MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509261800F019.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509261800F019.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 19 hour NAM valid 13Z 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 24.7 23.0 91 1.7 23.5 86 4 297.5 300.7 296.5 349.4 17.91 1 1000 104 23.9 22.9 94 0.9 23.2 87 4 297.0 300.2 296.4 348.7 17.87 2 950 551 21.0 19.6 92 1.4 20.0 112 4 298.5 301.3 295.0 342.9 15.27 3 900 1019 19.4 16.2 82 3.1 17.2 171 7 301.5 303.9 294.3 339.8 13.02 4 850 1510 16.6 13.5 82 3.1 14.6 173 10 303.6 305.7 293.8 337.8 11.51 5 800 2024 13.5 9.7 78 3.8 11.2 192 11 305.6 307.3 292.9 334.2 9.51 6 750 2565 10.1 5.8 75 4.3 7.6 204 13 307.5 309.0 292.0 331.0 7.73 7 700 3135 6.8 3.7 81 3.1 5.0 206 14 310.0 311.3 292.3 332.0 7.14 8 650 3740 2.9 -2.8 66 5.8 0.1 210 16 312.3 313.2 291.0 327.3 4.78 9 600 4384 -1.1 -1.8 95 0.7 -1.5 199 19 314.8 315.9 292.4 332.5 5.60 10 550 5074 -4.3 -5.5 91 1.3 -4.8 198 35 319.0 319.9 292.8 334.0 4.62 11 500 5821 -7.7 -9.2 88 1.6 -8.4 208 30 323.7 324.5 293.4 336.3 3.80 12 450 6635 -12.3 -13.4 92 1.0 -12.8 199 35 327.7 328.3 293.9 338.0 3.03 13 400 7526 -17.5 -20.0 81 2.4 -18.3 193 41 332.2 332.6 294.1 339.1 1.96 14 350 8513 -23.8 -27.8 69 4.1 -24.7 190 50 336.7 337.0 294.5 340.8 1.11 15 300 9621 -32.2 -36.5 65 4.4 -32.8 202 59 340.1 340.2 294.8 342.2 0.56 16 250 10879 -43.4 -47.7 63 4.3 -43.7 205 66 341.5 341.5 294.9 342.3 0.21 17 200 12337 -53.6 -68.0 16 14.4 -53.8 211 53 347.9 347.9 296.2 348.0 0.02 18 150 14139 -64.0 -80.4 9 16.5 -64.1 206 58 359.9 359.9 298.7 359.9 0.00 19 100 16584 -69.0 -85.6 7 16.6 -69.1 228 25 394.4 394.4 304.4 394.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5717.61 m Freezing level: 614.00 mb = 4203.72 m = 13791.57 ft Wetbulb zero: 647.52 mb = 3770.95 m = 12371.73 ft Precipitable water: 1.98 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 83.42 % Est. max temperature: 30.60 C = 87.08 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 980.95 mb = 271.37 m = 890.30 ft T: 22.79 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.38 C/km ThetaE index: 18.36 C Layer 1000.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 889.45 mb = 1120.53 m = 3676.24 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.54 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.15 C = 84.48 F Cap Strength: 1.03 C Lifted Index: -2.46 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.41 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.09 C Showalter Index: 0.06 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.43 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.28 C Cross Totals Index: 21.15 C K Index: 34.67 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 211.58 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.39 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 627.00 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 35.41 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 24.23 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.03 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 931.79 mb = 718.71 m = 2357.94 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 826.79 mb = 1744.68 m = 5723.94 ft Equ Level (EL): 236.79 mb = 11233.45 m = 36854.70 ft B at Equ Level: 625.49 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 146.79 mb = 14269.22 m = 46814.46 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 198.5 at 16.7 knts Storm direction: 228.5 at 12.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 2.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 86.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 39.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 39.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 13.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.76 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.2 stream: 2.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.13 Bulk Rich Number: 15.11 Bulk Shear: 41.49 m/s