MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509261800F018.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509261800F018.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 18 hour NAM valid 12Z 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 24.0 22.5 91 1.5 23.0 56 4 296.8 300.0 296.0 347.1 17.38 1 1000 100 23.3 22.5 95 0.8 22.8 56 4 296.5 299.6 295.9 346.7 17.41 2 950 548 20.8 20.1 96 0.7 20.3 74 2 298.3 301.1 295.3 344.1 15.75 3 900 1016 19.2 16.6 85 2.6 17.5 195 6 301.3 303.8 294.4 340.6 13.33 4 850 1506 16.6 14.4 87 2.2 15.1 180 10 303.5 305.8 294.3 339.9 12.22 5 800 2021 13.7 8.1 69 5.7 10.3 189 12 305.8 307.4 292.1 331.3 8.47 6 750 2562 10.5 4.5 67 5.9 7.1 201 15 307.9 309.2 291.6 329.5 7.06 7 700 3133 6.7 3.3 79 3.3 4.8 205 17 309.8 311.2 292.0 331.3 6.96 8 650 3738 3.5 -4.6 56 8.0 -0.4 201 20 312.9 313.7 290.6 326.2 4.19 9 600 4383 -0.8 -2.5 88 1.7 -1.7 201 21 315.2 316.2 292.3 332.0 5.30 10 550 5073 -5.3 -8.9 76 3.6 -6.9 198 28 317.7 318.4 291.5 329.2 3.53 11 500 5818 -7.1 -7.8 95 0.7 -7.5 206 32 324.3 325.2 293.9 338.4 4.24 12 450 6631 -12.9 -14.8 86 1.9 -13.6 207 32 327.0 327.5 293.3 336.1 2.69 13 400 7520 -17.7 -19.9 83 2.2 -18.4 192 41 332.0 332.4 294.0 338.9 1.97 14 350 8508 -23.8 -26.0 82 2.2 -24.3 182 47 336.7 337.0 294.7 341.5 1.31 15 300 9615 -32.6 -35.9 72 3.4 -33.0 197 54 339.5 339.6 294.7 341.8 0.59 16 250 10869 -44.0 -48.1 64 4.0 -44.3 211 63 340.6 340.6 294.7 341.4 0.20 17 200 12329 -52.6 -71.5 8 18.8 -53.0 213 46 349.4 349.4 296.5 349.5 0.01 18 150 14133 -63.6 -80.7 8 17.2 -63.7 209 55 360.6 360.6 298.8 360.6 0.00 19 100 16581 -69.2 -85.7 7 16.5 -69.3 222 26 394.0 394.0 304.3 394.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5717.53 m Freezing level: 609.55 mb = 4259.56 m = 13974.77 ft Wetbulb zero: 653.79 mb = 3690.91 m = 12109.13 ft Precipitable water: 1.94 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 79.14 % Est. max temperature: 30.56 C = 87.01 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 982.79 mb = 251.72 m = 825.84 ft T: 22.45 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.14 C/km ThetaE index: 17.59 C Layer 1000.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 897.85 mb = 1036.21 m = 3399.59 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.70 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.63 C = 83.54 F Cap Strength: 0.88 C Lifted Index: -2.01 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.88 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.28 C Showalter Index: -0.31 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.30 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.75 C Cross Totals Index: 21.54 C K Index: 34.83 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 223.99 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.43 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 704.01 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 37.52 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 20.57 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.83 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 937.91 mb = 658.53 m = 2160.51 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 822.91 mb = 1781.00 m = 5843.10 ft Equ Level (EL): 232.91 mb = 11332.43 m = 37179.45 ft B at Equ Level: 701.93 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 142.91 mb = 14425.03 m = 47325.63 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 199.0 at 17.2 knts Storm direction: 229.0 at 12.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.1 neg: 0.7 tot: 3.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 108.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 47.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 47.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 15.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.74 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.1 stream: 3.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.16 Bulk Rich Number: 14.11 Bulk Shear: 49.90 m/s