MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509261800F016.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509261800F016.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 16 hour NAM valid 10Z 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 24.6 23.3 92 1.3 23.6 20 3 297.5 300.8 296.7 350.2 18.20 1 1000 94 24.0 23.2 95 0.8 23.5 20 3 297.2 300.5 296.6 349.8 18.16 2 950 542 21.1 21.1 100 -0.0 21.1 255 6 298.6 301.7 296.1 347.6 16.83 3 900 1009 17.9 17.3 97 0.6 17.5 216 9 299.9 302.5 294.5 340.7 13.95 4 850 1499 16.1 15.4 96 0.7 15.7 199 11 303.0 305.4 294.7 341.7 13.05 5 800 2014 13.7 8.5 71 5.2 10.5 186 14 305.8 307.4 292.3 332.1 8.72 6 750 2555 10.5 5.4 71 5.0 7.5 189 17 307.9 309.3 292.0 330.9 7.53 7 700 3126 7.1 1.7 69 5.4 4.2 198 20 310.3 311.5 291.6 329.5 6.20 8 650 3732 3.5 -7.1 46 10.6 -1.3 195 26 312.9 313.5 289.9 323.9 3.45 9 600 4376 -0.2 -9.0 51 8.8 -4.0 199 27 315.9 316.5 290.7 326.4 3.23 10 550 5068 -3.9 -5.9 86 2.1 -4.8 205 31 319.5 320.4 292.8 334.0 4.47 11 500 5815 -7.8 -11.7 74 3.8 -9.4 199 35 323.5 324.1 292.8 334.0 3.14 12 450 6629 -11.8 -14.4 81 2.5 -12.8 203 32 328.3 328.9 293.8 337.9 2.79 13 400 7521 -17.3 -21.3 71 3.9 -18.6 200 35 332.4 332.8 294.0 338.6 1.75 14 350 8508 -24.7 -34.9 38 10.2 -26.5 211 43 335.4 335.5 293.7 337.5 0.56 15 300 9612 -32.8 -40.8 45 8.0 -33.8 206 55 339.1 339.2 294.4 340.5 0.36 16 250 10866 -43.6 -49.9 50 6.3 -43.9 220 65 341.3 341.4 294.8 342.0 0.16 17 200 12329 -54.0 -69.7 13 15.8 -54.2 214 50 347.3 347.3 296.1 347.4 0.02 18 150 14128 -64.0 -80.0 9 16.1 -64.1 206 53 359.9 359.9 298.7 359.9 0.00 19 100 16577 -68.9 -86.3 6 17.3 -69.0 232 30 394.5 394.5 304.5 394.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5721.72 m Freezing level: 602.51 mb = 4344.09 m = 14252.09 ft Wetbulb zero: 662.12 mb = 3580.80 m = 11747.89 ft Precipitable water: 1.91 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 75.00 % Est. max temperature: 29.95 C = 85.91 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 984.48 mb = 230.44 m = 756.02 ft T: 23.13 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.54 C/km ThetaE index: 17.82 C Layer 800.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 945.31 mb = 584.74 m = 1918.40 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.56 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.86 C = 78.54 F Cap Strength: 0.12 C Lifted Index: -3.67 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.69 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.60 C Showalter Index: -1.74 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.13 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.92 C Cross Totals Index: 23.21 C K Index: 33.96 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 241.64 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.62 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1108.59 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 47.09 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.04 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.12 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 948.66 mb = 554.23 m = 1818.32 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 943.66 mb = 599.87 m = 1968.04 ft Equ Level (EL): 203.66 mb = 12209.97 m = 40058.46 ft B at Equ Level: 1101.89 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 123.66 mb = 15294.46 m = 50178.06 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 199.6 at 20.4 knts Storm direction: 229.6 at 15.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.1 neg: 3.0 tot: 4.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 103.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 43.4 neg: -17.1 tot: 26.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 8.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.46 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.3 stream: 2.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.17 Bulk Rich Number: 19.00 Bulk Shear: 58.34 m/s