MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509270000F011.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509270000F011.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 11 hour NAM valid 11Z 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 15 3 295.2 298.1 294.4 340.2 15.68 1 1000 93 21.8 20.8 94 1.0 21.1 16 2 294.9 297.7 294.3 339.7 15.64 2 950 540 21.6 21.6 100 -0.0 21.6 194 13 299.1 302.2 296.5 349.6 17.33 3 900 1009 20.1 14.7 71 5.4 16.5 214 13 302.2 304.4 293.6 337.0 11.79 4 850 1500 16.5 13.2 81 3.2 14.3 207 11 303.4 305.5 293.6 336.9 11.29 5 800 2014 13.1 12.0 93 1.1 12.4 194 9 305.1 307.2 293.9 338.4 11.11 6 750 2555 10.3 5.4 72 4.9 7.4 176 12 307.7 309.1 291.9 330.6 7.52 7 700 3126 6.8 4.0 82 2.8 5.2 173 19 310.0 311.4 292.4 332.5 7.30 8 650 3731 3.2 2.9 98 0.3 3.1 194 15 312.6 314.0 293.2 335.3 7.30 9 600 4377 0.2 -3.8 74 4.1 -1.8 187 23 316.4 317.3 292.2 331.7 4.80 10 550 5069 -4.2 -9.9 65 5.6 -6.6 188 31 319.0 319.7 291.7 329.8 3.29 11 500 5816 -7.4 -14.0 59 6.6 -10.0 193 37 324.0 324.5 292.4 332.7 2.58 12 450 6628 -12.4 -14.5 84 2.1 -13.2 198 41 327.6 328.1 293.6 337.0 2.76 13 400 7519 -18.3 -20.4 83 2.1 -18.9 205 40 331.3 331.6 293.8 337.9 1.89 14 350 8502 -24.1 -26.6 80 2.5 -24.7 199 48 336.2 336.5 294.5 340.7 1.24 15 300 9607 -32.8 -35.9 74 3.0 -33.3 197 54 339.1 339.2 294.6 341.3 0.60 16 250 10865 -42.4 -45.5 72 3.0 -42.7 188 64 343.0 343.0 295.3 344.0 0.26 17 200 12330 -54.0 -63.5 30 9.5 -54.2 199 54 347.3 347.3 296.1 347.5 0.04 18 150 14132 -63.3 -79.9 9 16.5 -63.5 202 54 360.9 360.9 298.9 361.0 0.00 19 100 16585 -68.6 -85.0 8 16.5 -68.7 217 26 395.2 395.2 304.5 395.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5722.29 m Freezing level: 597.42 mb = 4413.14 m = 14478.64 ft Wetbulb zero: 618.47 mb = 4132.73 m = 13558.65 ft Precipitable water: 1.97 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 80.02 % Est. max temperature: 30.44 C = 86.79 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 982.05 mb = 251.08 m = 823.73 ft T: 21.70 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.30 C/km ThetaE index: 12.65 C Layer 900.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 881.15 mb = 1190.79 m = 3906.76 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.61 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.79 C = 85.62 F Cap Strength: 1.73 C Lifted Index: -2.31 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.17 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.12 C Showalter Index: 0.62 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 44.54 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.89 C Cross Totals Index: 20.65 C K Index: 34.28 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 216.45 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.89 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 661.81 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 36.38 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 36.80 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.67 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 934.01 mb = 687.19 m = 2254.52 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 839.01 mb = 1610.19 m = 5282.71 ft Equ Level (EL): 249.01 mb = 10890.96 m = 35731.06 ft B at Equ Level: 659.15 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 149.01 mb = 14171.85 m = 46495.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 190.0 at 18.7 knts Storm direction: 220.0 at 14.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.7 neg: 3.9 tot: 4.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 86.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 97.0 neg: -1.6 tot: 95.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 31.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.55 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.7 stream: 4.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.31 Bulk Rich Number: 39.65 Bulk Shear: 16.69 m/s