MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509270000F031.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509270000F031.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 31 hour NAM valid 7Z 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 23.1 22.3 95 0.8 22.5 37 4 295.8 298.9 295.5 344.8 17.05 1 1000 111 22.6 22.1 97 0.5 22.3 39 5 295.7 298.8 295.4 344.6 16.99 2 950 557 20.3 19.1 93 1.1 19.5 89 8 297.7 300.4 294.5 340.8 14.84 3 900 1023 18.0 17.3 96 0.6 17.5 119 8 300.0 302.6 294.6 340.9 13.97 4 850 1512 15.2 14.7 97 0.4 14.9 161 13 302.0 304.3 294.0 338.9 12.49 5 800 2024 12.6 12.0 97 0.5 12.2 185 21 304.5 306.6 293.7 337.7 11.09 6 750 2563 9.5 9.1 97 0.4 9.2 203 20 306.9 308.7 293.3 336.2 9.69 7 700 3134 8.1 -2.6 47 10.7 2.7 201 20 311.4 312.3 290.5 325.6 4.51 8 650 3742 4.0 -6.9 45 10.9 -1.0 207 21 313.5 314.2 290.2 324.8 3.52 9 600 4386 -0.6 -6.2 66 5.6 -3.1 209 29 315.5 316.2 291.2 328.3 4.01 10 550 5076 -4.9 -12.2 56 7.3 -7.8 203 29 318.3 318.8 290.9 327.2 2.72 11 500 5822 -6.6 -41.2 4 34.6 -13.3 209 33 325.0 325.0 290.5 325.8 0.21 12 450 6635 -12.7 -33.3 16 20.6 -17.1 209 36 327.2 327.3 291.5 329.1 0.51 13 400 7523 -18.3 -44.4 8 26.0 -22.1 205 44 331.1 331.2 292.2 331.9 0.19 14 350 8505 -25.0 -52.5 6 27.6 -27.7 201 50 335.1 335.1 293.2 335.5 0.08 15 300 9609 -32.6 -49.3 17 16.7 -34.1 202 55 339.4 339.4 294.3 339.9 0.14 16 250 10870 -41.3 -48.9 44 7.6 -41.9 209 65 344.6 344.6 295.6 345.3 0.18 17 200 12346 -52.0 -66.2 17 14.2 -52.4 204 63 350.3 350.3 296.7 350.5 0.03 18 150 14166 -62.2 -82.3 5 20.1 -62.3 224 37 363.0 363.0 299.3 363.0 0.00 19 100 16611 -68.4 -85.7 7 17.3 -68.5 252 25 395.6 395.6 304.6 395.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5711.69 m Freezing level: 606.05 mb = 4308.44 m = 14135.12 ft Wetbulb zero: 663.44 mb = 3573.98 m = 11725.50 ft Precipitable water: 1.75 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 70.36 % Est. max temperature: 29.12 C = 84.42 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 993.32 mb = 169.02 m = 554.53 ft T: 22.29 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.46 C/km ThetaE index: 16.12 C Layer 850.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 928.12 mb = 757.69 m = 2485.82 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.30 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.02 C = 78.84 F Cap Strength: 0.41 C Lifted Index: -0.64 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.27 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.20 C Showalter Index: 0.65 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 43.07 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.76 C Cross Totals Index: 21.32 C K Index: 25.78 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 236.42 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.53 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 414.76 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 28.80 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4.38 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.41 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 943.41 mb = 616.81 m = 2023.63 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 888.41 mb = 1133.85 m = 3719.93 ft Equ Level (EL): 308.41 mb = 9410.67 m = 30874.53 ft B at Equ Level: 414.64 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 188.41 mb = 12723.95 m = 41744.74 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 197.7 at 20.8 knts Storm direction: 227.7 at 15.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.1 neg: 0.1 tot: 4.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 107.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 148.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 148.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 49.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.82 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.6 stream: 5.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.36 Bulk Rich Number: 4.87 Bulk Shear: 85.12 m/s