MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509261200F020.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509261200F020.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 20 hour NAM valid 8Z SAT 27 SEP 25 Station: 32.98,-80.15 Latitude: 32.98 Longitude: -80.15 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1008 12 25.1 25.1 100 -0.0 25.1 97 2 297.5 301.2 298.0 356.4 20.27 1 1000 85 24.6 24.7 100 -0.0 24.7 125 4 297.8 301.4 297.8 355.7 19.92 2 950 537 22.1 22.0 100 0.0 22.1 200 15 299.6 302.8 297.0 351.7 17.83 3 900 1006 20.0 16.6 80 3.5 17.7 204 12 302.1 304.6 294.7 341.4 13.29 4 850 1497 16.6 15.6 94 1.0 16.0 204 12 303.6 306.0 295.0 342.9 13.24 5 800 2013 13.8 13.4 98 0.3 13.6 201 11 305.8 308.1 294.9 342.3 12.18 6 750 2555 11.1 4.9 65 6.2 7.5 192 12 308.7 310.0 292.0 330.9 7.26 7 700 3127 7.6 1.5 66 6.0 4.2 189 15 310.8 312.0 291.7 329.8 6.12 8 650 3735 4.3 -2.2 63 6.4 1.0 195 22 313.8 314.8 291.6 329.7 5.02 9 600 4382 0.1 -6.4 61 6.5 -2.9 193 27 316.3 317.0 291.4 329.0 3.94 10 550 5073 -4.9 -8.5 76 3.5 -6.5 179 30 318.2 318.9 291.7 330.2 3.67 11 500 5821 -6.2 -7.1 93 1.0 -6.6 188 42 325.5 326.4 294.4 340.4 4.48 12 450 6636 -11.5 -12.9 90 1.3 -12.1 209 37 328.7 329.3 294.2 339.5 3.16 13 400 7531 -16.5 -18.2 87 1.6 -17.1 202 36 333.5 334.0 294.7 341.5 2.29 14 350 8521 -23.1 -25.7 80 2.5 -23.8 202 34 337.5 337.8 294.9 342.5 1.35 15 300 9631 -31.5 -34.2 77 2.7 -31.9 193 36 341.1 341.2 295.2 343.7 0.71 16 250 10898 -40.9 -47.6 49 6.6 -41.5 192 46 345.2 345.2 295.7 346.0 0.21 17 200 12372 -53.6 -60.8 41 7.2 -53.8 199 52 347.8 347.8 296.2 348.0 0.05 18 150 14166 -64.7 -77.6 15 12.9 -64.8 206 42 358.6 358.6 298.4 358.6 0.01 19 100 16592 -70.2 -84.0 11 13.9 -70.2 243 22 392.2 392.2 304.1 392.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5735.33 m Freezing level: 598.82 mb = 4397.88 m = 14428.56 ft Wetbulb zero: 637.34 mb = 3893.81 m = 12774.82 ft Precipitable water: 2.13 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 78.65 % Est. max temperature: 30.90 C = 87.62 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 1009.36 mb = 12.27 m = 40.24 ft T: 25.06 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.09 C/km ThetaE index: 14.99 C Layer 1000.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 944.53 mb = 586.70 m = 1924.83 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.70 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.43 C = 81.37 F Cap Strength: 0.11 C Lifted Index: -3.66 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.75 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.37 C Showalter Index: -0.56 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 44.57 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.79 C Cross Totals Index: 21.77 C K Index: 32.39 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 253.21 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.64 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1523.38 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 55.20 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.54 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.11 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 950.68 mb = 530.24 m = 1739.61 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 905.68 mb = 951.38 m = 3121.27 ft Equ Level (EL): 175.68 mb = 13180.64 m = 43243.06 ft B at Equ Level: 1505.67 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 105.68 mb = 16261.14 m = 53349.55 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 190.7 at 20.2 knts Storm direction: 220.7 at 15.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.3 neg: 0.7 tot: 3.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 63.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 51.1 neg: -3.4 tot: 47.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 15.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.56 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.4 stream: 2.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.42 Bulk Rich Number: 73.82 Bulk Shear: 20.64 m/s