MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509261200F015.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509261200F015.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 15 hour NAM valid 3Z SAT 27 SEP 25 Station: 34.09,-82.02 Latitude: 34.09 Longitude: -82.02 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 93 SFC 992 162 22.8 22.6 99 0.2 22.7 164 6 296.7 299.8 296.1 347.6 17.65 2 950 539 20.4 20.4 100 -0.0 20.4 143 19 297.8 300.8 295.4 344.4 16.06 3 900 1006 18.8 18.8 100 -0.0 18.8 164 17 300.9 303.7 295.7 346.1 15.39 4 850 1497 16.8 16.8 100 -0.0 16.8 189 15 303.7 306.4 295.8 346.3 14.32 5 800 2013 13.4 13.4 100 -0.0 13.4 207 13 305.4 307.7 294.7 341.7 12.15 6 750 2553 9.8 6.9 82 2.9 8.1 218 12 307.3 308.8 292.4 332.6 8.36 7 700 3124 6.7 2.6 75 4.1 4.5 230 12 309.9 311.2 291.8 330.4 6.62 8 650 3730 3.4 2.0 90 1.4 2.7 230 13 312.9 314.2 292.9 334.2 6.84 9 600 4376 0.3 0.3 100 0.0 0.3 221 13 316.4 317.7 293.6 337.1 6.51 10 550 5072 -2.2 -2.3 100 0.0 -2.3 210 12 321.4 322.6 294.4 340.5 5.90 11 500 5825 -5.8 -5.8 100 0.0 -5.8 198 15 326.0 327.0 294.9 342.5 4.98 12 450 6644 -11.1 -11.1 100 0.0 -11.1 185 21 329.3 330.0 294.7 341.6 3.64 13 400 7539 -16.1 -16.2 100 0.0 -16.2 178 24 334.0 334.6 295.1 343.5 2.71 14 350 8534 -22.1 -22.1 100 0.0 -22.1 189 37 339.0 339.4 295.7 345.7 1.86 15 300 9648 -31.0 -31.3 97 0.3 -31.1 193 50 341.7 341.9 295.6 345.2 0.93 16 250 10911 -42.4 -44.7 78 2.4 -42.6 193 63 343.1 343.1 295.3 344.2 0.28 17 200 12375 -54.6 -57.0 74 2.4 -54.7 203 70 346.3 346.3 295.9 346.6 0.09 18 150 14175 -64.2 -77.1 15 12.9 -64.3 205 54 359.5 359.5 298.6 359.5 0.01 19 100 16630 -68.0 -85.6 6 17.6 -68.1 246 15 396.3 396.3 304.7 396.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5732.08 m Freezing level: 594.64 mb = 4450.79 m = 14602.15 ft Wetbulb zero: 594.96 mb = 4443.65 m = 14578.74 ft Precipitable water: 2.23 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 94.53 % Est. max temperature: 30.17 C = 86.30 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 989.00 mb = 189.32 m = 621.10 ft T: 22.66 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.62 C/km ThetaE index: 15.94 C Layer 800.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 953.29 mb = 508.71 m = 1668.99 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.15 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.92 C = 75.06 F Cap Strength: 0.14 C Lifted Index: -1.24 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.26 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.67 C Showalter Index: -1.45 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.15 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.57 C Cross Totals Index: 22.58 C K Index: 35.29 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 247.26 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.93 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 508.77 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 31.90 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.13 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 941.22 mb = 619.06 m = 2031.01 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 936.22 mb = 665.11 m = 2182.09 ft Equ Level (EL): 906.22 mb = 946.70 m = 3105.92 ft B at Equ Level: 20.31 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 146.22 mb = 14329.99 m = 47013.84 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 201.0 at 13.8 knts Storm direction: 231.0 at 10.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.5 neg: 2.3 tot: 5.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 132.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 64.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 64.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 21.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.49 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.6 stream: 3.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.20 Bulk Rich Number: 23.85 Bulk Shear: 21.33 m/s