MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509270000F009.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509270000F009.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 9 hour NAM valid 9Z 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 22.6 20.7 89 1.9 21.3 71 2 295.5 298.3 294.4 340.2 15.54 1 1000 88 22.0 20.7 92 1.3 21.1 75 2 295.2 298.0 294.3 339.8 15.57 2 950 535 21.2 21.3 100 -0.0 21.3 166 16 298.8 301.8 296.3 348.2 17.00 3 900 1003 19.8 17.0 84 2.8 17.9 186 16 301.9 304.4 294.8 342.1 13.64 4 850 1495 17.4 12.0 70 5.5 13.9 199 15 304.4 306.4 293.2 335.5 10.41 5 800 2011 14.0 11.3 84 2.7 12.3 190 12 306.1 308.1 293.8 337.9 10.57 6 750 2553 10.6 9.1 90 1.6 9.7 191 15 308.1 310.0 293.7 337.6 9.71 7 700 3125 7.2 2.9 74 4.2 4.8 195 14 310.4 311.7 292.0 331.3 6.76 8 650 3731 3.3 -3.6 61 6.8 -0.1 183 16 312.7 313.5 290.9 327.0 4.53 9 600 4376 0.2 -1.5 88 1.7 -0.7 212 24 316.4 317.5 292.9 334.6 5.72 10 550 5068 -3.8 -7.5 76 3.7 -5.5 198 32 319.5 320.3 292.4 332.4 3.95 11 500 5816 -7.6 -11.1 76 3.6 -9.1 201 36 323.8 324.5 293.0 334.7 3.27 12 450 6629 -12.4 -14.6 84 2.1 -13.2 199 38 327.6 328.2 293.6 337.0 2.75 13 400 7519 -18.0 -19.0 92 1.0 -18.3 197 37 331.7 332.1 294.1 339.1 2.14 14 350 8504 -24.1 -26.0 85 1.8 -24.6 195 43 336.2 336.5 294.6 341.0 1.32 15 300 9608 -33.2 -36.0 76 2.8 -33.6 208 54 338.5 338.6 294.5 340.8 0.59 16 250 10864 -42.6 -48.8 50 6.2 -43.0 193 67 342.8 342.8 295.1 343.5 0.18 17 200 12329 -54.5 -60.1 50 5.5 -54.7 199 57 346.4 346.4 295.9 346.7 0.06 18 150 14126 -63.8 -78.0 13 14.3 -63.8 201 56 360.2 360.3 298.8 360.3 0.01 19 100 16580 -68.3 -84.9 7 16.6 -68.4 213 30 395.8 395.8 304.6 395.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5727.31 m Freezing level: 597.23 mb = 4414.31 m = 14482.45 ft Wetbulb zero: 651.00 mb = 3718.64 m = 12200.12 ft Precipitable water: 2.00 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 80.17 % Est. max temperature: 31.37 C = 88.46 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 976.14 mb = 298.47 m = 979.23 ft T: 21.66 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.47 C/km ThetaE index: 12.72 C Layer 900.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 882.62 mb = 1171.24 m = 3842.60 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.84 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.86 C = 85.74 F Cap Strength: 1.32 C Lifted Index: -2.60 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.86 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.95 C Showalter Index: 1.15 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.56 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.01 C Cross Totals Index: 19.55 C K Index: 32.76 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 209.25 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.20 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 712.45 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 37.75 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 43.04 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.32 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 938.74 mb = 638.13 m = 2093.57 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 803.74 mb = 1971.05 m = 6466.61 ft Equ Level (EL): 233.74 mb = 11305.52 m = 37091.15 ft B at Equ Level: 709.69 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 143.74 mb = 14383.66 m = 47189.90 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 195.4 at 19.8 knts Storm direction: 225.4 at 14.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.1 neg: 0.5 tot: 3.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 66.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 104.2 neg: -6.5 tot: 97.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 32.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.58 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.2 stream: 3.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.44 Bulk Rich Number: 29.34 Bulk Shear: 24.28 m/s