MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509270000F022.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509270000F022.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 22 hour NAM valid 22Z 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 1004 65 26.4 21.3 74 5.0 22.8 74 3 299.2 302.1 295.8 346.2 16.12 1 1000 96 25.7 21.1 76 4.6 22.5 71 3 298.9 301.8 295.6 345.4 15.96 2 950 546 21.2 20.3 94 0.9 20.6 70 3 298.7 301.6 295.6 345.3 15.98 3 900 1013 18.2 18.2 100 -0.0 18.2 231 4 300.2 302.9 295.1 343.4 14.75 4 850 1502 16.0 13.9 87 2.1 14.6 221 14 302.9 305.1 293.8 337.9 11.83 5 800 2016 13.2 10.9 86 2.3 11.8 215 13 305.3 307.2 293.4 336.2 10.31 6 750 2556 9.7 7.2 84 2.5 8.2 214 12 307.1 308.7 292.5 333.0 8.54 7 700 3126 6.5 3.7 82 2.8 4.9 206 14 309.7 311.1 292.2 331.8 7.17 8 650 3733 3.7 0.1 77 3.6 1.8 192 14 313.2 314.3 292.2 331.8 5.94 9 600 4378 -0.2 -5.9 65 5.7 -2.9 212 28 315.9 316.6 291.5 329.0 4.09 10 550 5070 -4.0 -10.2 62 6.1 -6.6 205 33 319.3 319.9 291.7 329.9 3.21 11 500 5815 -8.2 -30.4 15 22.2 -13.6 203 45 323.0 323.2 290.3 325.2 0.61 12 450 6627 -12.1 -14.9 80 2.8 -13.1 192 47 328.1 328.6 293.6 337.2 2.68 13 400 7517 -18.2 -28.1 42 9.9 -20.5 187 52 331.3 331.5 293.0 334.8 0.95 14 350 8503 -24.1 -54.2 4 30.1 -27.1 196 57 336.2 336.2 293.4 336.5 0.07 15 300 9608 -32.5 -46.9 23 14.4 -34.0 194 66 339.5 339.5 294.4 340.2 0.19 16 250 10868 -41.8 -46.6 60 4.7 -42.2 196 74 343.9 343.9 295.4 344.8 0.23 17 200 12337 -53.5 -62.0 35 8.5 -53.8 191 63 348.0 348.0 296.3 348.2 0.05 18 150 14146 -63.1 -78.4 11 15.3 -63.2 217 54 361.5 361.5 299.0 361.5 0.01 19 100 16605 -69.0 -86.2 7 17.3 -69.1 218 29 394.5 394.5 304.5 394.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5718.99 m Freezing level: 602.84 mb = 4341.48 m = 14243.53 ft Wetbulb zero: 631.04 mb = 3971.36 m = 13029.24 ft Precipitable water: 1.89 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 75.49 % Est. max temperature: 29.85 C = 85.73 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 932.77 mb = 703.97 m = 2309.58 ft T: 20.19 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.48 C/km ThetaE index: 14.47 C Layer 1000.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 923.05 mb = 794.54 m = 2606.72 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.71 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.68 C = 80.02 F Cap Strength: 0.24 C Lifted Index: -3.39 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.34 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.63 C Showalter Index: -0.55 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.28 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.18 C Cross Totals Index: 22.10 C K Index: 35.29 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 238.71 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.47 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 763.97 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 39.09 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.36 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.24 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 929.05 mb = 738.54 m = 2423.01 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 914.05 mb = 879.25 m = 2884.63 ft Equ Level (EL): 254.05 mb = 10757.17 m = 35292.12 ft B at Equ Level: 762.79 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 144.05 mb = 14391.49 m = 47215.59 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 206.4 at 19.1 knts Storm direction: 236.4 at 14.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.4 neg: 1.6 tot: 3.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 70.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 24.2 neg: -8.4 tot: 15.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 5.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.31 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.1 stream: 1.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.10 Bulk Rich Number: 12.99 Bulk Shear: 58.81 m/s