MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509261800F027.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509261800F027.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 27 hour NAM valid 21Z 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 1003 65 25.2 19.3 70 5.9 21.1 311 2 298.1 300.7 294.1 339.4 14.21 1 1000 90 24.6 19.2 72 5.4 20.8 310 2 297.7 300.3 294.0 338.6 14.10 2 950 537 21.5 13.9 62 7.5 16.5 17 2 299.0 300.9 291.7 329.8 10.57 3 900 1005 19.5 14.4 72 5.1 16.1 135 7 301.6 303.8 293.2 335.6 11.52 4 850 1495 16.7 12.8 78 3.9 14.1 165 12 303.6 305.6 293.4 336.3 10.99 5 800 2010 13.7 10.2 80 3.4 11.5 200 17 305.7 307.6 293.2 335.3 9.84 6 750 2551 10.6 6.3 74 4.4 8.0 189 21 308.1 309.6 292.4 332.5 7.99 7 700 3123 7.6 5.3 85 2.3 6.2 205 21 310.9 312.4 293.2 335.5 8.00 8 650 3730 3.1 1.7 90 1.5 2.3 211 25 312.5 313.8 292.6 333.2 6.66 9 600 4375 -0.2 -0.3 100 0.0 -0.3 215 31 315.8 317.0 293.2 335.7 6.27 10 550 5068 -3.0 -3.1 100 0.0 -3.1 202 35 320.5 321.6 293.9 338.4 5.56 11 500 5819 -6.9 -7.1 99 0.2 -7.0 193 35 324.6 325.5 294.2 339.5 4.50 12 450 6632 -11.9 -12.9 93 0.9 -12.3 207 35 328.2 328.8 294.0 338.9 3.15 13 400 7526 -17.0 -18.6 88 1.5 -17.6 193 34 332.9 333.3 294.5 340.6 2.21 14 350 8515 -23.2 -25.4 82 2.2 -23.8 188 42 337.4 337.7 294.9 342.5 1.38 15 300 9626 -31.3 -34.3 75 3.0 -31.8 189 58 341.2 341.3 295.3 343.9 0.70 16 250 10892 -41.0 -49.5 39 8.5 -41.5 195 66 345.2 345.2 295.7 345.9 0.17 17 200 12366 -53.0 -57.4 58 4.4 -53.1 184 69 348.9 348.9 296.5 349.3 0.08 18 150 14167 -64.8 -75.2 23 10.4 -65.0 207 56 358.4 358.4 298.4 358.4 0.01 19 100 16592 -70.0 -85.7 8 15.7 -70.0 217 19 392.6 392.6 304.2 392.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5728.92 m Freezing level: 603.63 mb = 4327.99 m = 14199.27 ft Wetbulb zero: 605.30 mb = 4304.01 m = 14120.59 ft Precipitable water: 1.93 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 84.90 % Est. max temperature: 30.59 C = 87.07 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 920.41 mb = 811.11 m = 2661.08 ft T: 20.33 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.38 C/km ThetaE index: 9.52 C Layer 1000.0- 900.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 780.27 mb = 2219.05 m = 7280.26 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.75 g/kg Conv temperature: 33.76 C = 92.77 F Cap Strength: 3.54 C Lifted Index: 2.66 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.66 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.98 C Showalter Index: 1.42 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 43.34 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 23.60 C Cross Totals Index: 19.73 C K Index: 34.12 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 211.93 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.53 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 14.38 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.36 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5022.30 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.54 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 867.26 mb = 1322.69 m = 4339.49 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 200.2 at 21.4 knts Storm direction: 230.2 at 16.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.2 neg: 0.8 tot: 4.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 113.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 119.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 119.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 39.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.73 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.8 stream: 5.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.20 Bulk Shear: 71.97 m/s