MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509261800F013.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509261800F013.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 13 hour NAM valid 7Z 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 25.8 23.5 87 2.3 24.1 147 3 298.7 302.0 297.1 352.4 18.42 1 1000 90 25.3 23.4 89 1.9 24.0 154 3 298.5 301.8 297.1 352.3 18.47 2 950 540 21.7 21.7 100 -0.0 21.8 203 18 299.2 302.4 296.7 350.3 17.49 3 900 1009 19.8 17.3 86 2.5 18.1 206 18 301.9 304.5 295.0 343.0 13.96 4 850 1500 17.2 12.3 73 4.9 14.0 190 17 304.1 306.1 293.3 335.9 10.65 5 800 2015 14.2 8.5 68 5.7 10.7 190 19 306.3 307.9 292.4 332.7 8.74 6 750 2557 10.8 7.8 82 3.0 8.9 188 22 308.3 309.9 293.2 335.3 8.88 7 700 3130 7.4 2.5 71 5.0 4.6 187 25 310.7 312.0 292.0 331.0 6.55 8 650 3737 3.6 0.4 80 3.1 1.9 186 28 313.0 314.1 292.3 332.0 6.08 9 600 4382 -0.0 -9.5 49 9.5 -4.1 186 33 316.1 316.7 290.6 326.1 3.10 10 550 5074 -3.8 -8.3 71 4.5 -5.8 195 43 319.5 320.3 292.2 331.7 3.71 11 500 5821 -7.7 -8.0 98 0.3 -7.8 206 40 323.7 324.5 293.7 337.5 4.19 12 450 6634 -12.1 -13.2 92 1.1 -12.6 212 29 328.0 328.6 293.9 338.4 3.08 13 400 7527 -17.3 -19.8 81 2.5 -18.0 214 20 332.6 333.0 294.2 339.6 2.00 14 350 8515 -23.6 -27.9 68 4.2 -24.6 208 38 336.9 337.1 294.6 340.9 1.10 15 300 9620 -33.2 -37.5 65 4.3 -33.8 209 43 338.5 338.6 294.4 340.4 0.50 16 250 10873 -43.6 -49.5 52 5.8 -44.0 204 48 341.2 341.2 294.8 341.9 0.17 17 200 12336 -54.2 -61.2 42 7.1 -54.4 216 54 347.0 347.0 296.0 347.2 0.05 18 150 14135 -63.5 -76.9 14 13.5 -63.6 212 50 360.8 360.8 298.8 360.8 0.01 19 100 16574 -69.7 -86.1 7 16.5 -69.7 219 29 393.2 393.2 304.2 393.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5731.23 m Freezing level: 600.62 mb = 4373.72 m = 14349.31 ft Wetbulb zero: 634.30 mb = 3933.77 m = 12905.92 ft Precipitable water: 1.99 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 76.21 % Est. max temperature: 31.11 C = 88.01 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 970.25 mb = 354.93 m = 1164.46 ft T: 23.19 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.62 C/km ThetaE index: 19.68 C Layer 1000.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 928.12 mb = 741.99 m = 2434.31 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.95 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.47 C = 81.44 F Cap Strength: 0.19 C Lifted Index: -4.47 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.44 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.95 C Showalter Index: 0.87 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 44.84 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.85 C Cross Totals Index: 19.99 C K Index: 32.19 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 222.06 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.25 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1495.06 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 54.68 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.67 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.19 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 938.59 mb = 644.74 m = 2115.27 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 873.59 mb = 1264.93 m = 4150.00 ft Equ Level (EL): 183.59 mb = 12871.52 m = 42228.88 ft B at Equ Level: 1474.26 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 193.4 at 26.7 knts Storm direction: 223.4 at 20.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.8 neg: 1.6 tot: 4.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 80.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 67.6 neg: -1.2 tot: 66.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 22.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.59 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.3 stream: 3.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.49 Bulk Rich Number: 44.06 Bulk Shear: 33.93 m/s