MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509270000F021.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509270000F021.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 21 hour NAM valid 21Z 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 26.8 21.3 72 5.5 22.9 83 3 299.7 302.6 295.9 346.8 16.11 1 1000 91 26.0 21.2 75 4.9 22.6 82 2 299.2 302.1 295.7 345.9 16.01 2 950 541 21.4 20.3 93 1.1 20.6 101 2 298.9 301.8 295.6 345.5 15.99 3 900 1008 18.3 16.8 91 1.6 17.3 215 9 300.4 302.9 294.3 339.9 13.46 4 850 1498 16.4 13.9 85 2.5 14.8 210 14 303.4 305.6 294.0 338.5 11.84 5 800 2012 13.6 10.2 80 3.3 11.4 204 14 305.6 307.4 293.1 335.1 9.82 6 750 2553 10.0 5.8 75 4.2 7.5 209 15 307.5 308.9 292.0 331.0 7.73 7 700 3123 6.6 3.9 83 2.7 5.1 200 18 309.8 311.2 292.3 332.2 7.25 8 650 3730 3.7 -0.8 72 4.6 1.4 208 11 313.2 314.3 291.9 330.6 5.55 9 600 4376 0.3 -2.3 83 2.6 -1.0 204 22 316.5 317.5 292.7 333.7 5.41 10 550 5068 -4.1 -8.6 71 4.5 -6.1 204 31 319.2 319.9 292.0 331.0 3.63 11 500 5813 -8.6 -15.3 58 6.8 -11.0 199 42 322.6 323.1 291.8 330.4 2.32 12 450 6626 -12.3 -19.4 55 7.1 -14.6 196 51 327.8 328.2 292.9 334.2 1.83 13 400 7516 -17.3 -47.4 5 30.1 -21.5 197 55 332.6 332.6 292.6 333.1 0.13 14 350 8504 -24.0 -47.2 10 23.3 -26.8 198 58 336.5 336.5 293.6 337.1 0.15 15 300 9608 -32.5 -43.8 32 11.2 -33.8 195 63 339.5 339.6 294.4 340.6 0.26 16 250 10869 -41.8 -45.7 66 3.9 -42.1 191 69 344.0 344.0 295.5 345.0 0.26 17 200 12338 -53.6 -65.5 22 11.9 -53.9 191 63 347.8 347.8 296.2 347.9 0.03 18 150 14144 -63.4 -78.2 12 14.9 -63.5 216 58 360.9 360.9 298.9 361.0 0.01 19 100 16595 -69.2 -86.4 7 17.2 -69.2 210 29 394.1 394.1 304.4 394.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5721.99 m Freezing level: 596.29 mb = 4427.26 m = 14524.95 ft Wetbulb zero: 620.83 mb = 4100.39 m = 13452.56 ft Precipitable water: 1.87 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 78.61 % Est. max temperature: 30.29 C = 86.52 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 926.22 mb = 759.80 m = 2492.74 ft T: 19.97 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.65 C/km ThetaE index: 15.80 C Layer 1000.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 912.30 mb = 890.58 m = 2921.81 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.42 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.14 C = 80.86 F Cap Strength: 0.40 C Lifted Index: -3.54 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.04 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.34 C Showalter Index: -1.14 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.47 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.99 C Cross Totals Index: 22.47 C K Index: 36.18 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 237.07 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.64 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 621.42 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 35.25 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.24 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.40 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 921.97 mb = 799.55 m = 2623.15 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 896.97 mb = 1036.88 m = 3401.79 ft Equ Level (EL): 866.97 mb = 1328.43 m = 4358.32 ft B at Equ Level: 4.76 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 146.97 mb = 14267.83 m = 46809.88 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 202.9 at 18.7 knts Storm direction: 232.9 at 14.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.2 neg: 1.5 tot: 3.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 91.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 36.8 neg: -0.6 tot: 36.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 12.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.52 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.4 stream: 2.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.13 Bulk Rich Number: 12.13 Bulk Shear: 51.22 m/s