MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509261200F016.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509261200F016.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 16 hour NAM valid 4Z 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 93 SFC 996 127 24.8 22.4 87 2.3 23.1 135 4 298.3 301.4 296.4 348.9 17.41 2 950 542 22.8 19.4 81 3.5 20.4 182 12 300.3 303.1 295.4 344.4 15.05 3 900 1013 20.0 17.7 86 2.3 18.4 161 14 302.1 304.8 295.4 344.4 14.29 4 850 1504 16.8 14.7 87 2.1 15.4 157 10 303.8 306.1 294.6 340.9 12.48 5 800 2019 13.9 10.9 82 3.0 12.0 173 10 305.9 307.8 293.5 336.8 10.28 6 750 2561 10.7 7.9 82 2.9 9.0 181 12 308.2 309.9 293.2 335.4 8.92 7 700 3134 7.5 5.4 87 2.1 6.2 194 14 310.7 312.3 293.2 335.5 8.04 8 650 3741 3.7 1.0 83 2.6 2.2 191 17 313.1 314.3 292.5 333.0 6.36 9 600 4387 -0.2 -0.8 96 0.5 -0.5 196 20 315.9 317.0 293.0 335.0 6.05 10 550 5079 -4.2 -8.3 73 4.1 -6.0 178 26 319.1 319.8 292.0 331.2 3.71 11 500 5825 -7.7 -18.1 43 10.4 -11.3 178 33 323.6 324.0 291.7 329.9 1.84 12 450 6635 -12.9 -16.0 78 3.0 -14.0 193 32 327.0 327.4 293.2 335.3 2.44 13 400 7526 -17.3 -21.6 69 4.3 -18.6 201 23 332.5 332.9 294.0 338.5 1.70 14 350 8516 -22.7 -27.1 67 4.4 -23.7 205 35 338.2 338.5 294.9 342.6 1.18 15 300 9627 -31.3 -35.2 69 3.9 -32.0 211 43 341.2 341.3 295.2 343.6 0.64 16 250 10891 -41.7 -46.2 62 4.5 -42.1 207 47 344.0 344.0 295.5 345.0 0.24 17 200 12360 -53.9 -61.6 38 7.7 -54.1 209 45 347.4 347.4 296.1 347.6 0.05 18 150 14157 -64.5 -76.0 19 11.4 -64.6 223 45 359.0 359.0 298.5 359.0 0.01 19 100 16591 -69.8 -85.5 8 15.8 -69.8 225 27 393.0 393.0 304.2 393.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5732.00 m Freezing level: 602.69 mb = 4352.10 m = 14278.37 ft Wetbulb zero: 609.22 mb = 4263.88 m = 13988.95 ft Precipitable water: 1.99 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 81.36 % Est. max temperature: 30.46 C = 86.82 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 963.20 mb = 421.37 m = 1382.44 ft T: 23.38 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.63 C/km ThetaE index: 13.51 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 873.24 mb = 1272.17 m = 4173.74 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.35 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.52 C = 85.14 F Cap Strength: 1.44 C Lifted Index: -3.09 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.43 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.89 C Showalter Index: -1.28 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.96 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.54 C Cross Totals Index: 22.42 C K Index: 37.17 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 230.26 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.19 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 648.15 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 36.00 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 25.54 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.44 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 906.79 mb = 947.23 m = 3107.68 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 831.79 mb = 1688.23 m = 5538.74 ft Equ Level (EL): 251.79 mb = 10841.18 m = 35567.74 ft B at Equ Level: 647.70 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 141.79 mb = 14495.33 m = 47556.26 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 181.0 at 17.5 knts Storm direction: 211.0 at 13.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.5 neg: 0.7 tot: 3.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 71.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 30.5 neg: -11.3 tot: 19.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 6.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.34 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.6 stream: 1.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.10 Bulk Rich Number: 60.56 Bulk Shear: 10.70 m/s