MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509261800F023.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509261800F023.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 23 hour NAM valid 17Z 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 26.1 22.7 82 3.4 23.6 269 4 298.9 302.1 296.7 350.1 17.55 1 1000 103 25.2 22.5 85 2.7 23.3 269 4 298.4 301.6 296.4 349.2 17.44 2 950 552 20.9 21.0 100 -0.0 20.9 244 6 298.4 301.5 295.9 346.9 16.66 3 900 1019 18.3 16.3 88 2.0 16.9 225 5 300.3 302.7 294.0 338.5 13.03 4 850 1507 15.5 11.2 75 4.4 12.8 256 5 302.4 304.2 292.2 331.7 9.87 5 800 2019 12.2 8.2 76 4.1 9.8 225 6 304.2 305.8 291.6 329.8 8.55 6 750 2558 9.0 7.1 88 1.9 7.9 177 5 306.3 307.9 292.2 331.9 8.47 7 700 3127 6.6 6.6 100 0.0 6.6 137 9 309.8 311.5 293.5 336.7 8.79 8 650 3732 2.7 1.9 95 0.8 2.2 168 24 312.0 313.3 292.6 333.1 6.78 9 600 4377 -0.6 -0.6 100 0.0 -0.6 172 27 315.5 316.6 293.0 334.8 6.12 10 550 5068 -3.9 -4.1 99 0.1 -4.0 176 25 319.4 320.4 293.3 336.1 5.16 11 500 5816 -7.8 -8.3 96 0.5 -8.1 194 42 323.5 324.3 293.6 337.0 4.08 12 450 6630 -11.7 -12.4 94 0.8 -12.0 195 44 328.6 329.2 294.3 339.7 3.27 13 400 7524 -17.1 -18.7 87 1.6 -17.7 197 50 332.7 333.2 294.4 340.4 2.18 14 350 8512 -23.7 -26.0 81 2.3 -24.2 199 53 336.9 337.1 294.7 341.7 1.32 15 300 9621 -31.8 -34.6 76 2.8 -32.3 198 60 340.5 340.6 295.1 343.1 0.67 16 250 10884 -41.7 -44.9 71 3.2 -42.0 198 73 344.0 344.1 295.6 345.1 0.28 17 200 12351 -54.8 -61.3 44 6.5 -55.0 195 75 345.9 345.9 295.8 346.1 0.05 18 150 14157 -64.4 -78.1 14 13.7 -64.4 205 57 359.2 359.2 298.5 359.2 0.01 19 100 16596 -69.3 -85.8 7 16.5 -69.4 218 25 393.7 393.7 304.3 393.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5713.28 m Freezing level: 608.78 mb = 4263.88 m = 13988.93 ft Wetbulb zero: 610.07 mb = 4243.05 m = 13920.58 ft Precipitable water: 2.08 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 92.03 % Est. max temperature: 29.47 C = 85.04 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 956.20 mb = 494.55 m = 1622.52 ft T: 21.48 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.38 C/km ThetaE index: 20.26 C Layer 1000.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 936.13 mb = 678.54 m = 2226.16 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.10 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.16 C = 79.10 F Cap Strength: 0.04 C Lifted Index: -3.35 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.13 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.76 C Showalter Index: 2.57 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 42.41 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 23.38 C Cross Totals Index: 19.03 C K Index: 34.57 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 184.92 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.97 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 844.10 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 41.09 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.05 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 938.00 mb = 661.30 m = 2169.59 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 933.00 mb = 707.46 m = 2321.04 ft Equ Level (EL): 223.00 mb = 11635.14 m = 38172.57 ft B at Equ Level: 842.59 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 133.00 mb = 14879.97 m = 48818.20 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 182.8 at 16.5 knts Storm direction: 212.8 at 12.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.3 neg: 2.4 tot: 2.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 61.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 23.8 neg: -4.2 tot: 19.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 6.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.45 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.4 stream: 1.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.04 Bulk Rich Number: 25.70 Bulk Shear: 32.85 m/s