MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509270000F014.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509270000F014.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 14 hour NAM valid 14Z 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 23.9 21.4 86 2.5 22.1 265 1 296.6 299.5 295.1 343.2 16.12 1 1000 107 23.1 21.2 89 1.9 21.8 264 1 296.2 299.1 294.9 342.5 16.04 2 950 553 20.5 18.9 91 1.6 19.4 252 10 298.0 300.6 294.4 340.4 14.61 3 900 1020 19.0 15.9 83 3.0 16.9 244 5 301.1 303.4 294.0 338.5 12.75 4 850 1509 16.1 13.7 86 2.4 14.5 175 8 303.0 305.1 293.7 337.6 11.67 5 800 2023 13.4 9.4 77 4.0 10.9 170 14 305.4 307.2 292.6 333.4 9.32 6 750 2564 10.5 6.4 76 4.0 8.0 181 18 307.9 309.4 292.4 332.5 8.07 7 700 3136 6.7 5.5 93 1.1 6.0 192 17 309.9 311.4 293.0 334.8 8.14 8 650 3741 3.0 0.9 86 2.2 1.9 173 16 312.4 313.6 292.3 332.0 6.29 9 600 4384 -1.5 -3.0 89 1.5 -2.2 177 27 314.4 315.4 291.9 330.7 5.13 10 550 5076 -3.8 -4.0 99 0.2 -3.9 195 34 319.6 320.6 293.4 336.3 5.19 11 500 5824 -7.8 -7.8 100 0.0 -7.8 208 37 323.5 324.4 293.7 337.6 4.25 12 450 6636 -12.8 -13.6 93 0.9 -13.1 204 32 327.2 327.8 293.6 337.3 2.97 13 400 7525 -18.1 -21.6 75 3.4 -19.1 198 38 331.4 331.7 293.7 337.4 1.71 14 350 8509 -25.5 -35.5 38 10.1 -27.1 208 48 334.4 334.6 293.4 336.4 0.53 15 300 9611 -32.8 -36.5 69 3.7 -33.3 200 56 339.2 339.3 294.6 341.3 0.56 16 250 10870 -42.5 -45.4 73 2.9 -42.7 191 67 343.0 343.0 295.3 344.0 0.26 17 200 12336 -53.7 -57.1 67 3.3 -53.9 182 58 347.6 347.7 296.2 348.0 0.09 18 150 14134 -64.5 -71.6 37 7.1 -64.6 202 55 359.0 359.0 298.5 359.1 0.02 19 100 16585 -69.0 -85.5 7 16.5 -69.1 208 30 394.5 394.5 304.5 394.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5717.22 m Freezing level: 616.19 mb = 4176.12 m = 13701.00 ft Wetbulb zero: 626.90 mb = 4031.98 m = 13228.13 ft Precipitable water: 2.00 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 88.09 % Est. max temperature: 30.06 C = 86.10 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 968.68 mb = 383.28 m = 1257.48 ft T: 21.46 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.38 C/km ThetaE index: 10.68 C Layer 1000.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 877.34 mb = 1238.24 m = 4062.42 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.64 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.18 C = 84.52 F Cap Strength: 1.49 C Lifted Index: -1.29 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.91 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.22 C Showalter Index: 0.00 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.37 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.87 C Cross Totals Index: 21.50 C K Index: 36.45 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 216.60 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.11 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 324.66 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 25.48 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 44.47 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.44 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 927.07 mb = 763.74 m = 2505.67 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 762.07 mb = 2430.47 m = 7973.89 ft Equ Level (EL): 322.07 mb = 9103.48 m = 29866.70 ft B at Equ Level: 323.41 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 202.07 mb = 12268.38 m = 40250.11 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 191.9 at 19.4 knts Storm direction: 221.9 at 14.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.1 neg: 2.5 tot: 3.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 95.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 63.1 neg: -18.2 tot: 45.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 15.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.46 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.2 stream: 2.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.09 Bulk Rich Number: 8.07 Bulk Shear: 40.24 m/s