MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509261800F017.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509261800F017.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 17 hour NAM valid 11Z 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 1004 65 23.9 22.6 92 1.3 23.0 25 4 296.7 299.9 296.0 347.2 17.46 1 1000 96 23.2 22.6 96 0.7 22.8 25 4 296.4 299.5 295.9 346.8 17.49 2 950 544 20.6 20.5 100 0.1 20.6 294 2 298.1 301.0 295.6 345.2 16.22 3 900 1011 18.9 17.2 90 1.7 17.7 215 7 301.0 303.5 294.7 341.6 13.83 4 850 1502 16.7 13.6 82 3.0 14.7 190 10 303.6 305.7 293.9 338.1 11.61 5 800 2016 14.0 8.4 69 5.6 10.6 189 13 306.1 307.7 292.3 332.3 8.69 6 750 2558 10.7 4.1 64 6.6 6.9 198 16 308.1 309.4 291.5 329.1 6.85 7 700 3129 7.2 3.2 75 4.1 4.9 200 19 310.5 311.8 292.2 331.7 6.88 8 650 3736 3.6 -2.7 63 6.3 0.5 204 22 313.1 314.0 291.2 328.3 4.83 9 600 4381 -0.6 -0.6 100 0.1 -0.6 212 24 315.5 316.7 293.0 334.8 6.11 10 550 5072 -4.0 -6.1 86 2.0 -5.0 201 32 319.3 320.2 292.7 333.6 4.42 11 500 5819 -7.9 -13.0 67 5.0 -9.9 195 34 323.3 323.9 292.4 332.8 2.82 12 450 6632 -12.3 -13.5 91 1.1 -12.8 206 36 327.7 328.3 293.8 337.9 3.01 13 400 7524 -17.5 -18.4 93 0.9 -17.9 201 37 332.2 332.6 294.3 340.0 2.24 14 350 8509 -25.2 -30.1 63 5.0 -26.2 192 44 334.8 335.0 293.9 338.1 0.89 15 300 9614 -32.6 -35.1 78 2.5 -32.9 193 61 339.5 339.6 294.8 341.9 0.65 16 250 10869 -44.0 -47.2 71 3.1 -44.2 208 66 340.6 340.6 294.7 341.5 0.22 17 200 12330 -53.4 -66.8 18 13.5 -53.7 215 47 348.3 348.3 296.3 348.4 0.02 18 150 14130 -63.7 -78.3 12 14.6 -63.8 209 53 360.4 360.4 298.8 360.4 0.01 19 100 16583 -68.8 -86.3 6 17.4 -68.9 233 28 394.7 394.7 304.5 394.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5722.45 m Freezing level: 606.59 mb = 4295.60 m = 14093.02 ft Wetbulb zero: 627.61 mb = 4018.32 m = 13183.29 ft Precipitable water: 1.96 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 80.46 % Est. max temperature: 30.56 C = 87.00 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 985.28 mb = 225.68 m = 740.41 ft T: 22.48 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.65 C/km ThetaE index: 18.10 C Layer 1000.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 937.50 mb = 658.19 m = 2159.38 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.04 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.95 C = 78.71 F Cap Strength: 0.31 C Lifted Index: -3.11 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.34 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.92 C Showalter Index: -0.35 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.17 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.60 C Cross Totals Index: 21.57 C K Index: 34.14 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 216.74 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.11 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 825.96 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 40.64 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7.35 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.30 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 945.17 mb = 587.76 m = 1928.32 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 820.17 mb = 1804.95 m = 5921.67 ft Equ Level (EL): 220.17 mb = 11700.95 m = 38388.46 ft B at Equ Level: 819.07 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 140.17 mb = 14540.22 m = 47703.56 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 201.1 at 18.7 knts Storm direction: 231.1 at 14.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.6 neg: 2.5 tot: 4.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 107.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 42.7 neg: -7.3 tot: 35.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 11.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.58 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.7 stream: 2.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.14 Bulk Rich Number: 13.41 Bulk Shear: 61.61 m/s