MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509270000F010.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509270000F010.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 10 hour NAM valid 10Z 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 22.4 20.9 91 1.5 21.3 23 2 295.3 298.1 294.4 340.4 15.70 1 1000 90 21.8 20.8 94 1.0 21.2 26 2 295.0 297.8 294.3 340.0 15.70 2 950 537 21.7 21.8 100 -0.0 21.8 171 14 299.2 302.4 296.7 350.4 17.52 3 900 1006 19.4 17.6 89 1.8 18.2 194 13 301.5 304.1 295.1 343.4 14.23 4 850 1497 16.8 13.9 83 2.9 14.9 204 13 303.8 306.0 294.1 339.0 11.83 5 800 2012 13.9 9.7 76 4.3 11.3 196 10 306.0 307.8 292.9 334.5 9.48 6 750 2554 10.2 8.7 91 1.4 9.3 195 13 307.6 309.4 293.4 336.4 9.49 7 700 3125 6.9 3.4 78 3.6 4.9 182 16 310.2 311.5 292.2 331.7 6.99 8 650 3730 2.8 2.8 100 0.0 2.8 177 19 312.2 313.5 292.9 334.6 7.21 9 600 4375 -0.1 -0.7 96 0.6 -0.4 200 22 316.0 317.1 293.1 335.2 6.07 10 550 5068 -4.1 -6.4 84 2.3 -5.2 192 29 319.2 320.0 292.6 333.1 4.30 11 500 5814 -7.8 -14.1 60 6.4 -10.2 191 36 323.6 324.1 292.3 332.2 2.56 12 450 6626 -12.8 -17.3 69 4.5 -14.4 193 39 327.1 327.5 292.9 334.6 2.18 13 400 7516 -17.8 -19.2 89 1.4 -18.3 198 40 331.8 332.2 294.1 339.1 2.09 14 350 8501 -24.1 -26.4 81 2.3 -24.7 198 47 336.2 336.5 294.5 340.8 1.26 15 300 9605 -32.8 -35.6 76 2.8 -33.3 198 54 339.1 339.2 294.7 341.4 0.61 16 250 10862 -43.1 -46.3 71 3.1 -43.4 199 57 341.9 342.0 295.0 342.9 0.24 17 200 12324 -54.4 -68.7 15 14.4 -54.6 201 58 346.7 346.7 295.9 346.8 0.02 18 150 14122 -63.5 -80.0 9 16.5 -63.6 201 56 360.8 360.8 298.8 360.8 0.00 19 100 16579 -68.2 -85.5 7 17.4 -68.2 222 28 396.1 396.1 304.6 396.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5723.76 m Freezing level: 602.36 mb = 4344.95 m = 14254.92 ft Wetbulb zero: 606.97 mb = 4282.32 m = 14049.45 ft Precipitable water: 2.07 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 86.78 % Est. max temperature: 30.76 C = 87.37 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 981.40 mb = 253.73 m = 832.44 ft T: 21.81 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.47 C/km ThetaE index: 15.83 C Layer 900.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 910.55 mb = 904.86 m = 2968.65 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.27 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.14 C = 82.66 F Cap Strength: 0.91 C Lifted Index: -3.35 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.28 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.51 C Showalter Index: -0.57 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.25 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.60 C Cross Totals Index: 21.66 C K Index: 34.94 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 227.61 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.39 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1002.67 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 44.78 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 17.34 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.91 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 943.47 mb = 596.66 m = 1957.53 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 838.47 mb = 1613.13 m = 5292.37 ft Equ Level (EL): 208.47 mb = 12052.70 m = 39542.51 ft B at Equ Level: 999.15 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 128.47 mb = 15061.47 m = 49413.66 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 190.6 at 18.9 knts Storm direction: 220.6 at 14.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.4 neg: 1.0 tot: 3.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 81.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 99.0 neg: -3.5 tot: 95.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 31.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.56 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.9 stream: 3.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.58 Bulk Rich Number: 51.54 Bulk Shear: 19.46 m/s