MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509261800F007.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509261800F007.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 7 hour NAM valid 1Z SAT 27 SEP 25 Station: 35.02,-79.52 Latitude: 35.02 Longitude: -79.52 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 83 SFC 997 110 27.1 21.5 71 5.6 23.0 142 9 300.5 303.5 296.3 348.5 16.38 2 950 534 23.0 20.9 88 2.1 21.5 143 18 300.6 303.6 296.5 349.3 16.59 3 900 1004 19.7 19.6 99 0.1 19.6 128 16 301.8 304.8 296.5 349.4 16.14 4 850 1497 17.3 17.3 100 -0.0 17.4 120 15 304.3 307.0 296.3 348.4 14.81 5 800 2015 14.6 14.6 100 -0.0 14.7 119 13 306.7 309.2 295.8 346.5 13.22 6 750 2557 9.9 9.3 96 0.6 9.5 162 10 307.3 309.1 293.6 337.1 9.87 7 700 3129 7.2 6.2 93 1.0 6.6 186 11 310.5 312.1 293.5 336.7 8.54 8 650 3736 3.8 1.1 82 2.7 2.3 201 14 313.3 314.5 292.6 333.2 6.38 9 600 4382 -0.2 -2.7 83 2.5 -1.4 204 16 315.9 316.9 292.4 332.5 5.23 10 550 5074 -4.1 -7.6 76 3.5 -5.7 203 16 319.2 320.0 292.3 332.0 3.92 11 500 5820 -8.1 -8.8 95 0.7 -8.4 197 18 323.2 323.9 293.4 336.2 3.95 12 450 6633 -12.4 -12.5 99 0.1 -12.4 195 22 327.7 328.4 294.0 338.8 3.27 13 400 7524 -17.4 -17.4 100 0.0 -17.4 196 26 332.4 332.9 294.5 340.9 2.43 14 350 8513 -23.2 -23.3 99 0.1 -23.2 208 31 337.5 337.9 295.1 343.5 1.67 15 300 9624 -31.8 -33.5 85 1.7 -32.1 215 43 340.6 340.7 295.1 343.4 0.75 16 250 10884 -42.6 -46.5 66 3.9 -42.9 211 57 342.8 342.8 295.2 343.7 0.24 17 200 12349 -54.3 -64.4 28 10.1 -54.5 214 78 346.8 346.8 296.0 346.9 0.03 18 150 14147 -64.3 -90.6 2 26.3 -64.4 221 55 359.3 359.3 298.5 359.3 0.00 19 100 16596 -68.5 -85.9 7 17.3 -68.7 227 20 395.3 395.3 304.6 395.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5737.48 m Freezing level: 602.44 mb = 4350.27 m = 14272.37 ft Wetbulb zero: 619.27 mb = 4126.95 m = 13539.71 ft Precipitable water: 2.25 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 89.53 % Est. max temperature: 31.01 C = 87.82 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 919.11 mb = 821.65 m = 2695.66 ft T: 21.00 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.70 C/km ThetaE index: 17.41 C Layer 850.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 903.32 mb = 972.37 m = 3190.17 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.41 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.31 C = 82.95 F Cap Strength: 0.52 C Lifted Index: -4.84 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.98 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.16 C Showalter Index: -4.55 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.85 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.42 C Cross Totals Index: 25.43 C K Index: 41.74 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 292.61 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.53 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1376.03 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 52.46 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.90 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.52 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 914.34 mb = 866.91 m = 2844.15 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 879.34 mb = 1204.42 m = 3951.45 ft Equ Level (EL): 189.34 mb = 12691.30 m = 41637.63 ft B at Equ Level: 1372.14 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 109.34 mb = 16056.61 m = 52678.51 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 173.6 at 14.5 knts Storm direction: 203.6 at 10.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.4 neg: 1.2 tot: 3.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 38.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 35.5 neg: -39.1 tot: -3.6 m^2/s^2 ave: -1.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.09 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.5 stream: 0.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.23 Bulk Rich Number: 178.41 Bulk Shear: 7.71 m/s