MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509261800F009.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509261800F009.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 9 hour NAM valid 3Z 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 26.6 21.9 75 4.7 23.2 156 7 299.4 302.4 296.2 348.1 16.66 1 1000 94 25.9 21.7 77 4.2 22.9 158 7 299.1 302.1 296.0 347.2 16.52 2 950 545 22.7 19.5 82 3.3 20.4 171 25 300.3 303.0 295.4 344.6 15.15 3 900 1015 20.0 15.6 76 4.4 17.0 175 25 302.1 304.4 294.0 338.9 12.48 4 850 1506 16.5 14.6 89 1.9 15.3 163 21 303.5 305.8 294.4 340.4 12.42 5 800 2021 13.9 12.1 89 1.7 12.7 163 20 305.9 308.0 294.2 339.5 11.19 6 750 2563 10.1 9.2 94 0.9 9.6 177 18 307.5 309.4 293.6 337.3 9.82 7 700 3135 7.7 5.5 86 2.2 6.5 191 22 311.1 312.6 293.4 336.2 8.15 8 650 3744 4.4 -0.1 72 4.6 2.0 187 22 314.0 315.1 292.3 332.4 5.84 9 600 4391 0.1 -5.1 68 5.2 -2.4 191 22 316.3 317.1 291.8 330.3 4.37 10 550 5083 -3.5 -5.9 84 2.3 -4.7 182 24 319.9 320.8 292.9 334.5 4.49 11 500 5832 -7.3 -11.2 74 3.9 -8.9 193 31 324.1 324.7 293.0 334.9 3.25 12 450 6644 -12.9 -15.8 78 3.0 -13.9 199 38 327.1 327.5 293.2 335.5 2.47 13 400 7535 -17.0 -20.1 76 3.2 -18.0 220 26 333.0 333.3 294.3 339.8 1.93 14 350 8525 -23.4 -26.8 73 3.4 -24.2 225 31 337.2 337.5 294.7 341.7 1.22 15 300 9634 -32.1 -35.5 72 3.4 -32.6 230 29 340.1 340.2 294.9 342.5 0.62 16 250 10894 -42.1 -45.4 70 3.3 -42.4 207 44 343.4 343.5 295.4 344.5 0.26 17 200 12360 -54.8 -58.7 62 3.8 -54.9 201 49 345.9 345.9 295.8 346.2 0.07 18 150 14157 -63.7 -80.4 8 16.8 -63.8 230 45 360.4 360.4 298.8 360.4 0.00 19 100 16598 -68.2 -86.3 6 18.2 -68.2 217 19 396.1 396.1 304.6 396.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5737.39 m Freezing level: 598.14 mb = 4416.26 m = 14488.87 ft Wetbulb zero: 627.11 mb = 4033.44 m = 13232.89 ft Precipitable water: 2.04 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 81.01 % Est. max temperature: 30.51 C = 86.92 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 937.34 mb = 661.38 m = 2169.86 ft T: 22.04 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.59 C/km ThetaE index: 10.07 C Layer 800.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 868.55 mb = 1320.35 m = 4331.82 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.93 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.09 C = 86.15 F Cap Strength: 1.63 C Lifted Index: -2.21 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.45 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.18 C Showalter Index: -0.68 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.86 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.87 C Cross Totals Index: 21.99 C K Index: 36.32 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 248.46 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.14 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 472.75 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 30.75 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 29.01 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.63 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 901.95 mb = 995.89 m = 3267.32 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 816.95 mb = 1842.77 m = 6045.76 ft Equ Level (EL): 266.95 mb = 10440.61 m = 34253.57 ft B at Equ Level: 471.98 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 156.95 mb = 13873.90 m = 45517.50 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 181.1 at 22.4 knts Storm direction: 211.1 at 16.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.7 neg: 1.0 tot: 4.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 88.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 85.1 neg: -28.4 tot: 56.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 18.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.48 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.5 stream: 3.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.20 Bulk Rich Number: 59.36 Bulk Shear: 7.96 m/s