MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509270000F028.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509270000F028.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 28 hour NAM valid 4Z 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 23.9 22.2 91 1.6 22.7 83 1 296.6 299.6 295.7 345.8 17.05 1 1000 111 23.2 22.1 93 1.1 22.4 106 1 296.4 299.4 295.6 345.3 16.97 2 950 558 20.3 18.2 88 2.1 18.9 128 5 297.8 300.4 293.9 338.4 13.99 3 900 1024 18.0 16.8 93 1.1 17.2 148 9 300.0 302.5 294.2 339.6 13.52 4 850 1513 15.9 14.7 93 1.1 15.1 163 11 302.7 305.1 294.3 339.7 12.48 5 800 2026 12.8 10.5 86 2.4 11.4 183 19 304.8 306.7 293.0 334.8 10.01 6 750 2566 10.0 7.3 83 2.7 8.4 185 17 307.5 309.1 292.7 333.6 8.62 7 700 3137 6.5 3.0 78 3.6 4.5 182 15 309.7 311.0 291.9 330.6 6.79 8 650 3742 2.5 0.2 85 2.3 1.3 195 28 311.7 312.9 291.8 330.3 5.96 9 600 4385 -0.8 -1.5 95 0.7 -1.2 218 19 315.2 316.3 292.6 333.3 5.72 10 550 5076 -4.4 -7.1 81 2.7 -5.6 245 19 318.9 319.7 292.3 332.2 4.08 11 500 5821 -8.7 -15.2 59 6.6 -11.1 232 36 322.5 322.9 291.8 330.4 2.34 12 450 6633 -12.0 -13.4 89 1.4 -12.6 209 35 328.1 328.7 293.9 338.4 3.02 13 400 7523 -18.6 -20.1 88 1.5 -19.1 202 42 330.8 331.2 293.7 337.6 1.93 14 350 8506 -25.1 -28.0 77 2.8 -25.8 189 42 334.9 335.1 294.0 338.9 1.09 15 300 9610 -32.5 -44.2 30 11.8 -33.7 199 52 339.6 339.7 294.5 340.6 0.25 16 250 10872 -41.5 -46.2 60 4.7 -41.8 200 67 344.4 344.5 295.6 345.4 0.24 17 200 12346 -52.7 -59.3 45 6.6 -52.9 211 68 349.2 349.2 296.5 349.5 0.06 18 150 14167 -61.6 -79.8 7 18.3 -61.7 222 38 364.0 364.0 299.5 364.1 0.00 19 100 16623 -68.8 -86.1 7 17.3 -68.9 235 31 394.7 394.7 304.5 394.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5709.38 m Freezing level: 612.45 mb = 4224.76 m = 13860.59 ft Wetbulb zero: 623.98 mb = 4070.03 m = 13352.95 ft Precipitable water: 1.98 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 84.93 % Est. max temperature: 29.76 C = 85.57 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 982.26 mb = 267.05 m = 876.12 ft T: 22.22 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.67 C/km ThetaE index: 9.39 C Layer 800.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 908.20 mb = 945.71 m = 3102.69 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.78 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.97 C = 80.54 F Cap Strength: 0.71 C Lifted Index: -2.18 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.16 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.38 C Showalter Index: -1.77 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.89 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.51 C Cross Totals Index: 23.38 C K Index: 35.66 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 234.71 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.91 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 361.98 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 26.91 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 18.20 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.71 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 932.66 mb = 716.66 m = 2351.23 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 807.66 mb = 1945.47 m = 6382.69 ft Equ Level (EL): 327.66 mb = 8978.64 m = 29457.11 ft B at Equ Level: 360.40 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 207.66 mb = 12097.52 m = 39689.54 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 204.5 at 18.1 knts Storm direction: 234.5 at 13.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.9 neg: 0.3 tot: 3.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 68.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 86.3 neg: -11.0 tot: 75.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 25.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.71 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.5 stream: 3.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.20 Bulk Rich Number: 8.50 Bulk Shear: 42.56 m/s