MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509261800F014.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509261800F014.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 14 hour NAM valid 8Z 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 25.5 23.6 89 1.9 24.2 103 2 298.5 301.8 297.2 352.7 18.63 1 1000 89 25.1 23.6 91 1.5 24.0 114 2 298.3 301.6 297.2 352.5 18.64 2 950 538 21.5 21.4 99 0.1 21.5 226 15 299.0 302.1 296.4 349.0 17.12 3 900 1007 20.5 15.8 74 4.7 17.4 207 15 302.7 305.0 294.4 340.2 12.67 4 850 1498 16.8 13.2 79 3.6 14.5 196 15 303.8 305.9 293.7 337.4 11.29 5 800 2013 13.9 9.4 74 4.5 11.1 191 18 305.9 307.7 292.8 334.0 9.30 6 750 2555 10.8 6.0 72 4.8 7.9 191 20 308.3 309.7 292.3 332.2 7.85 7 700 3127 7.3 3.5 76 3.9 5.1 187 23 310.6 311.9 292.3 332.3 7.03 8 650 3734 3.7 -1.6 69 5.2 1.0 185 27 313.1 314.1 291.6 329.7 5.26 9 600 4380 0.5 -11.3 41 11.8 -4.4 193 33 316.7 317.3 290.5 325.5 2.69 10 550 5073 -3.6 -8.5 69 4.9 -5.7 197 34 319.9 320.6 292.2 331.9 3.67 11 500 5820 -7.6 -11.6 73 4.0 -9.2 201 32 323.7 324.4 292.9 334.3 3.15 12 450 6633 -11.8 -14.6 80 2.8 -12.9 203 30 328.3 328.9 293.7 337.7 2.74 13 400 7526 -17.3 -19.4 84 2.0 -18.0 208 33 332.4 332.9 294.3 339.7 2.06 14 350 8512 -24.3 -31.9 49 7.6 -25.8 205 41 336.0 336.2 294.0 338.9 0.76 15 300 9615 -33.5 -39.7 54 6.2 -34.3 206 48 338.1 338.2 294.2 339.6 0.40 16 250 10867 -43.2 -56.3 23 13.0 -43.9 208 50 341.8 341.8 294.8 342.1 0.08 17 200 12332 -54.1 -68.8 15 14.6 -54.4 213 57 347.0 347.0 296.0 347.1 0.02 18 150 14129 -63.7 -80.3 9 16.5 -63.8 210 52 360.3 360.3 298.8 360.3 0.00 19 100 16572 -70.5 -85.1 10 14.6 -70.6 221 30 391.4 391.4 304.0 391.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5731.31 m Freezing level: 593.50 mb = 4469.57 m = 14663.78 ft Wetbulb zero: 641.02 mb = 3846.11 m = 12618.30 ft Precipitable water: 1.90 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 71.90 % Est. max temperature: 30.82 C = 87.48 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 975.71 mb = 304.09 m = 997.67 ft T: 23.38 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.56 C/km ThetaE index: 20.51 C Layer 1000.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 889.26 mb = 1110.13 m = 3642.12 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.51 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.01 C = 86.01 F Cap Strength: 1.24 C Lifted Index: -3.96 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.04 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.71 C Showalter Index: 0.26 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.31 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.48 C Cross Totals Index: 20.83 C K Index: 33.82 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 220.04 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.68 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1257.48 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 50.15 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 17.04 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.17 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 932.48 mb = 699.43 m = 2294.70 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 857.48 mb = 1423.01 m = 4668.61 ft Equ Level (EL): 197.48 mb = 12410.86 m = 40717.56 ft B at Equ Level: 1254.94 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 117.48 mb = 15601.65 m = 51185.91 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 195.4 at 23.5 knts Storm direction: 225.4 at 17.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.8 neg: 2.3 tot: 5.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 84.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 55.3 neg: -2.5 tot: 52.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 17.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.40 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.3 stream: 2.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.36 Bulk Rich Number: 36.63 Bulk Shear: 34.33 m/s