MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509270000F013.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509270000F013.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 13 hour NAM valid 13Z 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 23.3 21.1 87 2.2 21.8 270 1 296.1 298.9 294.7 341.7 15.85 1 1000 104 22.5 20.9 91 1.5 21.4 264 1 295.6 298.5 294.6 341.0 15.80 2 950 550 20.3 20.3 100 -0.0 20.4 225 11 297.8 300.7 295.3 344.2 16.02 3 900 1017 19.1 15.9 81 3.3 17.0 236 8 301.2 303.6 294.0 338.6 12.71 4 850 1507 16.0 13.4 84 2.6 14.3 190 7 303.0 305.1 293.6 337.0 11.47 5 800 2021 13.2 10.9 86 2.3 11.7 170 12 305.2 307.1 293.3 336.0 10.28 6 750 2562 10.5 6.4 75 4.2 8.0 173 18 308.0 309.5 292.4 332.5 8.05 7 700 3134 7.3 5.2 86 2.2 6.1 194 17 310.6 312.1 293.0 335.0 7.93 8 650 3741 3.4 0.9 84 2.5 2.1 193 17 312.8 314.0 292.4 332.6 6.31 9 600 4385 -1.2 -3.6 83 2.5 -2.4 182 24 314.8 315.7 291.8 330.2 4.87 10 550 5074 -4.3 -5.8 89 1.5 -5.0 184 34 319.0 319.8 292.7 333.5 4.50 11 500 5821 -7.8 -8.7 93 0.9 -8.2 200 32 323.6 324.3 293.5 336.7 3.96 12 450 6635 -12.1 -13.2 91 1.2 -12.5 202 35 328.1 328.7 294.0 338.5 3.06 13 400 7527 -18.0 -19.8 85 1.9 -18.6 199 42 331.6 332.0 294.0 338.6 1.98 14 350 8509 -25.3 -28.7 73 3.4 -26.0 201 41 334.7 334.9 293.9 338.5 1.02 15 300 9611 -32.9 -40.9 45 8.0 -33.9 205 59 339.0 339.0 294.4 340.4 0.36 16 250 10870 -42.5 -45.8 70 3.3 -42.7 191 64 343.0 343.0 295.3 344.0 0.25 17 200 12336 -53.7 -58.7 54 5.1 -53.8 186 59 347.8 347.8 296.2 348.1 0.07 18 150 14139 -64.5 -79.4 11 15.0 -64.6 199 70 359.1 359.1 298.5 359.1 0.00 19 100 16584 -69.0 -85.5 7 16.5 -69.1 214 26 394.5 394.5 304.5 394.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5717.38 m Freezing level: 612.73 mb = 4220.81 m = 13847.62 ft Wetbulb zero: 626.75 mb = 4033.85 m = 13234.26 ft Precipitable water: 2.02 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 86.09 % Est. max temperature: 30.04 C = 86.07 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 972.63 mb = 345.26 m = 1132.74 ft T: 21.31 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.62 C/km ThetaE index: 11.71 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 890.23 mb = 1110.81 m = 3644.34 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.25 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.79 C = 83.83 F Cap Strength: 1.24 C Lifted Index: -1.87 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.14 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.01 C Showalter Index: 0.29 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.02 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.82 C Cross Totals Index: 21.21 C K Index: 35.09 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 206.82 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.16 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 450.13 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 30.00 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 25.65 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.22 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 938.62 mb = 654.13 m = 2146.07 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 823.62 mb = 1774.16 m = 5820.67 ft Equ Level (EL): 293.62 mb = 9759.64 m = 32019.43 ft B at Equ Level: 450.06 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 173.62 mb = 13222.51 m = 43380.40 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 190.3 at 18.5 knts Storm direction: 220.3 at 13.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.7 neg: 2.7 tot: 3.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 102.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 47.5 neg: -7.3 tot: 40.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 13.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.45 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.2 stream: 2.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.07 Bulk Rich Number: 16.08 Bulk Shear: 27.99 m/s