MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509261800F021.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509261800F021.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 21 hour NAM valid 15Z 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 1005 65 25.8 22.7 83 3.1 23.6 172 1 298.5 301.7 296.5 349.7 17.57 1 1000 107 24.9 22.6 87 2.3 23.2 169 1 298.0 301.2 296.4 348.8 17.49 2 950 555 21.1 19.5 91 1.6 20.0 174 5 298.6 301.3 295.0 342.7 15.18 3 900 1023 18.9 16.6 86 2.4 17.4 179 8 301.0 303.5 294.3 340.1 13.30 4 850 1513 16.2 12.4 78 3.8 13.8 201 9 303.2 305.2 293.1 335.1 10.73 5 800 2026 13.0 9.3 79 3.6 10.7 218 9 305.0 306.7 292.4 332.7 9.25 6 750 2566 9.8 6.5 80 3.3 7.8 208 9 307.2 308.7 292.2 331.8 8.11 7 700 3136 6.1 2.7 78 3.5 4.2 196 11 309.3 310.5 291.6 329.7 6.63 8 650 3740 2.3 -0.0 85 2.3 1.1 170 20 311.6 312.7 291.7 329.9 5.89 9 600 4384 -0.1 -0.2 99 0.1 -0.2 186 34 316.0 317.2 293.3 335.9 6.29 10 550 5075 -4.2 -4.4 98 0.3 -4.3 191 30 319.2 320.1 293.2 335.3 5.02 11 500 5823 -7.8 -8.4 95 0.7 -8.1 198 31 323.6 324.4 293.6 337.0 4.05 12 450 6636 -12.1 -13.2 92 1.1 -12.6 199 32 328.0 328.6 293.9 338.4 3.08 13 400 7528 -17.5 -18.8 90 1.3 -18.0 193 35 332.2 332.6 294.3 339.8 2.16 14 350 8514 -24.2 -26.8 79 2.6 -24.8 191 46 336.1 336.3 294.4 340.5 1.22 15 300 9621 -32.2 -34.7 78 2.6 -32.6 201 62 340.1 340.2 295.0 342.6 0.67 16 250 10879 -42.9 -47.2 63 4.2 -43.2 202 73 342.2 342.3 295.1 343.1 0.22 17 200 12343 -54.2 -64.1 29 9.9 -54.4 211 74 347.0 347.0 296.0 347.1 0.03 18 150 14146 -64.0 -79.7 10 15.8 -64.1 208 54 359.9 359.9 298.7 359.9 0.00 19 100 16589 -69.2 -85.7 7 16.5 -69.2 232 23 394.1 394.1 304.4 394.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5715.99 m Freezing level: 602.04 mb = 4357.93 m = 14297.51 ft Wetbulb zero: 606.34 mb = 4299.67 m = 14106.35 ft Precipitable water: 2.02 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 87.31 % Est. max temperature: 30.23 C = 86.41 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 961.25 mb = 452.50 m = 1484.55 ft T: 21.94 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.18 C/km ThetaE index: 20.01 C Layer 1000.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 899.80 mb = 1025.20 m = 3363.47 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.46 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.30 C = 82.94 F Cap Strength: 0.70 C Lifted Index: -2.57 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.42 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.72 C Showalter Index: 1.12 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.23 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.02 C Cross Totals Index: 20.21 C K Index: 32.97 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 197.73 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.28 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 643.78 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 35.88 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 11.81 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.70 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 927.85 mb = 759.60 m = 2492.09 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 842.85 mb = 1584.51 m = 5198.44 ft Equ Level (EL): 242.85 mb = 11069.61 m = 36317.16 ft B at Equ Level: 643.38 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 142.85 mb = 14440.20 m = 47375.40 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 190.6 at 17.4 knts Storm direction: 220.6 at 13.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.5 neg: 0.7 tot: 2.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 51.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 21.2 neg: -3.1 tot: 18.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 6.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.44 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 2.8 stream: 1.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.07 Bulk Rich Number: 22.27 Bulk Shear: 28.90 m/s