MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509261800F029.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509261800F029.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 29 hour NAM valid 23Z 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 24.7 20.5 77 4.2 21.8 346 4 297.4 300.2 294.7 341.7 15.27 1 1000 105 24.1 20.3 79 3.8 21.5 344 4 297.2 300.0 294.6 341.2 15.19 2 950 552 20.5 16.4 78 4.0 17.7 348 6 297.9 300.2 292.8 334.1 12.45 3 900 1018 18.5 13.8 74 4.7 15.5 64 6 300.6 302.6 292.6 333.2 11.10 4 850 1506 15.1 13.3 89 1.8 14.0 197 10 301.9 304.0 293.2 335.6 11.38 5 800 2018 12.4 11.4 93 1.1 11.7 233 14 304.4 306.4 293.3 336.1 10.62 6 750 2558 9.8 8.7 93 1.1 9.1 189 14 307.2 308.9 293.3 335.8 9.45 7 700 3129 6.4 5.8 96 0.6 6.1 176 18 309.5 311.1 293.0 335.0 8.30 8 650 3734 3.5 2.4 93 1.1 2.9 210 22 312.9 314.2 293.0 334.8 7.02 9 600 4380 -0.2 -0.2 100 0.0 -0.2 218 19 315.9 317.2 293.3 335.9 6.32 10 550 5074 -3.9 -4.1 99 0.2 -4.0 219 17 319.4 320.4 293.3 336.0 5.13 11 500 5821 -7.3 -7.5 98 0.3 -7.4 203 30 324.2 325.0 294.0 338.5 4.34 12 450 6637 -11.3 -11.9 95 0.6 -11.5 195 33 329.1 329.7 294.5 340.6 3.41 13 400 7531 -17.1 -18.3 91 1.1 -17.5 198 34 332.7 333.2 294.5 340.6 2.26 14 350 8519 -24.3 -27.2 77 2.8 -25.0 188 44 335.9 336.2 294.4 340.2 1.18 15 300 9624 -32.0 -38.7 52 6.6 -32.9 194 54 340.2 340.3 294.8 342.0 0.45 16 250 10890 -40.5 -56.5 16 16.1 -41.3 195 62 345.9 345.9 295.8 346.2 0.07 17 200 12368 -52.7 -62.4 30 9.7 -53.0 195 62 349.2 349.2 296.5 349.4 0.04 18 150 14167 -65.3 -77.9 16 12.5 -65.4 213 57 357.5 357.5 298.2 357.5 0.01 19 100 16608 -68.5 -85.1 7 16.6 -68.7 219 24 395.3 395.3 304.6 395.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5716.33 m Freezing level: 602.07 mb = 4353.62 m = 14283.36 ft Wetbulb zero: 602.56 mb = 4346.03 m = 14258.47 ft Precipitable water: 2.03 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 91.65 % Est. max temperature: 29.06 C = 84.31 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 945.06 mb = 596.53 m = 1957.11 ft T: 20.27 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.07 C/km ThetaE index: 8.42 C Layer 1000.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 854.10 mb = 1464.76 m = 4805.59 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.95 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.08 C = 84.34 F Cap Strength: 2.26 C Lifted Index: 1.20 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.47 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.04 C Showalter Index: 1.38 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 42.94 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.35 C Cross Totals Index: 20.59 C K Index: 35.11 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 209.30 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.48 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 11.91 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.88 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 77.26 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.26 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 898.76 mb = 1029.55 m = 3377.75 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 603.76 mb = 4329.98 m = 14205.79 ft Equ Level (EL): 583.76 mb = 4599.04 m = 15088.52 ft B at Equ Level: 11.87 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 513.76 mb = 5608.27 m = 18399.60 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 206.6 at 15.9 knts Storm direction: 236.6 at 11.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.7 neg: 2.4 tot: 5.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 92.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 96.1 neg: -15.1 tot: 81.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 27.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.38 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.8 stream: 3.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.23 Bulk Shear: 52.53 m/s