MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509261800F011.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509261800F011.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 11 hour NAM valid 5Z 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 26.0 22.8 83 3.2 23.8 147 4 298.9 302.1 296.8 350.7 17.74 1 1000 91 25.5 22.9 85 2.6 23.6 153 4 298.7 301.9 296.7 350.6 17.81 2 950 541 22.0 22.1 100 -0.0 22.1 181 22 299.6 302.8 297.0 351.8 17.86 3 900 1010 19.6 16.4 82 3.1 17.4 191 19 301.7 304.1 294.4 340.4 13.15 4 850 1501 16.6 13.9 84 2.8 14.8 180 19 303.6 305.8 294.0 338.7 11.82 5 800 2016 13.7 10.4 81 3.3 11.6 182 20 305.7 307.6 293.2 335.6 9.96 6 750 2557 10.5 4.9 68 5.6 7.3 180 20 308.0 309.3 291.7 330.2 7.28 7 700 3130 7.6 2.6 70 5.1 4.8 192 20 310.9 312.2 292.1 331.4 6.59 8 650 3737 4.0 -1.8 66 5.8 1.0 192 24 313.4 314.4 291.6 329.7 5.15 9 600 4383 0.2 -3.9 74 4.1 -1.8 188 28 316.4 317.3 292.2 331.7 4.79 10 550 5076 -3.9 -11.4 56 7.5 -7.0 188 35 319.4 320.0 291.5 329.0 2.90 11 500 5820 -9.1 -12.1 79 3.0 -10.3 184 40 321.9 322.5 292.3 332.0 3.03 12 450 6631 -12.5 -13.3 93 0.8 -12.8 203 39 327.6 328.2 293.8 337.9 3.05 13 400 7523 -17.1 -18.9 86 1.8 -17.7 216 15 332.7 333.1 294.4 340.3 2.15 14 350 8512 -23.5 -27.9 67 4.4 -24.5 225 15 337.1 337.4 294.6 341.2 1.10 15 300 9622 -32.0 -35.8 69 3.8 -32.6 209 39 340.2 340.3 294.9 342.5 0.60 16 250 10880 -43.2 -46.9 67 3.7 -43.4 206 45 341.9 341.9 295.0 342.8 0.22 17 200 12341 -54.6 -57.5 70 2.9 -54.7 209 56 346.3 346.3 295.8 346.6 0.08 18 150 14141 -63.7 -80.7 8 16.9 -63.8 216 52 360.3 360.3 298.8 360.3 0.00 19 100 16586 -67.5 -85.7 6 18.2 -67.6 204 22 397.4 397.4 304.9 397.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5728.86 m Freezing level: 597.16 mb = 4422.50 m = 14509.35 ft Wetbulb zero: 631.94 mb = 3964.52 m = 13006.81 ft Precipitable water: 1.97 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 74.64 % Est. max temperature: 30.58 C = 87.04 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 958.19 mb = 465.93 m = 1528.63 ft T: 22.62 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.23 C/km ThetaE index: 21.55 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 920.31 mb = 816.72 m = 2679.49 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.78 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.90 C = 82.22 F Cap Strength: 0.42 C Lifted Index: -5.81 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.05 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.63 C Showalter Index: -1.83 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.80 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.78 C Cross Totals Index: 23.02 C K Index: 34.60 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 245.60 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.39 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1415.42 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 53.21 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.79 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.42 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 934.08 mb = 687.87 m = 2256.75 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 899.08 mb = 1019.24 m = 3343.92 ft Equ Level (EL): 189.08 mb = 12692.39 m = 41641.20 ft B at Equ Level: 1411.07 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 109.08 mb = 16061.66 m = 52695.09 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 186.3 at 24.8 knts Storm direction: 216.3 at 18.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.3 neg: 0.7 tot: 4.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 75.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 76.1 neg: -6.2 tot: 69.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 23.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.59 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.5 stream: 3.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.62 Bulk Rich Number: 72.70 Bulk Shear: 19.47 m/s