Bulk Rich Number: 43.52 Bulk Shear: 16.30 m/s