MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509261800F015.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509261800F015.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 15 hour NAM valid 9Z 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 25.1 23.6 92 1.5 24.0 23 2 298.0 301.4 297.1 352.2 18.63 1 1000 89 24.6 23.6 94 1.0 23.9 26 2 297.8 301.2 297.1 352.1 18.70 2 950 538 21.0 21.1 100 -0.0 21.1 250 10 298.5 301.6 296.0 347.3 16.76 3 900 1005 19.6 17.6 89 1.9 18.2 221 11 301.7 304.3 295.2 343.7 14.24 4 850 1497 16.7 15.8 94 0.9 16.1 201 12 303.6 306.1 295.1 343.3 13.37 5 800 2012 14.1 8.8 70 5.3 10.9 189 15 306.2 307.9 292.6 333.2 8.94 6 750 2554 11.0 5.7 70 5.3 7.9 194 19 308.6 310.0 292.3 332.1 7.69 7 700 3126 6.9 3.2 77 3.7 4.8 195 24 310.1 311.5 292.1 331.5 6.91 8 650 3732 3.4 0.7 82 2.8 2.0 187 26 312.9 314.0 292.3 332.2 6.20 9 600 4378 0.3 -8.0 53 8.4 -3.4 196 32 316.5 317.2 291.1 327.8 3.48 10 550 5070 -3.9 -6.3 83 2.5 -5.0 202 35 319.5 320.3 292.7 333.6 4.33 11 500 5817 -7.8 -9.2 90 1.4 -8.4 205 35 323.5 324.3 293.4 336.2 3.82 12 450 6631 -11.9 -13.3 89 1.4 -12.5 201 32 328.2 328.8 294.0 338.6 3.04 13 400 7523 -17.5 -20.0 80 2.6 -18.3 209 38 332.3 332.7 294.1 339.2 1.95 14 350 8509 -24.6 -26.5 84 2.0 -25.1 207 43 335.6 335.9 294.4 340.2 1.25 15 300 9612 -33.2 -44.9 30 11.7 -34.4 210 53 338.5 338.6 294.2 339.4 0.23 16 250 10866 -43.2 -61.0 12 17.8 -43.9 212 56 341.9 341.9 294.8 342.1 0.04 17 200 12331 -54.0 -71.2 10 17.2 -54.2 214 55 347.3 347.3 296.1 347.4 0.01 18 150 14131 -63.4 -79.8 9 16.5 -63.5 205 53 360.9 360.9 298.9 361.0 0.00 19 100 16577 -70.5 -84.0 12 13.6 -70.5 219 31 391.6 391.6 304.0 391.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5728.21 m Freezing level: 596.11 mb = 4431.69 m = 14539.49 ft Wetbulb zero: 631.88 mb = 3959.86 m = 12991.52 ft Precipitable water: 2.03 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 79.98 % Est. max temperature: 30.58 C = 87.05 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 982.08 mb = 247.33 m = 811.46 ft T: 23.37 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.47 C/km ThetaE index: 20.70 C Layer 1000.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 950.00 mb = 537.97 m = 1764.99 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.71 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.62 C = 78.11 F Cap Strength: 0.28 C Lifted Index: -4.08 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.68 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.06 C Showalter Index: -2.35 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 48.04 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.47 C Cross Totals Index: 23.57 C K Index: 36.53 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 248.17 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.52 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1256.16 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 50.12 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.26 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 943.18 mb = 600.27 m = 1969.35 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 938.18 mb = 646.21 m = 2120.09 ft Equ Level (EL): 928.18 mb = 738.85 m = 2424.01 ft B at Equ Level: 14.89 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 118.18 mb = 15569.58 m = 51080.67 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 199.5 at 22.4 knts Storm direction: 229.5 at 16.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.4 neg: 3.0 tot: 4.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 103.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 48.0 neg: -36.0 tot: 12.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 4.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.32 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.4 stream: 2.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.20 Bulk Rich Number: 23.73 Bulk Shear: 52.93 m/s