MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509270000F025.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509270000F025.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 25 hour NAM valid 1Z SUN 28 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 24.7 21.2 81 3.5 22.2 110 3 297.5 300.4 295.2 343.7 15.96 1 1000 106 24.1 21.1 83 3.0 22.0 112 4 297.3 300.2 295.1 343.5 15.96 2 950 554 20.9 19.2 90 1.7 19.7 94 4 298.4 301.1 294.7 341.6 14.86 3 900 1021 18.8 16.2 85 2.6 17.1 194 5 300.9 303.3 294.1 339.1 12.98 4 850 1511 16.1 14.1 87 2.1 14.8 196 11 303.1 305.3 294.0 338.5 11.96 5 800 2024 13.0 12.7 98 0.3 12.8 192 11 305.0 307.2 294.3 339.7 11.60 6 750 2565 9.9 8.3 90 1.6 8.9 198 13 307.4 309.1 293.2 335.3 9.23 7 700 3137 6.9 5.2 89 1.7 5.9 207 19 310.1 311.6 292.9 334.4 7.93 8 650 3743 2.9 -1.3 74 4.2 0.7 202 23 312.2 313.3 291.5 329.0 5.36 9 600 4386 -0.5 -5.6 68 5.2 -2.9 208 28 315.6 316.4 291.4 329.0 4.18 10 550 5077 -3.9 -8.6 70 4.7 -6.0 197 28 319.5 320.2 292.1 331.3 3.63 11 500 5823 -8.9 -11.3 83 2.4 -9.9 193 33 322.2 322.8 292.5 332.9 3.23 12 450 6632 -13.5 -29.2 25 15.7 -17.2 191 40 326.3 326.4 291.5 329.0 0.76 13 400 7517 -19.2 -22.5 75 3.3 -20.1 191 49 330.0 330.3 293.2 335.6 1.57 14 350 8502 -24.2 -26.6 81 2.4 -24.8 199 50 336.1 336.4 294.5 340.7 1.25 15 300 9609 -32.2 -34.9 77 2.7 -32.6 198 45 340.0 340.1 294.9 342.5 0.66 16 250 10868 -42.2 -45.6 70 3.3 -42.5 197 61 343.3 343.3 295.3 344.3 0.26 17 200 12343 -51.2 -57.0 50 5.8 -51.4 202 68 351.6 351.7 297.1 352.0 0.09 18 150 14162 -62.8 -80.0 8 17.2 -63.0 227 42 361.8 361.8 299.1 361.8 0.00 19 100 16615 -68.5 -85.9 7 17.3 -68.7 218 29 395.3 395.3 304.6 395.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5716.83 m Freezing level: 607.02 mb = 4296.08 m = 14094.59 ft Wetbulb zero: 640.05 mb = 3866.81 m = 12686.24 ft Precipitable water: 1.96 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 82.05 % Est. max temperature: 30.11 C = 86.21 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 954.40 mb = 513.54 m = 1684.83 ft T: 21.16 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.87 C/km ThetaE index: 10.74 C Layer 750.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 882.42 mb = 1189.87 m = 3903.72 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.78 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.93 C = 84.07 F Cap Strength: 1.13 C Lifted Index: -2.76 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.89 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.30 C Showalter Index: -1.47 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.00 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.04 C Cross Totals Index: 22.96 C K Index: 37.39 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 223.65 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.18 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 462.73 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 30.42 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 28.29 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.13 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 922.75 mb = 805.16 m = 2641.56 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 817.75 mb = 1838.56 m = 6031.95 ft Equ Level (EL): 337.75 mb = 8757.64 m = 28732.06 ft B at Equ Level: 461.16 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 187.75 mb = 12742.68 m = 41806.18 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 198.3 at 18.5 knts Storm direction: 228.3 at 13.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.4 neg: 0.2 tot: 3.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 103.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 38.3 neg: -2.3 tot: 36.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 12.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.65 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.0 stream: 2.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.07 Bulk Rich Number: 9.50 Bulk Shear: 48.70 m/s