MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509261200F013.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509261200F013.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 13 hour NAM valid 1Z 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 94 SFC 996 127 25.8 21.0 75 4.8 22.4 103 2 299.3 302.2 295.7 345.8 15.94 2 950 545 23.5 20.6 84 2.9 21.4 151 11 301.0 304.0 296.4 348.9 16.29 3 900 1016 20.1 17.6 85 2.5 18.4 190 16 302.3 304.9 295.3 344.3 14.23 4 850 1508 16.8 15.1 90 1.7 15.7 193 12 303.7 306.1 294.8 341.8 12.82 5 800 2023 14.1 10.7 80 3.4 11.9 206 10 306.2 308.0 293.5 336.6 10.13 6 750 2565 11.1 7.2 77 3.8 8.8 216 12 308.6 310.2 293.0 334.7 8.56 7 700 3139 8.0 4.5 78 3.5 6.0 225 14 311.4 312.8 293.0 334.8 7.57 8 650 3747 4.4 -0.0 73 4.5 2.0 215 15 314.0 315.1 292.4 332.5 5.88 9 600 4394 0.3 -4.4 71 4.7 -2.0 204 19 316.5 317.4 292.0 331.3 4.61 10 550 5087 -3.8 -7.6 75 3.8 -5.5 197 22 319.5 320.3 292.3 332.3 3.91 11 500 5833 -8.1 -12.9 68 4.8 -9.9 200 26 323.2 323.7 292.4 332.7 2.84 12 450 6644 -13.1 -15.6 81 2.6 -14.0 202 30 326.8 327.3 293.2 335.4 2.52 13 400 7532 -18.7 -21.3 80 2.6 -19.5 193 27 330.6 331.0 293.5 336.7 1.74 14 350 8515 -23.9 -26.2 82 2.2 -24.5 193 37 336.5 336.8 294.6 341.2 1.29 15 300 9625 -31.6 -34.3 77 2.7 -32.0 197 41 340.9 341.0 295.1 343.5 0.70 16 250 10888 -41.7 -45.0 70 3.3 -41.9 214 47 344.1 344.2 295.6 345.2 0.28 17 200 12357 -54.1 -59.2 53 5.2 -54.2 217 60 347.1 347.2 296.1 347.4 0.06 18 150 14158 -64.2 -88.9 2 24.7 -64.3 213 40 359.5 359.5 298.6 359.5 0.00 19 100 16594 -69.1 -85.8 7 16.7 -69.1 234 26 394.3 394.3 304.4 394.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5739.79 m Freezing level: 595.92 mb = 4450.58 m = 14601.46 ft Wetbulb zero: 624.75 mb = 4067.26 m = 13343.85 ft Precipitable water: 1.98 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 77.52 % Est. max temperature: 30.42 C = 86.76 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 929.28 mb = 737.12 m = 2418.36 ft T: 22.11 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.98 C/km ThetaE index: 14.23 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 877.73 mb = 1231.34 m = 4039.77 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.60 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.43 C = 84.98 F Cap Strength: 1.17 C Lifted Index: -4.00 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.48 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.72 C Showalter Index: -2.07 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 48.06 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.86 C Cross Totals Index: 23.20 C K Index: 36.46 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 231.83 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.86 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 934.31 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 43.23 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 17.11 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.17 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 902.57 mb = 991.02 m = 3251.35 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 847.57 mb = 1531.82 m = 5025.59 ft Equ Level (EL): 217.57 mb = 11802.52 m = 38721.72 ft B at Equ Level: 934.01 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 127.57 mb = 15131.00 m = 49641.79 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 201.7 at 16.1 knts Storm direction: 231.7 at 12.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 2.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 136.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 73.9 neg: -8.9 tot: 65.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 21.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.60 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.7 stream: 3.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.41 Bulk Rich Number: 39.42 Bulk Shear: 23.70 m/s