MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509270000F015.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509270000F015.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 15 hour NAM valid 15Z 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 24.2 21.5 85 2.6 22.3 270 3 296.9 299.8 295.3 344.0 16.31 1 1000 111 23.4 21.5 89 1.9 22.1 269 2 296.5 299.5 295.2 343.6 16.32 2 950 557 20.9 16.9 78 3.9 18.2 276 11 298.3 300.7 293.3 335.8 12.87 3 900 1024 18.5 15.8 84 2.7 16.7 230 4 300.6 302.9 293.8 337.8 12.68 4 850 1513 15.7 14.1 90 1.6 14.6 177 9 302.5 304.7 293.8 338.0 11.97 5 800 2026 13.0 10.4 84 2.6 11.3 178 16 305.0 306.8 293.0 334.8 9.95 6 750 2567 10.0 7.6 85 2.4 8.5 191 17 307.4 309.0 292.8 333.9 8.75 7 700 3138 6.6 2.5 75 4.1 4.3 176 20 309.7 311.0 291.7 329.9 6.55 8 650 3742 2.5 1.1 90 1.5 1.7 175 22 311.8 313.0 292.2 331.7 6.38 9 600 4386 -0.5 -0.5 100 0.0 -0.5 196 26 315.5 316.7 293.0 335.0 6.15 10 550 5080 -3.6 -3.6 100 0.0 -3.6 199 30 319.8 320.8 293.6 337.0 5.32 11 500 5827 -8.2 -8.5 98 0.3 -8.4 198 32 323.0 323.8 293.4 336.3 4.03 12 450 6638 -13.1 -15.7 81 2.6 -14.0 198 32 326.8 327.3 293.2 335.3 2.50 13 400 7527 -18.3 -25.2 55 6.9 -20.1 205 41 331.1 331.4 293.2 335.6 1.23 14 350 8509 -24.9 -28.0 75 3.1 -25.5 195 44 335.2 335.5 294.1 339.2 1.09 15 300 9612 -32.8 -39.0 54 6.2 -33.6 199 57 339.1 339.2 294.5 340.8 0.43 16 250 10870 -42.6 -52.2 34 9.7 -43.1 197 68 342.8 342.8 295.1 343.3 0.12 17 200 12336 -53.7 -61.5 38 7.9 -53.8 190 55 347.8 347.8 296.2 348.0 0.05 18 150 14132 -64.3 -76.6 17 12.3 -64.4 207 53 359.2 359.2 298.5 359.3 0.01 19 100 16584 -68.5 -85.8 7 17.3 -68.5 216 31 395.5 395.5 304.6 395.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5715.50 m Freezing level: 608.41 mb = 4277.82 m = 14034.66 ft Wetbulb zero: 611.40 mb = 4234.78 m = 13893.46 ft Precipitable water: 1.98 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 89.14 % Est. max temperature: 29.64 C = 85.35 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 968.12 mb = 392.98 m = 1289.30 ft T: 21.78 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.49 C/km ThetaE index: 8.24 C Layer 1000.0- 900.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 866.41 mb = 1349.61 m = 4427.80 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.85 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.21 C = 84.57 F Cap Strength: 1.68 C Lifted Index: -0.84 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.12 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.67 C Showalter Index: -0.54 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.12 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.85 C Cross Totals Index: 22.27 C K Index: 33.84 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 219.03 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.42 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 155.59 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 17.64 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 53.46 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.68 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 912.98 mb = 900.49 m = 2954.31 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 747.98 mb = 2589.41 m = 8495.34 ft Equ Level (EL): 407.98 mb = 7377.62 m = 24204.48 ft B at Equ Level: 155.41 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 277.98 mb = 10137.94 m = 33260.55 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 193.0 at 19.1 knts Storm direction: 223.0 at 14.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.3 neg: 3.5 tot: 5.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 95.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 58.0 neg: -25.3 tot: 32.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 10.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.37 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.8 stream: 2.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.05 Bulk Rich Number: 3.18 Bulk Shear: 48.93 m/s