MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509270000F023.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509270000F023.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 23 hour NAM valid 23Z 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 26.0 21.3 75 4.7 22.6 92 5 298.8 301.7 295.7 345.6 16.07 1 1000 101 25.4 21.2 77 4.3 22.4 91 5 298.6 301.5 295.6 345.2 16.02 2 950 550 21.0 20.2 95 0.8 20.4 74 4 298.5 301.3 295.4 344.5 15.84 3 900 1017 17.9 17.9 100 0.0 17.9 237 2 300.0 302.6 294.9 342.4 14.49 4 850 1506 16.3 13.6 84 2.7 14.5 217 13 303.2 305.3 293.7 337.6 11.59 5 800 2020 13.1 10.5 84 2.6 11.5 212 12 305.2 307.0 293.1 335.2 10.03 6 750 2560 9.7 7.9 89 1.7 8.6 200 11 307.1 308.7 292.9 334.2 8.98 7 700 3131 6.3 5.3 93 1.0 5.7 198 14 309.4 310.9 292.8 333.9 8.00 8 650 3737 3.1 0.9 85 2.3 1.9 200 18 312.5 313.7 292.3 332.1 6.29 9 600 4381 -0.5 -8.9 53 8.4 -4.1 205 25 315.6 316.2 290.6 326.1 3.26 10 550 5071 -4.5 -9.0 71 4.5 -6.4 202 34 318.8 319.5 291.8 330.3 3.52 11 500 5816 -8.1 -21.0 35 12.9 -12.2 199 40 323.1 323.4 291.2 328.1 1.43 12 450 6627 -12.2 -38.3 9 26.2 -17.1 196 43 327.9 328.0 291.5 329.1 0.31 13 400 7515 -18.5 -31.2 32 12.6 -21.2 193 46 330.9 331.1 292.7 333.5 0.71 14 350 8502 -23.6 -36.3 30 12.6 -25.8 199 58 336.9 337.0 294.0 338.8 0.49 15 300 9607 -32.2 -37.6 59 5.4 -33.0 200 62 339.9 340.0 294.8 341.9 0.50 16 250 10868 -42.2 -46.6 62 4.4 -42.5 198 70 343.4 343.4 295.4 344.3 0.23 17 200 12340 -52.5 -69.7 11 17.3 -52.8 193 63 349.7 349.7 296.6 349.8 0.02 18 150 14153 -62.7 -78.8 10 16.0 -62.9 219 51 362.0 362.0 299.1 362.0 0.01 19 100 16612 -69.5 -85.9 7 16.5 -69.5 215 27 393.5 393.5 304.3 393.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5715.33 m Freezing level: 606.38 mb = 4298.50 m = 14102.51 ft Wetbulb zero: 634.15 mb = 3935.25 m = 12910.75 ft Precipitable water: 1.88 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 78.57 % Est. max temperature: 30.12 C = 86.22 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 937.39 mb = 665.31 m = 2182.76 ft T: 20.21 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.36 C/km ThetaE index: 19.49 C Layer 1000.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 925.98 mb = 771.14 m = 2529.95 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.60 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.39 C = 79.51 F Cap Strength: 0.19 C Lifted Index: -3.06 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.69 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.73 C Showalter Index: -0.36 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.13 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.40 C Cross Totals Index: 21.73 C K Index: 37.02 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 227.92 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.90 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 690.63 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 37.17 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.29 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.19 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 931.12 mb = 723.33 m = 2373.11 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 916.12 mb = 863.58 m = 2833.22 ft Equ Level (EL): 256.12 mb = 10700.59 m = 35106.51 ft B at Equ Level: 688.61 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 156.12 mb = 13901.48 m = 45607.99 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 201.4 at 18.5 knts Storm direction: 231.4 at 13.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.2 neg: 1.8 tot: 3.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 62.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 20.3 neg: -16.6 tot: 3.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 1.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.17 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.5 stream: 0.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.07 Bulk Rich Number: 11.89 Bulk Shear: 58.09 m/s