MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509261800F008.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509261800F008.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 8 hour NAM valid 2Z SAT 27 SEP 25 Station: 35.13,-78.93 Latitude: 35.13 Longitude: -78.93 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1003 65 26.4 23.0 81 3.5 23.9 170 10 299.3 302.6 297.0 351.6 17.88 1 1000 91 25.8 22.9 84 2.9 23.8 171 10 298.9 302.2 296.9 351.1 17.89 2 950 541 22.9 18.9 78 4.1 20.1 161 24 300.4 303.1 295.1 343.2 14.57 3 900 1012 20.6 19.2 92 1.4 19.6 146 18 302.7 305.6 296.5 349.4 15.77 4 850 1504 16.7 16.6 100 0.0 16.7 137 15 303.6 306.2 295.7 345.6 14.15 5 800 2019 14.0 11.9 87 2.1 12.7 141 12 306.1 308.1 294.1 339.2 11.03 6 750 2563 11.7 11.1 97 0.5 11.3 167 13 309.2 311.3 295.1 343.2 11.17 7 700 3137 8.3 4.7 78 3.6 6.2 193 17 311.7 313.1 293.2 335.5 7.68 8 650 3747 5.1 -1.3 63 6.4 1.7 182 18 314.7 315.7 292.2 331.7 5.36 9 600 4394 -0.1 -4.1 74 4.0 -2.0 179 16 316.0 316.9 292.0 331.1 4.71 10 550 5086 -3.8 -5.6 88 1.7 -4.7 177 21 319.5 320.4 292.9 334.4 4.60 11 500 5834 -7.5 -8.4 93 0.9 -7.9 184 24 323.9 324.7 293.6 337.3 4.04 12 450 6647 -12.2 -13.5 90 1.3 -12.8 197 25 327.9 328.5 293.9 338.1 3.00 13 400 7539 -17.5 -19.2 86 1.7 -18.1 191 24 332.2 332.6 294.2 339.6 2.09 14 350 8526 -24.0 -26.3 81 2.3 -24.6 206 35 336.4 336.6 294.6 341.0 1.27 15 300 9634 -32.0 -34.8 76 2.8 -32.4 216 40 340.3 340.4 295.0 342.8 0.66 16 250 10895 -42.5 -45.6 71 3.2 -42.7 215 55 343.0 343.0 295.3 344.0 0.26 17 200 12361 -54.4 -58.0 65 3.5 -54.5 220 73 346.6 346.6 296.0 346.9 0.08 18 150 14156 -64.7 -83.2 6 18.5 -64.8 222 52 358.6 358.6 298.4 358.6 0.00 19 100 16596 -69.0 -86.3 7 17.3 -69.1 228 19 394.3 394.3 304.4 394.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5743.20 m Freezing level: 600.80 mb = 4383.60 m = 14381.70 ft Wetbulb zero: 627.08 mb = 4037.17 m = 13245.15 ft Precipitable water: 2.18 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 84.06 % Est. max temperature: 30.66 C = 87.20 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 954.18 mb = 502.44 m = 1648.41 ft T: 23.17 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.87 C/km ThetaE index: 12.17 C Layer 700.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 876.95 mb = 1235.31 m = 4052.79 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.75 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.24 C = 86.43 F Cap Strength: 1.65 C Lifted Index: -3.41 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.82 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.37 C Showalter Index: -2.97 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 48.33 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.18 C Cross Totals Index: 24.14 C K Index: 37.20 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 253.08 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.76 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 889.97 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 42.19 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 25.44 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.65 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 910.24 mb = 913.41 m = 2996.73 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 855.24 mb = 1451.14 m = 4760.91 ft Equ Level (EL): 195.24 mb = 12511.11 m = 41046.46 ft B at Equ Level: 879.17 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 125.24 mb = 15241.70 m = 50004.96 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 170.9 at 17.7 knts Storm direction: 200.9 at 13.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.4 neg: 1.4 tot: 3.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 86.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 37.5 neg: -53.7 tot: -16.3 m^2/s^2 ave: -5.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.11 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.1 stream: 0.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.12 Bulk Rich Number: 1291.20 Bulk Shear: 0.69 m/s