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: 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 92 SFC 996 127 25.4 21.5 79 3.9 22.6 114 3 298.9 301.9 295.9 346.7 16.41 2 950 543 22.8 20.7 88 2.1 21.3 176 13 300.3 303.3 296.3 348.4 16.39 3 900 1013 19.9 19.9 100 -0.0 19.9 151 13 302.0 305.1 296.8 350.7 16.50 4 850 1505 16.5 15.4 93 1.1 15.7 181 9 303.4 305.8 294.8 342.1 13.03 5 800 2020 14.2 10.5 78 3.7 11.9 176 9 306.3 308.2 293.4 336.5 10.03 6 750 2563 11.4 6.8 73 4.6 8.6 192 10 309.0 310.5 292.9 334.3 8.30 7 700 3137 8.1 4.7 79 3.4 6.1 203 13 311.4 312.9 293.1 335.1 7.66 8 650 3745 4.0 1.7 85 2.2 2.7 198 18 313.4 314.7 292.9 334.3 6.68 9 600 4391 -0.1 -3.1 81 2.9 -1.6 191 20 316.0 316.9 292.3 332.2 5.09 10 550 5083 -3.8 -5.7 86 2.0 -4.7 200 22 319.6 320.5 292.9 334.3 4.53 11 500 5830 -8.4 -10.1 88 1.6 -9.1 184 29 322.8 323.5 292.9 334.5 3.56 12 450 6641 -13.1 -15.0 85 1.9 -13.8 187 32 326.8 327.3 293.3 335.8 2.65 13 400 7529 -18.6 -20.8 82 2.3 -19.3 197 34 330.9 331.2 293.6 337.2 1.82 14 350 8514 -23.3 -27.7 68 4.3 -24.4 214 26 337.3 337.5 294.7 341.4 1.13 15 300 9626 -31.4 -34.9 71 3.6 -31.9 210 27 341.1 341.3 295.2 343.7 0.65 16 250 10891 -41.1 -44.3 71 3.2 -41.3 188 36 345.0 345.1 295.8 346.2 0.30 17 200 12362 -54.4 -58.5 60 4.1 -54.5 197 47 346.7 346.7 296.0 347.0 0.07 18 150 14163 -63.2 -81.6 7 18.4 -63.3 221 39 361.2 361.2 299.0 361.2 0.00 19 100 16602 -69.6 -86.0 7 16.5 -69.6 224 26 393.3 393.3 304.3 393.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5737.66 m Freezing level: 601.65 mb = 4369.71 m = 14336.13 ft Wetbulb zero: 618.69 mb = 4143.37 m = 13593.58 ft Precipitable water: 2.08 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 84.41 % Est. max temperature: 30.15 C = 86.27 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 940.86 mb = 627.00 m = 2057.06 ft T: 22.30 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.12 C/km ThetaE index: 16.39 C Layer 850.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 899.22 mb = 1020.93 m = 3349.47 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.42 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.56 C = 83.41 F Cap Strength: 0.82 C Lifted Index: -5.06 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.34 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.22 C Showalter Index: -2.48 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 48.73 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.93 C Cross Totals Index: 23.80 C K Index: 36.90 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 230.88 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.57 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1235.63 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 49.71 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7.85 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.82 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 919.59 mb = 826.02 m = 2710.02 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 874.59 mb = 1259.73 m = 4132.92 ft Equ Level (EL): 184.59 mb = 12864.30 m = 42205.20 ft B at Equ Level: 1213.59 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 114.59 mb = 15782.64 m = 51779.67 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 188.3 at 16.0 knts Storm direction: 218.3 at 12.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.8 neg: 0.5 tot: 3.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 86.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 42.1 neg: -11.7 tot: 30.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 10.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.37 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.5 stream: 2.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.28 Bulk Rich Number: 128.39 Bulk Shear: 9.62 m/s